Last week I was in Vegas and saw something I had never seen before.
I saw a guy playing $1 DDBP machine and he was apparently winning
like crazy. After each jackpot, he was cashing out and re-inserting
another hundred dollars. Twice a slot attendant had to come over and
get information from him for a W2G for what I believe were $2k wins
(4 Aces with the kicker). He was having a good time and was
obviously on a good streak, although he was being somewhat loud and
obnoxious about it all. After about an hour, security walked over
with a guy in a suit and they asked him to leave the machine. He
seemed upset and honestly I don't know why he was asked to leave, but
after he left they opened the machine and shut it down - Out of
Service. I honestly don't know if they were asking him personally to
leave, or if they wanted him off a hot machine. A little while later
I saw the same guy in another bank so he wasn't kicked out of the
casino. I was just curious in knowing if anyone had ever witnessed a
casino closing a machine because it was paying too much. A few hours
later the machine was playing again and I sat down without much
luck. I know they cannot tinker with the RNG or manipulate wins or
losses, but does shutting it down temporarily cycle the machine
somehow to the benefit of the casino? I suppose so but was surprised
that they would take such a brash approach to close down
a "seemingly" hot machine. Just curious for anyone's thoughts on
this.
Shutting Down A Paying Machine
Yes, I have seen this happen at Argosy in Indiana. I got a couple of
royals on a ten play machine, and then aces over and over again in the
same bank. I went back the next day and the whole bank of machines
was down for repairs. I have never seen anyone asked to leave a
machine, but I have seen many "hot" machines replaced overnight, never
to be seen again.