VP machines used to deal 10 cards at once, but some smart groups decompiled the random number generator chip, and figured out where a machine was in the sequence to determine their play.
After that "cool" strategy (which casinos might call a scam), Nevada has a "recommendation" that all VP machines deal 5 cards at a time. I don't think any other countries or states have the recommendation.
So you may run across some machines which deal 10 cards at a time.
Computer-random is NOT real randomness. Cards will tend to be a little more streaky than real randomness. It sometimes causes big problems in using computers for analysis, when the RNG interacts badly with the area someone is studying.
In VP, I've noticed in multi-line flush draws that I tend to get most of my flushes or none of my flushes. Sometimes this stinks when I lose, but I've gotten some very good hands this way too.
For simple things like "how often do you throw away a 2 and get another 2", the RNG probably will generate random-like results (e.g. 3/47). If a RNG was bad at the 1st level, the algorithm would be thrown out (e.g. mean & variance should be the same as a truly-random mean & variance).
But for correlation events like multi-line draws, I would bet that RNGs do not have the same correlations as true randomness. RNGs are probably more "streaky". It might be fun if someone who decompiled a RNG could analyze how multi-line holds might be different in the face of the real RNG algorithms.
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "baronthegreat" <luckylucy39@...> wrote:
Is that the way VP machines work? I know slots constantly generate "outcomes" and select one when the spin button is pressed. But does VP work the same way? Or are 10 cards selected when the deal button is pressed? Are the "cards" taken off the top of the stack one at a time or 10 dealt, 5 face up and 5 face down? Anyone know for sure?