Timeline for Can a casino system prove my (divine) luck as cheating?
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| Dec 11, 2020 at 16:37 | comment | added | Andrey | @joeytwiddle We can't worry about how the machines are programmed. That kind of thinking is just saying that the universe is predetermined, and there is no such thing as luck. The machine pays sometimes, and luck will have it that it will pay out to you. | |
| Nov 13, 2017 at 8:46 | comment | added | Eric Duminil | @joeytwiddle: Nope. Not even that : arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/06/… the bank always wins | |
| Sep 1, 2017 at 11:43 | comment | added | AndyT | @Shane - Have you not heard about the Russian hackers who reverse engineered a particular make of slot machine? See wired.com article | |
| Aug 31, 2017 at 0:12 | comment | added | GrinningX | If you win a lot of money in a slot machine payout (or any casino game), you won't be getting the money that night. They investigate high payouts before actually handing over the money. HOWEVER... if you were to tweak the premise and simply tell the casino that you are willing to put up what they owe you, the owners could extend a one-time agreement that would allow you to bet your winnings as outlined. It would take luck because the board of directors would probably need to be assembled to allow it, but it IS your lucky day... | |
| Aug 30, 2017 at 20:45 | comment | added | Shane | @joeytwiddle Actually, slot machines are random. Unlike most computers that can only generate pseudo random numbers, slots have extra true random generators. Generally, these are something like accelerometers where the random vibrations of air pressure are used to generate randomness. Your odds of winning are still set. But the chances are actually random within your odds. | |
| Aug 30, 2017 at 20:42 | comment | added | Shane | @notstoreboughtdirt A riot just makes it easier to slip out in all the chaos :) | |
| Aug 29, 2017 at 13:29 | comment | added | Andrey | looks like the highest bet in vegas may be $123,000 That slows you down, but not by too much | |
| Aug 29, 2017 at 9:14 | comment | added | Rekesoft | +1 For the idea about progressive slots - I learnt something today. However, I don't think there's a casino which lets you bet 300,000$ on a single number on the roulette. | |
| Aug 29, 2017 at 5:16 | comment | added | Zac Faragher | @joeytwiddle yes, slot machines have programmed odds - but what if he's just really lucky and finds the one that's about to pay out? No one is saying that he's modifying outcomes, just that he's so lucky he always picks the correct outcome | |
| Aug 29, 2017 at 3:42 | comment | added | joeytwiddle | I think with many slot machines you cannot get lucky because there isn't any chance going inside. These machines are programmed to ensure a certain outcome for the house. Although I suppose you might get lucky and find the one machine that had a bug in its programming. | |
| Aug 28, 2017 at 22:04 | comment | added | user25818 | If you pass out $100 bills to random people in a casino you will start a riot. | |
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| Aug 28, 2017 at 13:41 | history | answered | Andrey | CC BY-SA 3.0 |