[vpFREE] Re: First Time Cruising w/ Casino...

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Dave" <haaljo@...> wrote:
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> (snip) There is no cruise ship casino database. Than there's the question as to whether or not off-shore (but made in Nevada) machines are more likely to be hacked.
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About hacking a machine:

I assume you mean biasing the RNG. All those payoff tables published at this site and elsewhere are computed on the assumption that the RNG is "flat", at least to within a specified statistical criterion. Meaning: any card is as likely as any other card.

It doesn't take much of an RNG "tilt" to render those tables useless and to enhance the house take.

Questions:

What's the general state of knowledge (or suspicions) about hacked machines? Does the Nevada Gaming Commission have any control over this inside the state? I assume it does.

I have always been wary of video poker machines outside Nevada. Do I have a legitimate concern?

- - Norma



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