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Vegas Gamblers Keep Vigil on Aging Slot Machine They Expect to Pay Off Millions
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| Rob Copeland
Posted on 02/07/2014 7:17:37 PM PST by FlJoePa
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Cool.
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posted on
02/07/2014 7:17:37 PM PST
by
FlJoePa
To: FlJoePa
But, how can you tell if maybe it’s broken...??
To: FlJoePa
If it hasn’t paid off in 20 years (except for the casino) there may be a reason. Seems like every time the Indian casinos have a big jackpot, they refuse to pay off because the machine is broken. Perhaps MGM’s machine is in perfect working order.
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posted on
02/07/2014 7:22:18 PM PST
by
PAR35
To: FlJoePa
Odds don’t depend on past statistics. They’re independent of one another.
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posted on
02/07/2014 7:25:02 PM PST
by
Telepathic Intruder
(The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
To: Telepathic Intruder
Yep. This machine could go another 20 years and never pay off, if it lasts that long.
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posted on
02/07/2014 7:28:13 PM PST
by
doc1019
To: FlJoePa
To: Telepathic Intruder
True, but...there are ways to test a coin for fairness. And when you get to 20 years with no tails, you need to check and see if you’ve got a two-headed coin ;-)
To: Telepathic Intruder
Sure. I took 400 level stat and econometric classes at PSU. I get that part of it.
But...it seems odd that it hasn’t cracked when it is being played 24/7.
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posted on
02/07/2014 7:33:20 PM PST
by
FlJoePa
("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
To: JoeDetweiler
What a great way for the Mob to launder some money.
Just place a large amount of cash in the winnings and send Guido over to play his luck on the no payout machine.
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posted on
02/07/2014 7:33:58 PM PST
by
Cvengr
(Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
To: JoeDetweiler
Exactly correct. 20 years without a payout could mean it cannot pay out. It certainly does not mean that it is more likely to payout than another machine.
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posted on
02/07/2014 7:51:36 PM PST
by
marktwain
(The old media must die for the Republic to live. Long live the new media!)
To: JoeDetweiler
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posted on
02/07/2014 7:52:34 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
To: Blood of Tyrants
A rigged game? In Vegas???
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posted on
02/07/2014 7:54:16 PM PST
by
null and void
(<--- unwilling cattle-car passenger on the bullet train to serfdom)
To: doc1019
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posted on
02/07/2014 8:01:38 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: Paladin2
LOL! Would seem so ... I mean, after all, 20 years with no major payoff???
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posted on
02/07/2014 8:03:43 PM PST
by
doc1019
To: doc1019
It’s certainly not a looser...
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posted on
02/07/2014 8:04:13 PM PST
by
Paladin2
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To: FlJoePa
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posted on
02/07/2014 8:30:07 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: FlJoePa
From what I heard is that there is firmware (permanent memory) in slot machines with a list of outcomes, past and future that can be audited by the gaming commission.
Therefore the performance is planned. It may never produce a jackpot if the list has been exhausted and repeated. I’m thinking there are folks in the MGM office laughing their heads off.
Stick to craps-roullette-blackjack.
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posted on
02/07/2014 8:38:03 PM PST
by
cicero2k
To: FlJoePa
Forget Britney Spears and Cirque du Soleil. For many gamblers, the hottest attraction in Sin City?? Did Britney open a brothel or something?
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posted on
02/07/2014 8:38:34 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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