When
I dealt roulette, before each spin, I was trained
to either speed up or slow down both the wheel
and ball delivery to avoid wheel clocking, and
yes, occasionally I switched balls, particularly
if I flicked the ball too fast and it came off
the game, but rarely would a spooked pit bull
ask me to exchange balls, even when we were getting
clobbered.
Most rational pit bosses know that no amount of
ball changing on a random non-biased wheel has
anything to do with the outcome of the next spin.
Each spin is an independent event, and over the
long run, you can plan on your losses being 5.26%.
Apparently, Bob, where you play, superstition
trumps mathematics.
Dear Mark: Is it possible for casino IT gurus
to change odds remotely from the back room to
cheat unsuspecting players? Inquiring minds want
to know! Diane U.
Is it possible that some geek in the bowels of
a casino basement in Singapore can tinker with
your payouts? Sure. With networked machines, satellite
transmission, and computer programming, absolutely
anything is possible. But is it happening? Capital
D -- definitely not, and here's why.
Casinos reap their profits by paying winning slot
machine players less than the true odds on their
bets.
Let
me say that again: EVERY slot machine offered
to the player is already mathematically fixed
in the casino's favor. Since every coin inserted
into their one-armed bandits is operating on this
principle, why, Diane, should they ever bother
to fleece you further? .
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