re: For those of you that worked slots at a casino...

Why go through all the trouble? Most casinos have players clubs anyway. Casino's don't care about who is getting paid, time is on their side.

If you're saying they can make an individual win or lose on the slots, I don't think that's legal and it's very regulated. Why risk millions of dollars and your casino license for a petty beef?

If you say they're doing it to launder money, there's WAY easier ways of doing that at the tables.

Uh no. As I already pointed out, they don't "need" to.
What I'm suggesting is adjusting the payout pct, within legal limits, depending on the client. Newer clients would get better odds (still less than 100%, obviously) to entice them to come back.

Again, don't need to. But would be an interesting use of technology that they already have.

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This. I would actually be extremely surprised if each and every single slot can't be modified remotely now, too. I'm not sure what kind of OS and software run on those boards now, but setting up remote access is as easy as doing it on a PC, and it would save a lot of trouble from workers having to visit each slot physically.

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shite, those machines have to be connected to a central computer that allows the state to snoop in on them and read their activity to make sure that everyone's getting their cut. They're almost certainly modifiable by the casino's computer systems.

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Any electronic gaming device which is included in the definition of "game", "gaming device", and "gaming equipment", as provided for in R.S. 27:44(10) or (12) or in the definition of "slot machine" as provided for in R.S. 27:44(24) or 353(14), or which is included in the definitions in the rules adopted or enforced by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, or which is otherwise regulated by Chapters 4 and 7 of this Title shall be linked by telecommunication to a central computer system for purposes of monitoring and reading device activities as provided for in this Section.

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Some good discussion. Lot of potential for casinos to both profit and fraud through slots.

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Can the casino really adjust the slot odds as they so desire?

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do you really think the Mob is lacking in scruples?


I do know there are "hot" machines, when I used to stay at a hotel in Vegas a lot, and got to know some of the employees, they would tell me which machines were "hot" that night(in the lobby bar,) when I would check in and come downstairs for a beer, you can also reserve the machine if you're kicking arse an want to take a break for a bit

ETA: have a cousin that had $600k in IRS reported earnings over a year playing slots at a casino that his daughter managed

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Casinos have no need to commit fraud, over time they will take all of your money without having to break any law, it is just simple math.

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Not the casinos themselves. I meant the employees, especially with being able to adjust winning percentages.