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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 16  Ask the Slot Expert: I have to watch what I write17 January 2024
When I'm writing this column, I sometimes find myself about to type something only to have to rephrase the point I want to make because my original phrasing was not mathematically accurate.
When I was an expert witness on a slot-related case a number of years ago, the attorney I worked with told me that ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Casinos don't want truly random results?10 January 2024
While researching last week's column about Random Number Generators (RNG), I read this statement about casinos and true RNGs (TRNG):
One reason I can think of not using a TRNG is that it won’t allow the casinos to earn profit. The current algorithms are designed so that the casinos always end up earning ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Does each denomination on a slot machine have its own RNG?3 January 2024
Question: I heard just recently that Multiple Denomination machines have a separate Random Access Generator for each different Denomination chosen. Is there any truth to this?
I always thought there was only one per machine no matter if it was Multi-Denomination or not. Say if it's a 97% or 85% ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: The Shape of Las Vegas Casinos to Come?27 December 2023
There was a period that lasted about five years in which one or two or three new casinos opened on the strip every year. It started in 1996 with The Stratosphere (The Strat) and Monte Carlo (Park MGM). New York-New York opened in 1997 and Bellagio in 1998. There was a triple-header in 1999 with the openings of Mandalay Bay and The Venetian just two months apart and then Paris four months later. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: More bad luck at a Town Pump casino20 December 2023
Question: I must say I got on and went in my search engine and typed in town pumps casinos stealing money from players and I got into reading your situation and I will never go back to any of the Town pump casinos ever I've never won a ticket there ever I literally just left there and played three ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: A YouTube slot video recommendation13 December 2023
When I look at videos on YouTube, the watch next pane on the right always has a few slot-related videos suggested for me. Go figure.
It's rare that I find one about slots that I can recommend, but I did find one: How SLOT Machines REALLY Work! from Dave's Garage. Two important facts that Dave stresses in ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Flipper is a dolphin, not a slot-cheating device6 December 2023
Question: Some machines have a USB port on them I doubt it would work as an i/o port ... ? Right I didn't think so. Are you familiar with radionics ? Are you aware of a device called a flipper what potential have these at gaming by no means am I condoning any illicit intent or nefarious actions just ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Understanding why some video poker players don't follow the strategy29 November 2023
In my column a few weeks ago, I wrote about advising my cousin that she probably shouldn't hold a suited Ace-10 when playing video poker. There may be a paytable for which the mathematically derived strategy says to hold the combo, but I've never come across one.
I came across a similar, but completely different, situation playing NSU yesterday. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: A slot machine design puzzle22 November 2023
I was never asked to solve a puzzle during a job interview, fortunately. According to William Poundstone in How Would You Move Mount Fuji?: Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle -- How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers (There should be a limit on the number of sub-titles in a book's ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Statistical Decision Making at video poker and game shows15 November 2023
Statistical Decision Making is the technique of choosing the option that has the highest expected value (EV) when you have to make a decision. I learned the technique in the Operations Research class I took in college.
When you have to make a business decision, you look at how much each option could be worth and the probability of achieving that outcome. ... (read more)
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