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Cheating Fruit (Slot) Machines

Posted by timothy on from the who'd-a-thunk-it dept.

ebbdr writes "Ever think that fruit machines cheat you? You would be right, at least in the UK. This article provides proof that fruit machine outcomes are predetermined and that the players inputs have little, if anything to do with it. And it lets you download the emulators and machine code required to test the hypothesis for yourself...."

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  1. predetermined to lose by jest3r · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Odds are you are going to loose. It doesn't take a rocket scientists to figure that out, or reverse engineering a slot machine for that matter. If you don't like those odds try playing some tic tac toe. You may not win everytime but at least you can force a draw.

  2. Reminds me of the lottery... by powerlinekid · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Q) What is a lottery (in the US sense of the word)?
    A) A tax for people bad at math.

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