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Gaming Industry News => Jays Gaming and Industry News => Topic started by: knagl on December 11, 2014, 07:59:34 PM

Title: Russian men used devices to cheat slot machines at casinos in Missouri, Illinois
Post by: knagl on December 11, 2014, 07:59:34 PM

Russian men used devices to cheat slot machines at casinos in Missouri, Illinois, feds say

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The group used the unspecified devices to predict the behavior of the Aristocrat Mark VI and “obtain winnings from the games that far exceeded what would be expected from fair play,” prosecutors said.

http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/russian-men-used-devices-to-cheat-slot-machines-at-casinos/article_74ddec1b-c526-555e-92b6-41cb1b3e112f.html (http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/russian-men-used-devices-to-cheat-slot-machines-at-casinos/article_74ddec1b-c526-555e-92b6-41cb1b3e112f.html)

Title: Re: Russian men used devices to cheat slot machines at casinos in Missouri, Illinois
Post by: qbert on December 11, 2014, 08:25:52 PM

I wonder if the machines are like a bad poker player.
Do the machines have a "tell"

Title: Re: Russian men used devices to cheat slot machines at casinos in Missouri, Illinois
Post by: rickhunter on December 11, 2014, 08:28:07 PM

There's more to this story than is being reported.  About the only way I can see this happening is with replacing the firmware which implies inside job.