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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
It's a simple rule: The house always wins.
How else do people think they stay in business?
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I sometimes go to a casino with friends, but never bet. I say to them that it's obvious that over time the house will always come out on top, or the business would not exist.
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Originally Posted by pip08456
That's exactly what my brother thought and believed when he had a gaming machine (bandits) addiction.
I had to watch him put a full months pay into one of them because he just would not listen and was convinced he was winning until he had nothing left.
Over what period of time must his 97% be paid out? 1 week? 1 month? 1 Year?
Is the machine allowed to be changed for any reason before that percentage payout has been achieved and if it is repaired (if necessary) and placed in another location does it still have to remember what it has taken in before and give a big win in the new location?
Ever thought why machines (especially in pubs) are changed on a frequent basis?
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The official explanation from the companies that run them is that it's because players get bored of the same machine after a time and takings drop, meaning less money for themselves & the venue that they are placed in (most places don't own the machines themselves, they allow companies to put them into places in return for a profit sharing arrangement).
You raise some very interesting points, I might put them to our machine supplier and see what they say.