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The article mentions newer slot machines, "whose PRNGs use encryption to protect mathematical secrets" - so new machines are already considered secure. Arist
by manarth 10y ago
The article mentions newer slot machines, "whose PRNGs use encryption to protect mathematical secrets" - so new machines are already considered secure.
Aristocrat, Novomatic, and any other manufacturers whose PRNGs have
been cracked “would have to pull all the machines out of service
and put something else in, and they’re not going to do that.”
So they could be fixed, it's purely a financial decision.
as long as older, compromised machines are still popular with customers,
the smart financial move for casinos is to keep using them and accept
the occasional loss to scammers.
- lsaferite 10y agoSeems like using a radioactive decay RNG would also help, no?
- thecatspaw 10y agosure, but are you gonna put a tiny bit of radioactive material in every slot machine? Not to forget that the RNG would have to be restocked if the material ever runs out
- orclev 10y agoPretty sure the half-life of most things that would be used is already longer than the MTBF of just about every other part a slot machine.