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"Alternatively, Schüll discovered, some video machines actually make internal adjustments if they notice that a player is on a losing streak and is reaching the
by spacefight 12y ago
"Alternatively, Schüll discovered, some video machines actually make internal adjustments if they notice that a player is on a losing streak and is reaching their "pain point." This has to be done carefully — it's illegal for casinos to change the odds in a game once a player has started playing. But, she says, casinos can reduce the volatility of a game in a way that still preserves the overall payback percentage. That's technically still legal."
Yeah, right... technically legal but that sounds totally rigged to me.
- adrianmsmith 12y agoThat was the only thing I didn't quite understand in the article, what does "volatility of a game" mean?
- spacefight 12y agoIt might be realted to how you feel being on the winning/losing side while you play. If you give more wins in a shorter timeframe, the player will feel is on a winning streak even though the overall odds are the same...
- shawabawa3 12y agosay the average payout is $0.75 per $1, instead of having a 1% chance of winning $75, and 0% of anything else, they could change it to 10% chance of winning $7.5 for example
- lewispollard 12y agoIt's just changing the standard deviation of the prize payouts - doesn't affect the statistical return to player figure. So the average will still be eg 96% of the stake is won back - but the s.d. can be changed to pay out little and often, or rarely in big amounts, etc.