From message 107104:
> When I was shopping for a vp machine, I asked the store owner about the
> payouts on slot machines. He showed me that on older slot machines
> there is a small clear space on the front glass (maybe 3/16 by 1 inch)
> so that you can see the mechanical counters that show the coin-in and
> coin-out of the machine. Then you should be able to calculate the long
> term payout of a particular slot machine.
Dennis
vp-connoisseur
Frank wrote:
>We called it "Walking the Reels", and I can confirm that this is exactly how we did it. I believe I only had to do it twice, as I came in during the last days of slots as VP was already overshadowing it.
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>Trying to Determine the return of chip controlled slots is called, "Doing a Frequency Study", and you only count, what lands on the pay-line.
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>There are three methods for determining modern slot return, that I know of, not all of them legal. Does anyone wish to speculate on what they are???
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>1. Frequency Study
>2. ?
>3. ?
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