--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Tom Robertson <007@...> wrote:
> Besides not
> liking the idea of there being a significant possibility of going
> years without winning even if the machines are fair, that I despair of
> empirically proving they are fair is another reason I don't like
> playing with a small theoretical advantage. Ultimately, it involves
> trusting government.
And government is likely trusting the manufacturers. Or does gaming test every machine and reject ones that are more than say six sigma out of spec? Do they ever reject a machine for any reason? Have they put procedures in place to ensure an American Coin doesn't happen again?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Sigma
http://www.google.com/search?q=american+coin+slot+machine+scandal
