--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "wodalton75" <wodalton75@...> wrote:
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> A few days ago I asked if the video poker machines in West VA were random. Evidently they are random. I did a little research as Kelso suggested and this is what I found:
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> Under West Va Code 29-22A-6 Video Lottery Terminal Requirements
> #14(b) Each video lottery terminal shall have a random number generator to determine randomly the occurrence of each specific symbol or number used in video lottery games.
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> Also, I found the following to be of interest:
> #14(c)1. Video lottery games shall pay out no less than eighty percent and no more than ninety-five percent of the amount wagered.
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> It is easy to see why the pay schedules are really bad, with 95% max payout dictated. But, I am still glad to at least be able to look at the paytables and know what the payout should be in the long run. With the slot machines its just a guess.
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> Bill
But, there does not appear to be anything there that requires, when a card game is being simulated, that each and every eligible "card" has an equal chance of being drawn each time a draw or deal is taking place. So, for example, eights could be programmed with a higher probability of appearing than, say, aces, and the result would still be random.
Without the above stipulation (or something similar) the results can be random (as with a slot machine), but not necessarily reflective of true video poker.
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