firkin

Saw a new one in the pub this afternoon, Jack Potter (Wizard of Odds) by Voodoo. To bre honest I thought it was a JPM, it was an absolute shocker.

Dunno how old it is, but probably co-incides with Harry Potter and all that rubbish

Franky Worthington

Bobby Moore

Norman Whiteside

George Duck (Wealdstone FC 1970's)

I think its the use of the word "Random" that I have an issue with.

But it is interesting to see the different theories on what makes these machines tick.

Thanks for the replies guys.

Have the same kind of discussions on the poker forums.

Thanks for the welcome guys, appreciate it.

Romx - thx for the reply, if you use the notion that you pull a "random" ball out of a bag of balls numbered 1-9 and return that ball, the odds of you pulling 12345 and 12234 in order are exactly the same (1/9*1/9*1/9*1/9*1/9). The odds only change if you don't put the ball back, there fore your not measuring melons with melons.

The same should be said for these machines, it is dependent on the odds of a jackpot falling - say 1,000/1 per spin, there is a 1,000/1 chance it will drop the very next go (1/1,000*1/1,000) - lol a million to one shot, the Saga grannies at our local Gala do those sorts of numbers every night on these things.

However, what the flyer states is that 92.6% of your investment will be returned, how do you do the "random maths" to achieve that ? only by programming it, surely ?

firkin

I love this site, it's like 7-heaven all over again.


Just read the replies, they perhaps explain the potential for the number generator better than mine