Glitches during the casino re-opening day process

Just want to report glitches I’ve seen so far.

Bad resets: https://mobile.twitter.com/sincityte...87811302567937

Btw, there are many of these tweets where the “equity” is either missing or not reflecting the correct amount.

Machines being extra loose or tight due to p-RNG related issue. Then there are games where the bonus round gave extra generous awards. Could it be the casino set the machines at higher payouts to attract or get customers back? Or the myth of machine being in “loose mode” when new (or not played for a while). I don’t know. I play a slot machine that is a game of skill and when the machine IS NOT ACTIVE for a while, there is a small opportunity to exploit the p-RNG randomization process.

Points not accumulating at the correct rate.

Comps accruing much faster than stated rate. Btw, thank you for the discounted to free overpriced meals; so nice to eat for free again.

The biggest shocker for me was finding a 92% RTP or payback on a MH in a casino where the typical RTP is 88% [A]. Slots machines were malfunctioning so the slot techs were running around to fix them. So I took the opportunities to glance at the accounting page, the house edge screen, etc. Whenever a slot tech opens up a machine, I stopped by and spy on these secret numbers.

To put things into perspective, the best MH in my neck of the woods is 93% and that is a closely guarded secret. At 92%, even I will play them.

Suppose the Minor MH is $500 assuming 40 bp meter movement. The back of envelope analysis of $500 minus [($500 / 0.08) * 40 bp] is $475 (actual number is less due to call option on the Major, recall option math that the Major is the Strike price).

$6,250 coin in at 8% matches the $500 MINOR & $6,250 CI will move the meter $25 so $475 is “back of envelope” BEP. Again the actual BEP is much lower since the Minor can break earlier plus the benefit of the Major dropping by accident (it’s a free call option on the Major when playing at $475 Minor in my example).


[A] there are many ways you can definitively know the RTP for that slot machine:
- when the vendor / slot tech set the machines up and you see the games being set at the 88% payback configuration
- you happen to see the accounting page of coin in, coin out, etc
- you see a physical meter capturing coin in, coin out, etc (which is how we figured out the payback back in the old days).