I understand. It all starts with being a visitor vs. being local. After that views differ. But remember, you're looking back at it with a lot of knowledge of the machines and the history. I was doing this in real time, not knowing anything outside of how to work it. I didn't know which machines worked, why or why not. Many didn't, so I kept track of the one to play at each casino around the state.
The Silverton HL slots area is oddly enuf where I was 1st told about what went on with Kane. I went in to play and they wouldn't turn on double up. I gasped. In our chat the guy even showed me the IGT "URGENT memo" about turning it off on certain machines and the new eproms would be on their way ASAP.
I'll never understand how that upstairs guy who caught Kane using the same jackpot twice, wasn't also able to rewinnd & review. THAT would have EASILY shown what steps Kane used, and the Wired reporter should have asked that question. Kane caught their eye because he hit an unusual number of jackpots, is what they said. But that's dicey info also. If here were really playing $10 5-play instead of the actual $1 game, HE WOULD HAVE OBVIOUSLY HAD THOSE SAME HITS ANYWAY--except for the final one which he cheated on in order to get paid for again.
The Wynn part of the story is even more confusing. Using four 9's on the same machine many times over? Winning hundreds of thousands w/o piquing the interest of surveillance after a dozen hits? At that place??
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