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zorked 3 hours ago

The poker machines are connected? Why wouldn't they just jackpot locally and indepdendently?

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rafaelvasco 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Can't have several machines "jackpotting" at the same time or similar time. The prizing algorithm is very strict.

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andyjohnson0 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Is this widely known? Presumably the jackpots are sufficiently geographically distributed so that a player who observes one wouldn't be incentivised to pause playing?

	▲	wildzzz 14 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		These are probably the kind of machines you sometimes see in gas stations and bars, there's only a few of them in any location at most so there's never too many players nearby to be dissuaded from playing. Plus, a jackpot isn't the only way to win money.
	▲	freeopinion an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I don't think it is widely known how much casino gaming machines are allowed to control outcome. Indeed, in some cases they are required by law to control outcome.