'For example one IGT tournament mode chip can return 500 percent while another 2000 percent for the same exact game'Īnd I would assume if the casino wanted to assure a particular person would win the tournament they would probably be dumb enough to set it at 2000% and leave the others at 500%. I’m not sure it would require a whole lot of coordination to put a higher paying chip in a couple machines document those machine numbers and then assign those machines to the most valued players. (Yes, the computer can be manipulated, but that's another level of coordination for something like MAYBE helping a more-valuable customer.)

Isn't there a randomized system for assigning people machines, like how poker rooms use a randomizer system to assign poker tournament seats. Can non-management people keep a secret that well? First, a machine that's set higher and does indeed win more would probably be noticed by regular players as being 'luckier.' To mask that, they would have to go into the slot machine menus for two machines and change the tournament settings, which wouldn't take too long, but the tech would have to be shielded so nobody sees what's going on.įinally, the assignment system would have to be coordinated with all the floor people so that the 'valuable' customer gets the better machine. While what you say is possible, I think it's highly unlikely unless there's a ridiculously concerted effort. The obvious problem with this, is that the casino would know which machines have the higher paying chips and could assign these machines to their “most valuable” customers. For example one IGT tournament mode chip can return 500 percent while another 2000 percent for the same exact game.

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