Why Casinos Are Tightening Video Poker Machines
Casinos previously could only make changes to their slots‘ pay tables by reprogramming or updating individual machines, but now thanks to technological advances they can now change odds across their entire casino from a central server – raising concerns among industry regulators that could allow casino operators to manipulate odds or compromise security for casino machines. It’s certainly not the first time such concerns have arisen but this latest twist adds another wrinkle. Video poker’s house edge may be high compared to table games and other gambling machines, yet still relatively low compared to them. That is one reason it…