New Posts For Thread: Roullette machines in bookieshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30617995/roullette-machines-in-bookiesAre they fruit machines or genuine roulette machines ? I was convinced the were just like fruit machines which pay out about 60% of what they take in but a mate of mine is convinced it's a genuine roulette machine were you can win thousands.would love to see that, its a fair 1.01 it wont thoughhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30617995/roullette-machines-in-bookies?post_id=546898037#546898037would love to see that, its a fair 1.01 it wont thoughSat, 21 Nov 2015 05:59:44 -0600^^^it's the same to the extent that it's simply impossible to win long term on ether "version".Machines should have a warning to this effect on them."Playing this machine could damage your wealth" should sufficehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30617995/roullette-machines-in-bookies?post_id=546898013#546898013^^^it's the same to the extent that it's simply impossible to win long term on ether "version".Machines should have a warning to this effect on them."Playing this machine could damage your wealth" should sufficeSat, 21 Nov 2015 05:56:56 -0600a good point was made earlier, in real roulette the ball can land on any number, in fobt roulette the number is predetermined by a random number generator, not quite the same imohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30617995/roullette-machines-in-bookies?post_id=546897973#546897973a good point was made earlier, in real roulette the ball can land on any number, in fobt roulette the number is predetermined by a random number generator, not quite the same imoSat, 21 Nov 2015 05:51:50 -0600I agree with dave, no point in fixing owt as the long term profit is built in just like the real game. I suppose some kind of algorithm is required to replace men actually spinning the wheel.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30617995/roullette-machines-in-bookies?post_id=546897879#546897879I agree with dave, no point in fixing owt as the long term profit is built in just like the real game. I suppose some kind of algorithm is required to replace men actually spinning the wheel.Sat, 21 Nov 2015 05:39:06 -0600what? The "house advantage" is in the structure of the game, it doesn't require any deviation from randomness. (btw I don't know or care how fobts work just stating a fact about roulette)https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30617995/roullette-machines-in-bookies?post_id=546897867#546897867what? The "house advantage" is in the structure of the game, it doesn't require any deviation from randomness. (btw I don't know or care how fobts work just stating a fact about roulette)Sat, 21 Nov 2015 05:34:41 -0600Never played 'em myself - but played real roulette in my younger days.As dukeofpuke quite rightly says the house edge on "real roulette" is 2.70271 ...and I beleive the FOBT roulette machines are supposed to mimic this house advantage via a programmehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30617995/roullette-machines-in-bookies?post_id=546897331#546897331Never played 'em myself - but played real roulette in my younger days.As dukeofpuke quite rightly says the house edge on "real roulette" is 2.70271 ...and I beleive the FOBT roulette machines are supposed to mimic this house advantage via a programmeSat, 21 Nov 2015 04:04:32 -0600Cambridge boyz invented a gadjet to load it without putting money in..brainy yes . . . but they didnt think about laddies camrashttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30617995/roullette-machines-in-bookies?post_id=546890381#546890381Cambridge boyz invented a gadjet to load it without putting money in..brainy yes . . . but they didnt think about laddies camrasFri, 20 Nov 2015 12:37:52 -0600If you have seen this you'll know what I'm talking about, and if you haven't you probably will think I'm typing a lot of rubbish, but there used to be a way of winning on roulette because the programmers left open a "back door" where one number wouldhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30617995/roullette-machines-in-bookies?post_id=546889987#546889987If you have seen this you'll know what I'm talking about, and if you haven't you probably will think I'm typing a lot of rubbish, but there used to be a way of winning on roulette because the programmers left open a "back door" where one number wouldFri, 20 Nov 2015 12:10:15 -0600nope. cannot be random if the algorithm has to factor in a house advantage :)https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30617995/roullette-machines-in-bookies?post_id=546889019#546889019nope. cannot be random if the algorithm has to factor in a house advantage :)Fri, 20 Nov 2015 10:54:31 -0600So what's the answer to duncs question?Is it the real roulette take or is it a random take depending on which numbers you pick?Bondy you seem to know a lot about them, what is your view?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30617995/roullette-machines-in-bookies?post_id=546888117#546888117So what's the answer to duncs question?Is it the real roulette take or is it a random take depending on which numbers you pick?Bondy you seem to know a lot about them, what is your view?Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:47:30 -0600