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In an act to protect consumers, the watchdog group
BG&LC (The Betting, Gaming, and Lotteries Commission) has limited the amount
of interaction between lounge operators and the slot machine software they
operate. Additionally, the Commission is working to enact new payout ratios
on the slot machines at these lounges.
The old system for gaming lounges gave the lounge operators complete control
over the payout percentages and ratios for the slot machines in their
lounge. That means that the owners could adjust the theoretical payout
percentage to work in favor of more profits to them--and that means less
money in consumer's pockets.
The Commission audited all of the slot machines with the help of Gaming
Laboratories International. The issue originated because the theoretical
payout percentage was being altered in slot machines. This percentage
determines how much of all of the money played into the slot machine will be
used as payout winnings.
With a new system installed in all of the slot machines, the new percentage
is 80% for all slot machines in gaming lounges—this is now in direct
accordance with the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Act. Though it is not
evident that slot machine operators were grossly tampering with the payout
percentages, now consumers are protected regardless.
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