Casinos have been accused of rigging video poker machines in order to cheat players. The accusation was first made in 2004, when a player at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Connecticut claimed that he had been losing money on the machines for months and that the casino was doing something to the cards.
A study commissioned by the Nevada Gaming Control Board found that approximately one-third of all video poker machines in Nevada were “modded” in some way, meaning that the machines were programmed to give players more favorable results.
While it’s possible that casinos may rig video poker machines in order to cheat players, there is no evidence that this is actually happening. In fact, most studies have shown that video poker machines are actually quite fair, with most players losing about the same percentage of money no matter what their strategy is.
In theory, any player could theoretically win any amount of money by playing correctly on a rigged machine, but this is almost never the case. Casinos may try to rig video poker machines in order to make it more enjoyable for their customers, but this is not an effective way to cheat them.
