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April 18, 2006 on 2:07 am | In Slot machine articles online |

A laypersons guide to why not to cheat on slot machines, even if you know how. Not only do you run the risk of being prosecuted, there’s also the possibility of a civil lawsuit against you:

“… poker machine tester Anatoli Michkoroudny used inside information to win close to $48,000 from Sydney clubs, he has been ordered to repay the winnings with interest.
… he drastically increased his odds of winning using a glitch in the Egyptian Princess game which awarded payouts when two buttons were pressed simultaneously. “

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It was probably not overly clever of the alleged infringer to ply his trade at four different gaming venues over a short period.

A demonstration slot machine was apparently brought into court to show how the cheating was achieved. Theres no word in the article about whether the win from that play was allowed to be kept.

Seriously though, its interesting not only that the bug existed, but also that apparently the machines continued to be used in gaming venues despite the existence of the fault being known. Slot machine software is almost airtight - its very rarely they crash. If you’ve seen a slot machine fail in operation - let us know.