Transcript Internet Gaming - University of Nevada, Las Vegas

GAMING DEVICE
TECHNOLOGY:
Today’s Presentation
• Slot Systems
• How Slot Machine’s
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Work
Internet Gaming
Slot Systems
• Type of machine played
• Time on machine
• Total time
• Type of machine
• Denomination of machine
– Number of coins played
• Games per minute
Another Goal is to Maintain
Player Interest in Gaming
Devices
• Slot Machines
– New Games
• Sound & Lights
• Game within a game
• Other Games
– Electronic Versions of Traditional Games
– New Games
Did you every wonder how a
machine can have a 95.6 %
hold?
Or any other specific number above 75% in Nevada
Well it’s a function of a formula that says
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The
The
The
The
percent is part the probability of winning
amount you win
probability of losing
amount you bet
So that formula is:
EV = P (win) x ($payoff) + P (Loss) x (- $bet)
Slot Machines - How do they
calculate how they pay?
Slot Machine
Old Mechanical
Machines had 20
symbols per reel
(typically) counting
blank spaces.
How do Slots Work?
Stat Reminder:
What’s the probability of tossing heads on a
coin?
1/2
What’s the probability of rolling a one on a single
die?
1/6
What’s the probability of drawing the queen of
hearts?
1/52
Back to that old machine
• A single reel has 20
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symbols and one
jackpot symbol…..say
a lemon
The probability of
getting the lemon
is….?
Another Stat Reminder
• If I say what is the probability of tossing a
head on a coin….you say ½
• If I say what is the probability of getting a
tail on the first toss and the second toss of
the coin………..
• You have to multiply the probabilities and
we know it is less likely to happen
• ½ * ½ = 1/4
So……….
• On that old machine
with 3 reels, 20
symbols the
probability of hitting 3
lemons is……
• 20x20x20 = 8000
SLOT MACHINES
Today’s machines can
have hundreds of
virtual reels:
More than 300, and
they don’t have to
be the same number
on each reel.
Now Look
So now we have say
256 symbols per
reel…and the jackpot
is….
256 x 256 x 256 =
or
16,777,216
Or a slight change to 300
symbols per reel is:
1/300 x 1/300 x 1/300 =
27,000,000
To 1
Other Technologies for Gaming
– Lighting (internal and external)
– People moving
– Air Filtration
– Sound (both increase and decrease)
– Virtual Reality Games and Attractions
– Aroma
Internet Gaming
What is an Internet gaming?
• Includes board, card, role playing and
other multi-player or human vs. computer
game environments.
• I the second most popular type of site on
the Internet
• Casino-style games & sports betting on
the Internet.
Background of Internet Gaming
• The first Internet gambling site was launched in
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1995 with an investment of just $1.5 million.
Now about three times the revenue of porn sites
(about $6 billion).
MGM Mirage & Harrah’s
- First Launched play-for-fun sites to test
software and delivery systems in anticipation of
some future date when the laws will change.
The kinds of Internet Gambling
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Blackjack
Roulette
Baccarat
Slot Machine
Pai Gow Poker
Craps
Video Poker
Live Poker*
Sports Betting*
AB466
State of Nevada
• In 2001 the State Legislature Nevada
Regulators permission to Create
Regulations If:
– The could identify the player
– They could determine the player was 21
– They could determine the player was in the
State of Nevada
Federal Legislation concerning
Internet gambling
• The 1961 Wire Act
– prohibit regulated online sports books
from accepting bets from out-of-state
bettors.
• The Travel Act
- Prohibit any person from using wire facilities
with the intent to distribute the proceeds of,
promote, manage, establish, or carry on any
illegal gambling activities.
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Current Federal Legislation
• Bill HR556 The Internet Gambling Funding
Prohibition Act. Passed in House, Goes to
Senate. Bans Electronic Payments (June 11, 2003 U.S.
House Voted to Block Web Gambling Payments -has not passed the
Senate)
– NEW JERSEY-Virtual casinos would not be able to collect gambling
debts incurred by New Jersey customers under terms of a bill given
unanimous approval by the state Assembly.
• Bill HR3215 Combating Illegal Gambling Reform
and Modernization Act. Basically bans all
Internet gambling.
Can You Gamble Online?
• Gambling on the Internet is not Legal anywhere in the
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U.S.
No U.S. Citizens have been prosecuted for Internet
Gambling
One U.S. Citizen has be sent to prison for running an off
shore Internet Gambling Site. (Jay Cohen)
There are 1300 online gambling establishments in over
30 countries, however not all are reputable.
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Examples
www.sportsbook.com Online since 1997
www.poker.com 24hrs daily 7 days a week
There are many other major corporation sites that you can trust.
Or use the Internet Gaming Commission at
www.internetcommission.com
How does Internet Gambling
work?
• Log in to the world wide web from any computer
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and find a site that offers what you would like.
Choose the type of payment you will use, for
example Visa, MasterCard, Firepay, Neteller
(Instacash), Western Union, Personal Checks,
Paypal, Local Bank Transfers, etc.
Once funds are received (always upfront) you
can start to play. Some sites require a download
of their software. When done cash out and
select type of reimbursement or payment.
Other System
• Player Tracking
• Cage and Credit
• Table Games
• Slot Management Systems
• Casino Management Systems
Casino Systems
On Device
Marketing
Address
Hygiene
Software
Player
Tracking
Bingo
System
Hand held
device
Tables
Table
Games
Table
Tournaments
Surveillance
Slot
Tournaments
Slot
Management
Central
Data
Cage and
Credit
Floor
Graphics
Cashless
gaming
Slot
Devices
Automated
Table Tracking
Hard and
Soft Count
Hand held
Device Slots
Player
Bonus
Screens
Device and
Player
Dashboard