Slot Machine Rng Hack
The only known way to hack online casino slot machines is highly illegal: downloading software, which is sometimes programmed for all online slots and sometimes specifically for one slot, and running that software alongside the slot to mess with it. You’re screwing the casino over by invalidating the RNG and tipping it in your own favour. The RNGs in modern slot machines constantly generate new results and a result is locked in only after the player starts the spin. The constantly running RNG regulation came about because of an RNG cheat. Some early computer-controlled slot machines locked in the result of the next spin right after the conclusion of the current spin. For example, a slot machine with 96% payback is offering -4% EV since you’re losing 4% on each wager. Most casino games offer negative expected value (-EV), and slots are no exception. But you can improve your EV by playing progressive slots when the jackpot has increased by a significant amount. How One Man Hacked His Way Into the Slot-Machine Industry by Brendan I. Koerner (37.9 MB.mp3)Subscribe: Wired Features PodcastAs Latvia became more open and prosperous, slot machines. Mobile casino slot machine hack apps – how they work. Those were physical slot machines hack, but the online casino world (as well as the rest of the Internet) is undergoing a shift to mobile. What should you do about that? Most mobile phone slot machine hacks start with an understanding of how random number generation (RNG) works.
https://www.wired.com/story/meet-alex-the-russian-casino-hacker-who-makes-millions-targeting-slot-machines/
What an interesting read.
Alex, the hacker in the story, claims he has reverse-engineered programmable random-number generators (PRNGs), allowing him to identify when a slot machine will generate a big win. And, according to the story, Aristocrat admits he was perhaps successful on some of its older slot machines (many of which are still in use at many American and international casinos). Alex claims to have worked as a cryptologist for FSB (the Russian equivalent of the CIA/NSA). If Alex is correct, then all of us should probably be worried about a lot more than just jiggered slot machines.
As computer technology increasingly imbeds itself into every aspect of our lives, we become more at risk of people like Alex (and government agencies with whom they may work) attacking more than slot machines. Every level of government finds it next to impossible to protect their critical computer systems amidst today's rapid technological advances. These vulnerabilities put at risk systems such as electric distribution networks, for example. Might system weaknesses allow an 'Alex' (individual or government entity) the ability to infect the computer controlling a city's traffic lights, shutting them down (or, worse, turning all lights green)? I think we've already seen where FAA computers have experienced problems (whether or not actually 'hacked').
And, our government apparently requires technology companies to provide 'back doors' it can use to access otherwise 'secure' data. This puts everyone at risk if others identify how to compromise security critical to American infrastructure, all implemented so often now with out-of-date technology designed with 'back-door' security flaws.
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There are plenty of vulnerable RNG's out there.
He targets older machines. New machines, presumably, have better RNGs.
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That article is getting a lot of traction. It was featured in today's CDC Gaming Reports email news brief. And I saw it on the 360 Vegas twitter.
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He targets older machines. New machines, presumably, have better RNGs.
The article mentioned 50 Dragons, which I believe is a fairly modern game.
That article is getting a lot of traction. It was featured in today's CDC Gaming Reports email news brief. And I saw it on the 360 Vegas twitter.
Yes, it was an entertaining read but I'm still skeptical of the claims. Furthermore, I think Aristocrat would pay up if it believed the claims to be valid.