Gambling On High-Tech Slots ; Custom Gaming Raises Questions of Manipulation

The Record, Bergen County, NJ › March 08, 2007

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In the casino of the future, slot machines might recognize gamblers by name, take their drink orders and sell them tickets to a show.

Behind the scenes, the slots would be linked to a central server computer that would allow operators to instantly adjust the odds or the minimum bet from, say, a nickel to a quarter.

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Gambling On High-Tech Slots ; Custom Gaming Raises Questions of Manipulation

Manufacturers tout the new technology, aimed for delivery in 2009, as the biggest innovation since the lever that gave one-armed bandits their name. Yet casino operators and players aren't so sure. They say the devices may not pay for themselves, and ...

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