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In June 2010 Raymond emailed
in with a bit of interesting history: It looks like the operation of the
Reflex controlling the odds and features was part of the reason that these games
were outlawed. What a twist-of-fate, the very instrument put in the games to
limit the payouts, caused the organized gambling industry to lose the
machines that made them 100s-of-Millions.
From: phil
(cdyn)
Sent:
Saturday, June 26, 2010 6:19 PM
To: Raymond
Watts
Subject: Re:
Bingo pins in Nevada
it
was mostly the reflex unit.
the fundamental principle of the nevada gaming rules is independent
events. The odds of something happening cannot change based on previous
event...tho I suppose that blurs somewhat for things like slot machines that
build up a bonus.
phil told me the bingo's on location were grandfathered in, but new locations
couldn't be approved.
based on some material I saw in the warehouse, it appears that phil was
trying to get the belgium people to modify their game rules as part of an
application for approval as well as his opinion of what players here
wanted. From the tone of a letter I saw, I'm guessing that went nowhere.
Phil,
At one
time the bingos were used in Nevada but were discontinued. I think Phil
Anderson at
Ace Pins once testified to the gaming commission about the payout percentages
of bingos. For some reason the bingos were no longer approved.
Do you know
if it was the reflex unit or inability to prove randomness that was the basis
for banning the bingos? It would be a nice addition to the history if
the facts were known.
Ray
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