MAMEWorld Forums - EmuChat - Re: Video poker logic?

> FWIW the Igrosoft slots also have a rigged double up where no matter what the choice
> is, the CPU will make you lose by always picking the opposite color of what you pick
> (the double up wins are probably rigged too, but in your favor to entice you to
> double up again and lose the lot).

That’s because the way it works is different. The double-up game is obviously designed to pay out at a fixed rate. It decides in advance if the current double-up should be a win or loss in order to maintain the target rate, and then selects a card as required to deliver a win or loss after you make your selection.

Gambling games are obviously “rigged” in that they have to deliver the payout rate configured by the operator. You can’t beat the system – over a large number of plays, it will always average out to the configured payout rate.