Dec 01, 2015 To determine whether an individual slot machine is per-forming as the vendor intended we first need to know the benchmark. This benchmarking information can be obtained from the probability accounting report or “PAR work - sheet.” Typically, this worksheet is provided by the vendor at the purchase date and is based on the game software purchased. (Like “par” in golf, or “par for the course”.) The par sheet for a slot machine game includes several pieces of information. One of the most important is the amount of money that the machine takes. Some slots are designed to be played for a penny a spin, some for a nickel, some for a quarter, and so on.
So I wrote a Basic program on my iphone to calculate the return for Quick Hits Platinum Black & White Sevens. I used the odds Mission linked to in an earlier thread. Still haven't found a 100%+ QH game, but I really haven't been looking. Just writing the program was a nice mental exercise. I would really like to see some Par sheets for some other current progressive slots to do the same thing and calculate if the game is a positive play. All the slot websites I've checked (IGT, WMS, Bally, etc.) require you to have some sort of job with a casino to see their Par sheets on their websites so I'm outta luck there. Any suggestions?Understanding Slot Machine Par Sheets
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The Wizard is working with an attorney to get PAR sheets for various slots through the Freedom of Information Act. I hope he doesn't mind me revealing that; maybe he will comment on it.
I think you have two of my stories mixed up. To make a long story short, I don't have any PAR sheets I can legally share and lost my legal fight over another similar matter. More on that when I write about it in May.
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The Wizard is working with an attorney to get PAR sheets for various slots through the Freedom of Information Act.
Dr Kevin A. Harrigan and Mike Dixon, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada got PARS sheets from the Canadian government for their article entitled.
PAR Sheets, probabilities, and slot machine play: Implications for problem and non-problem gambling
Journal of Gambling Issues: Issue 23, June 2009
There are some PARS sheets for old games that have been posted online (see my blog) but not progressive games.
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There are some PARS sheets for old games that have been posted online. I am not sure what the big deal is about them, as the tricks are not overly difficult to figure out.
I have a whole box of PAR sheets but don't want to get sued for publishing them. It is really no big deal to have some. I already explain how some slots are designed on my Odds site much more clearly than any PAR sheet.
Wiz- I am anxious to hear what happens in may. I am jealous of your sheets. If I had them, I would make a professional slot player app with calculators for the more common progressives. Throw in the mystery progressive target point calculator with some other gambling tips and ouila! You have professional slot playing for dummies.
I think you have two of my stories mixed up. To make a long story short, I don't have any PAR sheets I can legally share and lost my legal fight over another similar matter. More on that when I write about it in May.
Darn, but I look forward to reading it. I was all ready to pay $20 for the legal defense fund.
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I am jealous of your sheets. If I had them, I would make a professional slot player app with calculators for the more common progressives. Throw in the mystery progressive target point calculator with some other gambling tips and ouila! You have professional slot playing for dummies.
My PAR sheets are for games from the late nineties and early zeros. As far as I know, none are progressive.
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Is it out of order for me to ask if the FOI case was against government regulators or were you bringing it against the manufacturers?
You, sir, are out of order! Sorry, I've always wanted to say that. The case was against the Nevada Gaming Control Board, and I lost. The story is pretty boring; don't get your hopes up. After a lot of legal expense on both sides the judge ruled against me without stating a reason.
What is relevant disclosure?
You tell a mesmerized drunk: you put your money in here and you press this little red button here, then lights flash and you either win or lose.
Is a casino required to disclose how bright the lights are or how sultry the recorded voice is? The only disclosure issue is the stats of hitting it big or not hitting it at all.
Such disclosure now appears to be made as a percentage basis over a non-defined 'long term'.