Russian slot machine hackers add new targets, group told

Comment #22

Bleudog101 — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 17:21:57 GMT

Sure wish there were some Russians around to help me last week in Las Vegas.

My last night there looked out of the hotel window to Venetian and started getting 'go there that feeling'. Didn't go, but next day talked my Brother and his wife to go. Even though it was right out front, it was still three long blocks to get there. Anyway Brother hit a jackpot while there and was so glad I suggested we go there.

Comment #21

Redd55 — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 16:45:12 GMT

The slot heist I linked to, happened in 1983. They say the machine computer chip was tampered in some way but they do not go into specifics. The mistake of the thieves was to go after a $1.7 million jackpot.

Comment #20

Deo-nonfortuna — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:28:34 GMT

Thefts and frauds on electronic gambling machines are not new. They have often involved the use of custom-made gadgets such as Kickstands or Monkey Paws to disrupt the inner workings of slot machines. These tools have been developed by reverse engineering the manufacturers' machines and then customizing them to defeat the official software or hardware. For example, Magic Wands are miniature light devices with camera batteries, which cheats use to blind the internal optical readers of slot machin... [ More ]

Comment #19

pickone4me — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 14:50:13 GMT

LOL! is this satire

Comment #18

cbr$ — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 21:06:43 GMT

Well, here come another way to cheat. These Russian hackers that are syndicated are about to make

what Mr. Tipton did look like child's play. If you have to watch really close to even detect it is being

done !! How many casinos are going to watch each every $100. win transaction on

the slots

Comment #17

eddessaknight — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:09:22 GMT

Aye Coin-

Invisible forces, that we don't know, affect us much more than what we do know.....

Meaning here super computers are constantly reducing the gaming unknown variables to the known, thus impacting greatly on outcomes.

Here @ ground zero gambling, there were active gambling actor that were very proficent

Comment #16

eddessaknight — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 00:21:28 GMT

Aye Coin, good points taken

Speaking briefly, from ground zero gaming Las Vegas:

Invisible forces, that we don't know, affect us much more than what we do know.....

Super computers reduce unknown variables, more more, every day to variables thus directly impacting the 'chance' factor and increasingly putting gambling itself at risk.

If you remember back a few years, one of the fav slot cheat tool was the clumsy risky mechanical 'monkeys paw' There have been so called algori... [ More ]

Comment #15

Deo-nonfortuna — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 22:48:17 GMT

From Russia with Cheats!

Watch this educational video to win $100 from slot machines every time.

Comment #14

MaximumMillions — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 22:46:10 GMT

They'd just have to show their Nigerian prince papers and they'd be on their way.

Comment #13

MaximumMillions — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 22:45:18 GMT

You are right of course. I guess in some circles any gambling is frowned upon and some people told their spouses one thing while doing another (with someone else).

Comment #12

Coin Toss — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 22:28:58 GMT

MaximumMillions,

Those weren't the only reasons. People who were supposedly on 'business trips' didn't want to be photographed anywhere in Vegas.

The California Hotel/Casino was the exception to the rule, people could take all the photos they wanted.

Comment #11

Bodia77 — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 22:07:00 GMT

Anything running on computers can always be hacked. It's men that create this stuff, someone is always going to be smarter . Stop the RNG in lottery

Comment #10

KY Floyd — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 21:11:33 GMT

Here's an idea. Let's not let hackers into the rooms with either the RNG machines or the ball machines.

Comment #9

Igamble — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 19:34:56 GMT

It doesn't say from article or it was proven that they changed/altered the machines Rng's, so i don't get it why are they called hackers ??

Looks like they figured out the algoritms used by the machines using their own intelligence/skills plus computers,which is what a lot of us on LP are trying to do anyway. So are LP members hackers ??, b/c we are organized in a large group with many members connecting daily, some using precision build software to figure out the lotteries Rng's... [ More ]

Comment #8

Redd55 — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:19:08 GMT

Many many years ago, my path crossed with Gus, the Umbrella Man. Gus was a thief who wd enter stores, stuff the unpaid merchandise down an umbrella he carried, and unsuccessfully walked out. Gus made the big time when there was an outage at a casino and then he won $1.7 million bucks from a slot machine. It was headline news in the SF Bay area. They were looking for Gus but when they went to his room, all they found was his pacemaker. So, then the headlines were speculation about Gus being a vic... [ More ]

Comment #7

noise-gate — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:05:30 GMT

It's what people call white privilege. Now if Nigerians were casing a casino looking up cctv locations etc? Game Over Max.

Comment #6

Lucky Loser — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:05:07 GMT

Mechanical ball drawings is the long and short of it. Preferrably without those 'hacking pre/post-tests' also. These Russians are running rampant with their cyber technology...which they actually warned us about not very long ago. Will post the information in the blogs later. This is serious.

Comment #5

Slick Nick — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 16:52:03 GMT

It seems every where I read lately, from politics to gambling, the Russians are behind some sort of prank to cause problems. I think it's time to step up a defense with these clowns.

Comment #4

MaximumMillions — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 16:24:59 GMT

It used to be that you couldn't film or photograph in casinos, mainly for security reasons such as casing the building and filming cctv locations.

I wonder if this is the real reason.

Comment #3

noise-gate — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 14:32:02 GMT

Sure they at risk Music. Our very own chief bottle washer has been saying it for years.'Tis part of his signature.

Comment #2

music* — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 13:47:52 GMT

It makes me wonder about the RNG lottery games. Are they at risk?

Stay with the physical ball games.

Comment #1

Raven62 — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:37:47 GMT

If man can Make It man can Break Into It

Russian slot machine hackers add new targets, group told

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An international syndicate of Russian hackers that cashed out millions from slots in U.S. casinos over the years is focusing its efforts on South America and Europe after busts in Missouri and Singapore.

The Russian syndicate most recently struck in Peru, a security consultant to slot-makers told a group of U.S. regulators at a Las Vegas conference Thursday at the L... [ More ]