Motivated by "breaking the code"

[robelneo]

One of my neighbours, a million years ago, was obviously addict to the slot machines. He would spend hours spinning in a nearby bar (these machines are allowed in bars in my country of origin) and my take is that he would spend a fortune on it. Once, I passed by and I overheard him saying "I am going to teach this machine who is in charge". It sounded like he was attributing some short of conscience and life to the machine and though he could "beat it". I have observed that many people that gamble are into that type of thinking, that is, it is me against this code and this machine and I can actually break the code and win.

I personally do not play slots, but do you think that is why people like slot machines? Short of breaking their code?

It's a dangerous mindset challenging the machine that controls the edge which in fact can beat you at the end of the day, but on the other hand, if the player is just playing with an imaginative mind and he just want to be entertained I don't think it will harm him, gambling is something that you want to try after depressing hours in the office or your work, it's sort of a scapegoat to reality, if you play for fun, an hour or two in a gambling session is a good stress buster.

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[Lakai01]

It's a dangerous mindset challenging the machine that controls the edge which in fact can beat you at the end of the day
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As soon as someone plays with such a mindset, I don't think he does it for fun anymore but is already caught in a dependency spiral ("I have to play 5 more times now, then I'll win for sure").
If you have a little insight into how slots work and how highly manipulated they are (both in offline and online casinos), then you immediately see that you can't beat them. Slots are usually a very good source of revenue for casinos: very high house edge combined with very short game duration, which makes people want to play a lot of games quickly.

[imstillthebest]

for the most people that was just an expression when they say they can beat the hell out of it or break its code but for a real hackers ,
 they can literaly break the code of that machine or a gambling site if the code or the software was written poorly but it can happen on any types of games not only in slots  .
they are desperate and they do anything in order to make a revenge  . we need to have a control in gambling before we end up like this

[famososMuertos]

I have learned to give them the adjective them for the  fact of just clicking and waiting for something to happen ; "vulnerable".
But the Slots have nothing vulnerable, that is the hook to capture any type of player.

Many have expressed how close one can be to falling into obsession, but some perhaps without knowing it have done it (break the code) even if it is playing marbles. It is something that is always there for any type of game and even activity of another type.

The reality is that people who are dedicated to playing the slots under that premise just get the losses as code.

Documentation or reference can be found of how individuals, for example in roulettes or blackjack, have managed to "break the code" in some cases they border between legal and illegal, but who has done it with a slot machine ( !?)

[semobo]

Most people who gamble don't even know about codes, they just wanted to win it and win all the time so they think that their fate can be changed with their brave decisions. In some occasions they might win it just happened as coincidence but it will boost thier confidence and play more.

People normally likes to play slots because its actually a fun game and there are hundreds of different slots games available on the internet so they are not going to get bored even if they spend hours of playing it.

[Obito]

The only way that I know regarding breaking the code is by people using some sort of exploit to make the slot machine turn to their facor, what you're describing regarding your neighbor is just an attitude towards gambling, it's not something that works everytime, sort of like a coincidence that it happened and also, slot machines have existed millions of years ago?

[smyslov]

One of my neighbours, a million years ago, was obviously addict to the slot machines. He would spend hours spinning in a nearby bar (these machines are allowed in bars in my country of origin) and my take is that he would spend a fortune on it. Once, I passed by and I overheard him saying "I am going to teach this machine who is in charge". It sounded like he was attributing some short of conscience and life to the machine and though he could "beat it". I have observed that many people that gamble are into that type of thinking, that is, it is me against this code and this machine and I can actually break the code and win.

I personally do not play slots, but do you think that is why people like slot machines? Short of breaking their code?

There are no codes to break, slots are generally a game of luck they are just fooling themselves if they think they can break the codes and cheat the slot, you can win randomly but you cannot consider it as you have beaten the odds, the slot still has the house edge if you keep on trying you will end up losing a lot of money, so don't believe on your friend that he can cheat the code and become successful.

[Kong Hey Pakboy]

for the most people that was just an expression when they say they can beat the hell out of it or break its code but for a real hackers ,
 they can literaly break the code of that machine or a gambling site if the code or the software was written poorly but it can happen on any types of games not only in slots  .
they are desperate and they do anything in order to make a revenge  . we need to have a control in gambling before we end up like this

Have seen this show called Ozark where they used an exploit to know when will the slots hit the jackpot, they're trying to destroy another casino because they want to buy that casino so they did that. Although I think that breaking the slot machines is close to impossible now because they developed ways to prevent those attacks.

[Maus0728]

Breaking the code exists during the early days of electronic slot machines. I've read "The Art Of Intrusion" by Kevin Mitnick in which he describes a group of programmers who just wanted to experiment if it's possible to break into the slot machine's software. Fortunately, after doing a lot of research, they just managed to reverse engineer the software to determine when will the slot machine hit the jackpot.

This is a long read though, but still, it is interesting to see such scenarios to know that it is possible during the early days.
[1] https://www.ethicalhacker.net/features/book-reviews/mitnick-the-art-of-intrusion-ch-1-hacking-the-casinos-for-a-million-bucks/

[imstillthebest]

for the most people that was just an expression when they say they can beat the hell out of it or break its code but for a real hackers ,
 they can literaly break the code of that machine or a gambling site if the code or the software was written poorly but it can happen on any types of games not only in slots  .
they are desperate and they do anything in order to make a revenge  . we need to have a control in gambling before we end up like this

Have seen this show called Ozark where they used an exploit to know when will the slots hit the jackpot, they're trying to destroy another casino because they want to buy that casino so they did that. .

i search this up and found that its a netflix series . i thought this was some kind of documentary but who knows maybe some events are based on real life  .

Although I think that breaking the slot machines is close to impossible now because they developed ways to prevent those attacks

yes but the owners must still be vigillant because hackers will surely find a way to penetrate . right now there are still hackings that are happening and we cant say that they got hacked because they have a poor security .

[Betwrong]

One of my neighbours, a million years ago, was obviously addict to the slot machines. He would spend hours spinning in a nearby bar (these machines are allowed in bars in my country of origin) and my take is that he would spend a fortune on it. Once, I passed by and I overheard him saying "I am going to teach this machine who is in charge". It sounded like he was attributing some short of conscience and life to the machine and though he could "beat it". I have observed that many people that gamble are into that type of thinking, that is, it is me against this code and this machine and I can actually break the code and win.

I personally do not play slots, but do you think that is why people like slot machines? Short of breaking their code?

The vast majority of slot players are not nuts to the extent of being thinking this way. Slots would be banned everywhere otherwise, no country needs machines that make their citizens go crazy.

But who of us wasn't in the place of those crazy dreamers at least once, at least for a few seconds? I think all of us were there. The key is not to stay in that state of mind for too long.

[swogerino]

One of my neighbours, a million years ago, was obviously addict to the slot machines. He would spend hours spinning in a nearby bar (these machines are allowed in bars in my country of origin) and my take is that he would spend a fortune on it. Once, I passed by and I overheard him saying "I am going to teach this machine who is in charge". It sounded like he was attributing some short of conscience and life to the machine and though he could "beat it". I have observed that many people that gamble are into that type of thinking, that is, it is me against this code and this machine and I can actually break the code and win.

I personally do not play slots, but do you think that is why people like slot machines? Short of breaking their code?

A couple years ago I was tasked with the installation and maintenance of Apex Slot Machines in countries like Albania and Kosovo.The company that had bought the machines and that hired me,explicitly told me that from RTP perspective the machine should get 86% to the house and only 14% to the people.This was a robbery and soon the people stopped playing by these slot machines which you could have found in every bar.However they were based on Red Hat Linux and only the installer could change things,do what ever he liked,other than this person even if you were the most sophisticated hacker in the world you could do nothing against these machines,let alone breaking the code.I believe the same is for almost 99% of the slot machines except that in other countries the RTP should be the opposite,86% to the player and 14% to the house.

Breaking their code is only a deceived state of mind which only addict gamblers have and show.It is not based on reality.

[kotajikikox]

for the most people that was just an expression when they say they can beat the hell out of it or break its code but for a real hackers ,
 they can literaly break the code of that machine or a gambling site if the code or the software was written poorly but it can happen on any types of games not only in slots  .
they are desperate and they do anything in order to make a revenge  . we need to have a control in gambling before we end up like this

Hacking is a Skill mate , those people are gifted with talent that only few has, there are many computer genius but only few are successful hackers.
even the government is hiring some to work with so this is not a total Mess job.
But indeed that Hacking gambling site is a sign of either addiction or laziness to find real job and that is they end up hacking the site for them to gamble more.

The only way that I know regarding breaking the code is by people using some sort of exploit to make the slot machine turn to their facor, what you're describing regarding your neighbor is just an attitude towards gambling, it's not something that works everytime, sort of like a coincidence that it happened and also, slot machines have existed millions of years ago?

Yups coincidence and  some sort of planning that is why he successfully done this thing.

[yazher]

One of my neighbours, a million years ago, was obviously addict to the slot machines. He would spend hours spinning in a nearby bar (these machines are allowed in bars in my country of origin) and my take is that he would spend a fortune on it. Once, I passed by and I overheard him saying "I am going to teach this machine who is in charge". It sounded like he was attributing some short of conscience and life to the machine and though he could "beat it". I have observed that many people that gamble are into that type of thinking, that is, it is me against this code and this machine and I can actually break the code and win.

I personally do not play slots, but do you think that is why people like slot machines? Short of breaking their code?

I think he hasn't found something good to do except playing those slots and whenever he spend some time playing it, he feels some sort of peaceful mind until he loses all his money on that machine and finds some way to play again. This is not breaking the code man, you're buddy right there is simply addictive to play that slot machine and he doesn't care whatever the result would be as he only thought of winning and when he lost, he will come back again with a thought of getting some deluded mind that he can beat the game.

[traderethereum]

People are curious about winning on the slot game because that game really needs to have the luck to win, and not many people can get their luck and win some money.
Maybe he is desperate because of his losses, so he says like that, but he can not do anything because I do not think he can break their code to win the game.
But I believe that some people can win easily on the slot game and get the money or sometimes hit the jackpot.
I hope you can suggest your friend not spend much money playing slot games because that can be the biggest loss of his money.

[aioc]

It's mind motivation they know and we all know that you cannot beat a house edge or break any code when it comes to gambling against dice or slots people are doing this to entertain themselves I sometimes do this, trying to motivate my subconscious mind to find a way to beat the odds, it's fun doing this as long as you are not taking this seriously

[avikz]

One of my neighbours, a million years ago, was obviously addict to the slot machines. He would spend hours spinning in a nearby bar (these machines are allowed in bars in my country of origin) and my take is that he would spend a fortune on it. Once, I passed by and I overheard him saying "I am going to teach this machine who is in charge". It sounded like he was attributing some short of conscience and life to the machine and though he could "beat it". I have observed that many people that gamble are into that type of thinking, that is, it is me against this code and this machine and I can actually break the code and win.

I personally do not play slots, but do you think that is why people like slot machines? Short of breaking their code?

Lol! This is a typical behavior of gambling addicts. When normal playing don't work in favor of them, they sometimes become superstitious. It is one of such behaviors. Obviously your neighbor is a gambling addict and who is probably in need to a fortune to kick his problems away. But he is indeed helping the bar owner by playing games in a hope of winning money! He must go see a psychiatrist asap. Otherwise he will keep on doing this non sense and keep on loosing money!

[btc_angela]

It's mind motivation they know and we all know that you cannot beat a house edge or break any code when it comes to gambling against dice or slots people are doing this to entertain themselves I sometimes do this, trying to motivate my subconscious mind to find a way to beat the odds, it's fun doing this as long as you are not taking this seriously

Yeah, mind motivation or to boost their confidence, but logically it's really hard to break the code because it is based on luck. Maybe just maybe if he is lucky enough then in just one press he could win big or hit the jackpot. But that chances are very slim in a slot machine and there is also this thing called RTP = Return to Players which is not on our favour.

[AicecreaME]

it's not really "to break the code" or anything really. it's just a self-thought to motivate/cheer himself up. a lot of people do this and not just in gambling. for instance, I remember saying that kind of thing a lot that I would "I will beat the shit out of this punching bag" when I was in my high school Taekwondo club. saying that keeps my morale high and motivates me to keep going. I think your neighbor is just doing the same thing.

I agree.

Positive mindset is important before you do something, because you don't what's gonna happen. All you can do is to simply believe in yourself and luck that you can do it, however, positive mindset sometimes turns out to be a false hope, and just going to drive you to somewhere you don't want to be (addiction or so much losses).

That's why in why case, I'd rather accept the reality that I could not beat the machine, so I'll do another thing to earn money than to lose money in the long run.

[Sterbens]

In my perspective it's not about breaking the code but about the satisfaction of winning and the reward we receive afterwards.
Gamblers are motivated because the joy of winning drives themselves to carry out different strategies to somehow win the gamble.
Not only in gambling but at any point in life where there's a competition, we tend to try out various strategies to somehow win that particular event.
I believe this is why all gamblers tend to gamble frequently so that they can keep winning the games.

And things often experienced by gamblers when entering for the first time to gamble, the house provided him as a winner to withdraw more funds that were issued the second time by the gambler. so that without realizing the pattern of the gambler's game no longer thinks about what he has spent.
Then continue to add funds to enter in larger amounts, with reference to the first win. as an impetus to keep going and winning gambling is the biggest mistake.
If you want to play with the residents of the Casino who designed the Gambling system, then the gambler needs to play smoother. play, win and withdraw profits if you have reached the minimum withdrawal. save capital then play again.