Predicting a Slot Machine’s PRNG

Wired is reporting on a new slot machine hack. A Russian group has reverse-engineered a particular brand of slot machine — from Austrian company Novomatic — and can simulate and predict the pseudo-random number generator. The cell phones from Pechanga, combined with intelligence from investigations in Missouri and Europe, revealed key details. According to Willy Allison, a Las VegasĀ­-based casino… Continue reading Predicting a Slot Machine’s PRNG

Interesting Lottery Terminal Hack

It was a manipulation of the terminals. The 5 Card Cash game was suspended in November after Connecticut Lottery and state Department of Consumer Protection officials noticed there were more winning tickets than the game’s parameters should have allowed. The game remains suspended. An investigation determined that some lottery retailers were manipulating lottery machines to print more instant winner tickets… Continue reading Interesting Lottery Terminal Hack