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Vegas gamblers keep vigil on aging slot machine they expect to pay off millions
Forget Britney Spears and Cirque du Soleil. For many gamblers, the hottest attraction in Sin City is an outdated three-reel slot machine that hasn't produced a jackpot in nearly two decades. It is called the Lion's Share, and in this city with no shortage of losing bets, the 20-year-old slot has attracted a legion of ever-hopeful devotees on the floor of the MGM Grand, the Strip's second-biggest casino.
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The thing I love about this concept is the machines in question are probably set to 'Never Win' and are left in the casinos because they keep making so much money... of course, these days the win/loss ratios can be set by computer (trust me, this is a thing), but back in the day all they had to do was put some little mechanical switch in the works so it never stops on Jackpot...
But that would be illegal, has this been proven?
That's what I was thinking.