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<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n By Scott Roeben<\/a>, on December 09 2024 <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
We have seen some dumb lawsuits. One moron actually sued Venetian because a scorpion stung him in the testicle. We are not making this up.<\/p>\n
Now, however, we are witnessing peak stupid. A class action lawsuit<\/a> has been filed against IGT, maker of Wheel of Fortune slot machines, claiming the game\u2019s wheel is \u201crigged\u201d and \u201cdoesn\u2019t operate pursuant to the laws of physics.\u201d<\/p>\n The profoundly idiotic lawsuit was filed Nov. 21, 2024 in the U.S. District Court in Nevada. The rumor is after it was submitted to the court, a clerk, two bailiffs and a judge were hospitalized briefly for internal bleeding resulting from spontaneous, convulsive laughter.<\/p>\n This, friends, is why our legal system is FUBAR.<\/p>\n The lawsuit takes a shotgun approach to ambulance-chasing, as it not only names IGT, but also some casinos that have Wheel of Fortune slots: MGM Resorts, Bally\u2019s Corp., Penn, Station Casinos and Boyd.<\/p>\n Plaintiffs in the case include MENSA members from Las Vegas, Detroit, Rhode Island and Mississippi. Mississippi was the real shocker.<\/p>\n The lawsuit asserts the Wheel of Fortune bonus wheel is \u201cdeceptive\u201d because \u201cthe outcome is predetermined by an internal computer that defendants have programmed to ensure the wheel stops much more frequently with the indicator pointing at one of the segments with a lower monetary amount.\u201d<\/p>\n Wait.<\/p>\n Slot machine wins are determined by computers and not pure chance?<\/p>\n Slot machines make gamblers think they have a better chance of winning than they actually do?<\/p>\n Slot machines are made to take in more than they pay out?<\/p>\n String them up!<\/p>\n Sigh. We\u2019ll type this slowly for the \u201clawyer\u201d who filed this frivolous lawsuit: All slot machines in modern casinos have internal computers. The outcome of wagers is determined by a \u201crandom number generator\u201d or \u201cRNG.\u201d<\/p>\n Everything you can see on a slot machine is for show, including the reels. The reels have nothing to do with the outcome of your bet or spin or hand.<\/p>\n Ditto the wheel. Ditto the firecrackers. Ditto the pigs. Ditto the buffalos. Ditto the sounds and lights and hoopla.<\/p>\n The bonus wheel on Wheel of Fortune is displaying the results of the RNG-determined outcome. It\u2019s not \u201crigged.\u201d Casinos don\u2019t have to cheat, they have a built-in advantage based upon math.<\/p>\n The RNG is our robot overlord, and all the rest is bells and whistles. You know, marketing. And possibly brainwashing. Depending upon who you ask.<\/p>\n Wheel Whisperer\u2122 should be a thing. pic.twitter.com\/ZWelD1Zi9O<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/clown_lawyer_wheel-845x563.jpg\"\/)
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