Reprogramming slot machines in Las Vegas

Factual Questions
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Hi folks,

I’m a novelist and my work-in-progress involves suspected hacking of the payout rates of high-dollar slots. The time period is near future, so while the process can be a little advanced, I’d like it to be mostly feasible with today’s tech and regulations.

In Nevada, are machines’ RTP rates adjusted by changing out EEPROMs or can it be done by simpler software alteration? How is this process controlled by the gaming authorities?

The bottom line is that I’m writing some scenes in which the protagonist is trying to figure out how the bad guys are altering the machines, and I’m big on authenticity.

Any help on crafting realistic scenarios will be hugely appreciated!

Jerry

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Welcome to the SDMB, ChopOMatic.

While this is intended for a work of fiction, a factual answer here would be basically giving step by step instructions on how to do something which is illegal. This sort of thing is not permitted here.

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