The house doesn't always win!
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Meet the people who have "beaten" gambling games. I'm not talking about legal advantage plays which usually only pays in gas money. I'm talking about players who have won big by discovering actual loopholes, using hacks, or exploiting glitches in gaming. Gerald and Marge Selbee won millions by finding loopholes in particular lotteries , using math. John Kane exploited a bug in the Game King video poker machines, here's a video link. Murat Bliev and his hacking team took down Aristocrat Mark IV slot machines using a phone app. The NPR piece is a fun listen.
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