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zorked • yesterday at 10:48 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

The poker machines are connected? Why wouldn't they just jackpot locally and indepdendently?


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rafaelvasco • yesterday at 11:12 AM

Can't have several machines "jackpotting" at the same time or similar time. The prizing algorithm is very strict.

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toast0 • yesterday at 2:24 PM

Networked jackpots are a user visible and aparently user desirable feature.

When the jackpot is fed by all the machine in the state, they can grow much faster.