@@cardenfoy "My wife is cheating, she has some magic 'light wand' and 'the tongue'." Yep, sounds legit. Funny thing is that, as school kids, we would develop procedures and devices to get free credits (free plays) on arcade machines. Just arcade machines, nothing for profit....not slots...even though one guy did buy a used slot machine to analyze it. He quickly found out that the best way to extract money from these machines was to own and operate them yourself, either in a backroom, or in a region where the legislation allows them in pubs and arcades. But thinking that I could have made a living out of naming and selling cheat devices like the 'woody penetrator' (yep, that pretty much describes one of the devices) -- that's a thought which had not occurred to me before. And thinking that I could, today, be watching a UA-cam video about myself...from the safety of a prison...that just blows my mind.
It’s not that you feel bad for the casino, it’s that that screws over the other players whose comps, benefits, etc. slashed as a result of artificially lower profits.
I doubt they're losing money. So many people are willing to spend money for the off chance they win a little more that they come up bigh time by facilitating them.
5 years for cheating $35 out of a Dennys casino is WILD. I’ve lived here my entire life, yet the “justice” system in the US never ceases to blow my mind
@@SuperM789For a bank it's usually violent, meaning putting people in danger and distress. This is more like trying to steal the quarters off a change machine
@@SuperM789if a guy walks in and tries to snatch 50 bucks from behind the counter? Sure, slap on tbe wrist. Guy comes in with a gun and starts pointing it at people? Jail.
imagine how inteligent this guy was without any documents to find on the internet. a true inventor because of a life of cheating a cheating system. such a legend
Different skill than what required today. Would also need to buy a machine and probably reverse engineer the firmware which is quite an impressive skill. Then somehow exploit it with USB. More or less like hacking an ATM. Back in the day it was more or less a full hardware hack - at least this one.
@@TomTom-gx1sm you wouldnt use a usb and much less likely a usb without being caught.... a RFID/mag-stripe encoder for player cards or disrupting on-board circuitry via some other external method would be more applicable. BTW, no one spends time hacking ATMs LOL its cheaper, faster, and easier to break the thing open. Go back to playing GTA V, you sound stupid on the internet
No weird ass numbers or hieroglyphics, straight to the point and clever. A wire that sticks in and flexes like a mini hand to trigger the jackpot? Monkey Paw. A protruding plastic/glass casing and shines a light? Lightwand. Microcontroller with a flapping module? The Tongue. Ingenious.
Nowadays if you win more than the casino would like they'll just trespass you. Whether you cheated or not. They follow all the wins from everything. Slots, cards, roulette, dice. Counting cards is legal, but you can be sure to get permanently banned from any casino that catches you doing it. Playing in casinos nowadays really is a sucker's game.
@@blue_anemone Yes they expect you to lose in the long run. Thats literally how they make money. Theyre a private business on private property, so they have a right to choose their customers. And customers who cause them to lose money instead of bringing it in, well you can imagine how welcome they are. Though there are exceptions. Like if some famous poker star is playing there and beating the house on the blackjack table, they'll allow it because his presence makes everyone else play more
@@blue_anemone Lol thats not how it works. The more you play at a casino the more you lose. Sure you can make it out with a profit, but if you keep playing you will not stay profitable its mathematically impossible. The only exception are the poker tables where youre not playing against the house, but good luck winning at those.
the fact the casinos have such a grip on law makers that they can make "cheating devices" illegal outside of said casino property is absolutely disgusting. I can think of valid reasons for owning said devices such as doing what tommy did, showing the casino the exploit, how he did it, the device used, and selling them the security fix. but no just POSSESSING such a thing in your own home is illegal? land of the free my ass. hopefully more exploits come in the future to run these places dry, cant feel bad for a casino.
@@bobbygetsbanned6049 Casinos barely pay any tax compared to other revenue streams (eg personal income tax). They have control over politicians because they are generous political donors.
I was looking at the coin counting roller being prodded and thought... nah... So I opened one of my old Bally slots, put up the smallest win and then held that roller in... It just paid out continuously - would have trigger the protection timer if I'd kept holding it in. But it does make the solenoid in the payout counter quite warm being held in all the time. So the monkey-paw worked - but the art of finding the correct location in the machine would be complicated. You'd also need to get a win (any value) to start emptying the machine.
But slot machines are rigged (duh everyone says) the machines at the time would start paying out when they were approaching a certain value. I think that's the basis of the second heist in Ocean's 13?
@@雪底下 no, its a throwaway joke in the film. The machines are legally rigged, the joke in the film is that in the end they set the guy they screwed over up for life.
@jojoprocess well, when your choice is participate in the rigged system or starve in the woods, it doesn't feel so "consensual".. I'd say coercive is a better word. It's just the illusion of being consensual.
Tommy is a freaking genius in my book. He built inventions to beat slot machines that are DESIGNED to cheat the player. He is a hero. A legend. I wanna be as smart as him
It's a VERY common tale. The best cheats know how to find and exploit fthe tiniest holes in security. So who could be better to hire to help fortify your systems against the people who cheat try to exploit them? That's right, a first class cheater. There are a few famous cases. For example Kevin Mitnick became a very successful computer security consultant after he was released from prison.
Couldn't agree more. he lived the life of a King, Robbing Vile, Disgusting Low Lifes. and then Invented a "Fix" and Sold it to the Dirtbags! HAHAHAHA!!
Yeah fuck the casinos, casinos are mathematically high taxation on the poor. Anyone who feels sympathy for casinos are either the ones running them or absolute imbeciles.
I mean besides getting kicked out for card counting (which isnt illegal but they wont allow it and will kick you out and not give you your money) how are the casinos “cheating” anyone? The gambler knows exactly how the game is played, their odds of winning, all the rules and decide to make that bet and the casino accepts that bet and follows all the rules exactly how they told the gambler the game is played. So how tf are they cheating people? Thats like saying you signed a contract and now you claim you’re getting cheated for absolutely no reason even if who you signed the contract with followed exactly what the contract said, and did everything the contract said. How tf are you being cheated? You literally signed the contract and knew exactly what was happening, exactly all the rules, exactly all the stipulations, exactly everything. You just sound more butthurt and you must have lost a bunch if not all your money at a casino. You’re the stupid person who decided to make that bet and gamble all your money away. What did the casinos do to cheat you? You knew all the rules and how the game is played and everything and you decided to make that bet so please tell me how they cheated you? So you think you should have better odds than the casinos? That you should have 50/50 odds with the casinos? Ummm guess what buddy, then there wouldnt be any casinos because they need to make a profit. Just like LITERALLY every single business in the world needs to make a profit in order to stay in business. Just like the grocery store doesnt sell you milk for the same price they bought it for because that defeats the whole point of being in business anyway. Just like you made the decision to buy the milk at the grocery store for a certain amount of money, people at casinos make that decision to bet a certain amount of money on a game. Wheres the cheating? You sound like a 2 year old who lost a game to another kid and you cant handle it so you wrongfully accuse them of cheating. Take responsibility for your own actions. You perfectly sum up everyone’s mentality nowadays. _“Nothings my fault, i can never take responsibility for my own actions, its always someones elses fault, blame everyone else but myself”_
Funny when a gambler hit the jackpot the casino would try to screw the gambler by claiming that the slot machine malfunction. A slot machine only malfunction when a gambler win a jackpot but when a gambler lose well the slot machine working fine. Screw the casino.
I know. Why just the other day I was sitting in my house watching TV, when two armed employees of a casino abducted me at gunpoint, forced me to drive my car 60 miles to a casino, and then tied me to a chair at a slot machine and forced me to play until all my money was gone. I demand justice.
@@gregoryschmidt1233 I know right. I scammed 50 old women out of their lives saving and everyone got mad. But I didn't force them to do anything so what makes it so bad? Nothing can be unethical if it's not physical violence. That's why selling meth should be legal.
@Jamie Last Most people think that the machines aren't rigged and there's an actual chance for them to win each time. In reality it is a scam, where jackpots come once every 1000 rolls
@@monkofdarktimes average daily revenue of a single casino in vegas is ~$1.8 million. They weren't even close to getting bankrupt. With a light wand you could make ~10.000$ a day. For a casino to not make any profit, they'd need 180 people cheating in the same casino at the same time for hours.
It's like how the casinos say counting cards is cheating. If someone can sit their and keep track of every card in their head, that's not cheating. That's being good at math and paying attention to what is going on.
I don't understand what it means by counting card cuz you need them photographic memory to memorize the card plus it hard for casino to track you counting cards tho
Right he was an intelligent man .He sure knew how to get the money . And obviously the casinos don’t want you to be winning constantly . Good for him. Stupid casinos they only steal .
i dont get it. they just offer games to people. there will always be idiots who are bad with money. should we feel sorry that people walked into a building and spent money on things they wanted to spend money on? thats why gambling is called "stupid people tax"
Shows you how corrupt the justice system is if this guy got five years for unrigging a slot machine out of 35 dollars.. Meanwhile they can do almost anything to cheat the customers out of money
Exactly, all this to this day, the whole world is hating on farmers etc in countries that just want to be left alone, yet make them out to be criminal masterminds and go in and decimate peoples homes. Who REALLY is the good guy and bad guys in the world today? Bizzare!
Bilked them out of nearly $45 million?!? And with all the security they had? Man is a genius. Thanks for the upload... looking forward to another gem from you & automatic thumb's up cuz you never disappoint!! Hope all is well on your end!
@@loveforeignaccents Go to any casino in Vegas and you’ll see desperate people chasing their losses and accumulating more and more debt. The whole industry preys on psychology and addiction
@@loveforeignaccents And all those people that throw their money away with gambling are trashy, witless rubes. I guess you are among their ranks. By all means, go give your money to the casino like a fool.
@@boobgoogler Haven't been there in over a decade, but when I used to go, the gamblers, by no means, appeared to be desperate people; only those with money to blow and fun to be had probably for their yearly vacation, just like mine.
This is a perfect example of how crime is a social construct - casinos take billions of dollars from people every year, who get nothing in return and some even lose their homes over it. That's legal. Someone taking all the money out of a casino, which is a definitively negative influence on society, becomes a criminal, even if he's only selling tools for others to do it and doesn't steal any himself. In a sane society, this guy wouldn't just be free, he would be a hero.
I worked in casinos in Reno Nevada while I was in high school in the early 1970's. I remember going into the slot machine repair room and watching the slot technician's position magnets into the machines to alter the odds of the slot machines in favor of the casino. One way or another casino's are crooked and deserve to be beaten by enterprising individual's. I did at times work 16 hour double shifts and I would see people on the same machines for 16 hours plus with their right hand black from pulling the slot machine handle. Little did they know they stood no chance of winning.
you can make some money off the modern rng ones if you have good timing/fortune, and some states require a specific minimum win rate like Indiana does. The casinos make most of their money in those states from people who do high bets, dumping $100 bills at a time, betting $5+per pull on penny slots or equivalent bets on higher denomination slots. people who do minimum bet can play a lot longer on the same amount of money regardless of whether they win or lose.
Also, don't keep playing on a machine if you lose multiple pulls in a row or get a decent win, go to another machine. If you keep playing on a machine that you lose on your money will run out quick, and you are not likely to get multiple decent wins in a short timespan on a single machine.
@@stigrabbid589 lmao either way you're playing at the same disavantage. switching machines doesn't change that but people who think it does are suckers the casinos love.
This is why sports betting is the better gambling method. You can control who you think wins which is sometimes all a person needs to do well. I have no sense of control of whether I win or not I n slots or black jack or any of those other games. My knowledge of sports combined my knowledge of how Vegas make their lines at least makes me feel I can make money out of it.
@@stigrabbid589 You can make some money off the modern PNRG ones if you own and operate them. Which is legal in some legislations, like in Germany, where for example a pub is allowed to operate three slot machines. Some pubs make more revenue with just two slot machines than they do with their beer and liquor drinking customers.
This is a “Catch Me If You Can” type story where the criminal ends up working with and earning money from the people he used to cheat. I’d love to see this made into a Hollywood movie. Great video btw.
I'd just like to point out how many state and federal resources were deployed to protect these gambling dens, but we can't afford to stop strong armed robbery today.
It's just like how the FBI devotes so much time to protecting the fine art market even though the whole thing is just an open secret tax dodge for the ultra-wealthy...
Literally. HUNDREDS of first responders (majority federal) did NOTHING and REFUSED to enter the Elementary School in Uvalde. The police chief lied so many times, and for hundreds of assholes on taxpayer payroll to watch children get murdered because they're pussy was gut-wrenching
Listening to you tell these dope stories is like listening to a slightly older, wiser coworker tell stories on a cigarette break near the dumpster behind the restaurant where you work. Love it. Dope tale.
@@loveforeignaccents aha thanks. Reminded me of my younger years being like 15 or 16 listening to a “world savvy” 19-20 year old whom I thought had it all figured out. Funny times. Def don’t mean this in a negative way for sure, as odd as it sounds
I quit ages ago, but I may still have to title my book "Cigarette Stories". It sounds a little cooler than "Dumpster Tales". Thanks for the inspiration and nostalgia.
It's amazing to me how many similarities there are between slot cheating and computer hacking. Just like hacking, it's literally just a race between individuals and companies, the cheaters working to find new vulnerabilities, and the companies trying to cover those gaps as fast as possible, only to introduce new ones for cheaters to figure out and exploit
As machines get more computerised and gambling becomes more commonplace (there are electronic slot machines in convenience stores) , the two worlds will collide a lot. Makes for a great docuseries
I saw a long version video of this same story. But you did an excellent job of condensing it and providing good visuals. Good job. Really enjoyed hearing this story for a second time. :)
@@azenten I saw some longer film on UA-cam about cheaters or something in Las vegas. I'm sorry I can't tell you which one it was. But just search for cheaters in Vegas and a longer video.
I mean, he got off easy and then was able to sell them a fix to defend against the threat of his own invention. He grifted the casinos coming and going. Hopefully he was able to squirrel away some of his profits before being arrested.
This man was a true hacker, a genius. The ability to take apart increasingly complex machines & find workarounds and then market them…wow. Also, eff casinos I’m glad this happened. Michael Balsamo should’ve got dealt with 😫 snitch asf
This was told in Breaking Vegas, a show from the 90's. One of the best stories are the guys that developed a roulette computer and recruited college students to use it and place bets in New Jersey casino's. They got caught because the computer was taped to the body and one of the students got so nervous that he sweated enough to short circuit the system, screaming and writhing in pain on the casino floor. The security guards thought he had some sort of medical condition and tried to help him only to discover the computer.
What I like about this video is the history of slot cheats and the casino response to them. It's a good guide to start from if you want to cheat the casino lol. The machines basically had easy exploits and that means that the modern ones definitely have an exploit even if it's not easy. If your phone can be hacked and relieved of all of it's data, so can a slot.
probably true but keep in mine when he started all casinos didn't even have cameras yet, then for a while they were grainy cameras where today the cameras are of incredinly good quality.
Really hard to feel bad for casinos. $45.000.000 sounds ridiculous to you and me, but for the entire industry across the whole of America, even with international casinos excluded, it is like a drop in the bucket.
This was terrific. I am well aware what these guys did. I lived in Las Vegas for 25 years. Have seen documentaries on these guy but the way you presented it went into more detail on how the devices worked. I didn't know about the TITO device. Tommy Carmichael was so clever he could have become wealthy just being an inventor.
@@jamesdeaton267 Nobody does anymore. With an 8 deck shoe, the best card counting system is -1.5% at blackjack. I think this is largely bc so many places pay less when you're dealt an immediate 21 (and so many decks). I also wonder if they're having auto-shufflers rig the decks against players. I've been told it *could* be happening now by people who know about modern tech.
I read somewhere about these guys who reverse-engineered the software in a slot machine and found a weakness in the random number generator. They wrote some software to run on a pocket computer where you could input the current state of the slot machine and the computer would determine the next millisecond to bet in order for the random numbers to align in such a way that you'd get a payout.
There were several parts to this. It involved a cell phone, a high powered computer at "HQ", and a person with great reflexes. The phone would send video to HQ, the high powered computer could figure out where in the RNG "field" the game was, and work out what to do to get a jackpot in the next spin(s). This usually involved very precise timing of button presses, or game starts, or "skill stops" to accomplish. "HQ" would then tell the person with the reflexes what to do. They'd do it, JACKPOT. INGENIOUS! And, IMHO, shouldn't be considered illegal. You leave THAT big of a hole in your product, you deserve to get exploited.
@@frankrizzo890 True, it did use a computer running "at HQ" that they needed to contact via telephone. I just didn't want to complicate the story too much.
In some legislations (like in Germany), regulations about payouts (the minimum percentage of the money taken by the machine which must be returned as wins) are extremely strict. The PNRGs are therefore guaranteed to pay out this minimum percentage in the most exact way possible (in the long run). These PNRGs can be (mathematically) proven to meet the legal requirements. There is no random timing involved in these cases. If you can reverse engineer the PNRG, and deduce it's current internal state from the machines behavior, you can predict the outcome of the next games. But it's simpler than that. If you watch someone who just dumped 500€ into a German slot machine and won close to nothing, you know that the machine is "ripe" and that it will need to deliver a huge win in the next few hours to meet the minimum payout percentage. You may, occasionally, even see watchers jockeying for position to be the next one to play the "ripe" machine next. And "jockeying for position" might even include physical violence. And sometimes the owner of the machines himself watches. If the machine is "ripe", he might take it offline, and then start playing himself. As the owner, he won't lose any money he throws in, but he can dump the "jackpot", thereby preventing guests from scoring on a "ripe" machine. One thing however still holds true: the best way to win money with a slot machine is to own it.
Always amazes me that people that work out these smart ways to cheat always get greedy. If Tommy had of saved the majority of his winnings he would have easily had enough to retire a wealthy man and live a great life. But instead he partied and blew it all.
To be fair, maybe there are tons of people who had smart ideas but did indeed stop at the right moment. We don't hear about them often because they would never be caught.
One of the best videos i have ever viewed on youtube. I came across it by chance but could not stop watching it. Very informative. Entertaining. Very well put together. Great job. You should try television. You have a good delivery for capturing the audience. Really good job !!!
It'd be really funny if it turned out the machine he patented had a secret that would give the user a ton of money, and the dude who made it is waiting for someone to take advantage of it.
I wonder if he knows a potential flaw in his system but is keeping his mouth shut about it cause he's complying with the casinos now and the FBI (or casinos) is hawking his ass in case he does anything like this again. Also you don't want to make your own invention look bad, of course.
@@QuackZack he definitely does, theres probably multiple flaws. nothing is 100%, he could probably tell you how to cheat his own maching, but only he and a few others would have the knowledge and skill to pull it off
@King Of Crunk Isn't crack dealer's faults that their customers are weak minded either, only difference is it's legal to go and get your gambling fix.
The TITO cheat device is an intriguing idea, but I think that even if it worked, it would have had a very limited lifespan. Those tickets allow security to know exactly which machine spit them out and at precisely what time. It would be a simple matter to synch camera footage with the cash-out time, and bingo, you've got a picture of your thief. You then circulate the pics between all other casinos...
@Koowluh Casinos are a lot stupider (or perhaps lazier?) than you think based upon your last comment. As a person who's been playing casino games professionally for years, partially by exploiting how much they think I play, how much they think I've won, or even who they think is playing there when I am the one present, I've seen enough to know that their systems are in actual fact quite primitive.
No doubt I don't think it would have lasted long unless you were extremely smart and super slow & low with the amounts in order to not raise suspicion. I'm talking so slow & low it would barely be worth it and probably not worth the risk. Either that or you go big time but it would be something you wouldn't be able to use often. But this is before camera and security tech got really good. Back in those days he was using the light wand they didn't have a ton of cameras and the cameras they did have were in like negative 360p at best 😂 Now these days most casinos don't have a square inch that are out of camera view. They can damn near do that fake "enhance" crap you would see it movies and TV back in the day. They spend a ton more in security technology and also in just paying & training people at using the tech as well. The tech used back then or even that " Tongue" device wouldn't have worked long with how quickly security tech was advancing. All my rambling is in absolutely no way to take away what this dude was capable of though by any means. Dude was a straight up genius and if it wasn't for his bad judgment and shat "friends" he very well could have gotten away with it albeit still living underground. What he was able to accomplish was certainly admirable though
@@kennymorelandiii9406 Trust me, low amounts wouldn't be so low it's not worth it. You could easily make a few dozen tickets worth a few hundred in several minutes, then cash them out separately at different times. Nobody would ever know.
Most astonishing thing , he apparently used a Raspberry Pi Zero in the 90’s - a device not invented until 2015. Inventing, master minding the conspiracy, and precisely executing the plan - all impressive. But, time traveling to acquire a single board computer from the future - that’s next level.
Haha that was my first thought as well. How could a Pi Zero with a camera module zap a slot machine? 😂 But then I doubt the “light wand” device looked like a Star Wars light saber, too.
Fun fact - In March of 1986, Las Vegas hosted an annual Physicists convention after the original arrangements at a venue in San Diego fell through. It was their worst casino earnings ever up to that date and the entire city of Las Vegas barred The American Physical Society from ever returning. If that doesn't tell you that casinos are rigged to screw players out of money, IDK what will.
The fact that Tommy's storry didn't end on a tragic note is the best lol. Cheating can be a horrible thing, but against cassinos? Guess there is no honor to be had amongst thieves.
This is a valuable lesson to video game companies who think DRM is the answer, to those who think they can just annoy legit customers from those of us who dont... YOURE OUT NUMBERED
This might be the savest way to make money at a casino. Everybody has a camera in their pocket, get yourself escorted out, for card counting, make a bit a ruckus, to get attention and the cameras pointed at you and then fall unfortunately because "the big guy pushed" you. @@davidewhite69
Tommy was driven. It’s pretty clear that at various times he could’ve taken his winnings, invested them legally, and retired. But like Sir Edmund Hillary who was asked why he climbed Mount Everest (“because it’s there”) Tommy just couldn’t stay away from the challenge.
It’s nice to imagine that somewhere out there, there is a Tommy who invented his own “tongue” device, and never told a soul. He could be uber rich right now and did it right so we’d never hear about them unless they release their story before they die 🤔
I mean there’s an argument to be made against gambling, but it’s hardly an assault because the casino isn’t forcing anyone to participate, it’s more like a prize fight I guess.
@squibbelsmcjohnson In spain we have a phrase that says that "quien roba a un ladron, cien años de perdon", translated it would be Whoever robs a thief, a hundred years of pardon should recieve"
It's only thievery if the wronged party doesn't consent. Since the casino patrons are fully aware of what they're risking, the casinos aren't thrives, the gamblers are just dumb, and it's well within their right to do something stupid. If someone wants to give a casino 10 or 20% of everything they bet, that's their stupid choice to make. People who rob the casinos are making the business more expensive to run and in a roundabout way, stealing money from the patrons themselves.
Not really. Unfortunately there are people who are addicted to these things and make themselves destitute throwing their life savings at them.@@kylehankins5988
I am a crime junky and I have heard many talk about it and even this guy. I love how you do your videos homie.short to the point and you even make it entertaining with the graphics and editing. Great job man!!! You should do the guy that was a forger that was working out a billion dollar deal with the Catholic Church.
I heard a man on the radio, who was a gambling machine addict, say he sold his car, was taking the money home to his wife, but went into a betting shop and spent over £50,000 on those machines. They are designed to hack your brain
@@notmenotme614 that’s just simple marketing and all companies have similar departments to try an elicit desired emotions and reactions from potential customers, but I get your sentiment nonetheless
@@lucienrichardson1650 but the conversation was about what the companies do, not what the guy did. and i don't know about you but i think manipulating people for your own profit is dishonest and bad.
He couldn't just make enough money to retire and live comfortably. He had to be greedy. Selling the devices to other people was really dumb, regardless of how much he sold them for. The quickest way to ruin a good thing is to share it with other people.
yup i was thinking the same thing. people can't keep their fucking mouth shut. if he was the only one doing it and stayed under the radar winning 500 here 1000 there casinos would never even know he was cheating or have any idea what to look for.
If you wanna be successful, you most take responsibility for your emotions, not place the blame on others. In addition to make you feel more guilty about your faults, pointing the finger at others will only serve to increase your sense of personal accountability. There's always a risk in every investment, yet people still invest and succeed. You most look outward if you wanna be successful in life.
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Guy's name Ray Ming. Put pictures of a white guy.
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What’s really funny is casinos are cheat themself when you use them they make it so you barely make money and you’re wasting money in casino
This guy is not only an inventor, he is also a marketing expert. He knows how to come up with great names for his inventions.
THE TONGUE! I dont care what it does I want it.
@@cardenfoy "My wife is cheating, she has some magic 'light wand' and 'the tongue'."
Yep, sounds legit.
Funny thing is that, as school kids, we would develop procedures and devices to get free credits (free plays) on arcade machines. Just arcade machines, nothing for profit....not slots...even though one guy did buy a used slot machine to analyze it. He quickly found out that the best way to extract money from these machines was to own and operate them yourself, either in a backroom, or in a region where the legislation allows them in pubs and arcades.
But thinking that I could have made a living out of naming and selling cheat devices like the 'woody penetrator' (yep, that pretty much describes one of the devices) -- that's a thought which had not occurred to me before.
And thinking that I could, today, be watching a UA-cam video about myself...from the safety of a prison...that just blows my mind.
@@klausstock8020 so cringe
@@klausstock8020I put gum in a gum machine where the quarters go
@@klausstock8020Jesse What the Fuck Are You talking about
Hard to feel bad for casinos losing money
It’s not that you feel bad for the casino, it’s that that screws over the other players whose comps, benefits, etc. slashed as a result of artificially lower profits.
@@indifferentadvocate1737 No because gambling is always a losing game anyway. You know the machines are programmed to steal your money, right?
I doubt they're losing money. So many people are willing to spend money for the off chance they win a little more that they come up bigh time by facilitating them.
@@indifferentadvocate1737 if you go to a casino to gain money you already lost
Casinos don't lose money
5 years for cheating $35 out of a Dennys casino is WILD. I’ve lived here my entire life, yet the “justice” system in the US never ceases to blow my mind
if someone tries to rob a bank, but fails and leaves empty handed, should they be let off?
Yeah we even arrest shoplifters here, crazy..
@@SuperM789For a bank it's usually violent, meaning putting people in danger and distress.
This is more like trying to steal the quarters off a change machine
@@SuperM789 Yeah like the other guy said your example here doesn't really fit.
@@SuperM789if a guy walks in and tries to snatch 50 bucks from behind the counter? Sure, slap on tbe wrist. Guy comes in with a gun and starts pointing it at people? Jail.
imagine how inteligent this guy was without any documents to find on the internet. a true inventor because of a life of cheating a cheating system. such a legend
documents?!
he had to BUY a slot machine to figure out how to cheat it
he didnt just make these tools out of his head
@@kenwittlief255 well he still had to reverse engineer the machines. Most regular people couldn't do that
@@kenwittlief255 you still have to reverse engineer a tool, I suppose being a television repair man helps as he understood circuits and stuff
Different skill than what required today.
Would also need to buy a machine and probably reverse engineer the firmware which is quite an impressive skill. Then somehow exploit it with USB. More or less like hacking an ATM.
Back in the day it was more or less a full hardware hack - at least this one.
@@TomTom-gx1sm you wouldnt use a usb and much less likely a usb without being caught.... a RFID/mag-stripe encoder for player cards or disrupting on-board circuitry via some other external method would be more applicable. BTW, no one spends time hacking ATMs LOL its cheaper, faster, and easier to break the thing open. Go back to playing GTA V, you sound stupid on the internet
this guy is as good at naming his gadgets as he is at making them
Thought the same thing 😆
No weird ass numbers or hieroglyphics, straight to the point and clever. A wire that sticks in and flexes like a mini hand to trigger the jackpot? Monkey Paw. A protruding plastic/glass casing and shines a light? Lightwand. Microcontroller with a flapping module? The Tongue.
Ingenious.
Very clever
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@@FVBmovies USB 4.1 Gen 2A 3x2 V2.2c
The FBI wasting resources to catch casino cheaters is the saddest part of this whole story.
Yep, defending legalized scammers...
totally
Our tax dollars (taken at gunpoint) at work! :)
justice for the rich, not for the people
This. Maybe go catch some criminals in suits instead of spending millions playing pretend mafia for the casino industry.
The fact they didn't get caught with that huge device is shocking to me but then I remember what decade it was
Nowadays if you win more than the casino would like they'll just trespass you. Whether you cheated or not. They follow all the wins from everything. Slots, cards, roulette, dice.
Counting cards is legal, but you can be sure to get permanently banned from any casino that catches you doing it. Playing in casinos nowadays really is a sucker's game.
@@rykehuss3435 I did not know counting cards was legal and that makes perfect sense to me. What do they expect you to do just lose by not trying?
And I'm not a gambler, but the times I have gambled, I always win more than casino because if I make ANYTHING I leave.
@@blue_anemone Yes they expect you to lose in the long run. Thats literally how they make money. Theyre a private business on private property, so they have a right to choose their customers. And customers who cause them to lose money instead of bringing it in, well you can imagine how welcome they are.
Though there are exceptions. Like if some famous poker star is playing there and beating the house on the blackjack table, they'll allow it because his presence makes everyone else play more
@@blue_anemone Lol thats not how it works. The more you play at a casino the more you lose. Sure you can make it out with a profit, but if you keep playing you will not stay profitable its mathematically impossible.
The only exception are the poker tables where youre not playing against the house, but good luck winning at those.
the fact the casinos have such a grip on law makers that they can make "cheating devices" illegal outside of said casino property is absolutely disgusting. I can think of valid reasons for owning said devices such as doing what tommy did, showing the casino the exploit, how he did it, the device used, and selling them the security fix. but no just POSSESSING such a thing in your own home is illegal? land of the free my ass. hopefully more exploits come in the future to run these places dry, cant feel bad for a casino.
So you have never heard of tax revenue before.
@@bobbygetsbanned6049 Casinos barely pay any tax compared to other revenue streams (eg personal income tax). They have control over politicians because they are generous political donors.
@@bobbygetsbanned6049 Rtard
Well the casinos now are owned by their own states, so of course the government wouldn't like it if someone cheats them
@@kushine_ I think you’re confusing casinos and the lottery. They make a lot of tax money from the casinos but they are not owned by the states
I was looking at the coin counting roller being prodded and thought... nah... So I opened one of my old Bally slots, put up the smallest win and then held that roller in... It just paid out continuously - would have trigger the protection timer if I'd kept holding it in. But it does make the solenoid in the payout counter quite warm being held in all the time. So the monkey-paw worked - but the art of finding the correct location in the machine would be complicated. You'd also need to get a win (any value) to start emptying the machine.
But slot machines are rigged (duh everyone says) the machines at the time would start paying out when they were approaching a certain value. I think that's the basis of the second heist in Ocean's 13?
@@smalltime0 Nah ain't no way you took a movie as evidence
@@雪底下 no, its a throwaway joke in the film. The machines are legally rigged, the joke in the film is that in the end they set the guy they screwed over up for life.
@@smalltime0 by using an exploit in the software, not by the machine “having to pay out at a certain value”
@@雪底下now you agree with him 🤦♂️
steal money from 4,000,000 poor people? you're a business man! steal $35 from a rich man? boy that's a lifetime sentence
Never heard it put better
Ones consensual the other is not
@jojoprocess well, when your choice is participate in the rigged system or starve in the woods, it doesn't feel so "consensual".. I'd say coercive is a better word.
It's just the illusion of being consensual.
@@r-pupz7032 im14andthisisdeep
Capitalism
Tommy is a freaking genius in my book. He built inventions to beat slot machines that are DESIGNED to cheat the player. He is a hero. A legend. I wanna be as smart as him
he went to jail, you sure about that?
@@thomasslone1964 that doesn’t take away from the fact that he’s smart, bro is a genius
@@thomasslone1964i think you missed his entire point, besides the system is broken and hundreds of innocenct ppl are incarcerated
Right? They’re allowed to cheat but we aren’t loo
@@thomasslone1964
lol…he maybe should aim to be just that little extra bit smarter
Imagine stealing millions of dollars from a company and then selling them the solution to a problem he invented.
Dude should’ve been a politician
I remember my parents telling me about a locksmith they hired who admitted he was a former burglar
He is smarter than probably 99.9% of the politicians
No dummy! Politicians only create more problems.
It's a VERY common tale. The best cheats know how to find and exploit fthe tiniest holes in security. So who could be better to hire to help fortify your systems against the people who cheat try to exploit them? That's right, a first class cheater. There are a few famous cases. For example Kevin Mitnick became a very successful computer security consultant after he was released from prison.
@@juliogonzo2718I mean many changed men still have use for sketchy skills
This man was a hero really. The casino cheat people all the times.
Couldn't agree more. he lived the life of a King, Robbing Vile, Disgusting Low Lifes. and then Invented a "Fix" and Sold it to the Dirtbags! HAHAHAHA!!
Yeah fuck the casinos, casinos are mathematically high taxation on the poor. Anyone who feels sympathy for casinos are either the ones running them or absolute imbeciles.
I mean besides getting kicked out for card counting (which isnt illegal but they wont allow it and will kick you out and not give you your money) how are the casinos “cheating” anyone? The gambler knows exactly how the game is played, their odds of winning, all the rules and decide to make that bet and the casino accepts that bet and follows all the rules exactly how they told the gambler the game is played. So how tf are they cheating people? Thats like saying you signed a contract and now you claim you’re getting cheated for absolutely no reason even if who you signed the contract with followed exactly what the contract said, and did everything the contract said. How tf are you being cheated? You literally signed the contract and knew exactly what was happening, exactly all the rules, exactly all the stipulations, exactly everything. You just sound more butthurt and you must have lost a bunch if not all your money at a casino. You’re the stupid person who decided to make that bet and gamble all your money away. What did the casinos do to cheat you? You knew all the rules and how the game is played and everything and you decided to make that bet so please tell me how they cheated you? So you think you should have better odds than the casinos? That you should have 50/50 odds with the casinos? Ummm guess what buddy, then there wouldnt be any casinos because they need to make a profit. Just like LITERALLY every single business in the world needs to make a profit in order to stay in business. Just like the grocery store doesnt sell you milk for the same price they bought it for because that defeats the whole point of being in business anyway. Just like you made the decision to buy the milk at the grocery store for a certain amount of money, people at casinos make that decision to bet a certain amount of money on a game. Wheres the cheating? You sound like a 2 year old who lost a game to another kid and you cant handle it so you wrongfully accuse them of cheating. Take responsibility for your own actions. You perfectly sum up everyone’s mentality nowadays. _“Nothings my fault, i can never take responsibility for my own actions, its always someones elses fault, blame everyone else but myself”_
Funny when a gambler hit the jackpot the casino would try to screw the gambler by claiming that the slot machine malfunction. A slot machine only malfunction when a gambler win a jackpot but when a gambler lose well the slot machine working fine. Screw the casino.
they willingly go into a casino and bet all their money away, who's fault is that?
"worst of the worst criminals, the ones who cheated the casinos"
Good for him, the Casinos extort people every day.
I know. Why just the other day I was sitting in my house watching TV, when two armed employees of a casino abducted me at gunpoint, forced me to drive my car 60 miles to a casino, and then tied me to a chair at a slot machine and forced me to play until all my money was gone. I demand justice.
@@gregoryschmidt1233 I know right. I scammed 50 old women out of their lives saving and everyone got mad. But I didn't force them to do anything so what makes it so bad? Nothing can be unethical if it's not physical violence. That's why selling meth should be legal.
@Jamie Last Nope
@Jamie Last Cringeworthy lack of empathy
most wouldn’t walk right in if they weren’t desperate
@Jamie Last Most people think that the machines aren't rigged and there's an actual chance for them to win each time. In reality it is a scam, where jackpots come once every 1000 rolls
This guy is not a criminal he is a hero
Its like looting a walmart it may be illegal but it is very cool
@@YOSSARIAN313very different scenarios
@@daimsaeed both are very based
@@YOSSARIAN313based
He's robin hood steals from rich
5 years for stealing $35 dollars from a slot machine, huh?
No doubt in my mind who the bad guys are in this story.
Yeah but he was very close to bankrupt them all
@@monkofdarktimes average daily revenue of a single casino in vegas is ~$1.8 million. They weren't even close to getting bankrupt.
With a light wand you could make ~10.000$ a day. For a casino to not make any profit, they'd need 180 people cheating in the same casino at the same time for hours.
@@deusexmachina5769 I'm talking about the tounge
@@monkofdarktimes The tongue was newer. He got 5 years for cheating $35 years before!
Casinos used to run Nevada. They were basically the mob.
It's like how the casinos say counting cards is cheating. If someone can sit their and keep track of every card in their head, that's not cheating. That's being good at math and paying attention to what is going on.
Casinos don't consider it cheating though
@@joedartonthefenderbass, Yes they do. If they did not consider it cheating casinos would not ban people caught counting cards.
I don't understand what it means by counting card cuz you need them photographic memory to memorize the card plus it hard for casino to track you counting cards tho
@@oachilis, See if you can find a film "21".
Card counting is where they draw the line bc its too hard to prove and make illegal, they can just ban you but can't bring any charges against
2:51 5 years that seams like a long time for stealing $35
He lied under oath
This guy is no criminal, he is a Hero. Fuck the Casinos.
Nobody forces you to go into a casino ,you little bitch
Right he was an intelligent man .He sure knew how to get the money . And obviously the casinos don’t want you to be winning constantly . Good for him. Stupid casinos they only steal .
i dont get it. they just offer games to people. there will always be idiots who are bad with money. should we feel sorry that people walked into a building and spent money on things they wanted to spend money on? thats why gambling is called "stupid people tax"
How is he a hero all he did was cheat? I'm not defending casinos but he did was cheat at casino.
@@tykamen5588 teaching garbage a lesson is good bro, not that complicated.
Shows you how corrupt the justice system is if this guy got five years for unrigging a slot machine out of 35 dollars.. Meanwhile they can do almost anything to cheat the customers out of money
5 years over $35 is the biggest crime in this whole video
Exactly, all this to this day, the whole world is hating on farmers etc in countries that just want to be left alone, yet make them out to be criminal masterminds and go in and decimate peoples homes. Who REALLY is the good guy and bad guys in the world today? Bizzare!
best part? Once he was rich he got 11 months xD
@@ForeverHobbit paid them that's why, corrupt as hell...literally!
but second time was only 11 months even though it was millions lost
so they went alot easier on him later even tho it was way more lost
I personally think cheating the casino should be entirely legal (their problem not ours). Shouldn't waste tax dollars on convicting people.
Lol imagine thinking this 🎉😂
Your profile picture is of your brain; STRETCHED OUT
Yeah should just result in a ban from the casino
Casino's must pay pretty good amounts of tax, so it's in the government's financial interests to protect them.
Not really. The social problems caused by gambling addiction far outweigh the tax revenue.@@pinealdreams1064
Bilked them out of nearly $45 million?!? And with all the security they had? Man is a genius.
Thanks for the upload... looking forward to another gem from you & automatic thumb's up cuz you never disappoint!! Hope all is well on your end!
$45 mil in direct money.
All of the indirect money spent to try and catch cheaters probably makes it way more Hahaa.
Best channel on YT
I wish he had kept screwing over the casinos for every dollar and never got caught. Casinos are awful and they prey on the most desperate of people.
"They prey on the most desperate of people."
Sweetcakes, a lot of people have cash they like to gamble with, period.
@@loveforeignaccents Go to any casino in Vegas and you’ll see desperate people chasing their losses and accumulating more and more debt. The whole industry preys on psychology and addiction
@@loveforeignaccents And all those people that throw their money away with gambling are trashy, witless rubes. I guess you are among their ranks. By all means, go give your money to the casino like a fool.
@@boobgoogler Haven't been there in over a decade, but when I used to go, the gamblers, by no means, appeared to be desperate people; only those with money to blow and fun to be had probably for their yearly vacation, just like mine.
@@loveforeignaccents this dude deadass defending casinos rn
This is a perfect example of how crime is a social construct - casinos take billions of dollars from people every year, who get nothing in return and some even lose their homes over it. That's legal. Someone taking all the money out of a casino, which is a definitively negative influence on society, becomes a criminal, even if he's only selling tools for others to do it and doesn't steal any himself. In a sane society, this guy wouldn't just be free, he would be a hero.
I worked in casinos in Reno Nevada while I was in high school in the early 1970's. I remember going into the slot machine repair room and watching the slot technician's position magnets into the machines to alter the odds of the slot machines in favor of the casino. One way or another casino's are crooked and deserve to be beaten by enterprising individual's.
I did at times work 16 hour double shifts and I would see people on the same machines for 16 hours plus with their right hand black from pulling the slot machine handle. Little did they know they stood no chance of winning.
you can make some money off the modern rng ones if you have good timing/fortune, and some states require a specific minimum win rate like Indiana does. The casinos make most of their money in those states from people who do high bets, dumping $100 bills at a time, betting $5+per pull on penny slots or equivalent bets on higher denomination slots. people who do minimum bet can play a lot longer on the same amount of money regardless of whether they win or lose.
Also, don't keep playing on a machine if you lose multiple pulls in a row or get a decent win, go to another machine. If you keep playing on a machine that you lose on your money will run out quick, and you are not likely to get multiple decent wins in a short timespan on a single machine.
@@stigrabbid589 lmao either way you're playing at the same disavantage. switching machines doesn't change that but people who think it does are suckers the casinos love.
This is why sports betting is the better gambling method. You can control who you think wins which is sometimes all a person needs to do well. I have no sense of control of whether I win or not I n slots or black jack or any of those other games. My knowledge of sports combined my knowledge of how Vegas make their lines at least makes me feel I can make money out of it.
@@stigrabbid589 You can make some money off the modern PNRG ones if you own and operate them. Which is legal in some legislations, like in Germany, where for example a pub is allowed to operate three slot machines. Some pubs make more revenue with just two slot machines than they do with their beer and liquor drinking customers.
Absolutely insane, cant blame him. Definitely want to know if there is some hidden exploit in the machines today that people are taking advantage of.
If you want to know please message me back
So you can get in on it? LOL.
@@tu1469 I want to know
Found the casino operator
@@tu1469 I dont know if youre trolling but Im intrigued given most "richer" machines are programmed now
I'm getting the feeling that I'm supposed to feel bad for the casinos and consider the cheaters evil. I'm failing hard at both.
This is a “Catch Me If You Can” type story where the criminal ends up working with and earning money from the people he used to cheat. I’d love to see this made into a Hollywood movie. Great video btw.
reminds me of a song the rock artist "deuce" made with that same phrase, pretty good song.
It would make a banging movie.
For awesome catch me if you can stories look up Matt Cox
Just an fyi the catch me if you can guy was proven he made up the whole story.
@@Netlogic. what is the proof of that
I'd just like to point out how many state and federal resources were deployed to protect these gambling dens, but we can't afford to stop strong armed robbery today.
we also apparently can't drive to the right houses for raids
It's just like how the FBI devotes so much time to protecting the fine art market even though the whole thing is just an open secret tax dodge for the ultra-wealthy...
the system is full of shit, accept it or die fighting it... im on the last part till my last day
Literally. HUNDREDS of first responders (majority federal) did NOTHING and REFUSED to enter the Elementary School in Uvalde. The police chief lied so many times, and for hundreds of assholes on taxpayer payroll to watch children get murdered because they're pussy was gut-wrenching
its a system that protects the capital not the people
Fun fact. He isnt on the blacklist and hasnt been since 2013 . He works for MGM now and helps catch cheaters .
Bruh
He became the evil he once fought
They probably pay him a boatload of money as well
Listening to you tell these dope stories is like listening to a slightly older, wiser coworker tell stories on a cigarette break near the dumpster behind the restaurant where you work. Love it. Dope tale.
Cool analogy. Like your thought process!
@@loveforeignaccents aha thanks. Reminded me of my younger years being like 15 or 16 listening to a “world savvy” 19-20 year old whom I thought had it all figured out. Funny times. Def don’t mean this in a negative way for sure, as odd as it sounds
I quit ages ago, but I may still have to title my book "Cigarette Stories". It sounds a little cooler than "Dumpster Tales". Thanks for the inspiration and nostalgia.
Masterminds the series did a much better documentary on this case, with real interviews with Tommy.
@@RoCkShaDoWWaLkEr This.
This story was very well written. You did a great job blending humor with information.
11:31 the way his tools are evolving, I’m fully expecting a Lightsaber is the final iteration
Damn I kinda wish he had never gotten caught, I don't feel bad one bit that the casinos were the ones losing for once tbh
After while, crocodile.
And not even losing, just making less profit.
@Jamie Last uh no...
@Jamie Last If you're not making more than you are now, you're losing money.
@@muuubiee You're literally admitting they're losing.
It's amazing to me how many similarities there are between slot cheating and computer hacking. Just like hacking, it's literally just a race between individuals and companies, the cheaters working to find new vulnerabilities, and the companies trying to cover those gaps as fast as possible, only to introduce new ones for cheaters to figure out and exploit
Computer hackers could probably make a lot by getting into cheats for casinos
@@ArchLars getting banned from casinos irl speedrun
As machines get more computerised and gambling becomes more commonplace (there are electronic slot machines in convenience stores) , the two worlds will collide a lot. Makes for a great docuseries
It is literally machine hacking
@tinyky2598 I think they are already have most slot machines are kinda just a big computer you can even tap the screen to change settings
I saw a long version video of this same story. But you did an excellent job of condensing it and providing good visuals. Good job. Really enjoyed hearing this story for a second time. :)
what was the longer version ?
@@azenten I saw some longer film on UA-cam about cheaters or something in Las vegas. I'm sorry I can't tell you which one it was. But just search for cheaters in Vegas and a longer video.
There's no justice in the world. This guy should have been given an award, not jail time.
true
11 months was the award.
@@phoebeaurum7113 And a fancy headshot for a fancy book.
I mean, he got off easy and then was able to sell them a fix to defend against the threat of his own invention. He grifted the casinos coming and going. Hopefully he was able to squirrel away some of his profits before being arrested.
This man was a true hacker, a genius. The ability to take apart increasingly complex machines & find workarounds and then market them…wow. Also, eff casinos I’m glad this happened. Michael Balsamo should’ve got dealt with 😫 snitch asf
this video was incredible! vince is a natural storyteller. i need more videos like this asap
I just recently found this channel out and I completely agree. Dude is absolutely great at telling a story
This was told in Breaking Vegas, a show from the 90's. One of the best stories are the guys that developed a roulette computer and recruited college students to use it and place bets in New Jersey casino's. They got caught because the computer was taped to the body and one of the students got so nervous that he sweated enough to short circuit the system, screaming and writhing in pain on the casino floor. The security guards thought he had some sort of medical condition and tried to help him only to discover the computer.
lol what
What I like about this video is the history of slot cheats and the casino response to them. It's a good guide to start from if you want to cheat the casino lol. The machines basically had easy exploits and that means that the modern ones definitely have an exploit even if it's not easy. If your phone can be hacked and relieved of all of it's data, so can a slot.
probably true but keep in mine when he started all casinos didn't even have cameras yet, then for a while they were grainy cameras where today the cameras are of incredinly good quality.
Using the Rino 911 cops pics for this is priceless. Honestly it's what kept me watching. I need me some Lt. Dangle
Really hard to feel bad for casinos. $45.000.000 sounds ridiculous to you and me, but for the entire industry across the whole of America, even with international casinos excluded, it is like a drop in the bucket.
It's actually more like a fart in a hurricane.
@@gehtdianschasau8372 Or a grain of sand stuck in your buttcheek.
This was terrific. I am well aware what these guys did. I lived in Las Vegas for 25 years. Have seen documentaries on these guy but the way you presented it went into more detail on how the devices worked. I didn't know about the TITO device. Tommy Carmichael was so clever he could have become wealthy just being an inventor.
I want a movie on this so bad, this video was amazing! Love your channel
You are morally obligated to cheat casinos
@Lurch7861 do you have some master plan to always win at blackjack?
@@jamesdeaton267 Nobody does anymore. With an 8 deck shoe, the best card counting system is -1.5% at blackjack. I think this is largely bc so many places pay less when you're dealt an immediate 21 (and so many decks). I also wonder if they're having auto-shufflers rig the decks against players. I've been told it *could* be happening now by people who know about modern tech.
I read somewhere about these guys who reverse-engineered the software in a slot machine and found a weakness in the random number generator. They wrote some software to run on a pocket computer where you could input the current state of the slot machine and the computer would determine the next millisecond to bet in order for the random numbers to align in such a way that you'd get a payout.
There were several parts to this. It involved a cell phone, a high powered computer at "HQ", and a person with great reflexes. The phone would send video to HQ, the high powered computer could figure out where in the RNG "field" the game was, and work out what to do to get a jackpot in the next spin(s). This usually involved very precise timing of button presses, or game starts, or "skill stops" to accomplish. "HQ" would then tell the person with the reflexes what to do. They'd do it, JACKPOT.
INGENIOUS! And, IMHO, shouldn't be considered illegal. You leave THAT big of a hole in your product, you deserve to get exploited.
@@frankrizzo890 True, it did use a computer running "at HQ" that they needed to contact via telephone. I just didn't want to complicate the story too much.
In some legislations (like in Germany), regulations about payouts (the minimum percentage of the money taken by the machine which must be returned as wins) are extremely strict. The PNRGs are therefore guaranteed to pay out this minimum percentage in the most exact way possible (in the long run). These PNRGs can be (mathematically) proven to meet the legal requirements. There is no random timing involved in these cases.
If you can reverse engineer the PNRG, and deduce it's current internal state from the machines behavior, you can predict the outcome of the next games.
But it's simpler than that. If you watch someone who just dumped 500€ into a German slot machine and won close to nothing, you know that the machine is "ripe" and that it will need to deliver a huge win in the next few hours to meet the minimum payout percentage. You may, occasionally, even see watchers jockeying for position to be the next one to play the "ripe" machine next. And "jockeying for position" might even include physical violence.
And sometimes the owner of the machines himself watches. If the machine is "ripe", he might take it offline, and then start playing himself. As the owner, he won't lose any money he throws in, but he can dump the "jackpot", thereby preventing guests from scoring on a "ripe" machine.
One thing however still holds true: the best way to win money with a slot machine is to own it.
bro your vids are such w’s im binge watching all of them while grinding madden
Always amazes me that people that work out these smart ways to cheat always get greedy.
If Tommy had of saved the majority of his winnings he would have easily had enough to retire a wealthy man and live a great life.
But instead he partied and blew it all.
Easy money is easily spent.
You only know about the fools that cheat. Only one exception, the MIT Team went public on their card counting scheme.
Greed the ethos of Capitalism.
To be fair, maybe there are tons of people who had smart ideas but did indeed stop at the right moment. We don't hear about them often because they would never be caught.
Those just never get caught and therefore there are just no stories about them.
Amazing stuff man would absolutely love to see videos from you more often!!
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@@loveforeignaccents oh i was gonna subscribe , thanks for telling me he lazy
One of the best videos i have ever viewed on youtube. I came across it by chance but could not stop watching it. Very informative. Entertaining. Very well put together. Great job. You should try television. You have a good delivery for capturing the audience. Really good job !!!
It'd be really funny if it turned out the machine he patented had a secret that would give the user a ton of money, and the dude who made it is waiting for someone to take advantage of it.
Sounds like an anime plot tbh.
Lol
I wonder if he knows a potential flaw in his system but is keeping his mouth shut about it cause he's complying with the casinos now and the FBI (or casinos) is hawking his ass in case he does anything like this again. Also you don't want to make your own invention look bad, of course.
@@QuackZack he definitely does, theres probably multiple flaws. nothing is 100%, he could probably tell you how to cheat his own maching, but only he and a few others would have the knowledge and skill to pull it off
Your videos are so well narrated and edited! I appreciate your work Vince. One of my favorite UA-camrs! Thanks!
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This honestly needs to be a movie!
If I was a jurist, I would never render a guilty verdict against such people. Disgorging casinos is not a crime, it's an act of heroism.
Make sure you explain that to them when you’re selected for jury duty.
@@MrCrazyeyes07 it's legal
@Ben Smith Casinos suck because people with free will make a choice to come and use them? Weird comments all over this video.
@King Of Crunk Isn't crack dealer's faults that their customers are weak minded either, only difference is it's legal to go and get your gambling fix.
They have "kept" juries just for cases like this.
The TITO cheat device is an intriguing idea, but I think that even if it worked, it would have had a very limited lifespan. Those tickets allow security to know exactly which machine spit them out and at precisely what time. It would be a simple matter to synch camera footage with the cash-out time, and bingo, you've got a picture of your thief. You then circulate the pics between all other casinos...
@Koowluh Casinos are a lot stupider (or perhaps lazier?) than you think based upon your last comment. As a person who's been playing casino games professionally for years, partially by exploiting how much they think I play, how much they think I've won, or even who they think is playing there when I am the one present, I've seen enough to know that their systems are in actual fact quite primitive.
No doubt I don't think it would have lasted long unless you were extremely smart and super slow & low with the amounts in order to not raise suspicion.
I'm talking so slow & low it would barely be worth it and probably not worth the risk.
Either that or you go big time but it would be something you wouldn't be able to use often.
But this is before camera and security tech got really good. Back in those days he was using the light wand they didn't have a ton of cameras and the cameras they did have were in like negative 360p at best 😂
Now these days most casinos don't have a square inch that are out of camera view. They can damn near do that fake "enhance" crap you would see it movies and TV back in the day.
They spend a ton more in security technology and also in just paying & training people at using the tech as well.
The tech used back then or even that " Tongue" device wouldn't have worked long with how quickly security tech was advancing.
All my rambling is in absolutely no way to take away what this dude was capable of though by any means. Dude was a straight up genius and if it wasn't for his bad judgment and shat "friends" he very well could have gotten away with it albeit still living underground.
What he was able to accomplish was certainly admirable though
@@kennymorelandiii9406 Trust me, low amounts wouldn't be so low it's not worth it. You could easily make a few dozen tickets worth a few hundred in several minutes, then cash them out separately at different times. Nobody would ever know.
Talented story teller! Great job, enjoyed lots
Most astonishing thing , he apparently used a Raspberry Pi Zero in the 90’s - a device not invented until 2015. Inventing, master minding the conspiracy, and precisely executing the plan - all impressive. But, time traveling to acquire a single board computer from the future - that’s next level.
now you know the inception of raspberry pi was because of this.
Haha that was my first thought as well. How could a Pi Zero with a camera module zap a slot machine? 😂 But then I doubt the “light wand” device looked like a Star Wars light saber, too.
no one knows what the actual tongue cheat looked like, so vince used a pi zero for this
Organised gambling preys on addiction so I’m really happy to see them get ripped off, lol
Fun fact - In March of 1986, Las Vegas hosted an annual Physicists convention after the original arrangements at a venue in San Diego fell through. It was their worst casino earnings ever up to that date and the entire city of Las Vegas barred The American Physical Society from ever returning.
If that doesn't tell you that casinos are rigged to screw players out of money, IDK what will.
ANYONE Who can Steal from Those Goddamned Thieves who Prey on the Addictions of the Poor and Stupid, will always be a hero to me!
agreed
More like an anti-hero lol
I see nothing wrong with making money of dumb people who will willingly throw all their money down the drain.
Damn, that was actualy an amazing video. Great job man. Definitely a fan from now on.
The fact that Tommy's storry didn't end on a tragic note is the best lol. Cheating can be a horrible thing, but against cassinos? Guess there is no honor to be had amongst thieves.
This is a valuable lesson to video game companies who think DRM is the answer, to those who think they can just annoy legit customers from those of us who dont... YOURE OUT NUMBERED
Gamers will always find a way to get pass stuff like this. these companies are basically fighting a loosing battle. 😄😄😄😄
The video quality was mind blowing. Probably so much hard work went into this
Fun fact: its not illegal to count cards at a casino
its not illegal, but they will ban you, and you must have fallen over to get those bruises
Just like it is not illegal to data scrape on Facebook, it's just against their TOS, and they reserve the right to kick you out
@@davidewhite69you're not goña get beaten up for card counting nowadays. They'll back you off....some nicely,some aggressively but not with violence
spot the virgin... kiddo you have no life@@ProfAzimov touch grass.
This might be the savest way to make money at a casino. Everybody has a camera in their pocket, get yourself escorted out, for card counting, make a bit a ruckus, to get attention and the cameras pointed at you and then fall unfortunately because "the big guy pushed" you. @@davidewhite69
Tommy was driven. It’s pretty clear that at various times he could’ve taken his winnings, invested them legally, and retired. But like Sir Edmund Hillary who was asked why he climbed Mount Everest (“because it’s there”) Tommy just couldn’t stay away from the challenge.
Excellent job on this documentary.
His story went full circle from creating other cheaters to taking them down.. 😅
You have no idea how many times I watched that episode of Cheating Vegas just cause of Tommy. This is a perfect retelling of it, awesome job with this
The last line about odds was a very meaningful note
Wow the guy was inventive as hell
Sure was!!
@Sunrise Media LOL!@!!!
Man I love youtube storytellers. Vince Vintage is a great one!
came from the colton story.. this is so cool love it man keep it up.
It’s nice to imagine that somewhere out there, there is a Tommy who invented his own “tongue” device, and never told a soul. He could be uber rich right now and did it right so we’d never hear about them unless they release their story before they die 🤔
It's always a good day when Vince Vintage uploads
Discovered your channel today, binging it. Keep up the great work dude, great stuff!
Tommy is a hero and should have never sold the anti-cheat patent.
Plot twist: he could have sold it to a cheater. Casinos then cannot implement it without permission from the cheater.
Bro I'm so happy i found your channel! You have all the best aspects of all my favourite UA-camrs. Absolute legend!
the production value on this video is outstanding
You cannot steal money from a casino. It's an oxymoron like someone assaulting a person who attacked them first.
I mean there’s an argument to be made against gambling, but it’s hardly an assault because the casino isn’t forcing anyone to participate, it’s more like a prize fight I guess.
@@kylehankins5988 casinos are praying on the gullible based on emotional vulnerability.
@squibbelsmcjohnson In spain we have a phrase that says that "quien roba a un ladron, cien años de perdon", translated it would be Whoever robs a thief, a hundred years of pardon should recieve"
It's only thievery if the wronged party doesn't consent. Since the casino patrons are fully aware of what they're risking, the casinos aren't thrives, the gamblers are just dumb, and it's well within their right to do something stupid. If someone wants to give a casino 10 or 20% of everything they bet, that's their stupid choice to make. People who rob the casinos are making the business more expensive to run and in a roundabout way, stealing money from the patrons themselves.
Not really. Unfortunately there are people who are addicted to these things and make themselves destitute throwing their life savings at them.@@kylehankins5988
Incredible! This 100% needs to be made into a "Catch Me If You Can" type of movie.
casinos be like 'hey you can't cheat people out of money, that's our job!'
15:52
Always tragic to hear a story of a hero turned villain.
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I am a crime junky and I have heard many talk about it and even this guy. I love how you do your videos homie.short to the point and you even make it entertaining with the graphics and editing. Great job man!!! You should do the guy that was a forger that was working out a billion dollar deal with the Catholic Church.
That guy should recieve a medal...!
Stealing to the casino mafias is a huge public service...!
About time Vince! We need more videos.
Yes, we do!!!!
He is an absolute hero in my book.
How is stealing from thieves an offense? give this man an award.
I heard a man on the radio, who was a gambling machine addict, say he sold his car, was taking the money home to his wife, but went into a betting shop and spent over £50,000 on those machines.
They are designed to hack your brain
The manufacturers of slot machines even have a department who specialise in inventing flashing lights and sounds that are attractive to customers.
@@notmenotme614 that’s just simple marketing and all companies have similar departments to try an elicit desired emotions and reactions from potential customers, but I get your sentiment nonetheless
maybe hacking your brain to control your feelings and actions aka simple marketing is kind of evil then
maybe the guy shouldn't have walked into a betting shop with that much money on a fucking whim??? take some personal responsibility holy shit
@@lucienrichardson1650 but the conversation was about what the companies do, not what the guy did. and i don't know about you but i think manipulating people for your own profit is dishonest and bad.
Vince, you are easily my favourite UA-camr. Every time you upload, it makes my day.
He couldn't just make enough money to retire and live comfortably. He had to be greedy. Selling the devices to other people was really dumb, regardless of how much he sold them for. The quickest way to ruin a good thing is to share it with other people.
Exactly!!!
yup i was thinking the same thing. people can't keep their fucking mouth shut. if he was the only one doing it and stayed under the radar winning 500 here 1000 there casinos would never even know he was cheating or have any idea what to look for.
@@tomf5823 even if they know about it since it a one man thing they wouldn't bother the person.
Honestly he’s chilling all he got was 11 months
dumbest part was selling it to an ex con who had a history of being caught
Nice Internetajay reference there 8:43
My dude was bugbounty hunting before computers went mainstream 😂
If you wanna be successful, you most take responsibility for your emotions, not place the blame on others. In addition to make you feel more guilty about your faults, pointing the finger at others will only serve to increase your sense of personal accountability. There's always a risk in every investment, yet people still invest and succeed. You most look outward if you wanna be successful in life.
Sure! Is a better way to counter this foreseen inflation, because all this wars everywhere are politics.
Living in one's "comfort zone" is a contributing cause to the plight of young people.
Fear is a total failure when you give up Ambitiousness; and Success is a game of dice, you throw your $coin while your investment decides your goal.
@@samiraabubakar2963 they said when you invest little money you earn big,
Can't even imagine how it is possible
Such an interesting story, definitely deserves more than 30K views
I love the stupid cat drawing clip at 3:36 lmao
Very inventive, but it also demonstrates how little the slot machine manufacturers really thought about security design.
They should make his story into a movie sounds super interesting and funny lol