How exactly are video poker machines rigged?

[Brett Sa]

Unless you’re playing in an unregulated area, the machines aren’t rigged. They are random. Some days I have good days some days I have bad days. Depends on the cards and if I am playing at optimal strategy. In addition, the pay tables make a big difference. I’ve see more bad pay tables than good ones so you have to pay attention, especially at a bar or you will most likely lose more money.

[cassiedell]

Just as there are rumors of an action based random number generator being used in on-line poker, the same may be said for action depressed random number generators in video poker.

[Bongo1]

You are supposed to lose. They make you win because they are supposed to pay out a certain percentage of the money going into the machine.

[Tedlark]

You are supposed to lose. They make you win because they are supposed to pay out a certain percentage of the money going into the machine.

I suppose.