ferry machines

BigEd · Post by **BigEd** » Tue May 09, 2006 4:57 pm

COASTERDESIGNERPRO1 wrote:Almost all of the machines said that they were set at 72% the odd one at 74%.....

How is it that the ferries can set the % at 60% even when there is no way they can, by means of a %key?

They do "ferry" versions of software, fixed at 60%.

COASTERDESIGNERPRO1 · Post by **COASTERDESIGNERPRO1** » Tue May 09, 2006 6:23 pm

Where do the %keys come from or is it fixed into program?.

So why do they say it is 72% why don't they just say 60%, as this is braking the law.

BigEd · Post by **BigEd** » Tue May 09, 2006 7:07 pm

Club Machines operate at minimum 72%. Casino Machines £1000+ operate at a minimum of 80% by UK law. Ferries operate outside the juristiction of UK law. I think that they only have to abide by Maritime law, which does not cover minimum payout percentages of gambling machines.
Also no ferry company is going to advertise such a poor payout percentage.

Normal club machines do use percentage keys, but ferry software is normally fixed to be 60% in the game itself.

COASTERDESIGNERPRO1 · Tue May 09, 2006 10:47 pm

Oh, i forgot about the sea laws! Oh course they will not advertise such as low %

oldskool · Post by **oldskool** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:43 pm

Anyone know if he Welsh boys still play the Dover - Calais route?

grandslam88 · Post by **grandslam88** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:37 am

COASTERDESIGNERPRO1 wrote:Where do the %keys come from or is it fixed into program?.

So why do they say it is 72% why don't they just say 60%, as this is braking the law.

they come with a different eprom, i have a grandslam which came witha seperate eprom , which enables the ferry chip.