Hardware random number generators are in gambling machines

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From: Brian Reid
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1986 06:50

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The last time I was in Las Vegas (1980 POPL conference) I was told by a
casino official that the Nevada State Gaming Commission requires the use of a
certain certified random-number-generating box in all digital gambling
machines, and that this box contained a hardware random number generator
whose randomness was certified by that commission as fair for gaming
purposes.

Does anybody know anything about this box or how it works?

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Subject: Hardware random number generators are in gambling machines
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