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Old 04-14-2005, 01:40 PM
gumpzilla gumpzilla is offline
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Default Re: How Random are Cards Really Dealt?

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any computer generated card dealing program can never be random due to the nonrandomness of the RNG (random number generator), in fact alot of the slots in a casino are not random as well due to RNG in the IGN? boards.

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This is a bit of a red herring. Yes, they use pseudo random number generators, but they feed these things with huge, huge seeds that ARE generated randomly. Paradise has an interesting section about how they do it. Unless the RNG is broken by design, I think the true randomness of the enormous seed to the RNG is enough to get the job done.
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