Originally Posted by
opus17
But randomness will do that for you. If there were 10 items on a reel, the "near jackpot" on the last wheel would happen 9 times as much as the real jackpot.
That's not what was banned - showing the winner as only one off from the actual is what was frowned on. You can see more than just the actual pay window-frequently showing the needed figure immediately above and below was the deceit.