Artificially High RTPs on Pirated Slot Demo Games
Categories: Data Science,
I discovered that some demo versions of pirated slot games produce artificially high RTPs to inspire overconfidence within potential customers.
Because the world needed another blog.
Slots, Simulations, and Statistics with Selenium
Tags: gambling, python, selenium, web scraping,
Categories: Data Science,
I used Selenium to play demo versions of slots online, record the results over many spins, and estimate the distribution of returns. It was a lot of fun!
Web Scraping Monster.com for Data Science Keywords
Tags: beautifulsoup, jupyter, python, web scraping,
Categories: Coding, Data Science,
I discuss a web scraping project I took on, inspired by a blog post by Jesse Steinweg-Woods. He took on Indeed.com - I take on Monster.com!
Made in the Shade
Tags: data, photography, strava,
Categories: Data Science,
Using GPX data from Strava and the PySolar library, we can determine great spots for race photography by ensuring a shadow is cast in front of the runners!
Video Poker in New York State: Beware!
Tags: casinos, gambling, new york,
Categories: Mathematics,
Video poker machines at many New York casinos are Class II machines - meaning the outcome is determined completely by chance! Stick with Class III machines.