Seeing this as a kid/teenager who spent a lot of time in arcades between 1985-2000 or so was really eye-opening.

My uncle managed the local Aladdin's Castle and was constantly tweaking the claws when people would win too much. Also the games where a light spins and you stop it- I saw many times where it landed square on jackpot and stalled a half second then moved to the next slot, and this was just for tickets and $.10 plush toys.

Now as an adult having seen this and having been in software so long, I knew instantly these new 'fish games' were totally rigged. People play quarters on a table top arcade game that shoots at fish,like a top down Duck Hunt. I have some family members/friends for whom this is super addicting. They spend hundreds/thousands over time but don't see it because of that time they won $200.

When I try to explain how weights work, how video slot machine games are rigged too...they never believe me.

Why?

It would be illegal if they did that, so I must clearly be wrong.

Last time we went to vegas my friends got mad that I only played a few hands of blackjack for the experience. To me it's all just giving money away.