Quote: CasinodepositorMostly back up battery power will last up to 30 minutes to 1 hour before it runs out. Most casino operators must have a stand by generator set for unexpected power failures. But if your casino totally lost power including the back up batteries all your gains will be gone in the wind.
I don't know of any casinos that have their games hooked up to battery backup. Most of the bigger casinos use generators and many smaller ones the machines just power off.
Oh, sure, the battery may keep the game going for a while, and eventually run out so the machine shuts down. But once power is restored, your remaining credits should appear as well.
And if they don't have a battery? Ok. It's lights out for a few seconds while the generator starts up, then wait a minute for the machine to reboot. Then, it's back to business.
Quote: IbeatyouracesSome these new fangled machines take forever to reboot.
I remember one game that took about 25 minutes to boot.
Quote: AyecarumbaPower was out for over 40 minutes at the Mandalay Bay recently. I was wondering how long the battery back up in each machine lasts? How long can you wait if you hit a jackpot, before the memory of your win is irretrievably lost?
The machines use non-volatile storage, not battery backed storage.
Quote: DRichI don't know of any casinos that have their games hooked up to battery backup. Most of the bigger casinos use generators and many smaller ones the machines just power off.
What I mean is every machine has a back up battery in case theirs a power interruption. Power generators will take a few seconds to power on. Backup battery power is also used for emergency purposes in case power generators shut downs player would have a time to cashout any winning he made on the machine.
Quote: CasinodepositorWhat I mean is every machine has a back up battery in case theirs a power interruption. Power generators will take a few seconds to power on. Backup battery power is also used for emergency purposes in case power generators shut downs player would have a time to cashout any winning he made on the machine.
No, they do not have a power source that keeps the machine powered on. If the power goes out, and there is no generator, the machine powers off. You will have to wait for the power to be restored before you can cash out. The machine will remember the credits you had and the last few games played, The batteries that keep the NVRAM usually last many years but they will not allow a cashout.
The rules in the UK ( http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/pdf/machine%20standards%20category%20a%20and%20b1%20june%202012%20revision%202.pdf ) suggest on p8-p10 cover that the machine keeps the last five games (including bonus rounds in their entirety) including the current game if incomplete. It also mentioned the 30 days rule on battery back-up and maintaining data - but it is technically possible to write data to a device, flush the buffers (i.e. commit the data) where the disk drive only works off the mains. The game "happened" if the data is on the disk, otherwise it didn't.
I can't think why the manufacturers wouldn't incorporate these designs into all geographies.
The Static Dynamic RAM in a slot will hold its memory without power so everything the unit was doing can begin again. The RNG may or may not reset. Id guess after a power outage your current roll is either cancelled or gone. Points remain. Jackpot during power outage? Don't be in a sawdust joint and your fine.
I've got to believe that newer machines have a similar system, so that if a player hits a jackpot, it's recorded. If the power goes out, the machine has the play history and credits stored in memory. And even if you leave the machine, you're probably recorded on video somewhere as the person who was playing the machine at the time of the jackpot.
Quote: CasinodepositorBut what I'm trying to tell is more on machines hardware. If the hardware fails then how can they operate.
Just like when your car breaks down, you fix or replace the component that failed. Sure, the machine may be down a day or so but there is nothing magical about a slot machine. Newer ones today they are just computers running Linux or Windows with hard drives and memory. Really not much different than your computer.