As such, Muto’s attorneys are requesting that Sega pay $5 million in damages for “ misleading consumers” on the nature of the Key Master game. Muto’s complaints, which were filed in California court yesterday, state that Sega and Komuse hide the chance-based nature of Key Masters, saying that “ nowhere on the Key Master Machine do Defendants inform consumers of the truth: that the machines are rigged so that players can only win prizes at certain times.” This information is instead listed on the game’s manual, as provided alongside Muto’s lawsuit itself, but his lawyers point out that this fails to provide protentional players with the knowledge that Key Masters is based on random chance (and a set number of losses that is pre-programmed by a given machine's operators) rather than any skill on their part. Licensed and regulated gambling businesses can’t afford to fix slot machines because they could face severe sanctions. That is, if you play them at a reputable land-based or online casino. The most recent plaintiff to file legal action against the makers of the Key Masters is California native Marcelo Muto, as reported by Polygon. To answer this question right off the bat, no, slot machines aren’t rigged.
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