The Elaborate, Dying Art of Hustling for Money at Dave and Buster’s

Michael Lucas, an advantage player in Pittsburgh, said that less than a decade ago, $100-per-hour profits weren’t uncommon, and players, arcade management, and game manufacturers all operated with respect for one another, unspoken gentlemen’s agreements keeping the peace. Advantage player Justin Wei winning the jackpot on the ‘Pop the Lock’ game at a Dave and Buster’s in Los Angeles. Photo by Jamie Lee Curtis Taete

For a time, Lucas said, the cycle would go as follows: advantage players would find a game to master and farm for infinite jackpots, management would catch wind and adjust the settings or download a software patch to nullify the exploit, forcing the players to rotate to other games while the jackpot gradually built back up past the threshold that allows it to be won again.

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