NanoTech Advantage

"I've seen lots of folks in the industry try to marry gambling and video game play -- myself included. NanoTech looks to be the first team to have finally succeeded. What the NanoTech team has done is truly compelling. Bravo."
Mark Nicely - Nicely Done Gaming

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Summary:

The NanoTech Advantage is a patent pending system that allows Players to use their skill to gain a mathematical advantage in a game of chance.

The keys to this system are that the skill portion and random portion of the game are separate, and that the random resolution is influenced by the Player's score in the skill portion. An above-average score on its own does not guarantee a player will win their bet.

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Details:

There are five main variables which work together in the NanoTech Advantage system: Bet Amount, Win Amount, House Edge, Skill Factor, and Score. There is also a Score Database of all previous games played that will be used to judge the player's skill.

Given the Bet Amount, Win Amount, and House Edge, the probability of winning can be calculated. Given the player's Score, a percentile can be calculated by comparing it to the Score Database. An above-average Score percentile will result in an above-average probability of winning, but only if there have been sufficient below-average scores in the Database to balance this award.

When it comes to calculating the Score percentile, the scores in the Database are weighted by both the Bet Amount, and the Skill Factor. An above-average Score which carries a larger weight (also determined by both Bet Amount and Skill Factor) will take more of the available theoretical advantage, while a below-average Score will contribute more to that available pool.

The bottom-line for the casino operator is that the NanoTech Advantage ensures that the observed casino hold percentage for all resolved bets on a given machine is always greater than the desired House Edge in the long run. However, when this is the case that means that there is available theoretical advantage to award to skilled players who achieve above-average Scores.