This section will explain how we generate random numbers. We currently only track table game outcomes to reduce bloat in our databases but Slot Machines and clothes use the exact same RNG.

SEEDS
The first step in our RNG Process is creating the game seed. A seed is a starting point that determines the generated random data. A seed will looking something along the lines of this F4383F88496C4640F1030FBBDBF133BC55A1EFFF040F79670D9D86A72805F772CFBC68454BA000C4C418D503169525A1855CA177D22ABCD0C3E73CE650EAF249,0,20394
A seed consist of 3 parts, a 64 character hex string, a counter, and a random integer. The 64 character hex and random integer(20394 ) are generated once at the start of a game session. The counter(0) starts at 0 and every time a seeds is used up, the counter goes up by one. A seed can be used to generate 8 numbers.

HOW DO WE DETERMINE YOUR RANDOM NUMBERS
The seed is then passed through as the input into a cryptographic hashing function called HMAC_SHA256. In HMAC_SHA256 there is also a key. This key is hidden from the users to prevent cheating and is not included in the seed but is required for the SHA function. Passing the seed through this function will produce another hex known as a hash that looks something like this 9c64b2aa2f13454be42a652338fd5a8afece592c7d4f4933eef34f923b4552f0

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Now that we have generated the hash (9c64b2aa2f13454be42a652338fd5a8afece592c7d4f4933eef34f923b4552f0) we can now convert this hash into random numbers. The first step is we split the hash into 8 different groups. Each group is used to generate 1 random number. Groups for this Hash look like this (9c64b2aa 2f13454b e42a6523 38fd5a8a fece592c 7d4f4933 eef34f92 3b4552f0). Then we take these groups and we convert them into bytes. The first group (9c 64 b2 aa) to bytes is (156,100,178,170). We then use these 4 bytes to create a float between 0 and 1. The formula to create the float looks like this

(156 / (256 ^ 1)) = 0.609375000000 +
(100 / (256 ^ 2)) = 0.001525878906 +
(178 / (256 ^ 3)) = 0.000010609627 +
(170 / (256 ^ 4)) = 0.000000039581 =
0.610911528114

Now that we have our random float we then multiply it by X. X is equal to the number of possible outcomes for a specific game. In a game using a deck of cards, X would equal 52 because there is 52 cards in a deck. Lets assume these calculations are for a game with a deck of cards. We would take our float and multiply it by X

0.610911528114 * 52 = 31.767399461940 .

Depending on the game, sometimes the final result will be 31.767399461940 and that will be your random number and the next steps wont apply. In the case of other games like this example with cards, we then have to truncate the float to get an integer so 31.767399461940 gets truncated to just 31.

Next we take the truncated number and match it up with an element inside an array. This array contains all the cards in a deck. In this example, 31 would line up to Heart_6 and that would be your random card. In a different example like the game roulette we do truncate the number and the ball would land on 31 (This is just an example. In the game we do not multiply by 52 for roulette).

Our array of cards looks like this [

"Club_Ace", "Club_2", "Club_3", "Club_4", "Club_5", "Club_6", "Club_7", "Club_8", "Club_9", "Club_10",

"Club_Jack", "Club_Queen", "Club_King", "Diamond_Ace", "Diamond_2", "Diamond_3", "Diamond_4", "Diamond_5",

"Diamond_6", "Diamond_7", "Diamond_8", "Diamond_9", "Diamond_10", "Diamond_Jack", "Diamond_Queen", "Diamond_King",

"Heart_Ace", "Heart_2", "Heart_3", "Heart_4", "Heart_5", "Heart_6", "Heart_7", "Heart_8", "Heart_9", "Heart_10",

"Heart_Jack", "Heart_Queen", "Heart_King", "Spade_Ace", "Spade_2", "Spade_3", "Spade_4", "Spade_5", "Spade_6",

"Spade_7", "Spade_8", "Spade_9", "Spade_10", "Spade_Jack", "Spade_Queen", "Spade_King"

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