I think you're correct... that the individual casinos are gateways to the main server. That they are simply the doorway and they don't host the games themselves.... I think it's that way with the others too, not just Rival, but Microgaming and RTG. I would think though that the main server can alter the payout percentages according to the wishes of the casino owner. But I don't know this as fact.
I know for sure that with Microgaming this is not the case, only some casinos that belong to the same group, like the Palace Group casinos for example, run on the same server.
But 32RED runs on its own server, together with sister Dash.
You can see that if you watch the jackpot thermometers, the values are the same for the entire palace group, but 32red/Dash show completely different values.
About this hardware maintenence, why only 10-20 minutes?
Its so short!
Can this please last a little longer?
We know you do! I think one of us should have a kickbutt win tonight!!I watch the jackpots..
Is the snow under control?
This scheduled downtime should not last too long (10-20 mins) and Rival will do everything to minimize the time.