http://robison.casinocitytimes.com Casino City Times is The Source for the latest gaming news, gaming strategy and gambling tips from the industry's leading experts. en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/62170.html I noticed at Trump Taj Mahal that the reel-spinning Wheel of Fortune machines have been replaced with video slots. Does that make the jackpot harder to hit? Are all the progressive jackpots linked to all casinos in AC? Thanks, Mike Dear Mike, I haven't seen the PAR sheet for the video Wheel of Fortune machines in Atlantic City, so I... Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/62170.html http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/62140.html Hey John! Regarding the "what's that slot music" question... One suggestion would be to use any of the smart phone "song identifier" apps. I've used the FREE "Sound Hound" app for some time and it works great. Occasionally, I'll hear a song or tune on the TV (usually in a commercial) that I'd love to have, but don't recognize. I'll... Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/62140.html http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/62119.html I was trying to deconstruct some slot machines to be able to calculate probabilities and return. I recorded a video [of some Boss Media-based slots] and started taking note of each symbol in the order they showed on the reels, and noticed that the sequence seemed to be random because I couldn't find a pattern to determine the whole reel strip.... Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/62119.html http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/62089.html In March 2013, I received a card in the mail from Pearl River Resort. The card said that they missed me. Come back and I would be eligible to play for free under the new member program. On the first visit they would reimburse me up to $500 gaming losses on the first day of play. After losing over $500 I anticipated my reimbursement. Over... Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/62089.html http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/62075.html I know that the Psuedo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) actually spits out a pre-determined series of numbers that can be known if you know which generator is being used and the 'seed' number. My question is this: Let's say you need to hit 1 out of 368 symbols on virtual reels #1, #2 and #3 to win the Megabucks. If you are lucky enough to get it... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/62075.html http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/62058.html Dear Mr. Robison: I enjoy reading the Slot Expert blog on Casino City Times. I have a question about the Megabucks slot machine. Someone won the Megabucks progressive jackpot on April 10th. This win occurred only five months after the previous jackpot win. Due to the short period between jackpots being won it makes me believe that IGT will... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/62058.html http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/62019.html Last week you wrote: A group in the Midwest was able to figure out the RNG function in a video poker machine and, with that information, they were able to figure out the five cards that would be used to replace discards. Obviously, they were caught. "Caught" implies "and prosecuted for cheating" to me. Was that the case? If the players... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/62019.html http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/62007.html I feel that I have a pretty good knowledge of video poker and I play it frequently, but I do have a few questions. As I understand it the chances of actually being dealt a Royal Flush is 1 in 650,000, but what are the odds of drawing into a Royal Flush? Second question: When playing video poker, the first five cards are dealt and the... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/62007.html http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/61971.html Just read the letter that John sent you about slots on 11/14/12. It seems that John is a pretty sharp guy as far as asking questions about slots. If he could only channel that by learning to play basic strategy in blackjack where the house edge is one-half percent over the player, or even learn to count cards where he would actually have an... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/61971.html http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/61949.html Hey John, I, for one, believe it is illegal for the casino to control a machine, but I still believe the tracking cards we play with allow it to control the payouts on machines. It's like logging into your computer. I have held the highest level card at a casino in my area for the past 10 to 12 years. I have a second level card at... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST http://robison.casinocitytimes.com/articles/61949.html