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Do Cruise Ships Tighten Slots During the Cruise?5 January 2008
Dear Joe, This would be a diabolical plot, indeed. Bait the "sucker" and draw him in, then change the game - sort of like a "bait-and-switch" ploy. The oversight of games aboard ship is not the same as Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Tunica and other major US land based casinos. I guess it may be theoretically possible to alter the pay schedules during the cruise, but it would take a considerable amount of work swapping out the control chips. Being found guilty of such actions would prove devastating for the cruise lines. Besides, they don't have to resort to surreptitious actions such as changing payouts to make money; they have an automatic edge built in. Do you keep accurate records of each session? Do you note the time, game, denomination and amount won or lost? I suspect your memory may be playing tricks with you. You may remember a few wins early on, but when you begin to lose as the trip progresses, you notice the depleted bankroll. You stated that you play longer sessions. Longer sessions mean more loses. I recommend that you break your total trip bankroll into session bankrolls, play for a fixed amount of time each session (or until your session bankroll runs out), and keep accurate records of your play. If you do this I think you will see that the ship's casino makes money at a consistent rate throughout the trip. Follow these tips and you should have better of luck on future cruises. Recent Articles
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