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Another opinion on tipping17 April 2006
Dear Bernie, Pressing the stop button does absolutely nothing to alter the outcome of a spin. Pressing it merely cuts out the "show" of the reels spinning. Best of luck in and out of the casinos,
Dear David, If I may paraphrase your statements, the hand pay doesn't add any value to your experience. It's done primarily for the casino's convenience. But consider this. Machines with hoppers will have hand pays to avoid emptying the hopper — and sometimes the hopper doesn't even have enough tokens to pay some jackpots. One could argue that the hand pay is mainly for the casino's convenience, but I say the player benefits too. Hand-paid jackpots eliminate the need to carry heavy buckets of coins to the coin redemption booth. On ticket machines, there's no need for hand pays and the machines only need to lock up for IRS paperwork and jackpot verifications. Another thing to consider is that, unless casinos have raised their pay, the slot floorpeople depend on tips for a large part of their income. Thanks for sending in your thoughts on tipping. John
Dear Nancy, Thanks for the kind words about my columns. I hope your sister misheard what they said on that show. Using a players club card has no effect whatsoever on your results. Using the card only lets the slot club system track your play. It doesn't make you win or lose more. Best of luck in and out of the casinos,
Dear Freak, Fortunately, this has never happened to me or anyone I know or have received a letter from, so I can't say for sure what procedures casinos may have for this situation. I believe that the ticket is like cash and anyone can use it. However, I know some casinos ask for a slot club card or other ID when cashing tickets over a certain amount. If this should happen to you again and the amount is more than a few bucks, I suggest you report the loss to the casino. They might be able to check outstanding tickets for your players club ID and be able to put a hold on the missing ticket. If anyone has had any experience with lost tickets, please write and I'll publish the responses in a future column. Best of luck in and out of the casinos, Send your slot and video poker questions to John Robison, Slot Expert, at slotexpert@comcast.net. Because of the volume of mail I receive, I regret that I can't send a reply to every question. Also be advised that it may take several months for your question to appear in my column. This article is provided by the Frank Scoblete Network. Melissa A. Kaplan is the network's managing editor. If you would like to use this article on your website, please contact Casino City Press, the exclusive web syndication outlet for the Frank Scoblete Network. To contact Frank, please e-mail him at fscobe@optonline.net. Recent Articles
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