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Ask the Slot Expert: Are slot results affected by time of day?14 August 2013
Dear Gary, The slot machine knows what time it is so it can timestamp events in the log it must keep, but knowing the time has no effect on the results on the machine. The result of a spin has to be determined independently without any outside influence on a Class III slot machine. It is illegal for a slot machine to display anything but the result determined by the RNG, and it is illegal for the RNG to have any outside influences. I have a theory about what might account for your luck at 10:30 and not at other times. I think we have a case of a self-fulfilling prophecy. Your theory is that you do better playing at 10:30, so you do most of your playing around that time. You don't have enough play at other times to have enough data to show that it doesn't matter when you play and you do equally well at 10:30 in the morning as at 10:30 at night. I never argue with success. If you do better at 10:30 at night, continue playing at that time even though it doesn't matter when you play. Your odds are the same on every spin. Jackpots for all,
No, I've never heard of anyone having to pay taxes on free play. The money they win from the free plays, yes, but not the value of the free play itself. Jackpots for all,
Yes, the tribes owning those casinos have compacts with the State of Connecticut and they have Class III slot and video poker machines. Jackpots for all,
Dear Richard, Thanks for the kind words about my columns. Casinos jealously guard their player lists, so it is unlikely that the Trop shared your player history with another casino. Why would it want to have another casino know how good a player you are and have it competing for your business? Even when a casino company owns multiple casinos in an area, it still doesn't have one casino try to poach players from another. One of the great mysteries in life is how casinos determine how much in comps and gifts to offer a player, especially when the perks are not directly tied to play. This is my best guess at what is happening. Your wife tends to play more at a casino than you do because you roam around. Casinos today are trying to increase their business. It's much cheaper to turn a past player into a current player. You have cards at these casinos, so you've already indicated a willingness to play there. The casinos are, shall we say, making offers you can't refuse (or at least ones they think you won't refuse) in order to get you back through their doors. Your wife is getting these offers and not you because she plays more than you do. If you like the offer and the casino, take them up on it. If not, stick with the Trop. Just like with frequent flyer programs, credit card rewards and other loyalty programs, it's usually best to concentrate on one or two programs and not spread your patronage too thinly. Jackpots for all, Send your slot and video poker questions to John Robison, Slot Expert™, at slotexpert@slotexpert.com. Because of the volume of mail I receive, I regret that I can't reply to every question.
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