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Estimating a machine's long-term payback10 May 2010
A while ago I wrote that you can estimate a machine's long-term payback by estimating how likely each symbol on each reel is to land on the payline. I've done this by noting the outcome of a few hundred spins. I recently received this e-mail about estimating a machine's long-term payback.
I don't know that any state has made it illegal to record video in a casino. Casinos however may prohibit photography on the casino floor. The main reason for this prohibition -- at least in the past -- is to protect patrons who didn't want photographic evidence of their casino visit and who they are with. In any case, if casino security didn't want you use your camera, a guard would ask you to put it away and might ask you to erase any video or pictures you took. If you continued to use the camera, security would either confiscate the camera and return it to you at the end of your visit or ask you to leave the casino. I don't think you have to worry about being taken to the back room and having your knuckles broken. I've always used a pencil and paper to keep my records. I've even taken a clipboard onto the slot floor. Sometimes a floorperson or guard asked me what I was doing, but no one ever asked me to stop. There's no way I can cheat a machine by writing down the results of spins on it. I always told the truth about what I was doing and they thought I was working on some sort of system. And casinos love systems players. The only time I was hassled about taking notes in a casino was in a Native American casino in San Diego. I don't remember which one. Ironically, I was making notes about the machines in the casino for an article in Strictly Slots. 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 reply to every question. 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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