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Video Poker Sites, Buying Your Own Slot Machine27 December 2003
Dear Denny, I don't know which site you visited. There are many sites that have Las Vegas video poker info. I suggest you enter "Las Vegas video poker" into a search engine; you might be able to find the site from the hits that are returned. The site I use to find out which casinos have high-paying games in different regions is Skip Hughes' Video Poker Homepage (www.vphomepage.com). Skip's scouts keep his site up-to-date with the best machines found in casinos all over the U.S. Skip's site is a subscription site. Subscriptions cost $55-$80 per year depending on which features you want. Best of luck in and out of the casinos,
Dear Karen, It is definitely possible to buy The Price Is Right or any other slot machine for home use. Many people in Nevada have purchased their own machines. The catch is whether it's legal to own the machines in your state. I visited your website and based on your company's location, I guess you live in Illinois. It is illegal to own a slot machine that is not at least 25 years old in Illinois, according to the information on www.royalbell.com, a company that sells used slot machines. If you want, you can double-check with IGT's Sales Headquarters at 702-896-8500. Someone there would be able to tell you whether the machine is legal in your state and tell you where you could purchase one if it is. Best of luck in and out of the casinos,
Dear Beth, I haven't heard of such a law, but that doesn't mean one doesn't exist. I have heard of casinos ejecting people who just wander around the casinos looking for money people have left behind. That I can understand, but I've also heard stories of casinos hassling people who just happen to pick up and play small amounts of money that other players have accidentally left behind. I think some casinos donate "found money" to charity under the theory that the player won it fair and square, so it no longer belongs to the casino. Best of luck in and out of the casinos,
Thanks for the technical info and for the good advice. John
Dear Marilyn, Thanks for the kind words about my column. You are absolutely correct when you say that it doesn't matter whether a machine has just paid out and he payouts are all chosen at random. You even saw the proof with your own eyes when you saw someone hit another jackpot while playing off a jackpot. I suppose the reason people believe that a machine that has just hit a jackpot won't hit another one soon is because they believe that the machine now has to either win back the money it just paid out or win enough money so it can pay another jackpot. 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. 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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