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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 19  Ask the Slot Expert: Jackpots, Social Security cards and tribal casinos21 June 2023
Question: Your article about the guy who "quit gambling" but only plays free play was interesting in all the different scenarios that could exist.
I think the ultimate answer was your last paragraph. It is the actual determination of whether or not he gambled.
For example, if he received $50 in free ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Is playing free play gambling?14 June 2023
Question: Recently I quit gambling. Yet, I get free play every week. That is the only thing that I plan to use in the casino. I have already used it three times and walked out without spending a penny of my own money.
I do not consider myself a gambler anymore even though I use the free play. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Suspicious activity at the slots7 June 2023
Question: Have been to Everett, MA Encore Casino 5 times in last 3 weeks. There is the same group of persons, not gambling, but hovering around slot machines that are actively winning. As soon as the person leaves the machine, they go over and deposit a voucher, press a lot on the machine. The machine shows win win win and in 2 minutes they’ve won a great deal of money. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: A gaffed Big 6 Wheel?31 May 2023
Question: The Horseshoe casino in central Indiana has a big 6 wheel. It Will consistently land on in bed or low pay numbers. After over 2oo landing on multiplier, it always resulted in the lowest 20 x. Always.
The craps bonus of 6numbers will roll 40 or more and never hits.
Answer: "Landing in ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Slot handpays starting at $300?24 May 2023
Question: Here at the the tribal casino in Prescott, AZ, they require a handpay for hits of $300 and up. In addition, anyone within hearing distance of the machine involved knows about it due to the loud tune played until the attendant turns it off. Don’t think that will go away very soon, if at all. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: A video poker bug. In the machine or in the player?17 May 2023
Emerson, Lake and Palmer had an instrumental song called Changing States on their 1992 comeback album Black Moon. I thought of that song when a problem I had with Cashless Gaming on a machine might not have been due to a bug in the software like I thought at first, but due to my missing what state my video poker machine was in.
... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: An unexpected benefit of Cashless Gaming10 May 2023
I worked for a market research firm in the last half of the 1990s. One of the products the company produced was radio ratings. Listenership was calculated using diaries kept by the participants. Participants made errors in their diaries. The company had a team that tried to make sense of the diaries.
How ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Still more adventures in Cashless Gaming3 May 2023
The movie Bridge of Spies seems to be playing on one of the channels I subscribe to every time I scroll through the TV listings. The first scene with Tom Hanks, the star, is an informal discussion between two attorneys about an accident in which an automobile driver lost control of his car and hit five motorcyclists. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Two ways that handpays for slot jackpots may be endangered26 April 2023
Question: As expressed before, your posts are very high on my list of 'must reads' when I receive them in my emails. I like to comment whenever I feel that I may offer some additional perspective to your commentary, so here goes:
I AM a Tipper. I am puzzled when I notice some people don't tip or leave inadequate gratuities. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: How much should I tip for a slot jackpot?19 April 2023
Question: So, I'm sitting there at a slot (Crazy Rich Asians) in an off-strip casino. It didn't take long to be awarded the grand ($12,000!).
An attendant comes up to congratulate me, gets my information and leaves. As I'm waiting, another lady (no uniform, nicely dressed...maybe a host?) comes up to me and takes me to a more private area to wait for my money. ... (read more)
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