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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 2  Ask the Slot Expert: Stealth-mode video poker15 October 2025
Question: I always turn the sound down (if possible) to its lowest setting on VP machines. If I have a substantial hit like a Royal, I don't want to advertise it to anyone nearby. You never know who it is that may be lurking around you.
Answer: I've never turned down the sound on a video poker machine in the past, but I may in the future. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Pump up the volume -- and payback?8 October 2025
Last week in a column about whether the volume setting on a slot machine affects its "winnability" (Spoiler Alert: It doesn't.), I used the following excerpt from the page turner entitled Technical Standards for Gaming Devices and Associated Equipment: Standard 1 Integrity of Gaming Devices.
The RNG ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: The sound of slot machines1 October 2025
Question: I occasionally watch some YouTube slot channels and often see them turn up the slot machine's sound to the highest level believing it offers a better chance of winning. When I play, I turn the sound down to low as I hate the loud sound.
I don't think of myself as gullible. I think the idea that a loud machine increases "winnability" is bunk. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: The Slot Machine Profit Transmogrification24 September 2025
Once again I had time to kill at a casino before my movie started. In my column a few weeks ago, I listed the things I look for in a time-killer slot machine. My goal is to spend the time without losing a lot.
As usual, I wasn't going to follow my own advice. Plan A was to play a Triple Play progressive ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: The one about The Desert Inn limo17 September 2025
The landscaper drove her little utility vehicle onto the triangular island at the corner of the intersection. I'm lucky that the intersection I walk through most frequently has an island at each corner. The right-turn-only lane that comes into existence before each corner creates the third side of the triangle. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: When all will be revealed10 September 2025
I watched many game shows over the summer to avoid doing tasks around the house. That's the reality, but I justified watching the shows by thinking that I should get more use out of the multiple streaming services to which I subscribe.
I've seen a disturbing trend over the past few years. Game shows don't ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Killing time cheaply at a slot machine3 September 2025
I use my MoviePass subscription to purchase most of my movie tickets. MoviePass is a service that gives you a certain number of credits each month based on your membership level. You trade those credits for movie tickets.
The MoviePass app tells you how many credits you have to use to get a ticket for a particular movie showing on the current day. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: On !mpossible game show, the worst you can do is also the best you can do27 August 2025
Last week my homework assignment for you was to look at two situations in a British game show and explain why the worst outcome a contestant could have in one phase of the game is the same as the best outcome.
The game show is !mpossible. In most parts of the game, contestants have to answer multiple-choice questions. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: On !mpossible game show, worst equals best19 August 2025
A few months ago, a new row appeared on my Amazon Prime home page. The heading on the row is "On now." I had been watching some British game shows on Amazon, so I wasn't surprised that many of the tiles were for British programs.
Clicking on one of the tiles in this row is like going back in time, back before video on demand, DVRs, and even VCRs. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: In which category does video poker belong in a promotion?13 August 2025
Question: A while ago, I received an upcoming multiplier day offer from Caesars, 5X Slots and 10X Table Games. They haven't responded to my question but maybe you can get the answer:
Which category for this promotion is Video Poker?
Answer: Well, you didn't tell me which property or properties participate in this promotion. ... (read more)
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