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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 25  Ask the Slot Expert: 86'd from a casino9 March 2022
I recently received an email from someone asking for advice with a casino problem and if I had received the first email the writer had sent about the problem. I hadn't received that email. A few days later it occurred to me that I might have deleted the email without reading it because of the subject. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Bounceback cash or point multiplier?2 March 2022
A friend who lives near the Gulf Coast casinos called a few days ago to get my take on the current video poker conditions in Las Vegas. He visits Las Vegas frequently -- or, at least, used to visit frequently, pre-pandemic. There was almost complete overlap in the Venn diagram of the casinos we visit most frequently. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: What's the payback on this video poker progressive?23 February 2022
Question: I’m currently playing a progressive Triple Double Bonus Poker $1 machine that is a 9/5/4 game. The royal flush with 5 coins is currently at $10,238.70.
I’ve never seen one this high in all my years of playing and know that this is now a positive play game. With that being said, what would ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: My Theory of Relativity for playing the slots16 February 2022
A while ago I wrote about my Theory of Relativity in regards to the passage of time in the casino. Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity explained how speed affects mass, time and space. In relation to time, the faster an object moves, the slower time passes for it.
You may have heard of the example of the two twins. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: When good slot machines go bad9 February 2022
I settled in for what I hoped to be an enjoyable -- and profitable -- session playing my favorite Quick Hit Blitz machine. Blitzy was a little glitchy that day. She just wasn't herself.
Every once in a while, the reels would take a fraction of a second pause after I hit the Spin button. The reels would ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Anticipation and suspense in slot machine design2 February 2022
One of the slot machine innovations that Charles Fey introduced in his Liberty Bell slot machine was suspense in revealing the outcome. Rather than having all reels stop at the same time, the reels in the Liberty Bell stopped sequentially, one after the other, left to right. This gave the player more excitement. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: How often do bonus rounds hit?26 January 2022
A long, long (long) time ago, I attended a slot design talk at the big gaming show. This was the time when slots with bonus rounds were just starting their invasion of the slot floor -- I said it was a long, long (long) time ago.
The designers said that bonus rounds, like any other winning combination, involve a trade off. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Do you win more when you don't use a players card?19 January 2022
Question: I just won $300 bucks but spent $120 doing it. My boss won $3,500 from $80. I am a player's club member. My boss is not. It seems like I usually win more when I don't sign in.
Do you think something is amiss with that?
Answer: No, I don't think anything is amiss for many reasons.
... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Slot machine dilemma: bet max at min or min at max12 January 2022
Question: I play minimum bet at maximum denomination.
A good example is the popular Lightning Link slots. On pennies the mini jackpot is $10 and minor jackpot is $50 for a $5 bet. At max denomination (dime), the same $5 bet gives you opportunity to win the mini jackpot (now $100) and/or the minor jackpot (now $500). ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Tip for a comped limo from airport to strip hotel5 January 2022
Question: I visit Las Vegas about 3 or 4 times per year. I play enough that my casino host provides limo service from & to the airport. My question is, what would be an appropriate tip for the driver? Also, my destination is always located on the LV strip.
I always enjoy reading your ... (read more)
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