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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 27  Ask the Slot Expert: Four ways to determine the result of a spin on a slot machine8 September 2021
This week let's take a look at four ways the results of a spin on a slot machine can be determined.
The first and oldest (and probably most prevalent) method is the Random Number Generator (RNG), the digital implementation of the method used in the mechanical and electro-mechanical slots that ruled the slot floor until the computer-controlled slots took over. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Determining results on a slot machine: RNG. Bingo drawing. Horse race?1 September 2021
Question: Historic Horse Racing slots are coming to NH. I think I have a good understanding of how class III slots work. I have no idea how class II machines work. How the hell do you go from racing results to the display of the wheels. Can you help?
Answer: On his old show, The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert had a recurring bit called Craziest F#?King Thing I've Ever Heard. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Buffets, slot tickets and the Olympics25 August 2021
Question: Always enjoyable reading your column. I read and take note of your thoughts (meaning I neither agree nor disagree, but open-minded enough to think about this commentary), other times I feel it apropos to share some of my thoughts.
I will start with the Olympics and end with Las Vegas ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Do casinos need to identify advantage video poker players?18 August 2021
I recently read about a product whose time -- if it ever had a time -- has come and gone. But first....
Everyone in the gaming industry knows John Acres' name, but I doubt if any players recognize it. Still they feel his influence on the slot floor every day.
In 1981 he developed the first player tracking system. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Knowing the rules at the Olympics and in the casino11 August 2021
The Olympics just ended. It's too early to take a victory lap, but it looks like the Japanese have put on a major international event and not a super-spreader event. They did it with frequent testing, prohibiting Covid-positive athletes from competing, contact tracing, isolating athletes after exposure, and mask wearing except when competing.
... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Unclear and Loathing in Las Vegas4 August 2021
Question: Good morning, just some commentary on your newsletter just released this morning regarding the emergency commissioners court meeting help yesterday.
First, let me begin by saying I am in Texas and have a trip planned on Monday for a one-week to stay in Vegas. Therefore, I have a lot ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Covid restrictions coming back to Las Vegas? Part 2: The Virus Strikes Back28 July 2021
Events in the fight against Covid moved as fast as the Delta variant today. Moments after the CDC revised its guidance to say that even vaccinated people should wear masks indoors in areas of the country with high transmission rates. Nevada Governor Sisolak issued a directive bringing back the mask mandate in Clark County and 11 other Nevada counties. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Covid restrictions coming back to Las Vegas?21 July 2021
Last week I wrote that the script of the nightly Covid update on the local news has changed. Before reopening on June 1, the reporters introduced the update by saying that the statistics (7-day average of new cases, positivity rate) were declining and were the lowest numbers seen all year.
Now the ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Predetermination and slot machines14 July 2021
Question: I don't get it.
You are very knowledgeable when it comes to gambling and that's why your "page" is so successful and so
many, like me, look forward to receiving your weekly newsletter. However, you seem to spend a lot -- I mean a lot -- of time addressing how the slot machines work.
... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Accounting for bonus rounds in long-term payback7 July 2021
Question: Interesting bit on the buffets. We always enjoyed them, however, the amount of food wasted bothers us more and more. And how much food should one eat at a meal anyway?
I remember years ago the coffee shop at the Excalibur used to have a $4.99 ham and eggs breakfast special in the wee hours. ... (read more)
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