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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 29  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)
Ask the Slot Expert: Another helping of Vegas buffets30 June 2021
Question: I am always looking forward to your weekly articles. I find most to be thought provoking, always interesting, so when you 'touch a nerve', so to speak, I like to offer my unqualified, albeit honest opinion.
To put things in perspective, (I have contributed letters recently) I live in the ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Lamentation(?) for Las Vegas Buffets23 June 2021
Question: Thanks for all the information in your last issue: Buffets: Gone But Not Forgotten or The Bean Counters Win Another!
Answer: Las Vegas re-opened three weeks ago. That really just meant that the remaining Covid mitigation efforts -- like social distancing and capacity restrictions -- ended. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: The Return of Las Vegas Buffets16 June 2021
City of Las Vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman was on GMA 3 last week to proclaim that Las Vegas is fully open again and it is back. There were plenty of shots of the strip and the Welcome to Las Vegas sign during the segment. Co-host T.J. Holmes said something like "Can't wait to see you in person on the strip" at the end of the segment.
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Ask the Slot Expert: The gongs of Fu Dao Le9 June 2021
Question: I play Fu Dao Le a lot. What does it take for the gongs to come out a lot or the good fortune?
Answer: What does it take to get the gongs on a spin? The RNG has to generate a result that stops the reels in places that display the gongs.
What does it take to get the "Good Fortune" message? ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Is the RNG dead?2 June 2021
Question: I’m extremely new to gambling. I love to play the slots. I watch all the YouTubers and over the last few years I’ve even hit a few handpays.
I have a question that I’m sure you’ve answered hundreds of times. Most people that I’ve heard talk about it say that all slot machines on the casino floor have an RNG. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Online sites recommendations26 May 2021
Question: What online slot sites do you recommend?
Answer: Answering this question requires a lot of ifs.
It reminds me of answering the how does a slot machine work question. The answer was easy 30 years ago when slots were in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and Tunica. Things were pretty much the same everywhere because Nevada's rules begat New Jersey's rules begat Mississippi's rules. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Changing payback on a slot machine19 May 2021
Question: Hope you are doing well. We are fine and glad to have received our vaccinations.
There’s been a number of emails recently regarding whether the casinos can change the machine’s hold (the flip side of payout) and/or have a different payout for different denominations on the same machine. ... (read more)
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