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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 31  Ask the Slot Expert: Do casinos determine who will win a slot tournament?3 March 2021
Question: I have participated in a few slot tournaments in Las Vegas recently and have noticed some extreme irregularities when it comes to how the points are won. Several times I have hit three double multipliers in a row, which should have given me humongous points but instead I got no score at all. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: New screen almost makes me lose out on free play24 February 2021
Last week I wrote about changes to the slot club software on Red Rock's video poker machines (and probably all video poker machines in a Stations casino) . Whenever a casino changes a system, you have to pay attention. Things might work a little bit differently now.
For those not familiar with these video poker machines, they don't have separate, dedicated displays for the slot club. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: New slot club software on video poker machines17 February 2021
Question:
In response to your column today here is what I do with my points:
I prefer to cash my points in once a year. So, I do it at the start of each calendar year. The Indian casino here does not care when the player does this. However, only $500 worth can be cashed in at one time. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: When do you redeem your slot club points?10 February 2021
When Starbucks has an online game, you can get entries without making a purchase by answering a few questions. One of the questions is about how you use your stars. (You earn stars by making purchases, completing challenges to purchase certain items or make a certain number of purchases, and playing games. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Tripped up by "up to"3 February 2021
I've needed a new cell phone for a year or so now. Well, I don't actually need a new phone. I need a new battery for my five-year old Samsung Galaxy S6. There's an authorized Samsung repair facility two blocks from my regular Starbucks (nearby, that is) that can do the replacement.
I think Samsung prefers that you buy a new phone rather than replace the battery. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Making up with my favorite video poker machine27 January 2021
It was probably one of the shortest break-ups in history. I've played the video poker machine that I broke up with three times since I told it "it's not me, it's you."
After years of reliable service, the slot club subsystem on the machine had become increasingly flaky. I've always had rare -- emphasis on "rare" -- problems with the subsystem on video poker machines. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Breaking up (with a video poker machine) is hard to do20 January 2021
A few weeks ago I wrote about how I was going to have to break up with my favorite video poker machine. It was my favorite for these reasons. There's no glare on its screen. It deals quickly when set to the fastest deal speed and it is in a quiet area of the casino.
Other regulars like the machine too. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Las Vegas casinos are not giving anything away anymore13 January 2021
Question: Years ago our team at work, 12 of us, were all going from Southern California to St. Louis. Someone had the great idea to leave from separate airports. Some from Los Angeles, some from Ontario, and some from Orange County, in case there was an accident all of us wouldn't be dead.
We all flew Southwest. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Breaking up with my favorite video poker machine6 January 2021
Question: Your column on annoying players who don't use the deal button mirrored my feelings completely. You forgot to mention that those same players always pick the loudest machine in the area. I always have a pair of earplugs in my pocket for when I encounter these individuals, they really help. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: The Cash Out-Fake-Out30 December 2020
Have you ever been fooled by the Cash Out-Fake Out?
There's someone's playing a machine and, for whatever reason, you really wish they weren't. Maybe you want to play that machine. Maybe they have a behavior that annoys you.
I can't think of anything a slot player has done that annoyed me, but there are some things video poker players have done that I have found irksome. ... (read more)
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