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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 36  Ask the Slot Expert: Is what you win on the free games in China Street pre-determined?18 March 2020
Question: When playing Ultimate Fire Link, especially the China Street version, does it matter what you choose when given the option of how many free games to accept and what multiplier, or is that bonus predetermined before you even make the choice?
Answer: I've never played this version of a Fire Link game. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Are video poker machines programmed to deal partial royals instead of some other losing hand?11 March 2020
Question: How do you explain drawing three or four cards to a Royal Flush seven to ten times in a few hour visit, sometimes three times on one machine, and not hit that Royal? Is the machine programmed to show you those cards instead of some other losing hand just to entice the player to continue the ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Back on the slot malfunction/denied jackpot merry-go-round4 March 2020
Here we go again.
A casino refuses to pay a player a jackpot because of a slot machine malfunction and every story about the incident says you never know if a casino will really pay you when you win.
The current incident occurred at the Newcastle Casino in Oklahoma. The casino is owned and operated by the ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Does my payback percentage go up when I bet more on today's penny machines?26 February 2020
Question: I am aware that the expected return on a slot machine is directly related to the denomination played, i.e., a penny machine will have a much lower expected overall return than a $1 or $5 machine. However, today's penny machines can handle bets of $5 or even $10 or more per spin.
If I play a ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Determining the outcome of a play on a machine with cascading reels19 February 2020
Question:
I changed my name legally. I do not want any association with my previous name. Does not seem too difficult except maybe the Social Security number.
If I win a jackpot at a casino I had previously won at with my previous name, will they question the two different names and same Social ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: How do you calculate win on slot machines and table games?12 February 2020
Question: I am wondering if you can clarify the IRS rules on gaming deductions. I have been audited for 2016, in which I claimed to be a professional gambler on my taxes. I have an EIN number.
My IRS auditor says I can't claim mileage from my home to the casino because casino gaming is considered a form ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: What happened to Red Rock's big electronic craps game?5 February 2020
Question: When I left Red Rock a couple weeks ago, they were removing the big craps machine, which had been getting a lot of action during our three-day visit (even though they had made changes to the programming so that you could only bet $1 on the pass line).
Do you know if they were just moving it to ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Bingo, blackjack and video poker - Part 229 January 2020
Last week I told you about the first part of my bingo, blackjack and video poker weekend last Labor Day. It started Saturday afternoon with registration for the blackjack and video poker tournament at Red Rock, continued with a session of bingo at Palms, and ended with a rush back to Red Rock for a cash drawing for those who had registered earlier in the day. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Bingo, blackjack and video poker - Part 122 January 2020
I had a busy weekend this past Labor Day. I had an invitation to play bingo at the Palms on Saturday and I was participating in a tournament that consisted of one session of blackjack and one of video poker at Red Rock on Sunday.
The weekend started with registration for the tournament at Red Rock. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: I never win playing slots today15 January 2020
Question: I wrote one time a while back regarding hardly ever winning.
The answer is the RNG works.
I must say I have lost all faith in going to play slots.
My wife and I have been playing the same machines for more than 20 years and budgeting the same amount during this period.
Over the years, we always had many wins. ... (read more)
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