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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 39  Ask the Slot Expert: Jackpot and coin values on Lightning Link26 June 2019
Question: When playing Lightning Link, I noticed that if you play the 2-cent denomination, the Mini goes from $10 to $20 and the Minor goes from $50 to $100. I always tell people that, if they are going to bet $1, play the two cents. I see so many people playing for $1 at the 1-cent bet. Do the dollar ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Multipliers and dealt royals on Double Super Times Pay19 June 2019
Question: I just read your piece last week about the person whose wife hit the Royal on Double Super Times Pay.
I don't know if you are aware that the rules of the game state that if you are dealt a Royal with any multiplier you automatically get the 10x multiplier on the deal and the draw. Somebody hit ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Westgate does right for canceled slot tournament12 June 2019
It's 8 o'clock Saturday morning at the Westgate. The promotions staff is setting up for the VIP slot tournament beginning at 10 a.m. that day. The machines used in the tournament are special IGT machines that are usually regular slot-floor machines but can be reconfigured as tournament machines using the tournament server to which they are all connected. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: One progressive for multiple video poker machines5 June 2019
Question: We just returned from Laughlin, NV. We went to the Edgewater casino and played video poker at the bar. All the video poker games are tied to a single jackpot.
I've never seen this before and wonder what kind of odds you are getting. I didn't look at all the games, but Double Bonus poker has a 9/6 pay table. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: What is pay-to-meter for slot jackpots?29 May 2019
Question: I just was reading last week's column about the large voucher at Pimlico. The whole story they tell sounds fishy to me. I think there's something in there that you weren't being told, and it was funny that they so quickly contacted you so that you could have a column out just four days after it ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Slot machine prints ticket worth more than $10,00022 May 2019
Question: My 27-year-old grandson and I were at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore for the Preakness on May 18, 2019.
Between races he wandered around and went over to play a slot machine. He put $5
into the machine and spun the wheels, then he did so again. Both times he said the
payout line-up of wheels did not indicate they were a winning line. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Do casinos on cruise ships cheat?15 May 2019
Question: I travel to Vegas often and take quite a few cruises, mostly on RCL. I play lots of video poker and blackjack.
Obviously the VP pay schedules are pretty bad at sea. Having played millions of hands of VP over the years, I can’t help but feel that the results of each deal are not as random as they would be in a regulated Vegas casino. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Dealing with slot machine button bangers8 May 2019
Question: Great column about the Borgata returning money to a player. Here’s my story.
I often (too often) visit a casino here in Pittsburgh. I go every Sunday morning to buy lotto tickets for the week and to play craps.
About a month ago I exited the elevator upon arrival and was counting out $200 while walking to the restroom. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Borgata reunites player with money left on a machine1 May 2019
Question: I felt sorry for the guy in your 4/17/19 column who left his ticket in a slot machine and didn't get his money because the ticket had been cashed.
A few months ago, I left $50 in a slot machine at Borgata in Atlantic City. I went to security and they said they would investigate while I went ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Pulling your slot club card during a bonus round24 April 2019
Question:
In your 10 April Gaming Guru “Ask the Slot Expert” article, a reader questioned why a player would remove their player’s card during a bonus round, thinking it might be related to recording winnings.
I’d like to offer a possible reason: On several occasions I’ve had the card holder light ... (read more)
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