 Newsletter Signup
Stay informed with the
NEW Casino City Times newsletter! John Robison Archives
More Strategy Experts
|
John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 40  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)
Ask the Slot Expert: Someone cashed out money I left on a slot machine17 April 2019
Question: My wife and I have been playing slots for over 20 years. We almost always play Q Hits, the three-reel, old-fashioned type. Three Q Hits on the center line used to pay out $5,000. Now most pay out $10,000.
Over the years my wife has been quite lucky. I haven't been as lucky, but have
no complaints.
... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Do machines that share progressives also share RNGs?10 April 2019
Question: I regularly play at MGM National Harbor and noticed that there is often a "bank" of three to five similar machines which "share" progressive amounts. Recently while at the Borgata in Atlantic City I noticed that similar "banks" of machines are independent as to both progressives and red envelope values. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Can casinos change slot machines in real time?3 April 2019
Question: I just read the report on stopping the spin, rubbing and pounding on a slot machine. This is irritating and I move away.
My question... The casino in Yonkers N.Y. Empire was recently bought by MGM. Does the RNG apply only to tribal casinos?
I may have misunderstood what was written but I was under the impression that all slot machines at all casinos were random. ... (read more)
< Previous 10 Articles | Next 10 Articles > John Robison |
John Robison |
