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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 48  Ask the Slot Expert: The truth about loose slot machines29 November 2017
Question: Where are the loose slots in a high limit room? By the entrance? By the cage?
Answer: Loose slots can make a guest appearance on The Walking Dead. The loose slot, like trickle-down economics, is a zombie idea that just won't die. But unlike trickle-down economics, there was some truth to the loose slot story.
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Ask the Slot Expert: Do the amounts on the Wheel of Fortune affect how often you spin it?22 November 2017
Question: At The Orleans in Las Vegas, there are three high-limit Wheel of Fortune slot machines in their high limit room. They are all right next to each other. Two of them are $5 credit machines, and you have to bet two credits ($10 per spin) to qualify for the wheel spin that appears only on the final third reel, center line pays only. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Bonus rounds that end just as they start15 November 2017
Overheard at the video poker machines a few days ago: One player was teaching another how to play. The teacher said to the student, "You want to hold the cards that give you the best chance of winning."
Strictly speaking, that's not the best strategy to follow. No combination of cards can give you a ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Do casinos remove slot machines when they pay too much?8 November 2017
Question: My friends and I won a lot of money from a slot machine. When we went back to the casino a few weeks later, the machine was gone. Do you think the casino removed this machine because it was paying too much?
Answer: No, I don't. The casino knows exactly how much the machine should pay back in the long run. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Are extra bets on slots worth making?1 November 2017
Question: If the RNG determines at the nanosecond I spin if I win or lose, then it seems I should only play one line at a time. If I'm playing a dollar machine with five lines, then did I just waste $4 automatically?
If it is either going to win or lose, wouldn't one line be sufficient?
Answer: Your ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Long-term payback, hit frequency and near misses on slot machines25 October 2017
Question:
I read your recent column about the frequency of losing combinations with great interest. The letter mentioned a Double Diamond machine. I once was chatting with a slot manager at a casino in A/C years ago who mentioned, if I got this right, that they could order a Double Diamond machine in about 20 different “configurations”. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Why does this losing combination appear so frequently?18 October 2017
Question: Many times, and I mean many, the same losing result will appear on the reels. This one seems to pop up often. I'll get single bar - Double Diamond - single bar, just missing a nice payout. If not the diamond in the middle, then another symbol surrounded by the single bars at each end.
Since ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Are there rules for minimum paybacks for the slots in Indian casinos?11 October 2017
A few weeks ago a reader asked for a recommendation for a video poker app for iOS. Being a Windows/Android guy, I was of no help. A reader who uses Apple products mentioned VP Pocket, which has a tutorial feature. He also mentioned that you have to be careful that apps work with your version of ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Why some slot machines were out of service4 October 2017
Question: I was at Niagara Falls Casino today and saw five slot machines with stickers on them. It appeared they were being checked out. (out of service at this time) On the checklist it showed "break CPU seals."
What does that mean? Are they changing payoffs or the way it performs?
Answer: It's ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Do all 3-card royals have the same chances of completing the royal?27 September 2017
Question: In response to the annoyance of people that hit the Bet Max instead of the Deal/Draw button:
I am one of these people for a couple reasons:
In a high-distraction (and to be fair, varying state of inebriation) environment, it reduces potential errors of mistaking which stage of a hand I am ... (read more)
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