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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 5  Ask the Slot Expert: The dark side of Quick Hit slots26 November 2025
I made my triumphant, in my mind at least, return to my movie theater after a two-week trip to New Jersey and Cancun. I was very disappointed that none of the theater employees noticed that I hadn't been there for over two weeks.
On my way out of the casino--
Let me digress here and mention how surprised ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: A tale of two cashless systems19 November 2025
I'm usually one of the first to try new technology in the casino.
A number of years ago, Red Rock rolled out Cardless Connect on its slots. Riding the wave of using an app on your smartphone for practically anything, you could use the Stations Casino app on your phone instead of your players card to log in to a machine. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: I see casino equivalents in everyday things12 November 2025
Sometimes I think that maybe I've been writing about gaming for too long. I see parallels between practically anything in real life and the casino.
For example, I binged a Brit game show called 007:Road to a Million a few months ago. I mentioned it in some columns. Two-person teams perform some James ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: How does a casino determine its return to player5 November 2025
Question: I never thought much about Return to Player (RTP) regarding slot machines. Only when seeing stats a while ago about the various percentages in casinos on the strip, downtown, or off strip, did I realize how little I know about it and am curious.
For example:
How do casinos determine ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Steve Wynn - not the first29 October 2025
One of my favorite programs is Connections, written and presented by science historian James Burke. An underlying theme of this program and his other programs is that the image of the lone inventor, tinkering away in his or her garage, basement or laboratory and single-handedly creating an invention or making a scientific discovery is a myth. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: How do you choose when your choice doesn't matter?22 October 2025
Rarely in life do you have to choose between two options and it doesn't matter which one you pick. Door A or Door B. They're both either a year's supply of tuna fish or new cars. Pick one or the other. It doesn't matter.
How do you choose which one to pick?
Playing NSU Deuces, you'll find many instances ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Stealth-mode video poker15 October 2025
Question: I always turn the sound down (if possible) to its lowest setting on VP machines. If I have a substantial hit like a Royal, I don't want to advertise it to anyone nearby. You never know who it is that may be lurking around you.
Answer: I've never turned down the sound on a video poker machine in the past, but I may in the future. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Pump up the volume -- and payback?8 October 2025
Last week in a column about whether the volume setting on a slot machine affects its "winnability" (Spoiler Alert: It doesn't.), I used the following excerpt from the page turner entitled Technical Standards for Gaming Devices and Associated Equipment: Standard 1 Integrity of Gaming Devices.
The RNG ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: The sound of slot machines1 October 2025
Question: I occasionally watch some YouTube slot channels and often see them turn up the slot machine's sound to the highest level believing it offers a better chance of winning. When I play, I turn the sound down to low as I hate the loud sound.
I don't think of myself as gullible. I think the idea that a loud machine increases "winnability" is bunk. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: The Slot Machine Profit Transmogrification24 September 2025
Once again I had time to kill at a casino before my movie started. In my column a few weeks ago, I listed the things I look for in a time-killer slot machine. My goal is to spend the time without losing a lot.
As usual, I wasn't going to follow my own advice. Plan A was to play a Triple Play progressive ... (read more)
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