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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 54  Ask the Slot Expert: Using casino credit10 August 2016
Question:
My wife and I enjoy playing Banana King slots by Aristocrat. As you no doubt know, occasionally the player gets a bonus game called Match Card, in which you may win the Major, Minor or a consolation prize. The Major often runs in excess of $1000. You pick cards that are face down on the screen. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Does Pennsylvania have VLTs?3 August 2016
Comment: I just read your recent column that began with this statement: "I know there is no such thing as the RNG from all my research and reviews from slot machine programmers...."
In Pennsylvania that man is 100 percent correct. When the machine is opened there is nothing inside except a ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Earning slot club points27 July 2016
Question: I just read your article about earning points on your slot club and disagree with the way points are earned.
While it certainly is true for Caesars properties, I am not sure about all the others. The Borgota in AC is jointly owned by MGM and Boyd (soon to change because MGM is buying out Boyd in the third quarter of 2016). ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Frank Scoblete, charlatan?20 July 2016
Comment: You, Mr. Robison, are a smart man capable of rational thought and have an exceptional ability to explain all the ins and outs of slot machines and how they work. You explain that there is absolutely no way to manipulate a slot machine to influence the outcome of a spin. However (Isn’t there ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Don't casino regulations give all players an equal chance to win?13 July 2016
Last week we looked at whether a traditional, reel-spinning slot machine player would have gotten the same result if he had started the spin by pressing the Bet Max button instead of pressing the Bet 1 button and the Spin button. To recap the answer, the RNG generates hundreds of numbers each second. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: If only I had bet two coins6 July 2016
Question: Most slot players have heard or said, "If only I had bet two coins."
I was wondering if there is any truth to this statement.
I often play an older slot machine (Triple Gold Bar) for which there are two- and three-coin versions. While it is clear that hitting the bet max button causes the ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Casinos can't make slot machines pay29 June 2016
Question: My friend is an addict that must be at our local casino two or three times a week.
She maintains that management, sitting in their offices, can turn off slots so they won't pay off anything until they decide
to turn them back on.
I've tried to tell her that the Washington state gaming ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Am I wasting money betting the max on a slot machine?22 June 2016
Question: Last week you wrote that "the output from the RNG is used to determine where the reels stop."
Wouldn't it be more accurate to say the RNG sends its numbers to the virtual reel, and that determines where the reels stop?
Have read you for years and have never seen you mention virtual ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: You will never convince me about RNGs in slot machines15 June 2016
Question: On May 18, 2016, I won $4,715 on a nickel machine. My players card was inserted. After my winnings were building up, I noticed the words ABANDON CARD on the screen, then the screen went back to showing points.
When the attendant came to my machine, I asked what ABANDON CARD meant. She said, "It's nothing. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Is 88 Fortunes deceptive?8 June 2016
Last week I posted a letter describing how the gold coin pick-em bonus operates on the 88 Fortunes machines in one reader's casino. She said that once the bonus round was triggered, the progressive was reset on the linked machines and she always won the progressive that had been reset.
I had played 88 Fortunes but had never noticed when the progressive was reset. ... (read more)
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