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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 59  Ask the Slot Expert: How many RNGs in a multi-game machine?12 August 2015
I’m a keno junkie. It seems to me that my favorite Game King keno machine is easier to hit playing nickels. When I use quarters it seems to pay less often. There is only one RNG per machine, right? Or is there one RNG for each denomination?
And another variation on the same theme:
I play Game Kings. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Can casinos change slot paybacks electronically?5 August 2015
Your article in American Casino Guide mentioned that the slot managers would order chips to change the win rate on their machines.
With electronic machines in place, I would think that win rate adjustments could be changed electronically rather than by ordering specific chips to control the machine.
Is ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Can a casino collect a marker from a gambler's estate?29 July 2015
If someone owes the casino, say, $100,000 or better, then refuses to pay, the casino would normally sue to get the money back. However, if in the middle of these proceedings the person makes an unexpected departure from this world, can the casino sue the estate or do the casinos have some sort of insurance ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Taxes on slot winnings for Brits22 July 2015
Love your column. I have been reading all your articles since my first trip to Vegas back in 1998 and I have learned so much from you regarding slots. Keep up the good work.
My query is two fold. I play the slots a lot at home in the U.K. as well as in Vegas. I have been fortunate enough to win quite well on them. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Are electronic craps games fair?8 July 2015
There is a craps slot machine at Red Rock Casino-Resort that has two large dice in a glass dome on a vibrating table in the center of a circle of maybe eight stations. To roll the dice, the designated player hits a button on their station, the vibrating surface responds with a big bump, and the dice clatter around and land on whatever number. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Rigged slot machines at Town Pump in Montana?1 July 2015
I am convinced that the casino games operated by Town Pump in Montana are rigged. When I play, I never expect to win all the time, but to lose all the time is a different story. These places have "players' clubs" that undoubtedly track everything you do at a machine and form a pattern on when/if you win. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Does betting more on a slot machine increase hit frequency?24 June 2015
About slapping buttons on VP machines: Sometimes the buttons stick, possibly due to previously spilled beverages. Several times I have touched a button to hold a card and it didn't take, so then I have to slap the buttons to get them to work.
That's a good point. Sometimes the buttons don't work ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Types of slot progressives17 June 2015
Are the Wheel of Fortune machines at Resorts World in Queens progressive? They are really tight.
There are three types of progressives. The types are differentiated by where the machines that feed the progressive are located. The smallest progressive is the Stand-Alone Progressive. This is a ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Lowering the W-2G threshold10 June 2015
I appreciate your letter to the IRS advocating against the lowering of the amount of reportable wins. You succinctly put the facts together above and beyond when it comes to how the IRS's forms make it dammed if you do and the same if you do not!
One thing I didn't see mentioned was any suggestion for correction for inflation in the $1,200 figure. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: IRS proposal to lower W-2G threshold3 June 2015
Tuesday, June 2, was the deadline to submit comments to the IRS about its proposal to lower the W-2G threshold on slot jackpots to $600. The following is the comment I submitted.
I am writing to express my objections to the proposal to lower the W-2G threshold on Electronic Gaming Devices (EGD) to $600.
... (read more)
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