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Casinos don't mind an infrequent winner3 March 2000
Dear Mark, If the game is square, the casino shouldn't give one iota when someone wins a huge sum of money, even if he or she started with a meager bankroll. It is not all that rare for a player to take a hundred dollar bill and run it up to four digits. Casino operators realize they will suffer short-term losing streaks, even when every bet is in their favor. Besides, Rob, casinos are retail establishments. If none of the customers had any chance of winning big, how long do you think they could keep their doors open? They actually prefer a few winners. Winners tell the 90+% who lose where they won it. The way casinos guard against financial ruin during a player's winning streak is to set betting limits at the table. It is the "house limit" that protects the casino bankroll against a lucky assault by a hot gambler. Additionally, the house knows the longer you gamble, the more exposure you have to the casino's inescapable casino edge. The gambler's biggest advantage against the house, Rob, is to quit on your own terms, not the casino's. Unfortunately, few have the internal fortitude to take the money and run.
Dear Mark,
Megabucks is a statewide network of
progressive slot carousels linked together to produce huge, dramatic
jackpots. It was created by IGT to challenge the big payoffs found in
state lotteries.
Dear Mark,
Dear Mark, You're in luck, Marge. Low rollers can still enjoy the city of Lost Wages. There are 5,000 nickel machines at the Strip mega-resorts and 4,200 downtown.
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