are you up or down online?

**Macgyver** · 30th January 2006, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by liquidsoap

i cant believe how many people say they are up online, id sure like to see what youve been hitting on the casinos

I chose "up" as my answer because I have an approximate 90% return since I started almost three years ago. Sometimes I lose a few deposits in a row, but it's the overall return I consider as being "up" ... I haven't had to redeposit from my bank account for a long time, thankfully.

The fact that I almost exclusively use bonuses should probably be factored into the above, as well.

**Vesuvio** · 30th January 2006, 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by Macgyver

The fact that I almost exclusively use bonuses should probably be factored into the above, as well.

Yep, if the question was "are you a bonus hunter or not?" presumably the results would be about the same

**KasinoKing** · 30th January 2006, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by liquidsoap

so new poll idea for all you online gamblers are you up or are you down playing online
i am way down on casinos but up quite a bit at poker
feel free to share, or keep it to yourself

Exactly the opposite! I had to considerably cut down my poker play because it was eating huge chunks out of my casino profits.

Originally Posted by tim5ny

Nobody's up except Gramma and KK. ( and KK's only up because making those crazy charts takes so long that he doesn't have time to gamble)

Many a true word...! I often seen to spend half my time 'compiling' or posting here at Meister's, and sometimes have to drag myself away & force myself to do some gambling!

I wish I was winning as much as Gramma though... in my dreams!

Originally Posted by gfkostas

Am a bonus whore most of the times so am UP

Is there any other way???

2005 was actually a very good year for me in casinoland - just done some more compiling:
Deposits = something like $18,000
Bonuses = approximately $12,500
Profit for the year = $4,700-ish.
Not enough to retire on - but better than a kick in the pants!

**tim5ny** · 30th January 2006, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by KasinoKing

Not enough to retire on - but better than a kick in the pants!

Much better than the majority of us KK.

**GrandMaster** · 30th January 2006, 10:07 PM

In the past two years, I lost $96 at Microgaming casinos on a turnover of $980000. As I got more than $96 in bonuses, I am ahead.

**Pinababy69** · 30th January 2006, 10:13 PM

In the past two years, I lost $96 at Microgaming casinos on a turnover of $980000.

I am so doing something very wrong.

**tencardcharlie** · 30th January 2006, 10:14 PM

I'm up about 12K 2005 in poker.
Casinos I'm down in total but I don't play much at all so its not expensive at all - like 50 bucks or something like that.

**GrandMaster** · 30th January 2006, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by Pinababy69

I am so doing something very wrong.

I think the problem is that you are not playing single deck blackjack.

**Pinababy69** · 30th January 2006, 10:16 PM

I bet you are not playing single deck blackjack.

Nope, lol. I'm a slots girl only. I haven't even tried Video Poker yet, I chickened out on that one.

**BrianC** · 30th January 2006, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by Pinababy69

Nope, lol. I'm a slots girl only. I haven't even tried Video Poker yet, I chickened out on that one.

Video poker is one of the most profitable games in any casino (this is a well advertised fact). Of course it does depend on the paytable and if you play "perfect play" (ie. that you hold the proper cards which yield the highest estimated value - there are simulators you can use to practice this with and different games will have different 'perfect play' stratagies).
MG casino's make that part easy since the auto-hold feature.
I am heavy on Dbl and Dbl Dbl Bonus Poker with some occassionaly Dbl Joker and Jokers Wild. You have to have a fat bankroll and be willing to sometimes be down a lot before your up in order to profit. Also, you need very strict money management; play at different times to find the hot 'cycles' and, most of all, when you've reached your cash-in point - leave!
As an example - I may lose $3,000 before I start doing well and ending up cashing out anywhere's from $5,000 to $10,000. Pushing it works but of course you have to be sensible. I think the casino profits more if you don't push it, lose $3,000, then leave for a long while. Overall, with my methods, I cash out quite often and quite high amounts.
Don't get me wrong though - I do have terrible runs where I lose quite a bit. At such times I just take a week off and sneak in with a light deposit to sample the VP's "temperature". I can usually recover my losses over time.

Brian