are you up or down online?

[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

 

[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)

 

[Pinababy69]

and KK's only up because making those crazy charts takes so long that he doesn't have time to gamble)

Good one Tim, lol.

I answered and the answer is down. The 12K last August helped alot, but I still figure I'm down somewhat.

 

[liquidsoap]

 

[tim5ny]

D

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[silkprint]

Right now down ...so that's when I take a little break .

 

[andyhinckley]

you forgot a couple more options??

about evens

or

i don't care or forget!!

i am slightly up..

i don't deposit unless i have some winnings cashed out and in my bank account,
so therefore i am ahead

 

[johnsteed]

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In '04-05, I was very much down. Let's just say, I have more free time to pursue other interests these days.


Steed

***

 

[BrianC]

For me it changes week to week, month to month.
Overall I am having a very bad couple of weeks.
Even when I went to Atlantic City this Friday I took a beating
from Claridge and Bally's Casino's.
I have great weeks online sometimes where I have been able to
build up to $10k. It takes a LOT of money management, good choices
of games and long hours of playing and most of all, luck.
Video poker is my primary game - particularly Double Bonus and DD Bonus Pokers. These games have terrible cycles though so you have to know when
to quit for the day and when to vary it up with some of the best slots.
For me, these are the 5 line reels such as Flying Ace, Cool Buck, Fortuna, etc...
They're often good for a quick $300 hit which I then return to Video Poker to hopefully have some extra bankroll to pull out of the bad cycle.
I also only play at select Microgaming casino's which have proven to me
to be trustworthy and fair.

I also withdraw as I hit. I think it's VITAL to do this as poor money management will sink you fast. I keep $50 at a time in my active account. Anything over this gets withdrawn. If I tank the $50, I do reverse another $50 but I also switch games at that time. I continue banking everything I win over $50 always leaving $50 at a time to play with.
The thing behind this is that if you have $200 or more in your active account, and your on a game that is dead, it's easy to get "zoned" out looking for that win and very quickly use up your bankroll. With my system, if $50 tanks too quick, it's time to move to something else or take a break for a while.
In my many years of experience, you'll know a game is hot pretty early on.
The only one that is least predictable is Video Poker.

It CAN work (sometimes) and it has been the only way I have been able to cash out so much.
What I don't want is for any of you nice people to have to feel the pain of losing a lot of money and feeling the overwhelming anxiety over it.
PLEASE spend only what you can afford! If you feel yourself going overboard then deinstall the casino - it's not worth it. You can always have a "fake" account to use for play (not real money). I have one so if I just want to play without losing anything I use that. It is just as much fun - until a jackpot happens....then you wish it was for real

-Brian

 

[tim5ny]

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Let's just say, I have more free time to pursue other interests these days.


Steed

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Other interests like ripping the clothes off of Mrs. Peel? Anyway, I hear ya Steed! Hope all is well!

BrianC.. I like your style. Makes tons of sense! I'm gonna try that again. I used to do that but 32Red was flushing my withdrawls so fast that it became a pain in the butt to reverse some of them. How's that for a complaint? They flushed it too quickly.

 

[johnsteed]

Passing thoughts... deep-DEEP thoughts on Mrs. Peel...

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tim5ny

Other interests like ripping the clothes off of Mrs. Peel?

Hey Tim, if Mrs. Peel were a willing participant to allow me to rip her clothes off (and on a regular basis), I wouldn't be wasting ANY second on this earth doing anything that wouldn't involve Mrs. Peel. :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy

... (sigh) as Steed ponders the thought of NOT having Mrs. Peel by his side...

Anyway, I hear ya Steed! Hope all is well!

Thank you Tim, I hope you're doing well these days too.


Steed

***

 

[Pinababy69]

I feel like I've stumbled into a bordello tonight, lol.

 

[The Dude]

The thread/poll is only a few hours old so I added "Even Steven" for those whose wins make up for their losses - or visa versa.

 

[gfkostas]

Am a bonus whore most of the times so am UP

 

[Zoozie]

Slots: way down!
Videpoker: Up!
Poker:Up!

Luckily I only play slots very low limit so my videpoker wins more than makes up for the loss at slots. I am trying to get rid of my 'slot-habit' since the payback (96%) drains your money way to fast. But since MG slots are so fun, I probably have to put some more money down the drain to see what the new Harvey's slot is like.

 

[cheekymonkey]

Roulette - DOWN (obviously)
Slots - WAY DOWN
Video Poker - DOWN
Black Jack - NEVER PLAYED
Poker - UP

i reckon i am down (over the 4 years or so ive been playing online) around 50000

 

[Scampo]

Up

I play most games but more slots than anything else. It's been mentioned a few times here but the key is to not get hypnotised by those reels. The few times I have sat there thinking "it will hit soon because I have just done 100 spins and got sod all back" I lose. I always set a sum or number of spins in my head that I will put into the game before moving on (and maybe coming back if I hit elsewhere). that's why MG is my favourite, no other software oftens anything like the vast selection they have. At a guess over the two years I have played online I've made 10,000+ from bonuses mainly. I also use a Neteller debit card - everytime I get winnings I put at least 60% straight onto the card where it cannot be used for more gambling.

 

[Mousey]

I used to play VP almost exclusively. Sometime early this year I got sick of losing so fast at VP so I starting mixing in slot play.

Believe it or not:
Slots -- up
VP -- down

However if both slots and VP continue to tear me a new one I will be down, down, down and out on all counts. Not a good way to start off a new gambling year.

 

[chuchu59]

Down on everything except poker.

 

[liquidsoap]

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

congrats if you are all up

 

[Macgyver]

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]

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]

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.

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!

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]

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

Much better than the majority of us KK.

 

[GrandMaster]

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]

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

I am so doing something very wrong.

 

[tencardcharlie]

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]

I am so doing something very wrong.

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

 

[Pinababy69]

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]

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

 

[paul02085]

Low Roller

Casinos- Up
Poker- Up

The only reason i am up on casinos is due to bonuses otherwise i am positive i would be down (playing slots/vp).

Poker- well up, but the grind has gotten to me last few months. (also, bonuses play into this also, but not nearly as much as on casinos).

 

[liquidsoap]

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.

i must be doing something wrong too, seems like every time i play i lose as of late

 

[mitch]

I am so doing something very wrong.

Like Grandmaster nearly all my wagering is done on singledeck BJ.

At one Crypto casino I have gambled £3,800,000 in the last 8 months.

My expectation from these bets, taking into account comp points, is a loss of £760.

During this period I have received in excess of £8000 in bonuses from this casino. Go figure!

If I had been playing slots I would have been in the hole for £100K.

Started playing poker 6 months ago. Still learning but not doing too bad, nearly qualified for a seat at the WPT in Reno last night just missed. Made $1200 on the night so it eased the pain!

Mitch

 

[FiftyOnMe.com]

Up!

I'm up roughly 2k, Been gamblin' online for about 3 years.


- David

 

[Slotster!]

In the words of the King... Way dooooooooooown

My style of play means that some months I'll be stupidly up, but some months stupidly down as a consequence. Some casino's I'm up at too, and then some (actually - the one's I play at most often, which makes perfect sense) I'm down.

I don't advise that anyone look at their overall Cashcheck figures for a casino they haunt frequently... Aye Carumba!!!!! I did that once at a very well loved and respected favourite casino of mine, and figured out where my Aston Martin DB9 went

It's all good fun.

 

[BrianC]

In the words of the King... Way dooooooooooown

My style of play means that some months I'll be stupidly up, but some months stupidly down as a consequence. Some casino's I'm up at too, and then some (actually - the one's I play at most often, which makes perfect sense) I'm down.

I don't advise that anyone look at their overall Cashcheck figures for a casino they haunt frequently... Aye Carumba!!!!! I did that once at a very well loved and respected favourite casino of mine, and figured out where my Aston Martin DB9 went

It's all good fun.

I agree. I did that a few times and fell out of my chair. Of course, you have to consider that when you have big wins your probably re-depositing them so the overall deposit numbers can look quite high.


Brian

 

[Mallorca]

Casinosown

Poker :Up

 

[-z-]

Up 1007.41 within 1.25% of projection (nonmultiple of $5 thanks to littlewoods ridiculously awful USD/Pounds exchange rate.. never again.)

More interestingly- 10.3 cents per hand...

but who's counting.
-z-

 

[BingoT]

I'm doing ok not as good as I want

I started playing at Starluck 2 years ago and i'm up so far since I started 300 but at Planetluck im up 2000 And Bingo i'm near even.
But we can all say we have good days & Bad days
And Poker it's so so but ok

 

[occ123]

Until December I was up a few thousand- I lost big in January (about 20k) and that's all she wrote

 

[paul02085]

Occ123, wow thats a real bad run. What were u playin?

 

[occ123]

Mainly slots- I play max bet, generally $37.50-$45 a spin. Usually by the end of the month (and I've been playing online for years,) I get up and profit a few thousand, but last month (and now this month) I haven't won sh*t! I guess they don't like me anymore ha

 

[paul02085]

Man, thats some high stakes play. You must have comp points by the zillion.

Do you play at land based casinos also? You would be a semi-whale if you do.

(I would love to play $50 slots once. I would be so fired up it would be funny )

 

[occ123]

HaHa it does get me wired sometimes Can't beat the rush,lol. I do get comped pretty well usually, heck if I didn't I'd find a place that does! Yes I do play land based as well but I don't have the time to go a lot because of work, etc. Guess that's the beauty of online heehee I'll be slowing down a bit with my play until the machines warm up again for me LOL

 

[tantalos]

I've been up at Casinos, mainly due to their monthly bonuses. If I hadnt been so greedy occasionally, I'd be twice as up - but that's the way it goes for all of us gamblers, I guess...

Regarding poker, I've been winning and losing... I think I can play well enough, but the fish surrounding the small stake tables I prefer (6-seat $1-$2 Fixed Limit, for instance) usually chase me to the river - where my 3 of a kind usually gets b usted... I think I'll start entering more STT's and MTT's to see how it goes...

 

[paul02085]

play No Limit and make em pay dearly to try to chase