Slot Strategy

[lojo]

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[EasyRhino]

You know, last weekend at Reno, I had a good chance to use the skills I learned bonus-hustling.

Went to the Peppermill (that place is huge, a frickin' barn!) and signed up for their comp card dealie. A billboard by the freeway had said something about $100 free slot play. Turns out the details was the card tracks your first hours win/loss, and they will reimburse you for your losses, up to $100. So, in other words, it's 100% insurance, except the form of payment is more slot play. Nontheless, a good deal.

So, I wanted to find a machine were I could either win or lose very quickly. If I low-rolled it, I'd have little chance of a win big enough to bother with. I went to dollar-slot land, found one that would be $5 a pull. It was called "Big Money Machine" or something, it seemed like it didn't have a traditional paytable. Hunch was that max payout on it would be only a couple thousand, but that it would pay off in a greater chance of smaller wins. Anyway, I plunked down in the chair (cocktail waitress ambushed me immediately), and set to spinning. Plan was to either double my balance, or lose the $100 and redeem it immediately (and low-roll that amount). However, after a couple spins, I was up $137, so I cashed out, and threw away the now-worthless coupon.

[lojo]

You know, last weekend at Reno, I had a good chance to use the skills I learned bonus-hustling.

Went to the Peppermill (that place is huge, a frickin' barn!) and signed up for their comp card dealie. A billboard by the freeway had said something about $100 free slot play. Turns out the details was the card tracks your first hours win/loss, and they will reimburse you for your losses, up to $100. So, in other words, it's 100% insurance, except the form of payment is more slot play. Nontheless, a good deal.

So, I wanted to find a machine were I could either win or lose very quickly. If I low-rolled it, I'd have little chance of a win big enough to bother with. I went to dollar-slot land, found one that would be $5 a pull. It was called "Big Money Machine" or something, it seemed like it didn't have a traditional paytable. Hunch was that max payout on it would be only a couple thousand, but that it would pay off in a greater chance of smaller wins. Anyway, I plunked down in the chair (cocktail waitress ambushed me immediately), and set to spinning. Plan was to either double my balance, or lose the $100 and redeem it immediately (and low-roll that amount). However, after a couple spins, I was up $137, so I cashed out, and threw away the now-worthless coupon.

I figger a $1 machine times three. that'll eat my hundred or pay me
Nice driveby :P

[lojo]

A billboard by the freeway had said something about $100 free slot play.

That's what I meant by 'drive by' as well as dropping into the purple 'barn' and taking some gold
Great tip, I'll have to try that. I wonder when they start to track play? I'm sure I play through $100 most hours anyway. (comp points onland track every input, rather than initial deposit)

I've never tried that onland, pulling high first. They must have stats to show that if you start big you will keep playing big... or maybe they do it just to get us in the door.

We'll be playing at Peppermill, John Ascuaga's Nugget, and all the haunts downtown (I know I should play at one place all day for the comps, but I'm out for gold, not a buffet

Thx for the tip

[EasyRhino]

I don't know if you play blackjack, but if you do, go to the Alamo truckstop in eastern Sparks. Sweet fancy Moses, it has incredibly lenient rules. Single deck, double on whatever, and they even offer surrender. It's nearly a break-even game if your strategy is perfect.

I only touched two slots that weekend. One at the Peppermill, and one with a $5 coupon at Atlantis.

[lojo]

I don't know if you play blackjack, but if you do, go to the Alamo truckstop in eastern Sparks. Sweet fancy Moses, it has incredibly lenient rules. Single deck, double on whatever, and they even offer surrender. It's nearly a break-even game if your strategy is perfect.

I only touched two slots that weekend. One at the Peppermill, and one with a $5 coupon at Atlantis.

Did you notice any limits? Haven't done too well with blackjack online, but that sounds like a good game...so dealer hits soft 17? Double a double? Give up half the bet for surrender? Surrender anytime? If I'm not careful I could almost break even like that But I'll probably stick to the casinos... nah, I gotta try it!

[EasyRhino]

Settle down now sport, with those carnival rules you're talking about, it's either Super Fun 21, or some sort of weird bizarro world where the casino exists only to pay you. But the rules are pretty standard:

Double on any two cards
Split to four.
No double after split
Dealer hits S17
Late surrender on any first two cards.

Pretty low limits at the Alamo, $5-$100.