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Does anyone have an in-depth knowledge of these machines?
Are you getting a "real" game of blackjack, or are these just another slot machine?
The reason I'm asking is that I've dropped a good sum (not a whale by any means) in these machines, without one winning session out of about a dozen.
...and now that I'm reading more about these machines, I get the impression that instead of playing blackjack like it's supposed to be played, you're up against a game that has NO BEARING on whether you hit/stand/double/whatever. That, added with up to a 15% HOUSE ADVANTAGE = disaster.
*The minimum payouts for PA 'slot parlors' stands at 85%. Most of them have been running at 91%.
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Are you getting a "real" game of blackjack, or are these just another slot machine?
The reason I'm asking is that I've dropped a good sum (not a whale by any means) in these machines, without one winning session out of about a dozen.
...and now that I'm reading more about these machines, I get the impression that instead of playing blackjack like it's supposed to be played, you're up against a game that has NO BEARING on whether you hit/stand/double/whatever. That, added with up to a 15% HOUSE ADVANTAGE = disaster.
*The minimum payouts for PA 'slot parlors' stands at 85%. Most of them have been running at 91%.
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Each player competes individually against the virtual dealer. One individual's play doesn't affect anyone else's odds or outcome, said board spokesman Doug Harbach.
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"The board felt these machines will provide another strong entertainment value, one that will produce more revenue" for the state, he said. The state taxes slot machine revenue at a rate of 55 percent, and will use much of that revenue to lower property taxes, but not before July 2008.
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Mr. Harbach said the board's gaming laboratory has been working for several months with Shuffle Master of Las Vegas, which makes the electronic table game, to make sure it complies with the 2004 Pennsylvania slots law. That law banned actual table games, which have a human dealer.
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Table Master is legal because the odds are random and one player's decisions on his "cards" don't affect any of the other players, Mr. Harbach said.