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$80,000 Royal Flush at Venetian

#1

There are three VP machines in the Hight Limit Slots area at Venetian on
which you can bet from 1 to 100 coins (dollars) per hand. I like to play
these machines, varying my bets between 5 and 40 coins, depending on how I
am doing. The RF is short pay for anything less than 100 coins, although
it's not a short as a regular pay schedule. But, they pay the full $80,000
for a $100 bet. I have been playing these machines since the Venetian
opened. This morning, I witnessed my first $80,000 Royal Flush!
  When I arrived to play, there was a man, sitting in the middle seat,
playing full coin ($100/hand) on all three machines. I (politely) told him
that I would like to play one of the machines and he (politely) cashed out
an end machine so I could play. As I began to play, I noticed that, although
he was sitting in the center chair, he was only playing the other end
machine. Then, I realized why. He was waiting for a hand-pay for his $80,000
Royal Flush on the middle machine. Interestingly, I was more excited about
this guy's win than he was! I have no idea how much he put into the
machines. It could have been $100,000 for all I know.
  Unfortunately, this was one of the rare times when I did not have my
camera with me. When the hand-pay came, it was in the form of a check. But,
damn it, I didn't pay attention to whether he tipped or not. It would have
been interesting to know what amount, if any, he tipped.

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#2

wowow!!!

Curtis Rich <LGTVegas@gmail.com> wrote:There are three VP
machines in the Hight Limit Slots area at Venetian on
which you can bet from 1 to 100 coins (dollars) per hand.

I like to play these machines, varying my bets between 5 and 40 coins,
depending on how I am doing. The RF is short pay for anything less than
100 coins, although it's not a short as a regular pay schedule. But, they
pay the full $80,000 for a $100 bet. I have been playing these machines
since the Venetian opened. This morning, I witnessed my first $80,000
Royal Flush!
  When I arrived to play, there was a man, sitting in the middle seat,
playing full coin ($100/hand) on all three machines. I (politely) told him
that I would like to play one of the machines and he (politely) cashed out
an end machine so I could play. As I began to play, I noticed that, although
he was sitting in the center chair, he was only playing the other end
machine. Then, I realized why. He was waiting for a hand-pay for his $80,000
Royal Flush on the middle machine. Interestingly, I was more excited about
this guy's win than he was! I have no idea how much he put into the
machines. It could have been $100,000 for all I know.
  Unfortunately, this was one of the rare times when I did not have my
camera with me. When the hand-pay came, it was in the form of a check. But,
damn it, I didn't pay attention to whether he tipped or not. It would have
been interesting to know what amount, if any, he tipped.

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#3

Curtis Rich wrote:

Unfortunately, this was one of the rare times when I did not have my
camera with me. When the hand-pay came, it was in the form of a check. But,
damn it, I didn't pay attention to whether he tipped or not. It would have
been interesting to know what amount, if any, he tipped.

Several years ago, I was playing next to someone who had hit a
$200,000 royal flush a few weeks earlier, on which I had heard that he
had tipped nothing. While sitting next to me, he hit an $80,000 royal
flush and I'm quite sure he tipped nothing because we talked about it
afterwards. He had even brought his own soft drink with him, so, I
assume, he didn't have to bother with cocktail waitresses. I've
always admired him for that. The point of tipping for jackpots,
besides doing what is expected, still escapes me. Is it an implicit
agreement that players who hit jackpots are obligated to partially pay
employees' salaries?

#4

Curtis Rich wrote:
The point of tipping for jackpots,
besides doing what is expected, still escapes me. Is it an implicit
agreement that players who hit jackpots are obligated to partially pay
employees' salaries?

This is a topic I have thought about quite a bit lately. How much if
any should be given as a tip for a hand pay. At some casinos this can
be for 'wins' of as little as $200 or$500. I used to be more generous
with the $1200 hand pays, but if you hit a lot of them, and happen to
be playing a game that does generate them frequently, the amount can
really impact your results at the end of the day. Personally I have
cut back on $1200 hand pays to a $2 tip and wonder how that compares
with others, on a good day I may hit these 10 or more times and still
not be a winner. Do you tip according to whether you are winning or
losing? Lets hear from quite a few about this.

thanks
Jim

#5

There are 4 closed vpFREE polls on hand pays:

http://members.cox.net/vpfree/P.htm

<a href="http://members.cox.net/vpfree/P.htm">
http://members.cox.net/vpfree/P.htm</a>

vpFae

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On 13 Nov 2005 at 16:19, jimnkelli wrote:

Do you tip according to whether you are winning or losing? Lets
hear from quite a few about this.

#6

> Do you tip according to whether you are winning or losing? Lets
> hear from quite a few about this.

There are 4 closed vpFREE polls on hand pays:

http://members.cox.net/vpfree/P.htm

<a href="http://members.cox.net/vpfree/P.htm">
http://members.cox.net/vpfree/P.htm</a>

vpFae

thank you for the link, I should have looked at the polls before
posting. I still would like to hear from the group as to whether the
quantity of hand pay and/or the fact that they are winning or losing
affects the amount of thier tip. If you only hit one hand pay per
year, the tip amount is inconsequential as opposed to many per day.

Jim

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "vpFae6128305" <vpfae6128305@C...> wrote:

On 13 Nov 2005 at 16:19, jimnkelli wrote:

#7

I was in a local joint when a guy hit a couple hundred thousand prog.
He was happy. He was so happy he passed out 20s to mostly regulars.
He passed the luck around to the tune of $600. If this guy hit a 4 or
5 thousand hand pay, he would always give each person beside him a
twenty. I don't know what the slot person got as tip.

Cheers...jeep
.
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Tom Robertson <thomasrrobertson@e...>
wrote:

Several years ago, I was playing next to someone who had hit a
$200,000 royal flush a few weeks earlier, on which I had heard that

he

had tipped nothing. While sitting next to me, he hit an $80,000

royal

flush and I'm quite sure he tipped nothing because we talked about

it

afterwards. He had even brought his own soft drink with him, so, I
assume, he didn't have to bother with cocktail waitresses. I've
always admired him for that. The point of tipping for jackpots,
besides doing what is expected, still escapes me. Is it an implicit
agreement that players who hit jackpots are obligated to partially

pay

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employees' salaries?