Agreed. Authors should never point out the existence of a "mistake" machine in a magazine. Casino execs can read. I don't think one should do so in a forum either, but that's an uphill battle since anybody can post, and inevitably somebody blabs.
But, secrets can be kept. At least 100 forum members knew that the LVH's Pick'ems paid cashback and comps at "slot machine" rates for about a year before somebody blabbed. We all said "shhh", and the secret was kept buried for another months or so before the LVH eventually figured it out.
---- paladingamingllc <paladingamingllc@yahoo.com> wrote:
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, John Kelly <lodestone@...> wrote:
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> > Gone. Everything is gone.
> >
> Was there last night; that pretty much sums it up. This was a
wall-to-wall scorched-earth purge. Even all of the BP was shorted to
7/5. Even the $100 machines are 8/5 jacks and 7/5 bonus. Everything is
gone, unless they accidentally missed a machine or two. If you find a
good machine, I'd recommend keeping it to yourself. Even if there are
no "spys", the machine would probably get tied up 24/7 by visitors and
locals alike, so you'd never get to play it.I heard a rumor there used to be a 10-play for quarters with a bunch
of good paytables on it, until people started talking way too much
about it, then it got published in the LVA which is the ultimate kiss
of death. It disappeared less than 48 hours after publication in LVA.Let's say hypothetically you found an 8-5 Bonus with 4% theoretical.
Let's say, also hypothetically, that you decided to publish it's
location here. Even though the play is marginal at best, anyone now
want to bet it would be gone within 48 hours?________________________________________________________________________