4a. leaving a machine - a true story
Date: Sat May 3, 2008 11:12 am ((PDT))A couple of questions:
1. I realize it wasn't "her royal" but it was "her machine". When
the guy sat down anyway but announced that he would give the machine
back to her as soon as she returned, would you have continued to try
to dissuade him (none of us did)?2. What do you do when you want or need to leave a machine for a
short while?
When someone asks me to watch their machine, I'll only tell them "I'll try, but if someone tries to sit here, I'll tell them it's your machine, but I won't get in a fight over it". If I'm playing right next to them, I may put one hand over on the play buttons or screen (both to discourage someone from teking it, and to remind me that I'm protecting it, since I can forget to pay attention if I'm still playing myself).
If I'm the one leaving, I would not expect other players to protect "my" machine, although I might ask. I MIGHT leave a little money in it, but I'm not sure I'm completely comfortable with that either (although if an interloper tried to take my credits out and start playing, I think that person is perhaps in trouble if I want to fuss - but I still would not be able to recover a jackpot he/she won while I was gone, I'm sure). I honestly don't know if one can get casino personnel to protect a machine for a bathroom break - perhaps a slot attendance can be called (if you can find one!) and will protect the machine for a tip?
Remember, if you leave your car somewhere, even if the keys are gone and it's locked, someone might steal your car -- so don't get your hopes very high on having a machine remain "yours"!
When you leave your machine, you need to understand that it's not yours anymore, until you're once again playing it.
If you've been following the recent posts, there are a FEW people out there who will just barely acknowledge that it's your machine while you're playing it!
--BG
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