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General Odds

#1

We were in the local MGM casino in Detroit a few weeks ago and saw this Casino House Advantage & Expected Loss sheet. Nothing that the savvy player here don't know, but it was a good reminder to us not to stray too far in the direction of the more fun games because the casino hold really goes up! I went online to find it so I wouldn't have to type it all in:

http://www.americangaming.org/sites/default/files/uploads/docs/odds_brochure_2012.pdf

I'm not sure I believe that the Penny slots are more than double the hold of dollars, as when I stray from VP, my money seems to last the least at $5 slots, then $1 slots, but I can play a longer time (even at $2-$4 per pull penny slots) on penny's. But that may be short term variance.

Dave

#2

The misleading thing about penny slots vs $1/$5 is that for any given amount of coin-in, you cycle through many more plays on pennies. This has the consequence of getting you to the “long term” on pennies much faster, smoothing out your sessions and indeed giving you longer play on your session bankroll with some consistency.

But if you keep accurate records over the long haul, odds are you’ll find that you typically see a higher return on $1/$5 slots over time.

I play a casino that doesn’t permit play of free play on vp – it can only be played on slots. From the start, I’ve played my FP through on $5 slots (2 coin). All too often I cash out less than 50% of my bonus (once only 10%). However, I’ve also hit for $1600 and $7200. Over the course of 20 months, I’ve cashed out 98% of my FP.

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