However the nursery rhyme put it - multi-line is usually very very good - or terrible, horrid, and can tempt even the most "spiritual" player to engage in sailor language, at least under one's breath!!!!
I should have explained my question a little more, although some of you did point out what I was looking for.
I am talking about a choice, for example, between Triple Play $5 or Ten Play $1 (or $2) JoB. This isn't a perfect example because the coin-in per hand isn't the same - but let's say there was a weird 10 play machine that full coin was 7.50 a hand. Now we can compare volatility. If I knew I could do this play frequently for a long stretch of time, I would pick the 10-play. I know it would be more volatile in the short term, but I would get to the long term faster.
However, I do this play only every 2-3 months (and it could go away anytime) and, whatever and whenever I play, I am going to stop at $40,000 coin-in per session. I'm not interested in which one would take shorter or longer to do - so the time element isn't a factor. Therefore, even though I enjoy playing Ten Play, I am inclined to play Triple Play, because I would get more dealt hands. (Actually I am tempted to play the same amount of coin-in on a single line - but I do like multi-line so I make a compromise here.)
Anyway, I think the experts who have weighed in on this subject are agreeing with me that multi-line is very volatile in the short run and that the more lines you add, the more extreme it gets - right? So would I be right in saying that someone with a smaller bankroll or an aversion to extreme short-term losses on a play that might not last might choose Triple Play over Ten Play and that would be a wise decision?
I don't have a lot of experience on Ten Play, at least not nearly as much as I have had on Triple Play and Five Play. But from that experience on the latter two, I have noticed the increased volatility even with adding 2 more lines. We have played enough on both to get a few dealt royals so we are probably near the long term EV - but Five Play has seen some monumental losing streaks. There just aren't enough good 10 Play opportunities, especially on the $1 and up, for me to enjoy them any more because the limited experience we have had on them has seen deep cuts into our bankroll. Any math people think that we are doing the unwise thing to take Triple Play over 10 Play when the EV is the same?
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