Could other members please comment on their MultiStrike bankroll?
When you go to the website, the 5 play MS machine starts you with 4000
credits. Would this be an appropriate bankroll? The single MS starts
you with 800. My experience is that games other than JOB or BP will
usually quickly deplete the 4000 5 play/800 single play unless you hit
a 4oK early.
<<Could other members please comment on their MultiStrike bankroll?>>
Whatever you decide, it is never enough. Even God doesn't have enough money for quarter 5-play MS. Maybe Bill Gates.....but just maybe.
We rarely play quarter 5-play MS anymore. We prefer the original version in dollars, or even in $2. After the 5-play version, this original one doesn't seem so volatile!!!!
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Jean Scott wrote:
We rarely play quarter 5-play MS anymore. We prefer the original
version in dollars, or even in $2. After the 5-play version, this
original one doesn't seem so volatile!!!!
Gosh, Jean ... to think that a year ago you almost convinced me you'd
arrived at some arcane ritual through which to appease the gods of
variance and tame the 5-play MS beast!
- H. (couldn't resist 
<<Gosh, Jean ... to think that a year ago you almost convinced me you'd
arrived at some arcane ritual through which to appease the gods of
variance and tame the 5-play MS beast!>>
We made an amateur mistake. We won big the first time we played and it was just so much fun. I should know better than to judge volatility by one experience!!!!! It has never been fun since!!!!
Original MS is very volatile, of course, but we have played it enough to determine that the fun factor makes up for the volatility - and we have enough bankroll to survive the fun but extreme ride. We figure we won't live long enough to get to the long term in 5-play MS!
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Jean $�ott - http://www.FrugalGambler.biz
for VP software and strategy cards.
NEW - Blackjack Strategy Cards +
Updated Second Edition of
"The Frugal Gambler."
<<Gosh, Jean ... to think that a year ago you almost convinced me
you'd
arrived at some arcane ritual through which to appease the gods of
variance and tame the 5-play MS beast!>>We made an amateur mistake. We won big the first time we played
and it was
just so much fun. I should know better than to judge volatility by
one
experience!!!!! It has never been fun since!!!!
Original MS is very volatile, of course, but we have played it
enough to
determine that the fun factor makes up for the volatility - and we
have
enough bankroll to survive the fun but extreme ride. We figure we
won't
live long enough to get to the long term in 5-play MS!
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If that's true why does AC continue to offer only iow pay 5 play
MS (the borgata in particular). What are they worried about? I have
the bankroll and I'm dying to jump in with both feet.----Jack P
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Jean Scott" <QueenofComps@f...> wrote:
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Jean Scott" <QueenofComps@f...>
wrote:
>
> <<Gosh, Jean ... to think that a year ago you almost convinced me
you'd
> arrived at some arcane ritual through which to appease the gods of
> variance and tame the 5-play MS beast!>>
>
> We made an amateur mistake. We won big the first time we played
and it was
> just so much fun. I should know better than to judge volatility
by
one
> experience!!!!! It has never been fun since!!!!
>
> Original MS is very volatile, of course, but we have played it
enough to
> determine that the fun factor makes up for the volatility - and
we
have
> enough bankroll to survive the fun but extreme ride. We figure
we
won't
> live long enough to get to the long term in 5-play MS!
> ________________________________________
>
>
> If that's true why does AC continue to offer only iow pay 5
play
MS (the borgata in particular). What are they worried about? I have
the bankroll and I'm dying to jump in with both feet.----Jack P
Maybe I got to learn to spell first.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Jack P" <nip825@a...> wrote:
Jack P wrote:
If that's true why does AC continue to offer only iow pay 5 play
MS (the borgata in particular). What are they worried about? I have
the bankroll and I'm dying to jump in with both feet.----Jack P
Many properties, particularly in AC, shy away from strong paytables in
multiplay machines. This bucks the sensibility that the higher the
total wager per play, the more a casino can afford a smaller edge --
the higher total expected win per play compensates. Like any
business, a casino should be willing to accept lower margins for
higher volume "purchases".
However, the influence on bet-variance per play of multiline play
exposes a casino to greater risk during strong promotions. For
example, a player who doesn't possess the bankroll to approach $5
single line play might well be able to tolerate play at the same wager
per play when playing 5-play $'s. Consequently multiplay provides
"advantage" players an avenue to approach a strong promotion at much
higher coin-in than otherwise would be expected -- exposing the casino
to an unusually high loss exposure on that portion of their inventory.
This may well be the reason why casinos are hesitant to offer strong
multiplay paytables.
However, it seems that casinos haven't recognized that MS doesn't
share the variance-lowering characteristic of its multiplay cousins.
In fact, when played "full coin" MS has a higher bet-variance than the
equivalent same wager single line play.
As you suggest, a casino should be willing to offer the same paytables
on it's 5-play $1 MS inventory as it does on it's $5 single line
inventory. The same should go for any other comparison of MS to
single line plays that have near equivalent total bets.
Don't look for the average risk-averse floor manager to arrive at such
an enlightened realization.
- Harry