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Playing 2 Machines

#1

In a message dated 1/1/08 10:51:17 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
whitejeeps@yahoo.com writes:

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One more point; in the old days when the games played so slow, there
was a definite advantage to playing 2 machines. Today the games play
at lightning speed. Only advantage I can think of might be on a small
bank of progs. Playing 2 machines actually takes one machine out of
action and gives the player a better chance of catching the
progressive, especially if he's there for the duration.

Cheers

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#2

Just to pick a nit. I often play another machine while "waiting" (when I have the opportunity).
But, in some sense, I do not consider it to be playing 2 machines. The one which "hit" is
inoperative, through no fault of mine.

..... bl

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, GRAYTLEEGRAY@... wrote:

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Other reasons to play two-

Waiting for hopper fills,
handpays and W-2G paperwork.

#3

Just to pick a nit. I often play another machine while "waiting"

(when I have the opportunity).

But, in some sense, I do not consider it to be playing 2 machines.

The one which "hit" is

inoperative, through no fault of mine.

..... bl

I think it's fine to play 2 machines, but it's pretty rude not to let
someone else play one of them when they ask and there aren't any more
available.

#4

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Montgomery" <fourqueens1954@...>
wrote:

> Just to pick a nit. I often play another machine while "waiting"
(when I have the opportunity).
> But, in some sense, I do not consider it to be playing 2 machines.
The one which "hit" is
> inoperative, through no fault of mine.
>
> ..... bl
>
I think it's fine to play 2 machines, but it's pretty rude not to let
someone else play one of them when they ask and there aren't any more
available.

Paladin is right about the main reason not to play two machines. It's
a dead giveaway to astute casino personnel that you are a pro. I've
done my share of it but don't do it much anymore because of the speed
ot todays machines and to keep the heat away. On the old machines I
would get out about 1/3rd more hands but one must maintain a much
higher level of concentration to do that without mistakes--and even
then mistakes are made.

#5

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Montgomery" <fourqueens1954@...>
wrote:

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I think it's fine to play 2 machines, but it's pretty rude not to let
someone else play one of them when they ask and there aren't any more
available.

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Agreed. I learned in 2007 what those small placcards that say "One
Machine Per Customer Upon Request" really mean. I wanted to play STP
in a casino that only had two that were FP - and they were side-by-
side. When I arrived on-scene, a man (who was no gentleman) was
playing one and had personal items scattered all over the other, with a
few credits in the machine. When I politely requested he remove the
items so that I could play the machine he wasn't playing, he got very
rude and told me to get out of "his" space.

I found the manager on duty; he refused to do anything. When I
inquired about the "One Machine Per Player Upon Request" placards, he
told me that meant upon management's request and that management would
NEVER request a player give up a machine - so, the placards meant
absolutley nothing. Ironically, the jerk hoarding both machines was
not playing a FP game; he was playing a shorted version of DDB and
playing it poorly as well.

Correna Correna

#6

They aren't about to kick their best customers off of bad paytables.

dipy911

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he
told me that meant upon management's request and that management would
NEVER request a player give up a machine - so, the placards meant
absolutley nothing. Ironically, the jerk hoarding both machines was
not playing a FP game; he was playing a shorted version of DDB and
playing it poorly as well.

Correna Correna

#7

Which casino was this?

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On 1/8/08, correna2 <correna2@yahoo.com> wrote:

Agreed. I learned in 2007 what those small placcards that say "One
Machine Per Customer Upon Request" really mean. I wanted to play STP
in a casino that only had two that were FP - and they were side-by-
side. When I arrived on-scene, a man (who was no gentleman) was
playing one and had personal items scattered all over the other, with a
few credits in the machine. When I politely requested he remove the
items so that I could play the machine he wasn't playing, he got very
rude and told me to get out of "his" space.

I found the manager on duty; he refused to do anything. When I
inquired about the "One Machine Per Player Upon Request" placards, he
told me that meant upon management's request and that management would
NEVER request a player give up a machine - so, the placards meant
absolutley nothing. Ironically, the jerk hoarding both machines was
not playing a FP game; he was playing a shorted version of DDB and
playing it poorly as well.

Correna Correna

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#8

The Empress in Joliet, IL

Which casino was this?

>
> Agreed. I learned in 2007 what those small placcards that say "One
> Machine Per Customer Upon Request" really mean. I wanted to play

STP

> in a casino that only had two that were FP - and they were side-

by-

> side. When I arrived on-scene, a man (who was no gentleman) was
> playing one and had personal items scattered all over the other,

with a

> few credits in the machine. When I politely requested he remove

the

> items so that I could play the machine he wasn't playing, he got

very

> rude and told me to get out of "his" space.
>
> I found the manager on duty; he refused to do anything. When I
> inquired about the "One Machine Per Player Upon Request"

placards, he

> told me that meant upon management's request and that management

would

> NEVER request a player give up a machine - so, the placards meant
> absolutley nothing. Ironically, the jerk hoarding both machines

was

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Luke Fuller" <kungalooosh@...> wrote:

On 1/8/08, correna2 <correna2@...> wrote:
> not playing a FP game; he was playing a shorted version of DDB and
> playing it poorly as well.