Same machine, same Pay Schedule, program not the same -- tru...

[bjaygold]

In a message dated 12/8/2003 2:39:03 PM Pacific Standard Time,
billvelek@alltel.net writes:

Next time, the choice is clear for me. Play the Progressives if
their pay schedules are the same as the non-progressives...

That is usually not the case, ... but you never know. Usually, the
progressives are short on at least one hand -- which is how they feed
the progressive; it could be the Full House, or the Flush, (or both), or
even one of the lower lines, such as paying just 1 betting-unit for
2-pair in JoB, or possibly requiring Kings or Better instead of Jacks or
Better, and that sort of thing.

Bill, try actually READING what you're quoting!

The original poster SAID, "...if their pay schedules are the same as the
non-progressives..."
Given that condition, he is absolutely correct, even without any strategy
changes.

Brian

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[Bill_Velek1]

bjaygold@aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 12/8/2003 2:39:03 PM Pacific Standard Time,
billvelek@alltel.net writes:

> Next time, the choice is clear for me. Play the Progressives if
> their pay schedules are the same as the non-progressives...

That is usually not the case, ... but you never know. Usually, the
progressives are short on at least one hand -- which is how they feed
the progressive; it could be the Full House, or the Flush, (or both), or
even one of the lower lines, such as paying just 1 betting-unit for
2-pair in JoB, or possibly requiring Kings or Better instead of Jacks or
Better, and that sort of thing.

Bill, try actually READING what you're quoting!

The original poster SAID, "...if their pay schedules are the same as the
non-progressives..."
Given that condition, he is absolutely correct, even without any strategy
changes.

Where did I ever say that he was wrong? On the contrary, I agree with him 100%. I was merely adding the comment that it is _usually_ not the case that you will find the same paytables on both a progressive and a non-progressive machine. I had meant "in the same casino" of course, but didn't think to specify that; I had assumed that he was speaking both machines being in the same casino, as well. Naturally it is possible -- even likely -- to find that choice when considering two or more casinos, and I imagine that it is also _possible_ even inside the _same_ casino, but I don't think that it is _usually_ the case ... which is why I used that word.

So why did I bother to post my comment? Well, because I have seen lots of time when people have made mistakes regarding pay-tables ... right here in this forum. It is easy to look at just the Full-House and Flush values and forget that sometimes some machines include differences at the bottom lines.

While I often don't make myself very clear, ... I usually _do_ read what I quote. ... ummm ... at least sometimes. So I think we probably just have a slight misunderstanding here between you and I ... and I'm probably as much at fault as you.

Cheers.

Bill Velek