Stopped by San Manuel Casino in Highlands California for the first time in a couple of years. I noticed as usual the $1 8/5 JoB progressive was positive with a royal around $9600. The royal pays the progressive jackpot for bets ranging from 5 to 50 coins per hand. I wonder if a lot of customers are dumb enough to play this game for more than 5 coins at a time and that is why it is so frequently positive. I haven't noticed, is this common in Las Vegas?
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This would not be a common configuration in Nevada. With practically all Nevada progressives the max bet is the qualifier to get the progressive. I have heard of other progressives in California, such as keno progressives that have this kind of configuration.
And I work keno progressives in my jurisdiction that have this kind of configuration, but on a smaller scale. I play keno progressives where the mininum bet is a nickel and the max bet is $2. But you only have to bet 50 cents to qualify for the progressive. But I only play when the meter is at such a number that the game is in positive mode. I benefit from both long coiners and short coiners.
But the other factor is the meter speed. I would clock the meter on that 8/5 Jacks progressive bank to gain further information. A 1% meter and the game should seldom go positive. But with a 2% meter you should get lots of opportunities.
Another thing to do is observe the players on the bank to get an idea of what percentage of players are long coining.
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