First, there is no one machine that is going to pay off. That said, if you feel comforatble switching machines and they all have the same payback then go for it.
If you are upset at a $500 loss playing dollars you are likely playing over your head. $500 playing dollars is like $125 playing quarters. Happens all the time. Others have had similar experiences, but when I was playing over my head it was not uncommon to drop 2 bills in a day. My biggest one day loss was $750 playing quarter FPDW and 10/7 DB.
Good luck!
JW
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--- On Sun, 7/12/09, mrrmi <kanryo@juno.com> wrote:
From: mrrmi <kanryo@juno.com>
Subject: [vpFREE_Reno] VP experience at Harrah's Reno
To: vpFREE_Reno@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, July 12, 2009, 11:42 PM
I played some VP at Harrah's Reno on Friday. I found six 9/6 slant $1 machines next to the cashier's cage near the Showroom. In about 4 hours I dropped $500 playing maximum bet ($5) while trying all six machines. In all that time, I hit only one 4 of a kind and one straight flush. Was I just really unlucky or are bad runs like that common? Assuming that all six of the machines were equally promising, I tried all of them out with very little success. Should I have just continued playing them assuming that my luck would eventually turn around? How much of a bankroll should I have to give myself a real chance of coming out ahead eventually? This novice could use some advice. Thanks in advance.
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