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When you get FreePlay, what game/denom do you play?

#1

Going back to LV in 2 weeks and I'll have $ 150 in Free Play available at TI.

I am usually a .25 player, but the best game there is 9/6 DB.

Best game there is BP... which is available at $1; but also at high denoms; $ 2, 5, 10 and even $ 25. There is also 3/5/10 play & SpinPoker available.

When you play with FreePlay, how do you base your decision? Best game at your normal level of play ... best game at a slightly higher denom... or do you "shoot for the moon"?

Part of me is thinking to do the $1 5-play machines, if they are open... and if not stick with the single-play. But if I am thinking about "risking" $25 of FreePlay, then why not do the $2 single-line?

#2

Whenever I am eligible for FP, I consider it to be a nice addition
to my normal bankroll. I don't use it on pie-in-the-sky "potshots"
or $5 reel slot machines. Instead, I use it for exactly the same
plays for which I utilize the bankroll that I carry me with me.

Why would you consider using FP at a different denom. or type
of machine, than you normally play?

~Babe~

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffrey Short" <cheerose@...> wrote:

Going back to LV in 2 weeks and I'll have $150 in Free Play available at TI.
                        SNIP

......When you play with FreePlay, how do you base your decision? Best game at your normal level of play ... best game at a slightly higher denom... or do you "shoot for the moon"?...........

#3

I usually have the attitude that it is free money, so "take a shot" and will try a game higher denomination that what I usually play. Yes, I know its still MY money, but it feels differently to me.

Just think how cool it is to hit a bigger payoff on a game you wouldn't normally play when its THEIR money?

IMO
Diane

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffrey Short" <cheerose@...> wrote:

Going back to LV in 2 weeks and I'll have $ 150 in Free Play available at TI.

#4

Babe,

My only thinking is that there are better games at TI than the .25 9/6 DB... but that they are at higher denoms. I don't usually play DB ... and BP is close in strategy (at least Jean Scott's) as JoB.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "jackessiebabe" <jackessiebabe@...> wrote:

Whenever I am eligible for FP, I consider it to be a nice addition
to my normal bankroll. I don't use it on pie-in-the-sky "potshots"
or $5 reel slot machines. Instead, I use it for exactly the same
plays for which I utilize the bankroll that I carry me with me.

Why would you consider using FP at a different denom. or type
of machine, than you normally play?

~Babe~

#5

Hi all I have been lurking on this group for a while Nd thought I would respond on this topic as I get alot of fp at the mirage and bellagio.. I usually shoot for the top and play $25 reel slots with my fp...I usually get offered with $500-$750 in fp so I feel like there's enough bank roll to take a decent shot at something... Just mho
tomvegas

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffrey Short" <cheerose@...> wrote:

Going back to LV in 2 weeks and I'll have $ 150 in Free Play available at TI.

I am usually a .25 player, but the best game there is 9/6 DB.

Best game there is BP... which is available at $1; but also at high denoms; $ 2, 5, 10 and even $ 25. There is also 3/5/10 play & SpinPoker available.

When you play with FreePlay, how do you base your decision? Best game at your normal level of play ... best game at a slightly higher denom... or do you "shoot for the moon"?

Part of me is thinking to do the $1 5-play machines, if they are open... and if not stick with the single-play. But if I am thinking about "risking" $25 of FreePlay, then why not do the $2 single-line?

#6

No wonder many casinos have changed from cash back to free play. With cash back people are more apt to stick it in their pocket and walk out the door with it. Obviously for some reason people look at "free play" differently, even though essentially it is no different than "real" money. Smart move by the casinos. For the player, that "free" play can get pretty expensive.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "tomvegas2001" <tomvegas2001@...> wrote:

Hi all I have been lurking on this group for a while Nd thought I would respond on this topic as I get alot of fp at the mirage and bellagio.. I usually shoot for the top and play $25 reel slots with my fp...I usually get offered with $500-$750 in fp so I feel like there's enough bank roll to take a decent shot at something... Just mho
tomvegas

#7

Perhaps I'm missing something about playing differently with
FP, than you do with the your regular payroll. If so, I'd
appreciate it if someone would enlighten me.

When I am playing VP in a casino, I consider FP to be the
equivilant of the cash money in my wallet, PROVIDING that the
FP can be used on the entire VP inventory, except perhaps >100%
Optimum banks.

What difference does it make whether I insert my own $100 bill,
or punch in the numbers on the keypad to access my FP?

If I don't normally play $25 reel slots or $5 VP with my
"own money", earned at my real job, why would I play those
games with "money" that was given to me, based on my prior
play at the casino?

I guess that I just don't "get" it.

The highest amount of FP that I have ever received was $400
from Silverton, at the time when they still had Optimum
machines. From my notes written then, I played $100 on
.50c 8/5 BP, $200 on 5 play 9/6 JOB, and $100 on .50c NSUD.
Those were all regular plays for me, whether or not the money
came from my own bankroll, or from the casino.

Of course this is my personal opinion only. But I'm interested
to learn WHY others view FP differently.

~Babe~

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In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "tomvegas2001" <tomvegas2001@..wrote:

......I get alot of fp at the mirage and bellagio.. I usually
shoot for the top and play $25 reel slots with my fp...I usually
get offered with $500-$750 in fp so I feel like there's enough
bank roll to take a decent shot at something... Just mho
tomvegas

#8

"I usually shoot for the top and play $25 reel slots with my fp..."

I am curious. If you want to take a chance why not find a $25 vp machine. Why slots??

(I don't think you will ever have enough of a bankroll to play slots (unless it is based on your life expectancy).)

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To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
From: tomvegas2001@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:55:59 +0000
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: When you get FreePlay, what game/denom do you play?

Hi all I have been lurking on this group for a while Nd thought I would respond on this topic as I get alot of fp at the mirage and bellagio.. I usually shoot for the top and play $25 reel slots with my fp...I usually get offered with $500-$750 in fp so I feel like there's enough bank roll to take a decent shot at something... Just mho
tomvegas

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffrey Short" <cheerose@...> wrote:
>
> Going back to LV in 2 weeks and I'll have $ 150 in Free Play available at TI.
>
> I am usually a .25 player, but the best game there is 9/6 DB.
>
> Best game there is BP... which is available at $1; but also at high denoms; $ 2, 5, 10 and even $ 25. There is also 3/5/10 play & SpinPoker available.
>
> When you play with FreePlay, how do you base your decision? Best game at your normal level of play ... best game at a slightly higher denom... or do you "shoot for the moon"?
>
> Part of me is thinking to do the $1 5-play machines, if they are open... and if not stick with the single-play. But if I am thinking about "risking" $25 of FreePlay, then why not do the $2 single-line?
>

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#9

A difference though in free play at MGM/Mirage properties is that you have to "prime the pump" first.? You have to put your own money in, play the hand and then the free play gets added to your credits hand by hand in the same amount as your original own money bet.

Not a big deal, but don't go in thinking that you don't have to put any money in to take advantage of the free play as yo would for other casinos

Diane

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From: bobbartop <bobbartop@yahoo.com>
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, Jun 26, 2009 10:23 am
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: When you get FreePlay, what game/denom do you play?

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "tomvegas2001" <tomvegas2001@...> wrote:

Hi all I have been lurking on this group for a while Nd thought I would respond on this topic as I get alot of fp at the mirage and bellagio.. I usually shoot for the top and play $25 reel slots with my fp...I usually get offered with $500-$750 in fp so I feel like there's enough bank roll to take a decent shot at something... Just mho
tomvegas

No wonder many casinos have changed from cash back to free play. With cash back people are more apt to stick it in their pocket and walk out the door with it. Obviously for some reason people look at "free play" differently, even though essentially it is no different than "real" money. Smart move by the casinos. For the player, that "free" play can get pretty expensive.

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#10

Thanks for bringing up a very good point, Diane!

There are a few casinos that employ that practice. Both of the
Fiestas immediately come to mind. So, if that is the practice
of the casino, you can't just play through the FP once, cash out
any balance, and take a hike.

I do understand this from the viewpoint of the casino, but it
is a minor annoyance when first encountered. The practice doesn't bother me much, as I rarely burn my bridges, by playing FP only
and then leaving. But, I would agree, that for those who might
wish to do this, it does makes the FP less valuable than cash.

~Babe~

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In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, HRDiane@... wrote:

A difference though in free play at MGM/Mirage properties is that you have to "prime the pump" first.? You have to put your own money in, play the hand and then the free play gets added to your credits hand by hand in the same amount as your original own money bet.

Not a big deal, but don't go in thinking that you don't have to put any money in to take advantage of the free play as yo would for other casinos

Diane

#11

Sure you can. I don't have experience with the Fiestas, but the only
difference between the MGM/Mirage way (also the Atlantis in Reno, the
commonality here being that all of them use an Acres system) and others
I've seen is that the MGM/Mirage way reimburses you for an amount equal
to your bet after you play a hand (in addition to any return from the
actual hand result), whereas with the other systems you transfer your
free play onto the machine as if it were cash and then play it off.

In either case once you have played $X of coin-in through the machine,
where $X was the amount of your freeplay, you can cash out.

The only practical difference is (a) having to "prime the pump" as Diane
said, and (b) having to watch it count up your reimbursement after each
hand (which can get annoying if you have a lot of it).

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On Fri, 26 Jun 2009, jackessiebabe wrote:

> In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, HRDiane@... wrote: A difference though in
> free play at MGM/Mirage properties is that you have to "prime the
> pump" first.? You have to put your own money in, play the hand and
> then the free play gets added to your credits hand by hand in the
> same amount as your original own money bet.

There are a few casinos that employ that practice. Both of the Fiestas
immediately come to mind. So, if that is the practice of the casino,
you can't just play through the FP once, cash out any balance, and
take a hike.

#12

Of course, you are absolutely correct. My post was phrased
poorly.

What I meant to convey was that, since you had to insert your
own bill, before the FP could be accessed, it wasn't simply a
matter of downloading the FP and playing it through. I did not
mean to suggest (as my post did) that you couldn't cash out
your winnings after using the FP.

Sorry for the confusion!

~Babe~

P.S. listening to the FP add up on the machine, when you have
a great deal of it, is what I would dub a "high class" casino
annoyance! {{O:

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In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Lone Locust of the Apocalypse wrote:

Sure you can. (Play FP through once and cash out ticket)I don't
have experience with the Fiestas, but the only difference between
the MGM/Mirage way (also the Atlantis in Reno, the commonality
here being that all of them use an Acres system) and others I've
seen is that the MGM/Mirage way reimburses you for an amount
equal to your bet after you play a hand (in addition to any return from the actual hand result), whereas with the other systems you
transfer your free play onto the machine as if it were cash and
then play it off.

In either case once you have played $X of coin-in through the machine, where $X was the amount of your freeplay, you can cash out.
The only practical difference is (a) having to "prime the pump" as Diane said, and (b) having to watch it count up your reimbursement after each hand (which can get annoying if you have a lot of it).