Current Events > Won $100 at the casino in an hour >_>

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I just played Blackjack the whole time. I was up to $150+ but then got on a losing streak and pulled out at $100

AMA? >_> Blow and hookers?
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Did the casino manager pull you aside and offer a luxury suite and other comps for spending that much money?
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CapnMuffin posted...

Did the casino manager pull you aside and offer a luxury suite and other comps for spending that much money?

Nah, worst casino ever.
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I tipped $5 to the dealer at the end, but some guy was tipping nonstop everytime he won.

Am I an asshole or was that guy just going too crazy with tips lol
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NeonOctopus posted...

I tipped $5 to the dealer at the end, but some guy was tipping nonstop everytime he won.

Am I an asshole or was that guy just going too crazy with tips lol

Depends on how much he was winning and what the per-hand was. If it's $5/hand or something tiny like that then yeah he was going crazy, but if it's higher stakes then it's not unheard of.
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He was winning probably $25 a hand, while I was doing $15 a hand.
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Take that hundo and put it all on black
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I got a burger with my winnings. The rest is going in the bank >_>
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CloneTheHero posted...

that's such an old gif lol
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NeonOctopus posted...

CapnMuffin posted...

Did the casino manager pull you aside and offer a luxury suite and other comps for spending that much money?

Nah, worst casino ever.

LOL, I bet that is not true.

Touch posted...

Take that hundo and put it all on black

Wrong game.
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I know they're different games lol. I'm just saying do it anyways
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Touch posted...

I know they're different games lol. I'm just saying do it anyways

It's just about a 50/50 bet. So ya, let it ride.
I think the only game I would want to play is Roulette.
But anyway, Casino life is trash.
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I like blackjack cuz I feel like i have some control over it, while roulette and texas hold em, it's pretty much all chance >_>
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But Blackjack is more or less 50-50, so it's a constant Yo-Yo effect.
The only way to win is if you 'get on a run'
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SiO4 posted...

But Blackjack is more or less 50-50, so it's a constant Yo-Yo effect.
The only way to win is if you 'get on a run'

I just memorized a basic betting chart and it mostly worked >_> It's hard to count cards cuz they use like 8 decks now and reshuffle the shoe 2/3's through.
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I think that game has a tiny edge if you're good, but it just seems boring to me.
Craps is kind cool though, in it's way.

Also, just so you know I don't have the gambling gene, I just worked around it for a while.
Gambling is a horrible addiction, and the fact that society accepts makes it worse.
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From what I understand, blackjack has the highest average ROI of all casino games
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PatrickMahomes posted...

From what I understand, blackjack has the highest average ROI of all casino games

I believe so, with Slots being the worst.
Also, side note: Video Poker isn't poker, it's a slot.
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A couple famous gamblers won big on roulette but the current models of the game probably dont have those weakpoints anymore.
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I came up with a kinda cool method for Roullet, basically using my birthday numbers, which are in the first 12, mostly. And lightly covered the other 24. It worked pretty well on online flash games. Never tried it in real life. In fact the only real gambling I ever did was on Horses, when they were in town. But never when they were not in town.
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I only play 2 Lotto machines

One of the Monopoly ones, which I can't even f'n find anymore. Even looked on Google for a picture, but they all show the newer, worse one

And then this one game where it's not bull shit. You've got 5 reels and it's X to play Each of them [$1-$20] and you press the button. Whatever $ amount shows up on the Reels you bet on, you win. I always play every Reel, and usually only bet $1 [So $5 a spin], I usually win a lot on it

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Some of you desperately need to go attend a community college course in basic statistics.

And some of you need you really go and look at how far a hundred bucks gets you in the hookers and cocaine market, cause it ain't far.
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Bad_Mojo posted...

And then this one game where it's not bull shit. You've got 5 reels and it's X to play Each of them [$1-$20] and you press the button. Whatever $ amount shows up on the Reels you bet on, you win. I always play every Reel, and usually only bet $1 [So $5 a spin], I usually win a lot on it

Sounds like Bally's Green Machine.


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Yep, that's about right

The one I play doesn't have anything lower than what you're betting, though. Well, that's not true. What I mean is that the lowest bet you can make is $1, so the lowest value to win is $1. No 50 cent win

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Bad_Mojo posted...

Yep, that's about right

Ya that's what I figured.
It has a reasonable amount of Jackpots.
The free spin one only really does something in free spins.

Funny story, I once showed someone what the max pay out could be on one of those, by creating an outcome in 'the back screen' and surveillance saw it, and radioed to me asking what I just did. They didn't realize you could do that. I think it was a new guy. On the five dollar game, $25,000 would be the max.
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Bad_Mojo posted...

Yep, that's about right

The one I play doesn't have anything lower than what you're betting, though. Well, that's not true. What I mean is that the lowest bet you can make is $1, so the lowest value to win is $1. No 50 cent win

No it will pay less than your bet.
Maybe you just got lucky, or were not paying attention.
But I guaranty each reel has a 50 cent or lower position.
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NeonOctopus posted...

I just played Blackjack the whole time. I was up to $150+ but then got on a losing streak and pulled out at $100

AMA? >_> Blow and hookers?

If you can get blow and hookers for $100 you probably don't want either of them.
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BewmHedshot posted...

NeonOctopus posted...

I just played Blackjack the whole time. I was up to $150+ but then got on a losing streak and pulled out at $100

AMA? >_> Blow and hookers?

If you can get blow and hookers for $100 you probably don't want either of them.

LOL, I thought that too!!
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SiO4 posted...

PatrickMahomes posted...

From what I understand, blackjack has the highest average ROI of all casino games

I believe so, with Slots being the worst.
Also, side note: Video Poker isn't poker, it's a slot.

I'm not surprised at slots having the lowest about of returns. I never got the appeal of slots yet there's 100s of slot machines in a casino and there's always tons of old women on them.

Actually now that I think about it. I always see guys on card games and women on slots. Why is that? >_>
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SiO4 posted...

lso, just so you know I don't have the gambling gene, I just worked around it for a while.
Gambling is a horrible addiction, and the fact that society accepts makes it worse.

One time I was in Atlantic City and I overhead some dude on his phone saying he lost $3000 in one night.

How the actual fuck do you consciously spend 3k like that? That's insane! I always just bring money I figure I'm gonna lose anyway >_> If I win, it's a bonus.
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NeonOctopus posted...

SiO4 posted...

PatrickMahomes posted...

From what I understand, blackjack has the highest average ROI of all casino games

I believe so, with Slots being the worst.
Also, side note: Video Poker isn't poker, it's a slot.

I'm not surprised at slots having the lowest about of returns. I never got the appeal of slots yet there's 100s of slot machines in a casino and there's always tons of old women on them.

Actually now that I think about it. I always see guys on card games and women on slots. Why is that? >_>

You sir are correct. For some reason, women old and young prefer slots, while men prefer table games. In fact, I saw a lot of mother-daughter duos.

NeonOctopus posted...

One time I was in Atlantic City and I overhead some dude on his phone saying he lost $3000 in one night.

How the actual fuck do you consciously spend 3k like that? That's insane! I always just bring money I figure I'm gonna lose anyway >_> If I win, it's a bonus.

It's crazy, people get cash advances, and use credit cards...etc.\
And 3K for Atlantic City is completely believable.

I've paid out a jackpot to someone, who was actively playing another game.
I've seen people play scratch off's while playing video roulette.

TBH, most people only buy their jackpots.
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NeonOctopus posted...

I like blackjack cuz I feel like i have some control over it, while roulette and texas hold em, it's pretty much all chance >_>

No limit holdem is a skill game with a factor of luck involved. Blackjack is a made game that when played perfectly, at best, it's 50/50 against the house. You have far more control in poker as it's you vs player instead of you vs house, the house simply takes a rake or fee for hosting the game.
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SiO4 posted...

PatrickMahomes posted...

From what I understand, blackjack has the highest average ROI of all casino games

I believe so, with Slots being the worst.
Also, side note: Video Poker isn't poker, it's a slot.

I think I heard that baccarat is better, which is why a lot of casinos dont offer the game except in high roller rooms.
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White Eagle posted...

SiO4 posted...

PatrickMahomes posted...

From what I understand, blackjack has the highest average ROI of all casino games

I believe so, with Slots being the worst.
Also, side note: Video Poker isn't poker, it's a slot.

I think I heard that baccarat is better, which is why a lot of casinos dont offer the game except in high roller rooms.

I wouldn't be surprised. The place that I was at only had it briefly. Either that or it just didn't any play.
I have heard a Baccarat room was an interesting place though.
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White Eagle posted...

SiO4 posted...

PatrickMahomes posted...

From what I understand, blackjack has the highest average ROI of all casino games

I believe so, with Slots being the worst.
Also, side note: Video Poker isn't poker, it's a slot.

I think I heard that baccarat is better, which is why a lot of casinos dont offer the game except in high roller rooms.

Baccarat is the best. I used to win $100-200 a day playing. Gambling in general is too stressful though, and you'll always hit a negative swing eventually, regardless of the game.
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SiO4 posted...

PatrickMahomes posted...

From what I understand, blackjack has the highest average ROI of all casino games

I believe so, with Slots being the worst.
Also, side note: Video Poker isn't poker, it's a slot.

Casino games vs the house, yes that's true. Live poker will yield much better ROI if you're skilled though.

Actually against the house craps and blackjack offer the best odds, which again played to perfection at best it's 50/50. 3 card poker has the worst odds against the house, as far as table games go, don't play it. Standard slot machines are basically digital scratchoffs and indeed have the worst odds overall, though people can and do make a living from progressive slot machines. That takes more scout work than actual playing though. As far as video poker, most machines don't offer the odds to be profitable long term, though some do and can be beat with skill.
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karlpilkington4 posted...

Baccarat is the best. I used to win $100-200 a day playing. Gambling in general is too stressful though, and you'll always hit a negative swing eventually, regardless of the game.

It's the release from the stress that fuels the addiction.
But most of it is stress, and that's why it is so miserable.
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SiO4 posted...

I've paid out a jackpot to someone, who was actively playing another game.
I've seen people play scratch off's while playing video roulette.

One time I was getting gas at a gas station and I saw this guy walk outside with like 5 scratch-off tickets in the parking lot and used all of them before throwing them all away. Then he went inside and came back outside with 5 MORE scratch-offs and threw them all away too. All of this in the span of me filling my gas tank >_>

I drove off after that so idk if he went back inside and bought more lol. But he was obviously a gambling addict. idk how people are blind to seeing how much you're spending on nothing, but it obviously happens to some people
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Never play on a digital machine. Those are actually setup to make you lose, like they are programmed that way.

As an owner you can tell them: Of all bets, make sure I get 90% of the money and then give back to players 10%. This makes seem as if you can actually win if you are lucky enough when its time for the machine to pay out.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGp3PrC1CKI" data-time="&start=186

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NeonOctopus posted...

SiO4 posted...

I've paid out a jackpot to someone, who was actively playing another game.
I've seen people play scratch off's while playing video roulette.

One time I was getting gas at a gas station and I saw this guy walk outside with like 5 scratch-off tickets in the parking lot and used all of them before throwing them all away. Then he went inside and came back outside with 5 MORE scratch-offs and threw them all away too. All of this in the span of me filling my gas tank >_>

I drove off after that so idk if he went back inside and bought more lol. But he was obviously a gambling addict. idk how people are blind to seeing how much you're spending on nothing, but it obviously happens to some people

I was a clerk for 4 years, and for a time this old lady driving a gold Cadillac would come in and drop $500 or more at a time, in the span of ~45 minutes. She'd sometimes win some decent chunks back but lost probably 5 figures overall in that time. She either went broke or went somewhere else to spew her money away.

There was also another lotto reg who once hit $100k from a scratchoff from our store, he was on the verge of getting his power shutoff. He'd probably drop a hundo a week on lotto though. He caught up on some debt and bought a new truck, a year later he was dead broke again, choosing to play lotto over paying bills.
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EnterTheTekken posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGp3PrC1CKI" data-time="&start=186

I need to watch that movie
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voldothegr8 posted...

There was also another lotto reg who once hit $100k from a scratchoff from our store, he was on the verge of getting his power shutoff. He'd probably drop a hundo a week on lotto though. He caught up on some debt and bought a new truck, a year later he was dead broke again, choosing to play lotto over paying bills.

Damn
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metallica846 posted...

samurai bandit posted...

Never play on a digital machine. Those are actually setup to make you lose, like they are programmed that way.

As an owner you can tell them: Of all bets, make sure I get 90% of the money and then give back to players 10%. This makes seem as if you can actually win if you are lucky enough when its time for the machine to pay out.

Would that be legal? I thought gaming commissions were around to prevent stuff like this.

I believe the regulations are on how high that value can be. As in it at least should have a min payout of X%. There are some places where they even advertise the payout rate is setup higher than the standard so that people go and play on those machines.
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metallica846 posted...

samurai bandit posted...

Never play on a digital machine. Those are actually setup to make you lose, like they are programmed that way.

As an owner you can tell them: Of all bets, make sure I get 90% of the money and then give back to players 10%. This makes seem as if you can actually win if you are lucky enough when its time for the machine to pay out.

Would that be legal? I thought gaming commissions were around to prevent stuff like this.

they don't intervene how much they spend. is it a stupid thing to do? yes. you only gamble the "extra" money you have on hand in hopes of getting something more.
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I went to Foxwoods a couple months ago and won like $250 on the lock&link slots. And I was only doing $1-2 per bet
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samurai bandit posted...

Never play on a digital machine. Those are actually setup to make you lose, like they are programmed that way.

As an owner you can tell them: Of all bets, make sure I get 90% of the money and then give back to players 10%. This makes seem as if you can actually win if you are lucky enough when its time for the machine to pay out.

It depends on the class of the casino. But in general, and 94% pay out is considered good.
But you are wrong about one thing...as far as Video poker in concerned, sometimes it will make you win.
That's why the little genie comes out and changes your cards. If eveyone who played that game sucked, the game would hold too much money. Hense, the little Genie.
Also, if you get dealt a royal flush, you could give it back, and you would be delt something that pays the same.

voldothegr8 posted...

I was a clerk for 4 years, and for a time this old lady driving a gold Cadillac would come in and drop $500 or more at a time, in the span of ~45 minutes. She'd sometimes win some decent chunks back but lost probably 5 figures overall in that time. She either went broke or went somewhere else to spew her money away.

There was also another lotto reg who once hit $100k from a scratchoff from our store, he was on the verge of getting his power shutoff. He'd probably drop a hundo a week on lotto though. He caught up on some debt and bought a new truck, a year later he was dead broke again, choosing to play lotto over paying bills.

If a real addict wins $50,000, they will probably give it back within a month or so.

I am going to address some of these other posts.

metallica846 posted...

Would that be legal? I thought gaming commissions were around to prevent stuff like this.

LOL, Gaming commission. It is a fraud to make it look like someone cares. 90% of the time they are just making shit up as they go. They care more about the little 'gambling problem?' stickers on the games more than anything.
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