--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Neil" <nemartin2002@...> wrote:
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> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "vpFREE Administrator" <vpfreeadmin@> wrote:
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> > Bob Dancer's LV Advisor Column - 25 JAN 2011
> >
> > "Whom Do You Trust?"
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> >
> Very interesting, from the standpoint of "heady" $$ amounts and "long-term" perspective of a competitive event. But a particular comment in the article got me wondering: "The promotion ended on Wednesday, December 29, at midnight. On Tuesday afternoon I got a phone call from somebody saying that Joyce was playing again."
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> Did the "heads-up" call come fron anyone affiliated with the casino/resort? And if so - would that have any bearing on the final standing?
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> Neil M.
The notion of a casino employee contacting Mr. Dancer is certainly a possibility. But it honestly didn't occur to me.
Instead, I would assume Bob had a few friends around town keep an "eye on things" much the same way you or I would network in watching a specific progressive. It was a precaution since he knew his investment would be significant. Simple as that.
I don't always agree with him. But I do want to commend Mr. Dancer in his article for the honesty in reporting his losses during the event. Most of you understand the math and volatility of video poker. Yet others find a full-pay machine and still incorrectly fantasize that their loss size will somehow mirror that tiny percentage under 100% that the game takes from you long-term.
And then you learn the cold, hard truth that in the short run it just doesn't work that way.
