--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "nightoftheiguana2000" <nightoftheiguana2000@...> wrote:
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> The mistake they're making is killing the progressive meter when they aren't happy with the overall results. Instead they need to leave the meter alone (1% or more is a good progression) and take some out of the paytables, for example knocking 8-5 Bonus Poker down to 7-5 or 9-6 Double Double Bonus down to 8-6. That increases the rake but the high meter progression will still bring in the customers. Killing the meter progression pretty much kills the game, nobody is fooled by a supposedly progressive slot where the jackpot hardly moves at all.
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> Bottom line, if a casino offers 8-5 Bonus or 9-6 Double Double Bonus without progressive, they should also offer 7-5 Bonus or 8-6 Double Double Bonus with 1% progressive or 6-5 Bonus or 7-6 Double Double Bonus with 2% progressive. All of these are about the same hold for the casino, but the progressives will bring in more business.
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On my recent Vegas trip I did a whole bunch of scouting. Here are what I've seen and think should be very viable for all parties if they put a decent meter rise on it.
7-5 Bonus Poker
9-5 or 8-6 Jacks-or-Better
9-6-5 Double Bonus
9-5 Double Double
12-10 Deuces Wild and/or PNSU
8-6 Bonus Poker Deluxe (even 8-5)
13-4 Bonus Deuces Wild
And here are some ball-busters, they need to jetison these on the next space shuttle.
6-5 Bonus Poker YECH!!!
9-6-4 Double Bonus DOUBLE YECH!!!
8-5 Double Double
7-5 Bonus Poker Deluxe
7-5 Double Double should be a CRIME!
7-5 Jacks-or-Better
10-4-3 Bonus Deuces Wild
16-13-4 "Colorado" Deuces, there is a lot of this everywhere, SUX!
In this second group I saw a lot of relatively high meters and jackpots, but the games suck so bad it is just not viable. Especially that 9-6-4 Double Bonus. There is such a big difference between 9-6-4 and 9-6-5. First of all, big strategy differences. But the 9-6-5 works, and the 9-6-4 just sucks.
Anyway, even with decent pay tables, almost everywhere I went I saw the marquees over the progressive banks that said "$1015", "$1042", "$1102". Big deal! Why even advertise? Why even have a sign or a marquee if the jackpot is going to stay so low?
C'mon slots directors, get with it! Either that or find another job. Next time get a lemonade stand.
