(Incidentally, I notice the outdoor marquee sign now says "up to 104%", heh)
I think a better way to explain the disconnect is this:
Frank says he has rarely if ever had a losing month. So from Frank's
perspective, if he has, let's say 9 losing days followed by a winning day
where he hits the royal and that pattern repeats, he's perfectly happy
with that since each winning day rates to make up for the losing days,
given the math of the situation (I'm pulling the 1-in-10 figure out of
the air, so just look at the broad strokes here :-) )
For a local with an adequate bankroll, your perspective ought to be
the same (again, mathematically; I realize there are psychological
components here).
But for a tourist who only comes every month or two, 9 losing sessions
followed by a winning session may mean that winning session only comes
around once every year or more (depending on frequency of play etc.).
Now, the tourist's long-term expectation, if they stuck with it, would
still be more positive doing this than playing $1 DB instead. However
most people wouldn't want to put up with a year or two of losing
punctuated only occasionally by the trip where you are the lucky one
to hit the progressive.
Having said that, to those who think "I'd rathern play FPDW or DB because
I don't want to have to rely on a longshot royal to make up my losses" --
have you ever actually gone into FVP (or whatever software you use) and
looked at what the ER contribution of the royal is? Unless you're playing
one of Mickey's hidden treasures, you're *always* relying on the royal to
make up your lossses; that's pretty much the point of video poker.
