One of the problems of free play is knowing how much to play once you have
cycled it through. For the recreational player a way to solve this problem
and still play at close to "advantage" is to:
1) Calculate the house edge for the best game you can play and bankroll. For
9/6 JoB this is about .5% or .005 as a decimal.
2) Add the free play and cash value of offers that brought you in the door.
3) Divide the result in 2, above, (offer total) by the decimal in 1, above.
4) Play no more coin in than the result of the calculation in 3 (use machine
credits to track )
Example:1) $1 9/6 JoB = .005
2) $100 free play + $20 gas card + 2 $15 buffets =$150
3) $150 divided by .005 = $30,000 max coin in
4) Play up to $ 30000 coin in ( 6000 hands in example @ $5
per hand )
It really doesn't matter (statistically) if you win or lose during this
play, you are still playing at advantage.
Note: Your advantage decreases the longer you play, but ( hopefully ) your
future offers increase. If you don't care about future offers, quit when
free play is cycled through.
Now it's up to the casino to decide the next move, but one of these will
happen:
1) Your offers will be as good as or better than before, which means you can
play there at your advantage.
2) Your offers will decline or stop, which means you probably cannot play
this game here at your advantage.
Since your offers were based on previous visits, this is a little like
pushing a wagon with a rope, but I use the system regularly with pretty
reliable results. This helps a player sort casinos to find a personal match.
Any comments ?
Joel P.
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