"Short term" is the amount of time you spend in the casino. "Long term" is the amount of time the machine spends in the casino. In between, almost anything can happen.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Bartop" <bobbartop@...> wrote:
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> > Not too shabby, of course. But she lost--as most people will who play these progressives, especially those who just drop in for a quick shot at them. If you don't have all day and night today, tomorrow and the next day with a $20,000 bankroll for quarters only, you're just going to be a major part of building the progressive jackpots for those who do.
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> I'm not going to argue the point ad nauseum, but playing ANY video poker game regardless of the pay table for a period less than a million hands is "statistically insignificant". I just cannot get into the mindset of walking away "winner" or "loser" for the day. It means nothing. I have NEVER thought like that, even when I was a teenager and still wet behind the ears. If the concept of a "winning day" is that important, then I recommend getting a job.
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> Even as a poker player "having a winning day" has never meant squat to me. Playing correctly and playing with a mathematical edge, is the ONLY thing that matters.
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