I remember this thread from back in May.
Looks to me you are seeking a "non-pro, exciting, high level pyschological bankroll" experience with a 100% EV (including comps) except for when the "trip is horrible."
That sounds like us with well over 100 trips to Vegas from Boston. Nowadays you have to be a local to be an advantage gambler in Vegas.
Check out popinjays's trip report message and youtube link: Message #116923. These joints are the places where one can have their VP cake and eat it too but they don't meet your (or our) expectations when on "vacation."
There's plenty of flat top plays at nicer joints. Green Valley Ranch, Main Street Station, LVHilton, Red Rock but when/if we become locals, the photo's in popinjays' you tube vid will be included in the venues.
Dave in Boston
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "wolverines72" <wolverines72@...> wrote:
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> > Frank, we owe the negative EV gamblers of the world a debt of gratitude. If everyone heeded your advice then the last one out of Nevada bring the flag. Casinos could not exist if the masses were not willing to take the worst of it; video poker pros CANNOT EXIST without casinos.
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> Sorry to come into this thread way late, but I'll throw in my 0.02 anyway.
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> I, as a non-pro, am willing to take the hit in EV to find games that BOTH give me the comps I am looking for and suit my tolerance for volatility. When I vacation to Vegas, I look for a level of excitement that fits my personality, and that takes into account keeping my pyschological bankroll at an acceptably high level.
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> That being said, unless the trip is horrible, I come in at above 100% when comps and cashback are factored in. In 27 trips, I've had a few like that, but for the most part, it works for me.
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