I'd love to help answer this, especially since it involves a progressive, but despite having provided and immense about of information you have left out three key factors which we would need to answer the question.
1. Your bankroll
2. The meter-rise of the progressive
3. The availability of relief shifts for you on the progressive
Note: Your return does not go down as a result of failure to hit jackpots like Royal Flushes. It can't. Return is calculated prior to play and irrespective of results. You seem to be confusing outcomes with expectancy, or perhaps it just sounded that way because of your wording. The return is what it is. Your results are another matter entirely.
~FK
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "neo c" <neocacher@...> wrote:
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> I am wondering if this is a good deal...... I live near Deadwood, SD where the video poker basically stinks average payouts are near 96%. There is one opportunity and I want to see if it is worth doing. Basically, 6/5 Jacks better 5 cent Progressive. Jackpot is $580.00 and slot club pays .5%, triple that to 1.5% on Mondays. Game is 99.5% + .5%=100% on single point days, 101% on triple point days. Variance is around 180. If i don't hit the royal or a straight flush I will be down in the 89-92% area on simulations. They also have hot seat drawings on single point days every 15 minutes or so from $75 -$250 every 15-30 minutes depending on the day. I played 3 hours yesterday, and won a $75 hot seat. Had to play off the $75 one time through and collected $65 of it. I average 550 hands per hour, but the slot club points didn't accumulate when I was playing off my $75 bonus. I played around 1200 hands (not counting the free play) and lost $27.00. So $300 through machine and lost $27, puts me at 91% return, no SF's, RF's , and 3-4k, which is just a bit above average for 1200 hands. Net gain with hotseat was $38.00, Should I stay with it or should I go?
