--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Tom Robertson <007@...> wrote:
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> Unless he meant it as a form of "free" (in terms of expected value)
> recreation, I don't know why Mickey recommended that. The only other
> thing I can think of is to adjust the volume of one's play due to
> updated bankroll considerations.
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My real idea about the single line machine I described where you could bet from 5 to 25 coins is something like this:
Say you found an advantage play in some casino. The play is available at quarters, 50 cents, and dollars. And at the quarter level the required bankroll is $5,000....which is exactly what you have. Normally, in order to move up to the 50 cent level you would have to wait for your bankroll to double. But on the machine like I described you could move up to a $1.50 bet at $6,000, $1.75 at $7,000, etc., and hopefully, make it all the way up to the $6.25 bet before they pull the play on you.
On a humorous note, Montana video poker is bass akwards. You got nickel and quarter denoms. But the max bet on either denom is $2 (state law), so the only difference is the credits on winning hands rack up faster on quarters. Betting anywhere from one nickel to 20 nickels, or 1 quarter to 4 quarters, you get 800 for 1 on the royal. So betting $1 the royal pays $800, which is the max jackpot by state law. If you bet anything higher than $1, then $800 is all you're going to get for the royal. If you bet $1.25 the royal pays $800. If you bet $1.50 the royal pays $800. If you bet $2 the royal pays $800. So in effect, the people who bet $2 per hand are turning a 97% game into a 96% game. But I still see people doing it all the time.
