The biggest misconception that I see all the time is people avoiding playing a particular machine because "it just hit." If the previous player shows a big cash out amount they play another machine. That and the idiocy of changing machines in the same bank because, after a minimal amount of play, they decide the machine is "cold." Then there are the folks who keep cashing out and putting the ticket back in. What does that do besides make the machine run out of paper?
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From: Mickey <mickeycrimm@yahoo.com>
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 3:32 PM
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: Prelude to Post of Dr. William G. McCown Q&A
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Frank" <frank@...> wrote:
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> Wow...I'm surprised that in two days no one has posted their favorite casino misconception and discussed what heuristic might cause it.
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I live in an area where there are plenty of machine players but no one has any concept of how a video poker or video keno game works. Here's one of the misconceptions I observe: If you see someone dump a bunch of money in a machine without hitting anything, then that's the machine you want to play because it's due to hit. The only thing I can attribute to this way of thinking is just pure ignorance.
And the other morning I was in a casino checking meters. The slot attendent, a twentysomething kid, asked if he could help me find a game. I said I was checking the meters and said "why should I play for a low meter when I can play for a high one?" His response was "I've found the game plays better when the meter is low." I hadn't had my morning coffee yet and wasn't suffering the fool very well. Not finding a play I walked out the door muttering to myself about dumasses and idiots.
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