I don't know who coined the term "advantage slots." It may have been Stanford Wong, or someone in his group. I had heard that Stanford started putting up information on his BJ21 site about "advantage slots," so that may be where the term came from.
A good friend of mine,and advantage slot player, Stu C., from Rapid City, South Dakota once told me "if you were to write a book about this stuff no one would believe it." Stu and I met at the Ho Chunk Casino at Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin in the summer of 2002. We ran into each other a week or so later at Black River Falls. I think the casino there is called Majestic Pines. Stu had a car and we made a pact to travel around Lake Michigan playing the advantage slots and splitting the expenses. We bought tents and stayed in the campgrounds to keep the expenses low. I had a lot of fun, we made a little money, and I got to see some places I had never been to before.
I've been in spots where the only money to be made was from advantagte slots. And in spots where the only money to be made was from video poker. And in spots where it was a combination of both. Elko is an example of where the bulk of the money was made playing Flush Attack video poker. But I had a few advantage slot plays, like Blue Screen Bingo's, quarter Super Sevens in the bartops, and a bank of IGT machines that had Red Hot Sevens and Treasure Chest.
My action at the Red Lion and Gold Country in Elko got me .333 comp, but no cashback. So I considered the extra $100 or so per week I made off the advantage slots as my cashback. It was nothing to check the machines for possible plays as I was on my way to sweep out the Flush Attacks.
I think Stu is right about what the general public would believe about slots. But vpFREE'ers, even the recreationals, are a different breed. They grasp the concept of strategic gambling. Though most of the games are extinct now, I think it is important to understand the concepts. One never knows what the future may bring.
I'm gonna leave a record in this thread, as time permits, of what I know about advantage slots. Anyone else, if they want to, can do the same. The first machine, Jewel In The Crown, will come in the next post.
