Maybe the software now rates casino hold for each game on the machine?
Saw that happen over the years including at Mohegan and LV Hilton.
Last year, Mohegan eliminated points on machines if even one game had an E.V. of ~98%. Curiously, the no points signs appear to attract people that figure the games must be better (and some are). But a lot of these folks are gambling one coin at a time on the games that are much less than 98%.
At the Vegas Hilton, guests discovered the 9/6 JB had almost no theo hold when they got downgraded in club status. Funny thing was the ~100% EV game(s) theo stayed at around 3%.
And here in Boston, the casino commission is taking applications from prosepective licensee's. The application fee is $400K.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "vp_wiz" <harry.porter@...> wrote:
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> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, S Merrian <sauronsboy@> wrote:
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> > I was talkingwith a couple of CET Seven Star rated players and a
> > very unusual comment was brought up. One of the players is a friend
> > of mine. The other I just met but my friend knew well. So this guy
> > who is my friend's friend is a 'professional gambler' and was
> > dropping a lot of names during his conversation of big-wigs at the
> > CET, Borgata and Revel properties. He said that the JoB games in AC
> > do not pay out the full 99.54% but closer to 91% in total payout.
> > He says he has this confirmed from gaming heads at these casinos
> > but I find it hard to believe.
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> Adding to other observations here, I have to express surprise that your well informed friend (and friend of friend) aren't aware that CET has set the theoretical earn on machines with 9/6 Jacks in the AC properties to 0.46% -- a rate that suggests that these machines get nothing but precision play, and that no one ever plays the lesser return games on these machines.
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> Surely the "professional gambler" is all too acutely aware that play on these machines now returns next to nothing to the player in the form of benefits.
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> Now, that wouldn't be the case if CET really held 9% of every wager on average on these machines, would it?
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