The formatting of your question didn't work to well on my browser so I'm not sure what you are asking about. Can you clarify?
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory Bart Jr." wrote:
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> On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 6:48 PM, vpplayer88 wrote:
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> > The math looks correct but I have a method that I like better for these
> > calculations. One upside is that the math can be done is a few seconds in
> > your head.
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> > The first thing to recognize is that you know the benefits of playing the
> > machine, the mystery jackpot you are chasing. The thing you have to
> > estimate is the cost of hitting it or expected cost to be precise. If
> > expected costs are less than expected benefits, it's a play.
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> > How do I estimate the cost? Well first I estimate the cost of moving the
> > meter a penny. If the meter rises one penny per two dollars, and the ex
> > jackpot house edge is 15%, then it costs 30 cents to move the meter a
> > penny, 30 dollars to move the meter a dollar.
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> > Now what is the cost to hit? Well take 30 and multiply by half the number
> > of dollars left. If it's a 470 major jackpot which hits by 500 then it's
> > 30*15=450 expected cost. It's a
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> Could you elaborate a little more on this:
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> > play but barely. Of course you have to adjust for how much the jackpots
> > take out of the machines total return, but that is a little more difficult
> > to do on the spot.
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> > Why half way? The expected value of a uniform distribution is just it's
> > mid point.
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> > This is a very easy method to use if you want to think about how changes
> > in meter rise can make plays that seem very good actually very bad.
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> > --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Mickey" wrote:
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> > > Here's the formula I used for Quick Strike, another form of a mystery
> > progressive. I didn't have the luxury of going to the game rules screen to
> > get the overall payback percentage of the game like the folks in Australia
> > get to do. So I had to make an estimate of the payback to give myself a
> > starting number.
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> > > --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Mickey" wrote:
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> > > > QUICK STRIKE-ANALYZING THE GAME
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> > > > 1. Assing an overall payback value of 90% (with a margin of error of
> > plus 4% or minus 3%).
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> > > > 2. Determine what the average mini jackpot value is by adding the
> > lower parameter, $25, to the upper parameter, $50, then dividing by 2.
> > Average mini jackpot value is $37.50.
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> > > > 3. Determine the wager necessary to drive the meter from $25 to
> > $37.50. It's a 1% meter so 12.5 X 100 equals $1250.
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> > > > 4. Determine how much payback the Mini represents. 37.5/1250 = 3%.
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> > > > 5. Discount 3% from the overall payback. That leaves 87%.
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> > > > Note: The Major jackpot represents 1% of the payback. Two-thirds of it
> > is in the $250 it starts at, and one-third is in the meter. You can't say
> > you have total equity in the Major meter because you will cash out when you
> > hit the Mini. But this is offset by the extra money in the major meter.
> > I'll deal with plays on the major meter at another time.
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> > > > 6. Determine, with a playable number of $48, the average payoff for
> > betting the luck coin by adding the lower parameter, $48, to the upper
> > parameter, $50, and dividing by 2. Average value is $49.
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> > > > 7. Determine how much wager it takes to move the meter to $49. It's a
> > 1% meter so $100 in action does the trick.
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> > > > 8. Determine how much payback $49 represents. 49/100 = 49%.
> > > >
> > > > 9. Add 49% to 87%.
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> > > > A playable number of $48 comes in at 136%
> > > > A playable number of $47.50 comes in at 126%
> > > > A playable number of $47 comes in at 119%
> > > > A playable number of $46.50 comes in at 114%
> > > > A playable number of $46.00 comes in at 111%
> > > >
> > > > Playing at $48 or higher virtually guarantee's no losing plays.
> > Playing at $46 will show a profit in the long term, but you will have many
> > losing plays.
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> > > > Next post....
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