Thanx, Bob. I will give your answer to the reader's question in a future blog. I'm sure this explanation is what he was trying to remember.
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Jean $¢ott, Frugal Gambler
http://queenofcomps.com/
You can read my blog at
http://jscott.lvablog.com/
From: Bob Dancer
Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2013 4:56 PM
Subject: RE: [vpFREE] Question about machine chips
Jean wrote:
There is something that I talk about in my Secrets of a Video Poker class (next held November 19, noon, at the South Point) that is similar to this. Perhaps that's what inspired the note to Jean.
At many casinos, casinos can set the "theoretical" on games --- which is supposed to represent how much a typical player loses while playing the game. Casinos often use this theo to determine how many comps and other goodies you get.
On a standalone machine --- such as only 8/5 Bonus --- the casino can set the theo precisely. On multi-game machines, sometimes a casino has to use one theoretical setting for the entire group of games. Often they use some sort of average theo for the entire box.
Therefore if you're playing the loosest game in the house, it's often a good idea to play on a multi-game machine. You MIGHT get credit for more theoretical than if you played the same game on a standalone machine.
How to find out the theo for the game you are playing is a discussion for another day.
Bob
I had this question on my blog. I didn't write about this, but can't remember who did. Someone have an answer?
"My memory wants to recall that some time ago one of your columns contained information relative to a chip or a setting on single game VP machines that were different depending on which machine you were playing – - a different setting if your machine played ONLY Bonus Poker or if your machine played ONLY DDB. You noted that on a multi-game machine the casino could only set one of the chips or settings you referred to and that one setting would apply to which ever VP game you chose to play on that machine. Do you recall the column and can you head me in the correct direction.'"
There is something that I talk about in my Secrets of a Video Poker class (next held November 19, noon, at the South Point) that is similar to this. Perhaps that's what inspired the note to Jean.
At many casinos, casinos can set the "theoretical" on games --- which is supposed to represent how much a typical player loses while playing the game. Casinos often use this theo to determine how many comps and other goodies you get.
On a standalone machine --- such as only 8/5 Bonus --- the casino can set the theo precisely. On multi-game machines, sometimes a casino has to use one theoretical setting for the entire group of games. Often they use some sort of average theo for the entire box.
Therefore if you're playing the loosest game in the house, it's often a good idea to play on a multi-game machine. You MIGHT get credit for more theoretical than if you played the same game on a standalone machine.
How to find out the theo for the game you are playing is a discussion for another day.
Bob
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