A question came to mind while I was perusing this thread and thinking about
whether the mom and pop owners would be upset about someone coming through
(and thanks, Mickey, for all the stories and play breakdowns): How does
Montana handle capped progressives? They can't pay out more than $800 on a
single hit, correct? So if Mickey runs into a keno play that is at the $800
cap, is the progressive meter now going back to the owner or is it going
into a side pot that will be used to refresh the jackpot after it is hit?
I'd hope it's the latter, but if it were the former then somebody coming
through regularly would make a (probably small) dent in the owner's pocket.
Either way, the owners probably aren't thrilled because if a non-local is
winning, that means the locals aren't winning as much and may feel cheated
and stop playing, which is also bad for the owner. But if someone's only
coming through every month or two and does a hit and run without being a
slot club member, how many owners are going to remember that it's the same
guy? Not many, I would guess.
On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 2:34 PM, Albert Pearson ehpee@rogers.com [vpFREE] <
vpFREE@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
>
> I disagree for the following reason.
>
> Mickey is hitting progressives at these bars or whatever places he goes
> to. That progressive was going to be hit by somebody sometime so why would
> the proprietor care who hits it ?
>
> The locals who built up that jackpot might care if some outsider snapped
> up their progressive, but unless the casino owners really care if customer
> "A" wins instead of customer "B" then I can't see where they would care
> otherwise.
>
> Regards
> A.P.
>
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> From: "Bob Dancer bobdancervp@hotmail.com [vpFREE]" <
> vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
> To: "vpFREE@yahoogroups.com" <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2016 4:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re: An Old War Horse
>
> Nordo wrote: The casinos don't care - they must win. If Mikey doesn't win
> someone else would snap off the jackpot. Mikey by now is annuitized anyway.
>
> I disagree completely. Unless you mean it literally. The casinos
> themselves don't care --- because casinos are a building. But the owners
> and managers can care a lot.
>
> You're assuming casino owners in Montana are "enlightened." Some are, of
> course, but many of these are Mom and Pop "stores" and somebody coming in
> and hitting them for several thousand can be stressful. You've seen players
> get upset at pretty small losses. I've never played in Montana, but I bet
> some of these same types of personalities run the bars Mickey hits and get
> upset every time he whacks them.
>
> Which is one reason, I assume, he stays on the move and doesn't overstay
> his welcome at any one place.
>
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