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If you play the slots or video poker do you spend your entire alloted casino time playing one machine or do you try as many as possible ?
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Staying with one machine is financial suicide! I have played slot machines
( pennies, nickles and quarters) for many years whenever I have had an opportunity to visit a casino. There aren't any here in Texas. If I play a machine four or five times without getting anything back I leave it. If I get ahead on a machine and then play it a few more times, losing each time, I take my winnings and go somewhere else. I gamble as a minnow not a whale, but I do it for fun, and usually come out a bit ahead. Over the last 20 years or so, I am about $1000 ahead and have enjoyed myself. |
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If I get an urge to play slot machines, I roll down the window in the car, throw my money out the window, and pull on the gear shift.
Slot machines on land generally pay out between 96-97% of their gross. At sea the payout is closer to 70%. And they built all those casinos on the 3 or 4 % profit ![]()
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On the original question, I've never dropped a dime in a cruise ship casino. So that makes me "even", which is better than most cruise ship gamblers have done.... I hate losing a lot more than not playing... |
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My friends who live in Texas often go to Louisiana .
I enjoy an occasional day/night at the casino |
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I was told that they alter the odds during the cruise, you are less likely to win as the cruise progresses....
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The biggest problem with slots is you can never know what the house percentage is. On the other “big three” we can be precise. The house percentage is 5.26% at roulette and 1.414% on the come bet at craps. The house edge at blackjack depends on the rules and the skill of the player. The “basic strategy” player is usually looking at a house edge of less than 1%, and closer to ½% with good rules.
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Doug, I have been to the Lucky Eagle, and I don't consider it worth the name of "Casino."
![]() ![]() ![]() Incidentally, Peggy and I both won $500 on the same quarter slot machine on a Carnival ship a few years ago. They probably immediately retired it! |
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I don't stick with a particular slot machine. If I am not doing well I move on. I have done better on land than on the sea. TM
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The most interesting casino I ever went to was in Calif .I believe it was Santa ,Inez .
Aboard a cruise ship I did pretty good on a Carnival cruise . My better half is looking forward to our cruise next week to hit the slots . |
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GOOD LUCK, I never win... I might just start throwing my money out the car window too lol
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Yes, most people lose, but there are allways some winners.
TM
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In 2012 I am way ahead in my gambling .
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The problem with knowing the payback on the machines is that the casinos are not really regulated by any agency. The casinos are loosely "overseen" since 1999 by an organization called the International Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL), whose members include most of the cruise lines. In terms of facilities and equipment, the ICCL guidelines call for all equipment purchased and installed on cruise vessels to "meet the regulatory standards of the Nevada Gaming Control Board or other licensed jurisdiction for payback and internal software." I have played in the casino on the NCL Dawn. It seemed the slots paid back about as much as most casinos. The odds on the tables were not so good. |
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I don't play the slots - I play the blackjack tables. Even if losing, I will stick with a table if the tablemates and the dealer are personable. There is nothing I hate more than losing money to a grumpy dealer or grumpy table. There is no point in giving my money away if I am not having fun. I will also leave a table if there are smokers there, even if I am winning.
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Its all depend on the mood dear. Some time I spend my whole time in one game and try ti win it. And sometime I try as many as possible games I can. Its all depend on the interest in the game.
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You hear about more wins at the end of the cruise because they announce them to get more business. On Carnival Breeze they were announcing "Mrs. X won $240" on the Hoity Toity Slots. I really just remember the $240 because, to me, that isn't announcement worthy. Me: I stick with Blackjack. However, the cruise lines now have auto-shuffle machines and "gimmick games" that weigh the odds more in the house's favor. In a regular, six deck shoe, Blackjack game the odds are about 97 - 98% payback. That's if you play by the book and start with 20X the table minimum. Some of the new games like "Fun 21" make the payout around 92%. Not too fun. I also like a fun table and will leave if there are grumpy players or dealer. Or people who just play dumb. Like splitting tens and faces or hitting on 17. On the Carnival Breeze one person was doing that with the dealer showing a face card. ![]() Have fun and take care, Mike
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Playing slots is an amazing way to get fun and enjoyment. Slots is an interesting game and people really love to play this game for earning huge money. I have also played this game many times.
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As far as odds w/slots, ships do not pay as high as Vegas, they don't have any competition. Machines that typically pay the most are ones visible to the public, for instance at ends of aisles and entrances to the casino. O F C'er
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