atlantic city slots tightened to historic levels as revenue drops

mark wrote:

slots in ac have a historic low payout since thier debute!
Slots!!$5.00 machines disguesed as penny machines no longer fool the average player.
jackpots have dropped to a historic low!
more bad news!! Slots will no longer pay out mega millions!! they will be linked by state by state and the odds of ever winning will be cut to near zero!!

Retired Jersey Boy wrote:

A JEWISH PRINCESS!!. Now that explains her attitude, and here sterotyping all the smokers. Wow if I were into sterotyping and name calling like she is I could have a ball with that Jewish Princess. Now we all know take it where it comes from..

Sylanne wrote:

This surprises me slots can be tightened or lossen by the casinos. Always thought the payout % was what it was programmed to be.
My thoughts were when people were complaining about how "tight" the machine are was because there wasn't enough play on them for the "house" to get THEIR programmed "wins".

Ole Wise One wrote:

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I think the older wheel machines were made with a chip and couldn't be adjusted. Why do you think they are all computerized now?

Sylanne wrote:

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Then I can't imagine why ANYONE would want to plunk their money into machines that can be "adjusted" on a whim of a casino. Doesn't seem right to me. Isn't this is what the Casino Control Commission is there for----to keep things FAIR for both the casinos & players?

Ole Wise One wrote:

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I don't know if Jewish and Princess should be used in the same sentence!

Sylanne wrote:

This surprises me slots can be tightened or lossen by the casinos. Always thought the payout % was what it was programmed to be.

docsteve wrote:

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What really gets me is that when someone sits down at a slot, they have absolutely no way of knowing what their odds of winning are. When you buy a lottery ticket, a similar endeavor - small bet hoping for a big win - you know exactly what the odds are. They are printed on the betting slip. When you are at a roulette table, you know the exact odds - bet $5 on #8 and you've got a 1 in 38 chance of hitting that number since there are 38 possible outcomes on the wheel. Craps, blackjack, baccarat all have known odds. Slots are the only game I can think of where you are totally winging it.

Retired Jersey Boy wrote:

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Here is the offbeat dictionary of a JEWISH PRINCESS (Urban Dictionary)
n. A woman of Jewish faith and/or descent who displays at least two of the following criteria:
a) viciousness
b) greed
c) arrogance
d) vanity
e) social-dominance
f) inability to do minor tasks (i.e. cooking, cleaning, laundry)
g) fragility
h) dishonesty
Sounds to me like it fits her Perfectly, The only one that she may not qualify for is Fragility.

longporteve wrote:

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I had $40.00 one night -(how far does that get you in blackjack) I played a .25 multistrike poker machine. After 1 hour I left with $9,000. You can't do that at blackjack with that kind of stake. I played pennies and put in the max of $1.00 and won $2,600.00. You can't do that on blackjack.

docsteve wrote:

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This is true. Playing bj does require a larger stake. AC casinos have pretty much eliminated low limit tables. You can occasionally find a $10 table at slow times and $15 on the weekends, but if you are the type to sit down at a slot with $20 or $40, table games aren't for you. Harrah's Chester does have $5 video bj which is nice for those wanting to play for smaller amounts.
BJ also requires some knowledge of the game, whereas anyone can sit down and play a slot machine and have an equal chance of winning or losing. The house advantage I referred to, 0.8%, only applies to players who are sticking to proper strategy. A novice player can easily give the house a 20% edge and would be far better off at a slot machine.
It's great that you've hit some big jackpots on slots. Just realize that the odds against doing so are phenomenal. That's why the casinos fill most of their floor space with slots and get most of their income from slots. If the odds were good, you can be sure there would be far fewer machines.

Retired Jersey Boy wrote:

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Thats what I love about Vegas, they have $2.00 tables for everything. I probably spend just as much but it takes longer.. Way back in the begining of AC you were able to find #2.00 tables in the weee hours of the morning but as soon as it got crowded the price went to $5 then to $10 by 10am