Category: Random Slot Thoughts

  • Inserting a “Teaser” Ticket on Multi-Games

    This was a weird one, but it sometimes ends up working out like you wouldn’t believe. First, what am I even talking about, and when would something like this be useful to deploy? Some machines have multiple games built in. In this example below, for instance, we see Black Widow, White Orchid, Hephaestus Cash Eruption,…

  • How Does The Casino Make Money On Advantage Play?

    Great question! The casino actually makes more money on advantage play machines than most others that can never offer an advantage. Whatttt? Yes, it’s true. Casinos, at least in the recent past, loved having advantage play machines on their floor because they got tremendous action from advantage players and non-advantage players alike. They suck the…

  • Crazy Denom Confusion

    This was an interesting case, and it probably happens more than a lot of people realize. I was able to catch it right after it happened on camera too. So here’s what happened: A lady, probably thinking she was min-betting for around $0.75 per spin, inserted her voucher or money and accidentally bet a lot…

  • It’s Nice To Chop When Things Go Horribly

    Of course, the goal is never to lose, but losing is part of slots. When I have my risk scales for each game and say that you can lose X number of spins, that’s really what you can lose in worst-case scenarios. So if you’re thinking of playing one of those games that happen to…

  • Get Used To Rejection When Asking For Comps

    This may be an overlooked part of the whole advantage slotting experience. But first, you may be thinking, is it worth possibly drawing attention to what you’re doing? I would always say yes, but let me explain. A casino host has very little awareness of advantage slotting. And even if they caught wind of something,…

  • Why Are Some Slot “Pros” Still Always Broke?

    This is always an interesting one for me. Sure, plenty of these “slot pros” aren’t exactly Tom Brady-level pros. There’s no test or anything they have to pass to become professionals. But still, you can tell they know how to beat enough machines, and they sure put in the time since many of them essentially…

  • Using Mirrors To Avoid Looking Suspicious

    I felt like a tinfoil hat-type even recording this, but because I do it almost every day at some point, I figured it warranted a quick video. Do I actively seek out mirrors to see if anyone from the casino is watching me? No. But casinos tend to have mirrors, and even slot machines can…

  • Campers On The Prowl

    Many of these folks give the whole “profession” a bad name. In fact, I started recording some of them and taking photos; call it an art project of sorts. There’s a fine line between waiting behind a machine for a few minutes and sometimes practically sitting on a person’s lap: Other folks will not leave…

  • Getting Broken Machines Fixed

    This is an important one, but only under the right circumstances. If I’m zipping through a big casino (or really any casino) and I see an advantage play machine that is out of order, I won’t say anything. Maybe there’s some sort of tilt issue, maybe it needs more vouchers loaded in…who cares? I don’t…

  • Why Aren’t Advantage Games Obvious?

    This is something I often wonder until I take a step back and think about it from a different perspective. If you can get past my lathergic, unpleasant delivery at the beginning of the video below, I think there are a few good points. The most obvious reason is that everyone knows “the house always…