Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis
You might be in luck, as most of those strategy guides are essentially obsolete due to the games they describe not being available in Vegas or anywhere else. You can't even find crap like NSUD, 9/6 JOB, or 9/6 DDB any more. (I hasten to clarify that South Point and Emerald Island are a couple of exceptions, and others do still exist---though I don't expect there to be a single game returning over 99% in Vegas by the end of this year.)
In the very, very few locations where you can still find some decent games (such as Stations), the restrictions cutting the number of machines in half will make it impossible to find a fullpay machine that's available unless it's three in the morning. There's evidence that the locals have been starving for their casino fix and will trample you on the way to their favorite machines. It was hard to find a decent available machine even before everything went to hell--especially given the massive paytable downgrades that were happening just before the pandemic hit.
Of course, you may wish to order the strategy guides as a matter of academic interest. They're very well-written and easy to understand--and I've read quite a few guides that were neither. It's sort of like reading a wooly mammoth hunting guide, but hey, you can dream!
(I remember the days, young grasshopper, when the Gold Coast had 133 .25 Deuces machines and the slot club returned 0.5%, and they sent you free stuff in the mail. The buffet even served food, as opposed to what they serve now. Ah, the good old days (sob)...)
Well thats depresing. So you recommend just finising BoB intermediate book and keep click ate the software. I play 9/6 5 coin only in Colorado and i have done well with Micheal Shcklefords intermediate to advance strategy, but i know theres more and tbh i play 9/6 so much the other games confuse me i.e duece and Ace with faces, quick quads. lol Thanks, be safe