“I don’t try to reinvent the wheel. I study the person who invented the wheel.” – a wise saying from Mickey Crimm, one smart gambling cookie.
A wise video poker player is a sponge. He doesn’t need to be a mathematician and figure out new strategies or develop software – but if he wants to do so more power to him. He doesn’t need to write articles and books – unless he wants to. What he does need to do is read and utilize all the resources that are already available – and then continue to add to his knowledge. He searches everywhere for tidbits of information that will help him win more and/or lose less. He isn’t sitting around wringing his hands in despair about the decrease in good games and the tightening of comps, pining for the good old days. If he is sitting at all, it is at a computer, scouring the gambling forums for new information. He is networking like crazy with other gamblers, trading “secret” plays. When he isn’t playing he is scouting for new good plays. He is analyzing every promotion he hears about, checking to see if it is a good opportunity. He is learning the strategies for new games and brushing up on the ones he hasn’t used for a while.
And he – or she – might even do some crazy things. Learning that the Palms has mailed out a new valuable coupon book but not getting one herself, she takes her trusty “AARP grabber tool” out for a walk around her condo complex checking out dumpsters. Her usual partner-in-crime won’t join her on this walk – he says there is a limit to her frugal foolishness. But she finds two coupons books, surprisingly in pristine condition – no mustard or ketchup to wipe off like on the coupon books she used to find many many years ago in the trash cans at the Westward Ho.
Her partner-in-crime is now willing to follow her to the Palms where they each use the 2x-point coupons. They win $7000. They earn umpteen entries to the Friday night drawing. The foolish frugal one is called second in the drawing for $2500 – AND she is now holding one entry (out of only 20) in the final drawing next Friday for a Ford Focus.
Hummmmmmm……maybe crazy is not always bad.
I loved it. You sound like me telling my husband someone will win and I will try all I can to have the chance. Good luck in the drawing.
Sounds like bullshirt to me.
Here’s a great example of a “scramble”. South Point has a daily swipe worth roughly $10 (most of the time, you get $7 value but occasionally worth $25 or $50), for $200 coin-in, which costs 54 cents in -EV when you play NSUD–but you get that back in slot club points. On Wednesdays this month, $400 coin-in at Coast casinos gets you three swipes worth at least $5 each–and earn back at least 0.1% in points. This means that for an hour’s effort or less at each place, you can pick up a total of $25 on Wednesday; other days, you can still snag $10 at South Point. We did this every day on our recent visit. At worst, we earned a free lunch, or enough points to pay for one. We even used the free movie tickets to see a fun popcorn movie (“X-Men”).
This might not seem like a very big deal, but $25+ of +EV for $600 coin-in is +4%.
Crazy like a Fox!!!
Rock and Roll….too many signs for you not to win.
Ford……………..Focus……………Frugal
Good luck
LOL!!! Best use of an AARP grabber tool ever!
For people who always complain about not getting specific advice about good plays, this is about as specific as it gets. Only the blind would not see it.
Good luck on the Ford Focus. Love your writing style. This blog falls somewhere between a philosopher and psychologist.
By the way I did get the coupon book, I thought everyone did.
George
You go Girl!!!
way to go girl.
ROFLMAO!!!! Hasn’t Brad learned YET??? Hilarious story Jean!
You go, girl!
🙂 <3