{"id":102283,"date":"2019-01-29T09:41:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T17:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?p=102283"},"modified":"2019-01-29T09:41:51","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T17:41:51","slug":"the-way-you-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/the-way-you-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"The Way You Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Assume the following: \u00a0You are a very strong player. In a particular, large casino, they only have two machines of the type you consider best. There are other players who play these same machines.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

When you arrive on the property, how fast and purposefully do you walk to get to one of the good machines? Do you go straight towards the good machine or take some detours?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

FAST: \u00a0\u00a0There are good reasons to walk fast. After all, if one of your competitors for the machine is coming through another door to reach the machines, the early bird gets the worm. If the machines are full, you want to be the first one there to see if you can maybe make a deal to have a machine when one of them is finished.<\/span><\/p>\n

NOT FAST: \u00a0There are good reasons to meander through the casino, taking your time and going in a roundabout way to your machines of choice. Most people do not rush through casinos (other than maybe to get to a bathroom). Rushing catches the eyes of observant employees and others. A slot director could well figure that if players are rushing to get to particular machines, perhaps those machines or the promotions should be looked at more closely.<\/span><\/p>\n

When Math Boy visited GWAE not so long ago, he commented in passing that he can often tell whether a player is an AP or not simply by watching him move through a casino. We\u2019ve had a number of guests on the show talking about tells at the poker table. This is a tell of a different sort, but just as easy for the knowledgeable person to read.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is no such thing as knowing that nobody is watching when you\u2019re in a casino. To be sure, much of the time you\u2019re invisible. But not all the time. At most places, the cameras are always on, but often the output from a particular camera is ignored. <\/span><\/p>\n

I make the assumption that everything I do in a casino can be seen. If I find abandoned credits on a machine, I turn on the change light and wait for an attendant to come and claim it. Although I\u2019m in a differently category than many of my readers, I assume some people in every casino are looking for a good excuse to restrict me. So, I go out of my way not to give it to them. <\/span><\/p>\n

At many casinos today, camera output is saved and they can go back several days later (or longer) and look at the tape should they so desire. Usually they don\u2019t. But . . .<\/span><\/p>\n

At the places with surveillance that\u2019s the biggest threat to competent players, surveillance operators are trained to look for things that are \u201coff.\u201d Often such things are saved in the archives to see if it happens again — or has happened before. <\/span><\/p>\n

Just walking purposefully is not a crime. In and of itself, it\u2019s not particularly suspicious. But it\u2019s unusual in a casino. If you show your act enough times, eventually counter measures will be taken against you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recreational players don\u2019t particularly need to be concerned about this. You can do what you want. You will be giving off enough signs that you\u2019re not a threat to a casino to be bullet-proof. Stronger players at least need to think about this. Are you giving the casino \u201cextra\u201d information about your play that they could use to restrict you?<\/span><\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"youtube\"<\/a>\"instagram\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Assume the following: \u00a0You are a very strong player. In a particular, large casino, they only have two machines of the type you consider best. There are other players who play these same machines. When you arrive on the property, how fast and purposefully do you walk to get to one of the good machines? 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