{"id":124768,"date":"2023-02-28T09:44:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T17:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?p=124768"},"modified":"2023-02-28T09:44:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T17:44:43","slug":"maybe-we-will-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/maybe-we-will-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Maybe we Will Go"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A few weeks ago, I wrote about a drawing at the ROW in Reno (a Caesars property where the Eldorado, Silver Legacy, and Circus Circus are all connected indoors), where Bonnie and I had each accumulated more than a half-million tickets during our stay. While that is a lot of tickets, everybody gets free tickets and daily multipliers, depending on their tier level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I mentioned in that article that probably we won\u2019t attend the three nights of drawings because the combination of prizes and probability of winning them wasn\u2019t all that high. I said that would be my decision, \u201cdepending\u201d on other factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of those other factors came in and so it now looks like we\u2019re going. These factors are relatively unique to us and do not apply widely to readers of this blog, so I\u2019ll leave them unstated. (Even though \u201cinquiring minds want to know.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the previous blog was posted, there were several comments. One wag who has read that I play at Dotty\u2019s suggested my EV calculation was between the ROW and Dotty\u2019s. Well, yes, except that if this wag read my most recent column about Dotty\u2019s, he\u2019ll know that I won\u2019t be playing there until the end of March at the earliest. And even then, it doesn\u2019t matter whether you play at Dotty\u2019s mid-week, on weekends, or on which shift you play (although graveyard is considerably less smoky), if you want to participate in must-be-present-to-win drawing, you must be there when it\u2019s taking place. So even if I were playing at Dotty\u2019s these days, which I\u2019m not it wouldn\u2019t conflict with a trip to Reno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other readers mentioned how they prefer drawings with certain characteristics. Well, I do too. I\u2019d prefer no free tickets. I don\u2019t mind the size of your ticket multiplier based on your tier level because Bonnie and I are both at the highest tier level. (I wouldn\u2019t feel that way if we were not at the highest tier level.) I prefer drawings where I\u2019ll be around for all of the days you can earn tickets. While I can play a lot when I\u2019m there, if I\u2019m gone for more than a month others can catch up to me by playing smaller amounts more often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But those preferences are largely irrelevant for this particular drawing. I\u2019m not going to be able to change the rules. The only question is: does this series of drawings, under the existing rules and conditions, present a good enough opportunity for us that we\u2019re willing to go through the expense of getting there and staying there a few days? If the answer to that is yes (and it is — including things unrelated to the drawing), then we\u2019ll be there. If the answer to that is no, we won\u2019t be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another reader spoke of how large the ROW is, how temperamental the microphone is, and noted that you only have so many minutes to make it to the drawing area once you\u2019re called. It might not be possible to reach the drawing area if you\u2019re at one of the far ends of the place. While this is true, this will not be a factor. By the time of the drawing, we\u2019ll have upwards of two million tickets between us. We are NOT going that far to miss out because we weren\u2019t in the right place at the right time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A full 15 minutes before each drawing, Bonnie and I will be in the vicinity of where the drawing will take place. We will know we\u2019re close enough because we will hear the preliminary announcements of \u201cmake sure you swipe your card at the kiosk to make sure your entries are activated.\u201d If we can hear that announcement, we\u2019re plenty close enough. Even though Bonnie uses a walker and might be shy about pushing her way through, if she\u2019s called I\u2019ll be ahead of her loudly asking people to make way for an 80-year-old winner using a walker. People generally will make way under such a circumstance, and if for some reason they don\u2019t, casino employees will hear me (I\u2019ll be loud if necessary) and they\u2019ll help us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I write this, I remember what nights the drawings are on but not the exact times or location. I suspect it will be in the Silver Legacy, but right now I\u2019m not positive. You can bet I\u2019ll know for certain before the drawings take place, and exactly the hours for activating our entries. Any other salient points in the rules will be mastered as well because I\u2019ll be sure to re-read the rules several times at least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These drawings won\u2019t be a problem. I\u2019ve won large or small prizes in several hundred drawings over the years at several dozen different casinos. While each one is a little different from the others, I\u2019m confident in my abilities to get us entered into these drawings and collect if we get called. It\u2019s not rocket science — and experience matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if we\u2019re totally skunked and not called at all? Well, that happens too. You need to make your best calculation before you know the results, and then you live with whatever results arise. This has a whole lot in common with other successful gambling. Or living life intelligently.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"youtube\"<\/a>\"instagram\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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