Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] so who took the Eagles for the points?

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> They have penny slots?  I played some nickel slots but I didn't even 
> know they started that low.  Of course, their brilliant scheme is to 
> get you addicted on pennies so that you move up to nickels and then to 
> quarters. Once you're on the quarter slots, they'll take you for 
> everything you've got.  Don't you love those signs in Vegas - "We pay 
> cash for the shirt off your back," er maybe it was "for your car."

It must have been a long time since you were here. They've had penny 
slots for at least the five years or so I've been aware of them. A lot 
of them you can pick how much you want to bet by changing the value of a 
credit and then betting multiple credits on mulitple lines.

I'm not any good at slots (nor do I really want to be) but they are 
probably one of your best bets in Vegas because many do have a 99% 
payback rate. A lot of places even lose money at slots because they 
assume it'll lead you to betting at more expensive games and to spending 
money in the casino. The key, I've read, to winning at slots is to 
always bet the max bet and to keep playing. Over time you'll often make 
a profit especially if you play the machines that have a 100% or better 
payback. I don't really mind some of the penny slots. The Dilbert one 
was fun to play just to see the little animated comic strips. I figure 
for the dollar I put in that a 10 minute game with lil animated cartoons 
isn't an unreasonable price.

I'd be more interested in playing games that require you to think to win 
but since doing so can get you banned from the casinos I haven't 
bothered. I don't like playing games where I have to interact with other 
people anyway so that pretty much eliminates most of the high dollar 
games for me. Being anti-social and cheap has saved me a lot of money 
since moving here.

If only playing ski ball at the casinos could earn points towards free 
meals like playing the slot machines. Darn them for ignoring that adults 
like arcades too! Mostly I cash checks at the casinos (you earn points 
towards free meals, win prizes, etc), eat there, and go to the movie 
there. I never really gamble there. I'd really like them better if they 
got rid of most of the gambling. Without the gambling they'd be like 
their own little cities. One near me you can actually live at - they 
have both the hotel and condos on site. They have shops and a business 
park and resturants. All they're really missing is a Walmart. Of course 
they can hold more people than a lot of cities in Missouri so it 
shouldn't be long until they have a Walmart. ;)

-- 
Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
http://kavlon.org

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