Gambler's lunch

The LVA is reporting a good deal at the South Point through the end
of the month. Play $300 through a machine between midnight and 1 pm
and get a free lunch buffet. This equates with 240 hands on a 25¢
video poker machine, or about a half-hour of play. If you want to play
another 20 minutes after that ($200 coin-in), you'll also get a free
dinner buffet. The deal is offered Mondays through Thursdays. A
similar deal is running the same days at Suncoast, requiring 300
points for breakfast and an additional 300 for dinner.

<westie2f@m> wrote in message
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The LVA is reporting a good deal at the South Point through the end
of the month. Play $300 through a machine between midnight and 1 pm
and get a free lunch buffet. This equates with 240 hands on a 25¢
video poker machine, or about a half-hour of play. If you want to play
another 20 minutes after that ($200 coin-in), you'll also get a free
dinner buffet. The deal is offered Mondays through Thursdays. A
similar deal is running the same days at Suncoast, requiring 300
points for breakfast and an additional 300 for dinner.

For a $300 lunch, they better have a 30 foot Subway Tuna sandwich!

Visaman

In article
<b6834224-8a67-497a-9983-936bcc63252f@c65g2000hsa..com>,
DocDice <steve_johnson8@> wrote:

> It is possible to "win" at a table game over a period of time.

You'll get people's attention with that statement!

You most certainly can say that about slots or vidpoker, too, "over a
period of time."

But house games, be they slots or tables, are all negative expectation
games to varying degrees. I know you know that, so perhaps you'd care
to expand on your thinking here.

--- Walt

> It is not possible to "win" at slots
> over a period of time, unless you win a jackpot and make the time
> period very small.

On Aug 18, 2:54 am, DocDice <steve_johns...@> wrote:


> We all know that the theory behind a 99% machine is that
> those 99% odds are calculated against an infinite
> amount of time. We also know that slot machines are the
>biggest rip-off in Vegas.

> It is possible to "win" at a table game over a period of time.
> It is not possible to "win" at slots over a period of time,
> unless you win a jackpot and make the time period very
> small.
>
> DD

dr. Bafs theory of winning is to bet when you have the
advantage and never give the money back. Being
local the casino will always be there for us so we
can be selective in our play and leave on a flip of a
card.

Mrs. Baf loves her duces wild and most machines
are 25/15 with a few 25/16's. She limits her losses
to $5 playing $1 at a time, if she wins $5, she quits.
I myself look for a JB machine that is 10/7 or 9/6,
again with $5, $1 at a time, up $5 quit.

On blackjack, as everyone knows for us its the matchplays.
Our gambling is serious and with wins we don't overstay
to give it back. When we want fun we play the $3 & $5
tables at the Western or $2 tables at the Klondike.

For vacationers, the casino has a captive audience so
you play and play, the only way to win is to get hot
just before your plane leaves. Sort of like when you
are at a nice restaurant, you finish the plate even when
you are not hungry. Same with gambling, you leave
when you are broke. When you reach for your wallet
to pull more money out, its time to leave. I've found more
success in the start & stop method, especially when your
winning. Many times we leave on a winning hand.

The fatal mistake is trying to get your money back.
Once you lose, it is not your money, its the casinos.

dr. Baf

To Jean it is a science. She and her husband are amazing!

I went "on tour" with Jean a few months ago at Palace Station. I still lost.

M

"Walt" <none@none.void> wrote in message
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> In article
> <59af5887-c583-4957-8cd7-af9d5e3a3475@l33g2000pri..com>,
> Rob Taylor <robtay23@> wrote:
>
>> On Aug 18, 2:54 am, DocDice <steve_johns...@> wrote:
>>
>> > Westi, your point isn't accurate. We all know that the theory behind a
>> > 99% machine is that those 99% odds are calculated against an infinite
>> > amount of time. We also know that slot machines are the biggest rip-
>> > off in Vegas. I suspect that your lunch/buffet/dinner comp is going to
>> > at least cost you double its face value.
>> >
>> > It is possible to "win" at a table game over a period of time. It is
>> > not possible to "win" at slots
>> > over a period of time, unless you win a jackpot and make the time
>> > period very small.
>> >
>> > DD
>>
>> Slot machine =! video poker machine. There are advantage gamblers I
>> know who make their living playing games with positive expectancy
>> (when you add in points, bounceback and so on) who could easily refute
>> your second paragraph.
>
> True. People like Jean Scott have shown it's possible to have net
> long-term earnings from playing vidpoker. Of course, it helps to be a
> local so you can take advantage of all the special offers.
>
> On the downside, vidpoker just seems too much like drudge work to me.
> I played a lot on one trip a few years ago and never did again.
> Low-limit Holdem works a lot better for me in producing a modest net
> profit. Plus there's the social aspect of meeting and interacting with
> different folks every time you play.
>
> --- Walt

"The DOS Man" <nowhere@nohow.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone remember the CA Jam(s) of the 70's?
>
> M
>
Yes I do, we were laughing at you then too!!