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Thunder

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If you were given $25 in free slot play, and were playing Jacks or Better, would you play at a .25 or .50 8/5 pay table or would you go to the $1 9/6 machine?
 
SleightOfHand

SleightOfHand

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Depends on a few things. If I don't expect to be having to make this choice again, and my bankroll was on the smaller side, I would go with the 25 cent 8/5, hoping the variance will have a little less effect with 20 bets v 5. A 2% difference is nothing with only $25.

In retrospect, the 15 additional plays is miniscule in the variance sense as well. Maybe just go for the $1 and hope you get lucky.
 
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shadroch

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I generally go for broke and play a nickle 100 play machine. I figure in a worst case scenerio, I'll get at least $10 back, which gives me another forty hands. Thats 140 shots at a Royal Flush in under a minute.
Unless I'm having a bad trip and need to convert the FP into cash. Then I'd hit an electronic roulette machine and cash out about $24.
 
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Thunder

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unfortunately all of the 100 play machines in AC are 7/5 payouts for J o B. I'm going to have to do research on the other VP games to see if there are better payouts for them. I remember when they first came out with them and I was in Vegas at NY NY casino. They had 9/6 J o B for them and my friends and I made an absolute killing on it as it takes away all of the variance thus giving you a much better chance of getting a royal or straight flush.
 
blackjack avenger

blackjack avenger

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Agree With AM

Play whatever JOB game is full pay is the first condition. The second is to stay within your bankroll. Besides those points.

quarter full pay; wasting time, unless your intended game with your bankroll.

The dollar machine may be the best because reasonable as far as time and bet size.

$5 machine the rare straight flush can slow you down with a hand pay. Yes, a good problem to have.:joker::whip:
 
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shadroch

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Thunder said:
unfortunately all of the 100 play machines in AC are 7/5 payouts for J o B. I'm going to have to do research on the other VP games to see if there are better payouts for them. I remember when they first came out with them and I was in Vegas at NY NY casino. They had 9/6 J o B for them and my friends and I made an absolute killing on it as it takes away all of the variance thus giving you a much better chance of getting a royal or straight flush.
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The way I look at it, it's a quick in and out on the machine. You are really looking for the RF, SF or 4 of a kind. While the 7/5 will kill you in the long run, I'm only playing two, maybe three hands and then cashing out whatever real money is there. Recently, I had some Reel Rewards for AC and thats how I played them. Three hands at Showboat, three at Ballys, and four at Caesars. $225 FP in, a bit more out and off to enjoy a free meal.
Got $160 in FP at 4Q and Binions and did the same. Electronic roulette will give you a better assured return, but the 100 play makes it interesting.
I see it as akin to playing 6-5 BJ with promo chips. You aren't going to get paid 3-2 anyway, so play them fast and move on to your real game.
 
FLASH1296

FLASH1296

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I frequently get these free plays for $25 or $50.

I always go for 9/6 J.O.B. at the highest denomination play that I can find.

If I have $25 I will look to play a $5 machine one or two hands.
 
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