Pay Tables: So far......So bad
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 10:37 pm
A few folks made comments regarding my thoughts that vp in my area has somehow, someway changed. While I understand that pay tables can and certaintly do make a difference over the long term most have failed to notice that I have mentioned more than once that changes in pay tables have not been a factor in the machines I have been playing. There are casinos in this area that have reduced pay tables on certain games, some have reduced pay tables on all vp games, I know these casinos well and avoid them. I've scouted this area pretty well and know where the good and bad can be found on my games of choice (DDB and TDB). I know where $1 denomination 7/5 DDB can be found, 8/5 $1 denom DDB and TDB, 9/5 DDB and TDB, $1 DDB and TDB and now 9/7 TDB can be found in abundance. A fellow player I know discovered the $1 denom 9/7 TDB and notified me that he had found 4 machines with the best pay tables avialable for this game. I knew of a casino that had plenty of 9/7 TDB but had dropped them to 9/6 which sent me back to playing at a much closer location, have been get my tail kicked there. Anyway I went to the casino to check the 4 machines out and they do indeed have 9/7, turns out there are really a total of 10 machines with those pay tables. Thus far my results have been pretty bad but it's still really to early to determine just how much the increased pay tables will make, my guess is I'll still get my tail kicked but it might take a few minutes longer. I would be tempted to take a million dollar bet right now that if I play 100K hands of 9/6 TDB and a 100K hands of 9/7 TDB my losses would still be about the same amount. While I know the math says there should be a considerable difference over the long run as crazy as it may sound I doubt it will make any real difference. Correct me if I'm wrong but according to the numbers on 100K hands of $1 denom 9/6 TDB my losses should average $9,250 per year, on $1 denom 9/7 TDB my losses should average $2,100 per year. If the casino that offers the 9/7 TDB told me that they would allow me to play 100K hands and only charge me $3K per year I'd jump on it in a second.