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Very few nice regulars to begin with at my places. They all seem to be wacky eccentrics obsessed with nabbing a profit. Covid has somehow made them all the more rabid and desperate!

FAA wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 02, 2021 5:12 am

They all seem to be wacky eccentrics obsessed with nabbing a profit.

I apologize in advance, but when such low hanging fruit appears, I can't resist - so, that means you fit right in?

Even-ish.

One of my locals has good games, up to 99.8%. But, you earn points at a snail's pace on these "best machines". But still, if you play 2 hours at dollars at 500hph, all you need is $10 in bounce-back and cash-back to play an "even" game. Or, as I do, 1000hph for an hour.

The other local has some games in the 99.5% range with no point restrictions - so it might be the overall better place to play.

In both cases, the best games are high variance, but at least on paper....

But, and this is a big but: in my state gambling wins can't be off-set by losses. So, the state gets their cut of all signers.

onemoretry wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 02, 2021 6:02 am

FAA wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 02, 2021 5:12 am

They all seem to be wacky eccentrics obsessed with nabbing a profit.

I apologize in advance, but when such low hanging fruit appears, I can't resist - so, that means you fit right in?

I'm lost as to why the advance apology was made.....

Same in Ct. I lose 7 percent of hand pays. What is your state ppp?

I’d say the very same thing about you two heaps of manure, especially with the cash you’re willing to flush. Awful lot of pots calling a kettle black. Really, don’t bother engaging me again.

FAA wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 03, 2021 8:25 am

I’d say the very same thing about you two heaps of manure, especially with the cash you’re willing to flush. Awful lot of pots calling a kettle black. Really, don’t bother engaging me again.

Engaging season doesn't start for another couple months. FAA, if you can't take it as easily as you can dish it out then you need to reassess.

olds442jetaway wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 01, 2021 4:06 pm

Funny how some of the nice regulars have disappeared since Covid. . . . Don’t know. I was also thrilled to see a couple of wacko ultra high rollers get banned for refusing to wear a mask. Glad to see they didn’t show favoritism in that regard.

+1.

"When one door closes, another one opens." I used to consider the M resort my primary casino. Ever since they reopened in June, I've not seen any of the "nice regulars" that we used to see. Instead, plenty of nasty anti-maskers who walk around M with an empty drink cup or a lit cancer stick. Since they are teeny tiny "high rollers", M does nothing about them wearing masks around their ankles.

After a conversation with the GM there, I concluded that M needs me much more than I need them.

The twist is that I have discovered another casino here : Fantastic, friendly employees, excellent paytables, and nice environment.

DougJ wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:26 pm

The twist is that I have discovered another casino here : Fantastic, friendly employees, excellent paytables, and nice environment.

When did Park MGM install good paytables?

By Vegas standards, I wouldn't consider M Resort to be high-risk for Covid. The machines are widely spaced. The customers are widely spaced, because there are so few of them. And overall I find it to be a civilized bunch. Again, relatively speaking.

dinghy wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:49 am

DougJ wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:26 pm

The twist is that I have discovered another casino here : Fantastic, friendly employees, excellent paytables, and nice environment.

When did Park MGM install good paytables?

By Vegas standards, I wouldn't consider M Resort to be high-risk for Covid. The machines are widely spaced. The customers are widely spaced, because there are so few of them. And overall I find it to be a civilized bunch. Again, relatively speaking.

Good guess, but wrong.

As for M, nope. Machines are not widely spaced, in fact they were never moved around prior to their June reopening (unlike many other casinos that shifted machines on the gaming floor). People still sit shoulder to shoulder, no regard for safety. And, it's no longer a civilized bunch, even "relatively speaking"
Maybe you haven't been to M lately on the weekend when those pesky California ghetto folks roll in.