A new way to force some discipline

The lighter side... playing for entertainment, less concerned about "the math."
olds442jetaway
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Re: A new way to force some discipline

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If I play at Mohegan Sun, my points will never change on a 99 percent game. At Foxwoods, 99 games are only available for dollars and up. I don’t expect to achieve 99.54 return results short term, but it could happen of course. All this method does is keep me from betting wildly like 25 bucks a hand for a few hands which I have done in the past. Martingale clone won’t be used here at all unless I decide to up my bet after a number of losing 80 hand sessions and that would defeat the purpose of preserving bankroll and staying even or better when factoring in free play and other comps If I were to play less than a 99 percent return game at Mohegan, I would still have to run about 500 bucks through to earn one spendable point. Definitely not worth the trouble and cost to give up a full percentage point or more of total return I used to have a nice small long term advantage playing at Mohegan Sun, but since they have pulled the comp room offers, most of that has disappeared. The food, gifts, shows, and free play should keep me just about even or better long term at best. I could get a much better deal at Foxwoods where the rooms are still comped, the gifts free play, and dhow offers are better, and food offers are similar. However, I would have to play at the dollar level and for now my rec play budget won’t allow it.

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Post by stevel96a1 »

I tried something similar, it worked when it wanted too. I always won big with the standard 1:1 proper roll (250 for 250 or 1000 for 1000) if i lose thats how the cookie crumbled. I still believe that cashout button is the most powerful button on any machine just be sure to hit it once win or lose

The casinos fear the cashout button think about it if you owned a casimo would you want someone hitting cashout? No one quits when they are in a winning streak no one quits while losing but to end a session a winner is all we have unless you are playing a positive game off the bat

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Post by FAA »

Cash Out is really our only friend in the casino. I slid along all four full pay dollar VPs today at Ocean. I ended where I started for a $125 quad and a final CO. I lost $15 on the session, but avoided a bloodbath. It would have killed me to bust after my $125 premium quad at Bally’s. Stress BOGO day for me.

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Post by hnlcs »

I enjoy the hit-and-run strategy, but feel it is important to determine what a "hit" actually is before starting a playing session.

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Post by tech58 »

hnlcs wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:02 pm
I enjoy the hit-and-run strategy, but feel it is important to determine what a "hit" actually is before starting a playing session.
Hit-and-run is the thing that casinos dislike. Not saying this to discourage it or disagree with it.
I do my best to try to do the cash-out thing myself.
However, a point to consider, many casinos not only dislike it they use computer programs to rate players and determine comps that penalize short sessions.
I try hard to not let that affect my playing decisions, and b...h at my host about it on occasion but no effect there.

Just a point to consider. BTW i like KILL-EM-AND-RUN even more. :up: Good luck all.

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Post by FAA »

KR is the ideal technique. I employ it after every SF or RF.

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Post by olds442jetaway »

It is very hard for most of us including myself to realize that once you are ahead and the money is in your pocket it is your money and not theirs. We tend to value quote their money with less care and if we give back quote their money, we chase after it with quote our money. I like to use the phrase HR. And I don’t mean human resources. It’s hit and run.

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Post by FAA »

Yes. It has become abundantly clear that late afternoon is my casino’s take back window. Radioactive treatment.

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Post by olds442jetaway »

At least in A/C there is a lot to do and or enjoy if you arent ready to go home. Both Ct casinos are in rural areas. You can hang in the room with tv, hit the lounge, walk the malls etc, but since you are still in the casino, the temptation is still there to play again after a break

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Post by tech58 »

FAA wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:20 am
KR is the ideal technique. I employ it after every SF or RF.
It certainly would be ideal if it wasn't quite so rare.

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