How to count number of hands played

[kjohn]

I have yet to figure this one out.  How do I keep track of the number of  hands I've played on a particular machine or for a particular time frame...Is it pegged to the point system, and if so is it the same in every casino?  If one plays lots of different machines in the same casino do the number of hands played keep adding up or do they start over for each machine?  I played for5 hours on one machine with one short restroom break and would love to know how many hands I actually played...

[spxChrome]

Average I would say 700 hands an hour.  But to get an exact figure your gonna have to count them for an interval and multiply or use the points system which is easiest.

[shadowman]

The easiest method is to find out how many dollars are required to earn a point. At many casinos the number is a dollar. That is the case for Stations casinos like Red Rock and GVR.
 
If you are playing quarters then you play .8 hands for every point (1/1.25) which is number you would multiply by your total points for a session to determine the number of hands. For dollars you would earn 5 points every hand so you would need to divide the total by 5 (or multiply by .2).
 
Where I play it takes $5 to earn a point, so it works out nicely that my number of points is exactly equal to the number of hands at dollars or multiply by 4 playing quarters.
 
Also, you may have to factor in point multipliers if they are computed during play. For example, if you were receiving 5x points you would apply the same conversion as above and then divide by 5.

[kjohn]

Thanks for the info.....I rather like the average 700 which would probably be close enough for me....