The Low-end Gambling Life -- Mar. 24, 2018
This Steemit blog is a series of posts based on my day-to-day gambling activities. Basically, I summarize my results and possibly add notes or observations based on what happened on a given day at casinos. I have no idea how well this will or won't be received, but you the reader, should feel free to ask any questions or provide any feedback in the comments.
Next-day delays in posting are common due to having no stable schedules in my line of work.
Category Definitions
I split my results into categories based on the type of game and opportunity to make a profit. These categories are:
Core video poker: These are video poker games/machines that either has a player edge built-in, or which flips the edge from the house's favor into the player's favor when a promotion is applied. If the game has a progressive on the royal flush and/or other hands, the edge is based on the jackpot(s) being at its reset value. In the absence of any other extraordinary opportunities to capitalize on, I expect to spend most of my gambling time on core video poker games.
Other video poker: All other video poker games that are not part of my normal repertoire (e.g. progressive video poker games with excessively high jackpots).
Slot opportunities: Slot machines where I know of or perceive an edge in the player's favor. This edge will always be a temporary one except under the most extraordinary of circumstances. Depending on the opportunity, a slot session could be over in just seconds or take several hours to complete.
Other gambles: Everything else. It could be results from trying out a new slot machine, or playing other games such as video keno.
Summary Of The Day's Results
Today was a scouting day around town; I only put action in at 3 casinos despite visiting more than that. Results have been aggregated.
Core video poker: none
Other video poker: none
Slot opportunities: 7 opportunities, went 3 for 7. Spent about 35 minutes total and finished at +$119.78.
Other gambles: I took care of some low-roller business on a sub-optimal slot, and finished at -$6.54.
Total: +$113.24 for the day
Notes/Observations For The Day
none
Finally, a positive gain!
What is a scouting day? Is it looking for new machines?
That's part of it. There's also checking out details of promotions that are currently running (or scheduled to run in the near future), seeing if certain machines have been moved or have shown up in casinos other than where I normally play, etc. Scouting at least once every 2-3 months (or more often depending on conditions) gives me the information needed to make better decisions on what casinos to add to, maintain in, and/or drop from my current rotation.
Sweet! Thanks for the info.
hey bro how could I start these gambling . I am interested , how to participate and also please share the link if possible .
Nothing beats actually being in a casino to gain experience and knowledge. But there are various online resources to help you start learning, depending on the type of game that interests you.
For video poker: the Wizard of Odds website has a decent page for first-timers.
For slots: John Grochowski's Ultimate Guide to Slot Machines has some good information.
Also, there are many books on various aspects of gambling. Beware though, some are really good, but others merely preach nonsense and complete garbage.