Posted on 07/12/2025 5:51:45 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
How can that be? My wife had a string of WINS at the Casino today, July 12, 2025, yet we ended up still LOSING to the tune of about $30 to $40. How? Because of horribly LOUSY payouts. In fact our best slots payout today was about what our WORST payout was in June when she also had a string of WINS but WINS with normal to good payouts. We will be taking a break from the casino until early August because it seems that Lady Luck would only joke around with us again if we went back before then.
So am I a whiner to COMPLAIN about winning (yet losing) but with what I consider to be lousy payouts? Or should I man up and be thankful that our net loss was minimal? Well, overall we did have a fun time at the Casino for the nearly four hours we were there this morning so perhaps I am in no position to complain.
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PING!
I’m numb with disbelief that someone lost at slots!
You won the lottery when you went to Las Vegas and went home still owning your house and car.
This was like the time that my wife hit on the OLD Cleopatra machine six times in an hour by lining up the 3 Sphinxes but the payouts were so bad we only won about $15.
That’s how casinos work. The odds of a win are always higher than the payout. And thus they keep the lights on.
/sarc
Name the lame casino. They don’t deserve “customers”.
Meh... Casinos are not in the business of giving away money. They have the odds stacked in their favor. And anyone who goes and gives them money, the “luck” is fake and you will always eventually give them more money than they pay you. The only exception is the VERY rare case of a BIG jackpot. And even in most of those cases, the “winner” eventually gives it all back and then some.
Casinos exist for ONE purpose: to separate fools from their money.
Even more funny - its a penny slot machine... LOLOLOL
I used to work for a company that makes slot machines. The machine’s decision regarding your winnings is determined the instant you pull the handle the first time. Your play is for your entertainment. Winnings are apportioned by law, and those machines grant wins based upon a predetermined percentage to the house’s winnings. It is entertainment for the math impaired.
The payouts on bonuses have got progressively worse the past few years. I know gambling revenues in Nevada are down this year. People are throwing in the towel. No fun anymore.
Best way to win in the past was to be a slot machine lurker. With the new computer controlled ones that can be modded remotely, including the payout ratios and amounts, you wont win.
Now the best way to come out ahead is to count cards on blackjack. And eventually the cameras will notice this and they wont let you play the tables after that.
I worked as a contractor at Foxwoods Casino. On my last day, after I turned in my badge, I bet $5 on Keno and won net $5. I beat the house, and I will never gamble in a casino again.
There’s ‘skill’ to playing slots?
Who knew?
Is that Hard Rock or Miccosukee?
Actually it's a GREAT casino and we usually do well there. In June, when my wife was hitting the wins frequently with almost all the payouts high the Casino made me breath a big sigh of relief because after I lost my car keys Security Lost & Found had it. In fact, I saw the security guy again today and told him how relieved I was when they found the keys. Chatted with him for awhile and went back to winning games that we ended up losing.
BTW, that Casino used to have great quality buffet breakfasts for just $2.19. It was discontinued during Covid and never came back. Wow! I missed those buffet breakfasts. They cooked eggs to order and served up lots of good stuff like bagels, smoked salmon, sausages, bacon, etc.. DAMN YOU BILL GATES & FAUCI!!!
I’ve been to a gambling casino three times in my life. Twice I was escorted to the exit by armed security personnel. You know, not much luck, but maybe too much vodka.
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