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Warpy

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1. I played slots when I was six and the bouncer was looking the other way

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 01:42 PM

Oct 2013

They were nickel slots and it was legal on the Maryland shore back then.

As an adult, I just never saw the point of all that money and effort directed toward getting an inadequate payout. You might as well put all that effort into working for a paycheck.

Low cost slots have really poor payout rates. The five and ten dollar chip slots are the ones that pay out more frequently. I had a friend who did the books for a casino, hated their guts, and let everybody know the geography and how payouts were set. Cheap machines near the door, forget it.

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Casino opponents smash slot machine in protest of NYS gambling-in front of the capitol [View all] hrmjustin Oct 2013 OP

I played slots when I was six and the bouncer was looking the other way Warpy Oct 2013 #1

I have never been to a casino. Not my cup of tea. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #2

I've walked through one here Warpy Oct 2013 #3

There is so much more to do with your money then loose it in a machine or a card table. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #4