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And this relates to slotlady how?Quote: TDVegasSo each month I get an absolutely minimal amount of free slot play from Stations Casinos here in Vegas. I’m talking minimal.
So I’m meeting a friend at the Yardhouse restaurant at Red Rock. I arrive a few minutes early and figure I’ll use it on some random machine. I think it was a Konami. I sit back, decide to order a drink (which I never do), put my “preferred” (LOL) card in, add a few bucks and bring up my free slot play.
Drink arrives, I hit a couple spins…back and forth it goes using my free play.
A guy arrives next to me and sits down at the adjacent slot. Puts in his player card. Adds in a couple hundred.
Looks over and says to me “you’re not betting enough, you’ll never win”.
LOL…the degenerates in this city amaze me. Shouldn’t, but it does.
No wonder the Fertitta family is worth $9 billion. Endless supply of local degenerates.
One question, can we compare our P/L statement for the year?
Huh?
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Quote: 100xOddsAnd this relates to slotlady how?Quote: TDVegasSo each month I get an absolutely minimal amount of free slot play from Stations Casinos here in Vegas. I’m talking minimal.
So I’m meeting a friend at the Yardhouse restaurant at Red Rock. I arrive a few minutes early and figure I’ll use it on some random machine. I think it was a Konami. I sit back, decide to order a drink (which I never do), put my “preferred” (LOL) card in, add a few bucks and bring up my free slot play.
Drink arrives, I hit a couple spins…back and forth it goes using my free play.
A guy arrives next to me and sits down at the adjacent slot. Puts in his player card. Adds in a couple hundred.
Looks over and says to me “you’re not betting enough, you’ll never win”.
LOL…the degenerates in this city amaze me. Shouldn’t, but it does.
No wonder the Fertitta family is worth $9 billion. Endless supply of local degenerates.
One question, can we compare our P/L statement for the year?
Huh?
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It doesn’t.
Quote: AlanMendelsonI must admit, in my entire life in casinos... going back to 1976... no one has ever told me to bet more EXCEPT DEALERS who frequently say if you want to win more then bet more.
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The dealer said this with a straight face?
Quote: TDVegasQuote: AlanMendelsonI must admit, in my entire life in casinos... going back to 1976... no one has ever told me to bet more EXCEPT DEALERS who frequently say if you want to win more then bet more.
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The dealer said this with a straight face?
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All the time.
At multiple casinos.
Quote: AlanMendelsonQuote: TDVegasQuote: AlanMendelsonI must admit, in my entire life in casinos... going back to 1976... no one has ever told me to bet more EXCEPT DEALERS who frequently say if you want to win more then bet more.
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The dealer said this with a straight face?
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All the time.
At multiple casinos.
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I don’t think I’ve ever met a person who wouldn’t know “bet more, win more”….
Obviously, it leaves out a big caveat.
"Up to ten times... how much do you want to win?"
I think by now I've memorized every phrase used by dealers and stickmen.
Quote: AlanMendelsonI'll tell you another popular line: when a player asks about how much to bet in odds I often hear:
"Up to ten times... how much do you want to win?"
I think by now I've memorized every phrase used by dealers and stickmen.
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Obviously they work for the company…and tips.
They actually cut players off who were losing too much.
My story:
I had just hit a progressive royal for $24k and I went to play craps with 2k.
When I bought in I mentioned I just hit the royal and said "my ring fund is funded." Referring to the diamond I was going to buy my fiance.
When I lost the 2k I asked for a marker to take another 2k out of my account -- I had the royal payoff put in my account.
The floor person -- a lady -- said no. She cut me off. She said spend more on the ring. LOL
The following weekend my fiance and I were back and we gave the floor lady a thank you gift. My fiance showed off the rock.
Quote: DieterQuote: McSweeney
Do you know how closely casinos track players to see exactly how much money they are down ... or UP?
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The times when I got a player report, their numbers for cash in, cash out, coin in, and coin out reasonably matched my own. We at least agreed on leading digits and the number of places.
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Mr.Dieter: In your past life were you a casino administrator, exec., and/or marketing guru? If so, I have some general questions I might ask concerning AP's.
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Quote: tuttigymQuote: DieterQuote: McSweeney
Do you know how closely casinos track players to see exactly how much money they are down ... or UP?
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The times when I got a player report, their numbers for cash in, cash out, coin in, and coin out reasonably matched my own. We at least agreed on leading digits and the number of places.
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Mr.Dieter: In your past life were you a casino administrator, exec., and/or marketing guru? If so, I have some general questions I might ask concerning AP's.
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Past life? No idea. Seances are unreliable at best.
This life? No.
Next life? I'll let you know if I get there.
In your past lives, were you ever a buffalo? Being a buffalo on the Great Plains before the Indians stole horses from the conquistadors must have been akin to multi-carding a casino.
In your future life, if you were to become a tree, what kind of tree would you be, and do you think your feelings for dogs would evolve?
Quote: billryanMr Dieter;
In your past lives, were you ever a buffalo? Being a buffalo on the Great Plains before the Indians stole horses from the conquistadors must have been akin to multi-carding a casino.
In your future life, if you were to become a tree, what kind of tree would you be, and do you think your feelings for dogs would evolve?
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Of all the birds that I could be, I'd rather be a duck.
I could fly along the beach and watch the people sunbathe.
Quote: DieterThe times when I got a player report, their numbers for cash in, cash out, coin in, and coin out reasonably matched my own. We at least agreed on leading digits and the number of places.
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Obviously, I did not make the question very clear, so, when you received "a player report," were you employed by a casino(s) in a position of authority as an administrator, etc.?
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Quote: tuttigymQuote: DieterThe times when I got a player report, their numbers for cash in, cash out, coin in, and coin out reasonably matched my own. We at least agreed on leading digits and the number of places.
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Obviously, I did not make the question very clear, so, when you received "a player report," were you employed by a casino(s) in a position of authority as an administrator, etc.?
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I requested a copy of my activity report summary from the player's club. Some clubs happily go into more detail than overall win/loss. Your mileage may vary.
Some clubs apparently allow you to view your report online, although I expect any information you get is only as current as yesterday ("casino day" end + processing time).
Quote: AlanMendelsonThere was a time when I felt the dealers and floor people really cared about the players. It was at Caesars about 20 years ago.
They actually cut players off who were losing too much.
My story:
I had just hit a progressive royal for $24k and I went to play craps with 2k.
When I bought in I mentioned I just hit the royal and said "my ring fund is funded." Referring to the diamond I was going to buy my fiance.
When I lost the 2k I asked for a marker to take another 2k out of my account -- I had the royal payoff put in my account.
The floor person -- a lady -- said no. She cut me off. She said spend more on the ring. LOL
The following weekend my fiance and I were back and we gave the floor lady a thank you gift. My fiance showed off the rock.
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Those days are likely gone. The casino business is now “drain them dry.”
Stations used to sing “we luv locals”. Now they sing “we love money”….screw your comps, your buffet and anything else that made us locals friendly.
***In the quarter under review, adjusted earnings per share (EPS) came in at 77 cents, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 53 cents. In the prior-year quarter, the company had reported a loss per share of 92 cents.
Quarterly revenues of $401.6 million lagged the consensus mark of $406 million. However, the top line improved 14% on a year-over-year basis. The upside was primarily driven by the streamlining of operations, optimization of marketing initiatives and renegotiating vendor and third-party agreements. Meanwhile, adjusted EBITDA in the quarter was $178.7 million, up 14% year over year.***
Streamlining of operations = staff cuts and closing or selling 4 casino
Optimization of marketing initiatives = cut comps
Renegotiate vendor and 3rd party agreements = “you either renegotiate previous contracts or take a walk and see you in court”.
They already have been trying to screw over the bloated contracts they signed with “talent” for the now sold off Palms and shuttered KAOS nightclub. They just lost the first lawsuit by trying to stiff DJ’s out of SIGNED contracts.
I can just imagine their customers sitting at home throwing flower pots at the TV screen when those commercials featuring actual casino dealers and managers singing and dancing come on.
Casino customers don't want to see happy dealers on TV. Casino customers want to see comps, payback, cashback and RTP.
Telling customers We Love You as they take their money is an advertising blunder.
They should have fired their ad agency.
I wrote about this on LinkedIn. The article got several thousand views.
Quote: AlanMendelsonIts funny you mentioned their We Love Locals campaign. That theme is a disaster.
I can just imagine their customers sitting at home throwing flower pots at the TV screen when those commercials featuring actual casino dealers and managers singing and dancing come on.
Casino customers don't want to see happy dealers on TV. Casino customers want to see comps, payback, cashback and RTP.
Telling customers We Love You as they take their money is an advertising blunder.
They should have fired their ad agency.
I wrote about this on LinkedIn. The article got several thousand views.
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I didn’t have an issue with the slogan. I do now. They no longer feel any impetus to court locals…locals, the foundation of their company since 1976.
When I heard Frank Fertitta refer to customers as “fish”…as in we are going where the fish are, he lost me. Disrespectful at best and really an a hole thing to say referring to customers in general.
The old man greeted people. On the floor. Talked to employees. The sons…when they actually do make an appearance (about never), one has his nose up in the air and the other looks down at his shoes. IOW, they don’t want to be engaged with customers.
When Michael Gaughan passes there will be nobody left with any integrity in the gaming biz.Quote: TDVegasQuote: AlanMendelsonIts funny you mentioned their We Love Locals campaign. That theme is a disaster.
I can just imagine their customers sitting at home throwing flower pots at the TV screen when those commercials featuring actual casino dealers and managers singing and dancing come on.
Casino customers don't want to see happy dealers on TV. Casino customers want to see comps, payback, cashback and RTP.
Telling customers We Love You as they take their money is an advertising blunder.
They should have fired their ad agency.
I wrote about this on LinkedIn. The article got several thousand views.
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I didn’t have an issue with the slogan. I do now. They no longer feel any impetus to court locals…locals, the foundation of their company since 1976.
When I heard Frank Fertitta refer to customers as “fish”…as in we are going where the fish are, he lost me. Disrespectful at best and really an a hole thing to say referring to customers in general.
The old man greeted people. On the floor. Talked to employees. The sons…when they actually do make an appearance (about never), one has his nose up in the air and the other looks down at his shoes. IOW, they don’t want to be engaged with customers.
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I support the family run places. I've shook hands/chatted with the Gaughans, the Epsteins (took over the El Cortez) and the Ellises (Ellis Island). They all know how to run a casino and how to take care of their customers. Support them!!
Maybe Derek Stevens too, although I haven't met him personally. He seems like a decent enough guy.
https://youtu.be/f102ydS0BZ0
Quote: teddysWhen Michael Gaughan passes there will be nobody left with any integrity in the gaming biz.Quote: TDVegasQuote: AlanMendelsonIts funny you mentioned their We Love Locals campaign. That theme is a disaster.
I can just imagine their customers sitting at home throwing flower pots at the TV screen when those commercials featuring actual casino dealers and managers singing and dancing come on.
Casino customers don't want to see happy dealers on TV. Casino customers want to see comps, payback, cashback and RTP.
Telling customers We Love You as they take their money is an advertising blunder.
They should have fired their ad agency.
I wrote about this on LinkedIn. The article got several thousand views.
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I didn’t have an issue with the slogan. I do now. They no longer feel any impetus to court locals…locals, the foundation of their company since 1976.
When I heard Frank Fertitta refer to customers as “fish”…as in we are going where the fish are, he lost me. Disrespectful at best and really an a hole thing to say referring to customers in general.
The old man greeted people. On the floor. Talked to employees. The sons…when they actually do make an appearance (about never), one has his nose up in the air and the other looks down at his shoes. IOW, they don’t want to be engaged with customers.
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I support the family run places. I've shook hands/chatted with the Gaughans, the Epsteins (took over the El Cortez) and the Ellises (Ellis Island). They all know how to run a casino and how to take care of their customers. Support them!!
Maybe Derek Stevens too, although I haven't met him personally. He seems like a decent enough guy.
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Derek is a gamblers owner. On the floor, enjoying himself. Mixing in.
Both Fertittas could not give a rats @ss about customer relations beyond “wallet, gamble”. I don’t know anyone who has actually met or talked with them on a personal level. Not one.
The old man would walk the Red Rock floor, engage employees, check on people with an ailing spouse who worked there…lend an ear. The “boys” are in the ivory tower next door waiting for their yachts to arrive at marina del Rey.
Quote: AlanMendelsonNew video from Slotmassacre who quit his regular job to be a full time video poker player.
https://youtu.be/f102ydS0BZ0
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I watched some of his oldest videos hoping he would explain what he's doing in Vlog #1, but he doesn't explain anything at all. Is he actually making a profit playing video poker? How much? How does he accomplish this when, to my understanding, even the most favourable video poker machines still have a slight house edge? Does he receive more comps and free play than he loses to house edge?
Quote: McSweeneyQuote: AlanMendelsonNew video from Slotmassacre who quit his regular job to be a full time video poker player.
https://youtu.be/f102ydS0BZ0
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I watched some of his oldest videos hoping he would explain what he's doing in Vlog #1, but he doesn't explain anything at all. Is he actually making a profit playing video poker? How much? How does he accomplish this when, to my understanding, even the most favourable video poker machines still have a slight house edge? Does he receive more comps and free play than he loses to house edge?
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From time to time he announces a tally for the year in progress. If he's ahead he'll say so... but if he's behind he says so too.
He has claimed a few years of being ahead, which is why I think he's now trying to be a full time video poker player.
But he's admitted it's been tough with some losing sessions and his free play has only been about $150 per casino visit... which limits him to $1 Bonus.
Quote: McSweeneyOkay, did a bit more research on professional video poker playing. You find a Jacks or Better game that pays 8 credits for a full house, 6 credits for a flush, which should give the house a 1.6073% edge. You can then push past this 1.6073% edge and gain a small player's edge through comps and free play. Unfortunately, I couldn't do that because my local casino's Jacks or Better game has a garbo 7/5 payout. I could perhaps play this with $1.00 minimum bets and perfect play just to kill time while stalking progressive jackpots. Instead, I sit at the machines that allow you to bet one single penny per spin and "play" that. I don't even pay attention to the reel results and I'm really watching the machine I'm stalking. Although one time I won a 2,000x bet for $20.00!
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Why so negative? Why not look at a player on 9/6 Jack's or 8/5 Bonus or even 10/6 Double Double Bonus which has been spotted at Palms?
Quote: teddysWhen Michael Gaughan passes there will be nobody left with any integrity in the gaming biz.Quote: TDVegasQuote: AlanMendelsonIts funny you mentioned their We Love Locals campaign. That theme is a disaster.
I can just imagine their customers sitting at home throwing flower pots at the TV screen when those commercials featuring actual casino dealers and managers singing and dancing come on.
Casino customers don't want to see happy dealers on TV. Casino customers want to see comps, payback, cashback and RTP.
Telling customers We Love You as they take their money is an advertising blunder.
They should have fired their ad agency.
I wrote about this on LinkedIn. The article got several thousand views.
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I didn’t have an issue with the slogan. I do now. They no longer feel any impetus to court locals…locals, the foundation of their company since 1976.
When I heard Frank Fertitta refer to customers as “fish”…as in we are going where the fish are, he lost me. Disrespectful at best and really an a hole thing to say referring to customers in general.
The old man greeted people. On the floor. Talked to employees. The sons…when they actually do make an appearance (about never), one has his nose up in the air and the other looks down at his shoes. IOW, they don’t want to be engaged with customers.
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I support the family run places. I've shook hands/chatted with the Gaughans, the Epsteins (took over the El Cortez) and the Ellises (Ellis Island). They all know how to run a casino and how to take care of their customers. Support them!!
Maybe Derek Stevens too, although I haven't met him personally. He seems like a decent enough guy.
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The brothers that run Emerald Isle know how to treat their peoples.
how many times a week does he get the $150 freeplay? And how much coin-in?Quote: AlanMendelsonhis free play has only been about $150 per casino visit... which limits him to $1 Bonus.
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Quote: 100xOddshow many times a week does he get the $150 freeplay? And how much coin-in?Quote: AlanMendelsonhis free play has only been about $150 per casino visit... which limits him to $1 Bonus.
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He doesnt say but he's not pumping out videos with the frequency he did before.
Quote: AlanMendelsonQuote: 100xOddshow many times a week does he get the $150 freeplay? And how much coin-in?Quote: AlanMendelsonhis free play has only been about $150 per casino visit... which limits him to $1 Bonus.
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He doesnt say but he's not pumping out videos with the frequency he did before.
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Do you think people would watch if he made videos of himself practicing on a VP trainer? Not exclusively, just whenever he was going to try something new…
Quote: camaplDo you think people would watch if he made videos of himself practicing on a VP trainer? Not exclusively, just whenever he was going to try something new…
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I think that depends heavily on the dialogue that accompanies such stunning visual imagery.
There are too many of them and not enough advertising revenue to go around.
But I think the "information channels" will prosper, channels like the American Casino Guide, and The Las Vegas Advisor with Anthony Curtis. They provide info about things like hotel offers, shows, buffets, special events, info about gaming.
Wizard... I think that's the direction you should take.
With an information channel you don't need a bankroll but you'll collect revenue. And people would rather watch video than read text.
And the model worked for me. I sold my website for six figures and it had videos about shopping in Southern Cal. Imagine the traffic that's available from around the country seeking info about Vegas... gotta be a potential goldmine.
I averaged 120,000 visits a day with my Southern California shopping website. A Vegas website has to do better.
How much did you get from youtube for the 120k/day visits?Quote: AlanMendelsonI averaged 120,000 visits a day with my Southern California shopping website. A Vegas website has to do better.
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Quote: 100xOddsHow much did you get from youtube for the 120k/day visits?Quote: AlanMendelsonI averaged 120,000 visits a day with my Southern California shopping website. A Vegas website has to do better.
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120k per day was overall traffic to my website. I was paid for both Google adwords ads and ads that appeared on my YouTube videos. My YouTube videos were on my website and they were visable on YouTube without going to my website.
My total monthly revenue varied between about 200 to 400 per month. That's it. I don't recall a breakdown between Google Adsense and YouTube but I'm sure there was a report.
I'm still getting YouTube ad revenue from my old videos but it's no more than about thirty cents a month.
Quote: ams288I watched the end of Vic’s UTH livestream just now and it was pretty hilarious. So many bad beats by the dealer.
The dude just exudes a negative cloud of bad energy. Kind of funny to watch.
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I've been watching Vic's live streams on All Casino Action.
He seems to know quite a lot about the UTH, blackjack etc .
Is he a good player which has bad luck ?
Quote: gambler123Quote: ams288I watched the end of Vic’s UTH livestream just now and it was pretty hilarious. So many bad beats by the dealer.
The dude just exudes a negative cloud of bad energy. Kind of funny to watch.
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I've been watching Vic's live streams on All Casino Action.
He seems to know quite a lot about the UTH, blackjack etc .
Is he a good player which has bad luck ?
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Part of their losses is that they intentionally make some high house edge bets in order to make their videos more interesting. They've said this.
For example, they make the various side bets in blackjack. They make center table bets in craps including one roll bets.
In the last two videos Vic announced he was shortening his live plays and cutting back on side bets to lock up some profits. Yes, he was quitting when ahead to stop a run of losses.
“All Casino Action” seems to have completely deserted slot content and now we just get to watch Vic play carnival games and whine about his luck.
Quote: ams288I see NG Slots has a video premiering tonight with his biggest slot win ever. That’s one slot video I’ll watch.
“All Casino Action” seems to have completely deserted slot content and now we just get to watch Vic play carnival games and whine about his luck.
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The guy is such a whiner. Screams and yells on big wins and when he loses…”this isn’t right, something is wrong”.
Quote: TDVegasQuote: ams288I see NG Slots has a video premiering tonight with his biggest slot win ever. That’s one slot video I’ll watch.
“All Casino Action” seems to have completely deserted slot content and now we just get to watch Vic play carnival games and whine about his luck.
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The guy is such a whiner. Screams and yells on big wins and when he loses…”this isn’t right, something is wrong”.
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That sounds like 99% of casino gamblers.
Quote: ams288I see NG Slots has a video premiering tonight with his biggest slot win ever. That’s one slot video I’ll watch.
“All Casino Action” seems to have completely deserted slot content and now we just get to watch Vic play carnival games and whine about his luck.
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The video says "Biggest jackpot ever in my life on Piggy Banking",which reduces the potential win from the 60k+ which is the largest he's had that I know of. Don't be surprised if it's in the 10k range. They all use that tactic to reel in views.
Quote: rsactuaryQuote: ams288I see NG Slots has a video premiering tonight with his biggest slot win ever. That’s one slot video I’ll watch.
“All Casino Action” seems to have completely deserted slot content and now we just get to watch Vic play carnival games and whine about his luck.
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The video says "Biggest jackpot ever in my life on Piggy Banking",which reduces the potential win from the 60k+ which is the largest he's had that I know of. Don't be surprised if it's in the 10k range. They all use that tactic to reel in views.
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I just watched it only because I thought it was his biggest win. It’s not. More clickbait. It’s just his biggest win on piggy bank slots. About $19,000. He does that crap on a lot of his videos “biggest win on you tube”.
How does he know unless he follows every channel?
I fail to understand his yelling hoopla when he’s right back at it in 20 minutes…losing $8,000, then $6,000, then another $9,000.
Sarah joined him at the table. They were both extra “sour” towards their viewers in the live chat. Terrible attitudes.
Schadenfreude.
Quote: ams288Watching last night’s UTH stream.
Sarah joined him at the table. They were both extra “sour” towards their viewers in the live chat. Terrible attitudes.
Schadenfreude.
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Just a feel…but Sarah has always had a bit of an attitude toward some viewers. Sometimes comes off as can’t be bothered, other times seems genuinely annoyed over trivial things, questions, etc.
Quote: TDVegasQuote: ams288Watching last night’s UTH stream.
Sarah joined him at the table. They were both extra “sour” towards their viewers in the live chat. Terrible attitudes.
Schadenfreude.
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Just a feel…but Sarah has always had a bit of an attitude toward some viewers. Sometimes comes off as can’t be bothered, other times seems genuinely annoyed over trivial things, questions, etc.
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I think they are losing too often ... at least they are doing live streams nearly every day.
And they are saving me a crap load of money. Instead of me pissing away my money and getting frustrated, I can watch Vic do what I do ..
Just wondering, what are the alternative ?
Filthy Poker : This guy is hard to watch, constantly self promoting
Brendan Obrien : Good to watch but only streams a few times a month
Pitbull Poker : Good
Bank Breakers : Good
Lucky Lee: A bit boring, it's not OK to lose 7 hands in a row
Beyond Blackjack : good but a bit boring at times
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Just a feel…but Sarah has always had a bit of an attitude toward some viewers. Sometimes comes off as can’t be bothered, other times seems genuinely annoyed over trivial things, questions, etc.
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100% dead on.
Quote: gambler123Quote: TDVegasQuote: ams288Watching last night’s UTH stream.
Sarah joined him at the table. They were both extra “sour” towards their viewers in the live chat. Terrible attitudes.
Schadenfreude.
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Just a feel…but Sarah has always had a bit of an attitude toward some viewers. Sometimes comes off as can’t be bothered, other times seems genuinely annoyed over trivial things, questions, etc.
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I think they are losing too often ... at least they are doing live streams nearly every day.
And they are saving me a crap load of money. Instead of me pissing away my money and getting frustrated, I can watch Vic do what I do ..
Just wondering, what are the alternative ?
Filthy Poker : This guy is hard to watch, constantly self promoting
Brendan Obrien : Good to watch but only streams a few times a month
Pitbull Poker : Good
Bank Breakers : Good
Lucky Lee: A bit boring, it's not OK to lose 7 hands in a row
Beyond Blackjack : good but a bit boring at times
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Watch. Enjoy. Let them lose. I would watch NG Slots piss away $8,000 on slots in about 40 minutes…and mutter to myself “glad it wasn’t me.”
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Filthy Poker : This guy is hard to watch, constantly self promoting
Brendan Obrien : Good to watch but only streams a few times a month
So two weeks ago, Filthy and Brandon did a live stream together on UTH from the El Cortez. I lost some respect for Filthy. He did nothing to co-brand with Brandon and constantly promoted his own channel and FB and TikTok channels, never asking his members to subscribe to Brandon's channel. Brandon did though, promote Filthy a bit.
Towards the end of the stream, Brandon's demeanor changed a bit. You could hear it in his voice. The next day he posted that he was cancelling his next live stream because he went over budget during the stream and then even more so afterwards. I feel for the guy, but he did the right thing, he needed to show it isn't always winning and sometimes you've got to put the brakes on.
I'm staying at the El Cortez this weekend, and was really hoping Brandon was going to be in town. Would like to meet him and say hi and offer some encouragement. He's the type of guy I would love to have a beer with. I hope things turn around for him.
One thing I've noticed is that the introductions to their videos are getting longer.
A new video from John's World of Video Poker actually runs longer than two minutes and is a montage of photos of winning hands, cash, restaurant meals, casino exteriors, smiling faces.
My guess is this "stock open" lures the viewer to stay on the video for a required minimum amount of time so that they register a valid view.
Other youtubers make a speech at the beginning which has the same effect.
But even more important is the appeal to become a "member" and to pay special fees. Selling merchandise such as shirts with logos has taken a back seat.
It's a interesting business and a tough one. I'm still guessing they'll all go broke soon. Too many youtubers chasing too few dollars.
Quote: rsactuarySo I watched Victor play live at the El Cortez last night. He hit quads pretty early on so he was in a pretty good mood. Spoke with him briefly after he finished.
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I watched that stream. He was in a very good mood for once. I guess all it takes is for him to be not a complete sourpuss is to have an extremely lucky night at the table
