AP Opportunity at Excalibur
The video poker progressive jackpot for a non-wild Royal Flush at the Sherwood Bar inside Excalibur was >$2600 this morning.
That means your $1.25 5-credit pay table that would normally pay 4000 credits ($1000) is now paying in excess of 10K credits.
Even with the taxes you'd have to pay, this has got to be a heck of an advantage play right now. I'd love to know what the EV is on it.
I think the bartender said there are only 18 terminals that feed/pay the progressive jackpot.
Quote: TerribleTomHeads up, advantage players!
The video poker progressive jackpot for a non-wild Royal Flush at the Sherwood Bar inside Excalibur was >$2600 this morning.
That means your $1.25 5-credit pay table that would normally pay 4000 credits ($1000) is now paying in excess of 10K credits.
Even with the taxes you'd have to pay, this has got to be a heck of an advantage play right now. I'd love to know what the EV is on it.
I think the bartender said there are only 18 terminals that feed/pay the progressive jackpot.
I believe you add about .2 percent for each extra 400 coins. So that would about be about 3.2 percent. So if the game is 97% or higher at base, then it's over 100%. Might not be that great with a bad pay table and would be very high variance. Maybe worth a short term shot.
Quote: IbeatyouracesIf it were 7/5 JoB, it would be a hair short of 100%
The highest quarter progressive I've found was about that high. Was in tunica within the last year. Best game was 15/10 double deuces (98.86% before prog).
As for Excal, I know they have some horrendous bartops. I saw a trip report on VMB and they were playing 6/5 DDB (94.66% before progressive)
I'll take the risk that the question is on the level and give a straight reply, if indirectly. The usual question is: "How much do I have to pretend to play on it in order to get the free drinks?"Quote: kewljHaving never played a bartop machine, I am wondering if you are required to drink from the bar while playing? That could be a hidden expense.
Quote: DrawingDeadI'll take the risk that the question is on the level and give a straight reply, if indirectly. The usual question is: "How much do I have to pretend to play on it in order to get the free drinks?"
I actually have seen people asked to leave the bar area because they were playing a machine and not drinking. It was a busy night and drinks are not free. I am not sure if this was a casino rule or if it was a rogue bartender trying to get rid of non tippers.
Quote: GWAEQuote: DrawingDeadI'll take the risk that the question is on the level and give a straight reply, if indirectly. The usual question is: "How much do I have to pretend to play on it in order to get the free drinks?"
I actually have seen people asked to leave the bar area because they were playing a machine and not drinking. It was a busy night and drinks are not free. I am not sure if this was a casino rule or if it was a rogue bartender trying to get rid of non tippers.
Hmm, its free in Atlantic City when you gamble at the bar. My daughter only gambles at the bartops because they serve the real alcohol, not the watered down crap on the gaming floor.
A funny aside: I was gambling at the bartop with my son standing behind me. I don't drink but he does so he ordered something. I informed the bartender he was with me so the drink was free. "I didn't know the drinks were free, i'd have ordered something more expensive," replied my son.
After about ten minutes, I was finished and cashed out. "Hold up, I just want to order one more drink," said my son.
He ordered and a few moments later the bartender brought over the more expensive drink my son had naturally ordered. "Eleven bucks," said the bartender.
"What, I thought the drinks were free."
"You're not gambling now," replied the bartender. My son had to fork over eleven bucks.
