Observations of vultures

I was in AC.
At the borgata, there's middle Eastern man and his son camping out at the 10 ultimate X machines that are close to one another.

At Bally's/Caesars, there's a semi-bald man making a loop between the 2 casinos all day vulturing.

I saw him a few times vulturing at Caesars while I was playing VP.
Then I saw him again a few hrs later when I was going to Bally's diamond lounge for dinner.
(I already used up my 1 entry/day at Caesars for lunch.)
Then I saw him again when I went back to Caesars.

I'm thinking they can make more per hr by working minimal wage at mcdonalds?

I think they make way more vulturing and no taxes- especially on weekend- there is a Mexican guy at parx casino that I have spoke. To many times and seen first hand he easily clears 150 a day and that's a slow day
But again that is an incredibly busy casino with a lot of play

I posted a thread about an experience I had playing next to a low-rent vulture who, I learned from the replies, oscillates between Sam's Town and the Eastside Cannery. He methodically checks every single machine, every time, apparently. (The thread is called "Witnessing a vulturegasm.") I don't know how much money that guy makes, but given his near-orgasmic enthusiasm when he found a play that was worth something like $1.25, and that he was dressed like the lower echelon of the local homeless (and smelled worse), I doubt he was making very much per day.

I can't think of a worse or more demeaning way to make a living--or in this guy's case, to fail to make a living.

You've said you drive two hours out of your way just to check UX machines, but these guys would be better off working at McDonald's.

Quote: Wizardofnothing

I think they make way more vulturing and no taxes- especially on weekend- there is a Mexican guy at parx casino that I have spoke. To many times and seen first hand he easily clears 150 a day and that's a slow day
But again that is an incredibly busy casino with a lot of play

surprised he doesn't have more competition.
I counted at least 6 different vultures at caesars ac in a 4hr span while I was playing vp.

also, lately, theres been a lot of new vultures of middle eastern descent both in AC and in md.
like they all read the same forum

Quote: onenickelmiracle

You've said you drive two hours out of your way just to check UX machines, but these guys would be better off working at McDonald's.

yeah, 1hr each way but:
1) I usually was also going to pick up $25 promo chips
2) and that was when I avg $100 coin-in worth of multiplier screens.
(tho some might be a single 2x on a 10play.)

not anymore.
lately, competition has increased and sometimes I find 0 multipliers. :(
and $25 promo chips isn't worth the drive.

now I go when im actually going to gamble for a few hrs.

Quote: Joeshlabotnik

I posted a thread about an experience I had playing next to a low-rent vulture who, I learned from the replies, oscillates between Sam's Town and the Eastside Cannery. He methodically checks every single machine, every time, apparently. (The thread is called "Witnessing a vulturegasm.") I don't know how much money that guy makes, but given his near-orgasmic enthusiasm when he found a play that was worth something like $1.25, and that he was dressed like the lower echelon of the local homeless (and smelled worse), I doubt he was making very much per day.

I can't think of a worse or more demeaning way to make a living--or in this guy's case, to fail to make a living.

I had already mentioned he doesn't know what he is doing there is no reason to keep reading checking machines that haven't been played since he last checked that's retarded, so I would have to assume he is as well.

It's better than some other alternatives.

A few very successful gamblers got their start credit hustling in the 90's.