2027 New Years resolution (AP vs poker)

My 2027 New Years resolution:
Write down how many hrs I spend in the casino each time I'm there.
I currently only write down beginning $ and ending $ for each day in a spreadsheet.
With the hrs, I can estimate the $/hr I'm making.

Reason why I'm doing this:
Pre COVID, I used to make $10/hr playing 1/3 No Limit on weekends.

I was just a break even player.
The $10/hr avg comes from the poker promos such as $500 high hand or $100/person Lucky table.
(Computer Randomly picks an eligible table every 30min and every one on that table gets $100. Table can be picked multiple times.)

Then I discovered AP but never wrote down # of hrs like in poker, mainly because I now go to multiple casinos in a day and sometimes twice each day.
So keeping track of the total daily hrs became a chore.

But now because of increased AP competition and casinos lowering the RTP of playable slots, my profit has steadiy decreased over the past few years.

So want to see if I'm beating the $10/hr rate of low limit poker.

and Like any New Years resolution, let's see if I keep up with it throughout the year

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My 2027 New Years resolution:
Write down how many hrs I spend in the casino each time I'm there.
I currently only write down beginning $ and ending $ for each day in a spreadsheet.
With the hrs, I can estimate the $/hr I'm making.

Reason why I'm doing this:
Pre COVID, I used to make $10/hr playing 1/3 No Limit on weekends.

I was just a break even player.
The $10/hr avg comes from the poker promos such as $500 high hand or $100/person Lucky table.
(Computer Randomly picks an eligible table every 30min and every one on that table gets $100. Table can be picked multiple times.)

Then I discovered AP but never wrote down # of hrs like in poker, mainly because I now go to multiple casinos in a day and sometimes twice each day.
So keeping track of the total daily hrs became a chore.

But now because of increased AP competition and casinos lowering the RTP of playable slots, my profit has steadiy decreased over the past few years.

So want to see if I'm beating the $10/hr rate of low limit poker.

and Like any New Years resolution, let's see if I keep up with it throughout the year
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I don’t know how many hours you spend in casinos but if you’re not sure if you’re making more than $10 per hour it doesn’t sound like you’re doing too well, what if you just counted 8 hours a day or 6 or 12 . You must have a rough idea of how much driving you do or how long you’re away from home. I factor in my driving or flying time and expenses to decide which casinos are worth more or less for me.

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My 2027 New Years resolution:
Write down how many hrs I spend in the casino each time I'm there.

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I will suggest snapping a picture of the dashboard clock before you go in and after you get out.

I am usually back at the steering wheel in 26 minutes, although sometimes interesting things make it take 2 hours.

Best of luck!

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You must have a rough idea of how much driving you do or how long you’re away from home. I factor in my driving or flying time and expenses to decide which casinos are worth more or less for me.
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I don't factor in driving time for my job but now that you mention it, maybe I should. (Afternoons suck.. sometimes 1.5hrs home because rush hour traffic)

As for driving time to casinos, might as well put down when I started at 1st casino and when I get home from last casino?

But I can't compare that with my poker $/hr.
For that, it was easy to keep track of.
Every month, there are same times for the promo.
Ie: 9am-2pm for the Lucky Table

I'm there when it starts and leave when it ends.
So I just put down 5hrs for that day.
Can't compare because I didn't include driving time, although I can probably figure out

Crucial resolution! Just make sure your spreadsheet tracks total time away from home (including driving and floor scouting) rather than just machine play time. Slot AP has gotten much tighter lately, so comparing your true door-to-door AP $/hr against your low-limit poker promo rate will give you a very clear picture of where your time is best spent. Good luck keeping up the log!

Resolution #2:
STOP playing big bottom Progressives

Lost $1500 @ $10/spin (Quickhits Ultra) chasing a $300 progressive (300x bet) and I never got it. :(
I probably should have stopped when I lost more than the next level progressive (900x).

Since I apparently i play like a Ploopie with these and keep going with no discipline, maybe I should stop now instead of waiting to next year.

I think I'm down lifetime chasing big progresses where I don't know whether or not it's +ev.
(Also Crazy Money 2 and Big Cats 5)