Good Night From II

Last time I played at the Sparks Petro Alamo casino year before last I left with a bit over $6000 after playing blackjack about 5 hours . Last year was terrible for my second job , gambling . There was barely enough freight to cover the serious stuff and not near enough for fun and games . I never play slots , roulette or craps.

 

I do play blackjack sometimes, but it is hard to find the right conditions.
I like to play either one on one with the dealer, or at the last position in a fairly full table. The game can be controlled best those ways.

I mostly play slots and video poker.
I agree about what some others have said about the pay out percentage. It has gone down over the years.
Back when I was working in Reno and Vegas the payouts would not usually be under 95%. That would include a lot of small payouts with a couple big ones.
The loosest slots would be 98.5%.

But whatever the percentage, I still play the same way.
20 bucks goes in, and I either get a decent return or I leave.
And usually $60 is my maximum for any day.
Because, with me, I will hit it early or not at all.

Living in those places gave me the advantage of being able to experiment a bit.
One thing I noticed is that a machine is more likely to pay a big jackpot after it has been idle for a while.
It's like the longer you play a machine, the less likely it is to pay big. It will just suck in the money.

 

El Paso terminal. Got here 13 hours early and with 1 hour left on my 11/ Lovely ride across 20 and 10 today. No traffic to speak of.

 

Yeah I have to agree with Moosetek13, of all the times I've hit on a slot, it was in the first few spins. Then if not, its lucky to just break even or lose or come out a little.

I hate table games, I just get too nervous slots are relaxing for me.

 

I do the same as far as slots. Go in with either $20 or $30. If hitting let the credits build up. When that 20 or 30 is done, then cash out the credits, if any. Last time that I was in Sparks I got hooked on one of the penny slots, and hit enough that night to pay for my hotel and meal.

 

And I finally got a load out of Lathrop, but it doesn't pick up until tomorrow at 1100.
I'm headed to Fruitland, ID with a heavy Coca Cola load.

And I'll be contacting my DM tomorrow asking for some layover pay.

I really hate getting into this area, as I always seem to sit for a couple days.
Trouble is, my next home time will be in this area to be with an aging aunt - possibly for the last time.
I'm looking forward to seeing her again, and cooking her a really good dinner. But I'm not looking forward to being back in this general area.

 

I can't remember where, but I stopped at a Love's not too far back in time.
I took my third choice of machines because the others were currently being played, put in $20, and in less than 5 minutes I walked out with $200.

The guy at the next machine told me he had just lost a hundred to it.

A quick in and out is my way of doing it.
Win or lose, it will be quick.

 

Slacker,T/S mm 159 on the 10 ... got here with 13 minutes left on my 11.

 

That is just plain lazy, to stop that soon.

Plus1 would be devastated with your lack of proper planning.

 

It was a t-called load for here.

Plus1 would be devastated with your lack of proper planning. I thought that it was MAX OUT now, not that heard anything from corporate yet, and hope to be gone when it does happen.