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To: TimF who wrote (538398)	12/23/2009 4:09:22 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1577301

>> Some progressive slots have a positive expected return for the player when the slot jackpot gets really large. You are, of course, correct. The problem is that with slots you normally can't identify these situations without inside information (which is true of blackjack, too -- even if you're not a card counter, there are times when a deck can be seriously positive, but since you have no way of knowing that unless you are counting). I often see the progressives on video poker turn positive, which I didn't mention before and they represent excellent opportunities for the determined. In particular, there is a casino in the South where they have progressives with fast meters where there is only one game in each progressive. In addition, this particular casino will take a machine out of service for up to 8 hours at a player's request. This means a player can jump on the game when it goes positive and monopolize it until the royal hits with no chance of another player hitting "his" royal. I've seen the returns on these games approach 101.25%, but the variance is huge, at about ~105 $1 bets. So, there ARE opportunities out there, but they're hit or miss -- you just have to happen on a positive progressive like that.