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>> Did you flunk math?

... though my calculation was based on two assumptions which you altered in your response:

>> A million hands at a slow pace of 500 hands per hour will take 2000 hours.

I specifically said I was basing my calculation on playing speed of 15 seconds per hand (240 per hour) and that if the playing speed were different, the result would have to be adjusted accordingly.

>> 40 hours a week for 50 weeks.

I also used an hour a day, though that won't make any difference in the net/hour calculation.

>> Expect to make about $12,500 or $6.25 per hour for being slow.

I based my calculation on winning $10,000 (a number which, frankly, was a complete WAG -- that's military talk for "wild assed guess"! ).

All of this, of course, assumes "perfect play" on a positive percentage of a fraction of a percent! One mistake an hour (500 hands) -- more or less -- would, on average, wipe out that small advantage.

Anyway, I'll stand by my belief that over the long haul, you can't beat the house in a properly functioning house backed game (slot machine or otherwise). Maybe for a short period of time on a specific (malfunctioning?) machine. But, sooner or later, the house will get it back.

>> There are people who have made hundreds of thousands of
>> dollars playing slots or having teams on slots.

Of course, there are exceptions to everything, Norman. I simply don't believe this can be done on a regular basis over a long period of time. And certainly not by the average player.

>> I could tell some recent stories about how the casinos were
>> beat on slot machines that you wouldn't believe.

Well, you're probably right about that!

----- jim o\-S