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9781569801697

Don't Play the Slot Machines (Until You've Read This Book)

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  • ISBN13:

    9781569801697

  • ISBN10:

    156980169X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-03-01
  • Publisher: Barricade Books Inc
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Table of Contents

Preface 1(2)
Introduction 2(6)
Of Human and Slot Machine Behavior
8(2)
``Which Machine is Lucky?''
10(2)
Slot Machines Are Not Willful
12(1)
``Loose'' Slots vs. ``Tight'' Slots
13(2)
Percentage Returned to Players
15(2)
Playing One Coin vs. ``Maximum'' Coins
17(5)
``That Was Close!''
22(2)
Understanding ``Random''
24(6)
Probability Theory Compared With Slot Machine Results
30(1)
Choose Your Type of Play, Longshot or Better Odds
31(3)
Walk Away a Winner
34(1)
Proportionality
35(2)
Is There a Time When a Slot Machine is More Likely to Pay?
37(3)
Tokens and Regulations
40(2)
Buttons
42(2)
Number Displays
44(2)
Fills
46(1)
Coin Jams
47(1)
Hopper
48(1)
Bill Acceptors
49(2)
Tilt
51(2)
Jackpots and Attendant Pays
53(1)
``Chimney Lights''
54(2)
``Shill Machines''
56(1)
Machine Malfunctions
57(3)
Mind Your Money
60(1)
Computer Recall
61(1)
Video Touch-Screen Machines
62(2)
``Nudge'' Games
64(1)
``Teasers''
65(1)
Bonus Pools
66(1)
Slot Machine Audio
67(2)
Tracking Systems: What They Do For Casinos
69(2)
Tracking Systems: What They Do For You
71(2)
Tracking Systems: What They Can Do To You
73(1)
The Tracking System Message Screen
74(2)
The Cashier Cage
76(3)
``Progressive'' Jackpot and Merchandise Jackpot Machines
79(2)
Multi-Casino Jackpots
81(1)
Slot Tournaments
82(2)
Gambling and Taxes
84(2)
Why ``Coin In'' Exceeds ``Money Lost''
86(1)
Little Things
87(2)
``Star'' Machines
89(1)
``She Won My Money''
90(2)
Silly Misunderstandings
92(2)
``Selective Memory''
94(1)
``Selective Fantasy''
95(2)
Gambling and Sex
97(2)
Superstition
99(2)
Luck
101(2)
The ``Hold'' and the ``Drop''
103(1)
Advertised Payouts
104(1)
Is Gaming Management Honest?
105(2)
Are You Playing ``Against the House?''
107(1)
The Ultimate Slot Machine Controversy
108(4)
Moral Judgments
112(2)
Etiquette
114(4)
Don't Be Ashamed to Ask
118(1)
Modern Machines
119(2)
Fun
121(2)
Summary 123(1)
Afterword: Slot Hubris 124(2)
Acknowledgments 126(2)
Author Biography 128

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