| Posted by: max at March 27, 2004, 7:44 am | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Hmmm. Perhaps it's time for my 2¢ contribution.
It appears to me that you've all had your chance to make your opinions known, you've given your comments, etc. That's good. And that's about where we should leave it too.
There is a great a potential for this to turn into a classic slugging match and _that_ wouldn't be good at at.
So, since it appears that this topic has about run it's course anyway, I'm going to close it down. If anyone has strong feelings on the subject my email address is max @ winneronline, as always.
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| Posted by: Gamblegirl at March 27, 2004, 6:17 am | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Think outside the box
An overused and misused admonition to try new things, to use creative thinking,etc. A sort of catch-all phrase used by those who reguarly toss such things around so much and so often that all meaning is lost. In short, fast becoming a cliché.
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| Posted by: caruso at March 27, 2004, 6:09 am | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
I have no problem with honest affiliates. The likes of Bryan and Ted - and others like them - are the bee's knees as far as I'm concerned.
I have problems with rogue affiliates, the same as I have problems with rogue casinos. The fine lady who lied about her marital status to invoke sympathy after she was caught spamming for rogue casinos belongs in that catagory. Based on your comment about affiliates making money off addicts, you evidently belong in the rogue catagory yourself - so I'm not surprised to see you jumping to their defence.
The more rogue casinos and rogue affiliates that can be exposed, the better the environment for the players. That's my only concern.
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| Posted by: CasinoRep at March 26, 2004, 4:45 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Hey Caruso why are you so bitter all the time? I mean if online casinos bother you so much then why are you still playing? Are you addicted? And don't be upset that affiliates are making a sh**t load of money hooking up addictive gamblers like you. LOL I mean geez think a little out of the box here!
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| Posted by: max at March 23, 2004, 11:44 am | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Apology accepted.
No, I can neither confirm nor deny the details of our casino relationships because I simply don't know. As I've said many, many times I manage the boards and write some articles. I am not now nor have I ever been privy to the business side of WOL.
You, in your own particular and oft-used "insulting tone", said the thread was here because it was financially beneficial to WOL to have it so. I piped up because that accusation was and is "bollocks" since I have no idea what that relationship is or is not, hence it had no influence whatsoever on my decision to have the thread where it is.
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| Posted by: caruso at March 23, 2004, 11:19 am | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
My apologies Max.
So you can confirm that WOL does NOT have an affiliate relationship with Phonecian, correct? I take your "load of old bollocks" remark along with the rest of the insulting tone to mean that.
If you could just clarify that, thanks.
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| Posted by: max at March 23, 2004, 10:22 am | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Hmmm. The usual accusations of duplicity on the part of WOL from caruso. Same old song and the tune hasn't gotten any sweeter with age. Load of bollocks then and now.
FYI this thread hasn't been bumped to the BILLBOARD because it doesn't belong there. There may be some rubbish in here but the discussion is far from the usual spam that warrants the BILLBOARD treatment.
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| Posted by: caruso at March 23, 2004, 6:00 am | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Do you call calling crooks to task negative? Do you call exposing rogue affiliates - such as yourself - negative? Of course not. You slipped and and I called you on it. The problem with lies is that you need to remember where you tell them and to whom. If you don't, you get found out.
Anyway, you could have posted that comment last week. All you're doing is bumping the thread because you have a nice affiliate relationship with Phonecian - as I believe all affiliates do. Your totally pointless bump last week is enough evidence of that. And WOL will embrace it - you can bet THEY have a pretty cosy relationship with them as well. This thread would have been busted to Billboard long ago otherwise.
I make no apology for calling rogue casinos and rogue affiliates to task.
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| Posted by: BaDaBoom at March 22, 2004, 7:32 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
I meant EX husband but still refer to him as my husband....
But what the hell difference does THAT make??? Get a life, Caruso...all you do is promote negativity among the forums....
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| Posted by: The Original Mary at March 19, 2004, 8:59 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by GrandMaster
Just to pick nits, slot machines are random, too, just the symbols may have different probabilities. A card game is fair if at each point each of the remaining cards is drawn with equal probability and independently of all the previous cards.
in fact, this is one of the problems with this industry. Antigua gaming regulations, for example, only specify that a game be random.
This means that any of the "card" games that we see online do not have to simulate dealing and drawing from a deck of 52 cards, in four suits, in 13 ranks or a shoe of eight such decks, etc.
They could be simulating drawing and dealing from decks without Aces--still randomly, but boy, the players' odds sure suck then!
Some of the casinos do specify on their websites that their games "are like those in Vegas" or some phrase like that, but what does that mean?
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| Posted by: GrandMaster at March 19, 2004, 3:36 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by drlucky
I'm not really sure what this is supposed to mean. You ARE really playing blackjack at an online casino, except if they are CHEATING. the cards are not weighted like a slot machine but are drawn randomly.
Just to pick nits, slot machines are random, too, just the symbols may have different probabilities. A card game is fair if at each point each of the remaining cards is drawn with equal probability and independently of all the previous cards.
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| Posted by: drlucky at March 19, 2004, 2:40 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by fbx
Next, I don't understand why you think what is kosher in slots is suddenly not kosher in BJ, especially since you're really not playing BJ, but an emulator that has a specific calculable payout percentage
I'm not really sure what this is supposed to mean. You ARE really playing blackjack at an online casino, except if they are CHEATING. the cards are not weighted like a slot machine but are drawn randomly.
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| Posted by: Gamblegirl at March 19, 2004, 1:22 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
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i'm afraid it's a little difficult to for me to get a grip on your agenda. First you suggest that it's a good thing to be playing first hands as opposed to playing through a deck. For a blackjack player, that's nonsense. You work the cards, you watch, you play more when the deck goes favorable--are you discounting all this?
I said no such thing. I even mentioned the possiblity of counting cards should the casino deal further into the shoe, which you'd have noticed if you'd been paying attention. Standard industry practice is now to shuffle after every hand. This wasn't always the case and many players did ery well several years ago at some casinos who should have known better.
As for the rest of your diatribe I've already answered your other questions. I see no point in continuing this futile exercise, and as hhcfreebie suggested will leave you to it.
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| Posted by: fbx at March 19, 2004, 12:53 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by Gamblegirl
Where did I say that would be advantageous? I didn't.
That is true. However the swing from 4 to 8 decks is ery little, and certainly would not be noticeable unless the player played perfect basic strategy over several million hands. And note, an infinite deck is only slightly worse than an 8 deck shoe.
The point is that for a multiple deck game the effect on the player is quite minimal in comparison with some extraodinary measures such as pre-determined card selection and the like.
Great, we all know that. Please keep your remarks to blackjack, ideopoker, or other card games where randomness is not only implied but specifically mentioned in the online casino's terms. Are they lying? Their games are either random or they're not. How hard is that to grasp?
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| Posted by: Gamblegirl at March 19, 2004, 11:52 am | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
I spend a fair amount of my time chasing after the scoundrels in online gambling so it does irritate when someone who has little experience spreads disinformation as if it were gospel.
There are many new players here also. If they think as this misguided poster alleges that casinos who manipulate their games which should be random (as opposed to slots, which do have payout percentage cycles) is not cheating than something is quite seriously wrong.
Now notice what I am saying is that this does occur, and has been proven to occur in the past (for example, Casino Bar, arious iGlobalmedia). I even have some personal suspicions about a couple of major software providers. And if that were proven beyond a shadow of a doubt I would also do my level best to have them run out of the industry. I would expect others here to do the same.
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| Posted by: hhcfreebie at March 19, 2004, 9:53 am | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Gamblegirl... while your points are all 100% correct, would you mind turning down your oice just a little? We all make mistakes once awhile.
Okay, maybe I made more mistakes than the others so I can feel for the little guy. Besides, if he doesn't want to listen you will be wasting your time and energy.
As a taiwanese saying goes "If the cow doesn't want to drink, don't push its head to the water".
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| Posted by: Gamblegirl at March 19, 2004, 5:49 am | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by fbx
Duh. Yes, and that is what I want to happen, I believe, especially when the count goes in my favor. Just as when playing at a casino. I don't see, frankly, why a constant disadvantage to the player is imagined by you to be an advantage. Could you explain this?
Where did I say that would be advantageous? I didn't.
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I would have thought quite a bit more than that in the swing from 2 to 9 decks. Something on the order of a half a percentage point at least.
That is true. However the swing from 4 to 8 decks is ery little, and certainly would not be noticeable unless the player played perfect basic strategy over several million hands. And note, an infinite deck is only slightly worse than an 8 deck shoe.
The point is that for a multiple deck game the effect on the player is quite minimal in comparison with some extraodinary measures such as pre-determined card selection and the like.
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| Posted by: fbx at March 18, 2004, 10:46 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by Gamblegirl
Try that again in english.
I was referring to the theoretical edge remaining nearly constant if the shoe is reshuffled after each hand. If there were penetration of some sort the house edge would ary, hence the theory behind card-counting. Do you understand that?
Duh. Yes, and that is what I want to happen, I believe, especially when the count goes in my favor. Just as when playing at a casino. I don't see, frankly, why a constant disadvantage to the player is imagined by you to be an advantage. Could you explain this?
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Just how much do you think arying the number of decks (whilst the rules stay the same) actually aries the house edge? We're talking hundredths of a percentile.
I would have thought quite a bit more than that in the swing from 2 to 9 decks. Something on the order of a half a percentage point at least.
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| Posted by: caruso at March 18, 2004, 3:48 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
You seem to have some trouble getting your story straight.
Six weeks ago, by way of justification for promoting rogue casinos you were claiming to be a single mother, in the affiliate business to support her child; remember the thread in Promos where you were caught spamming for Warren Cloud? Reminder:
http://mb.winneronline.com/showthread.html?t=15102
Quote: Originally Posted by BaDaBoom
I'm a single mom who is trying to do the best for my kids. That's all....
Now, six weeks later, you've acquired a husband - a fellow affiliate, remarkably enough.
Quote: Originally Posted by BaDaBoom
My husband will get paid his affiliate money from phoenician and deposit it RIGHT back into the casino and lose.
I assume at this point that you're just making it up as you go along. I find these arious duplicitous spamming tactics of yours really quite obnoxious. I suggest you have a private chat with one of the resident webmasters suc... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: BaDaBoom at March 18, 2004, 2:39 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
I've never had a problem with connect to and their poker is ery loose when I play. I've seen someone get 4 of a kind for 22,500 at phoenician too though, but I'm saying it's MY luck at phoenician LOL
My husband will get paid his affiliate money from phoenician and deposit it RIGHT back into the casino and lose. It's just our luck there but many people have won substantially there.
It's all luck I guess.
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| Posted by: drlucky at March 18, 2004, 2:33 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
LMAO....Gamblegirl, give the new guy a break. He has some things to learn, but no need to chase him out of here. Of course, someone on the level of Andreww (remember him? lol) is a different story...
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| Posted by: Gamblegirl at March 17, 2004, 11:27 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by fbx
Well, you must not play much blackjack. I know well the math of 1st hands and other hands, and i want the deck to move, to change, to streak. Maybe you prefer the simpler coin flip.
Try that again in english.
I was referring to the theoretical edge remaining nearly constant if the shoe is reshuffled after each hand. If there were penetration of some sort the house edge would ary, hence the theory behind card-counting. Do you understand that?
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The casinos routinely change the average payouts of slot machines. This is called casino management. It is not cheating, so long as the percentage remains in a set range (set by gaming commissions), and certainly would not be called cheating. I was accusng no one of cheating, thanks.
FYI, Phoenician and others can readily alter the payout percentage simply by increasing or decreasing the number of decks in the emulation.
Back to school for you.
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| Posted by: fbx at March 17, 2004, 9:55 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by Gamblegirl
It's not. Do you understand the mathematics of the game? Your odds are the same each hand rather than fluctuating if more cards were dealt further into the shoe.
Well, you must not play much blackjack. I know well the math of 1st hands and other hands, and i want the deck to move, to change, to streak. Maybe you prefer the simpler coin flip.
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Yes, and this is called rigging the games. If you believe that then there is certainly no point in playing online, unless of course you're quite thick.
There are plenty of minor players who probably do as you suggest, and even some allegations against major software, specifically Playtech VP and Microgaming blackjack. RTG software has perhaps the best reputation of any, and is certainly a favourite for game speed. Relying on their licensees is another matter entirely however, and is quite the minefield for the unitiated. To my knowledge, Phoenician has had no ser... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Gamblegirl at March 17, 2004, 4:29 am | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
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Pardon me, but what is meant by "they shuffle right after every hand"? Do you mean then that effectively each hand is the first hand coming out of a 4 deck shoe (presuming they've set the game to 4 decks)? That is frightening.
It's not. Do you understand the mathematics of the game? Your odds are the same each hand rather than fluctuating if more cards were dealt further into the shoe.
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Please understand that I wasn't accusing Phoenician of cheating.
Actually you were.
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I was suggesting that the games are set in certain ways and that, unlike actual casino blackjack, with a computer simulation there is built in the ability to manipulate the payout percentage (as on slots), and there is the further possibility to have the software a... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: adriches at March 16, 2004, 9:39 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by fbx
Thanks, Dean--
So, just to be sure I understand:
(a) your BJ game is set as a 4 deck game until further notice?
(b) is that listed somewher eon your site?
(c) what is the avg percentage payout of your BJ game?
Thanks for your help--
a) correct 4 decks at present except for pontoon which is 8 decks - this has been in place since we launched the casino and has not been changed. i may have it lowered to 2 decks across all games once i work out the %'s. If that happens then we will let players know.
b) no it isnt but there is no reason it is not on there and perhaps we will add it.
c) so far this month we are running at just less than 1% house advantage across all blackjack games .
cheers
Dean
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| Posted by: fbx at March 16, 2004, 8:38 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by adriches
fbx,
We dont have the ability at all to change a game like blackjack from using a 4 deck shoe from say a payout percentage of 99% to 98% , this is something that we cannot manipulate or control. We also cannot manipulate or control the software to react in certain circumstances.
we dont change the number of decks in each shoe from game to game either , this is something that we decide when the software is set up and it stays that way it may at some point be reviewed but there is no provision to allow the operators to manipulate this by player by game.
real time gaming shuffles the decks after each hand , i am certain this is the same with all major online software providors.
cheers
Dean
Thanks, Dean--
So, just to be sure I understand:
(a) your BJ game is set as a 4 deck game until further notice?
(b) is that listed somewher eon your site?
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| Posted by: adriches at March 16, 2004, 8:22 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by fbx
Dean--
Thanks for the note, and you'll excuse me if i take your protestations regarding the inability to chg the average percentage payouts of your games with a grain of salt. I would expect the software to allow this, at least within a specific range. I'f certainly like to know what that range is. Simply changing from 2 decks to 9 decks would have a substantial effect on the average percentage payout, if i'm not mistaken.
Please understand that I wasn't accusing Phoenician of cheating. I was suggesting that the games are set in certain ways and that, unlike actual casino blackjack, with a computer simulation there is built in the ability to manipulate the payout percentage (as on slots), and there is the further possibility to have the software automatically react to certain circumstances in the betting or in the game play by increasing or decreasing the avg percentage payout.
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| Posted by: fbx at March 16, 2004, 8:07 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by adriches
hi frankie,
We dont have the ability to change the frequency of payouts or the house edge on blackjack or any other game .For blackjack we have set the number of decks in a shoe to 4 ( from memory ) which is slightly more favourable to the player than 9 decks. Pontoon we have more decks because that is more favourable to the player than less decks our general intention is long term player loyalty.
Dean--
Thanks for the note, and you'll excuse me if i take your protestations regarding the inability to chg the average percentage payouts of your games with a grain of salt. I would expect the software to allow this, at least within a specific range. I'f certainly like to know what that range is. Simply changing from 2 decks to 9 decks would have a substantial effect on the average percentage payout, if i'm not mistaken.
Quote: Originally Posted by adriches
If online casinos cheated then there wo... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: fbx at March 16, 2004, 7:56 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by BaDaBoom
I do, however play at both phoenician and connect to casino and have for about 6 months now and have to say that I do MUCH better in Connect to Casino at both BJ and Let It Ride. I don't know why but that's what I've found. I've gotten 4 of a kind about 10x and NEVER at Phoenician...and lose at Phoenician faster. I do like the instapayouts though that phoenician has. I hardly cash out there tho : (
I thought Connect to Casino was on everybody's s**t list of the world's worst online casinos--not true?
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| Posted by: fbx at March 16, 2004, 7:53 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by hhcfreebie
It's 4 decks, split up to 3 hands, double on any 2 cards and double after split allowed.
For more details, see here:
http://wizardofodds.com/software/reviewrtg.html
I noticed that dealer does peek for BJ with an ace showing, while the wizard observer otherwise.
They shuffle right after every hand, there is no need for a shuffle indicator.
Pardon me, but what is meant by "they shuffle right after every hand"? Do you mean then that effectively each hand is the first hand coming out of a 4 deck shoe (presuming they've set the game to 4 decks)? That is frightening.
Are there any other site that are both trustworthy and worth playing at?
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| Posted by: fbx at March 16, 2004, 7:47 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by GrandMaster
A land based casino cannot just change the payout on the slots at will, at least not in a well-regulated environment. It involves changing a chip, reporting it to the gaming board and paying a fee.
RTG slots can be set to different payout levels, I don't know whether the licensee can do it or whether RTG has to be involved.
Yes, but for land based casinos these changes are routine and constant, ie, they are constantly changing chips and moving machines around, and so on, with the net effect of having the ability to change the payouts of slots at will.
Similarly, and especially in an unregulated environment, it seems likely that online casinos have the ability to alter the payout percentages for specific games. I wonder if Phoenician will specify what payot percentage level is available for specific games (i.e., what is blackjack paying at, as opposed to what th ewhole casino averages out to).
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| Posted by: hhcfreebie at March 16, 2004, 10:09 am | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by fbx
In addition, I assume that just as a physical casino can "tighten" and "loosen" the slot machines by redirecting the algorhythms to slightly increase or decrease its win percentage, so to can an online casino "tighten" or "loosen" the win percentage of its blackjack (or other games), since those, too, are simply computer-based probability machines.
No they cannot do that. Many players keep good records for their play, if they cheat they will be busted in no time. I'd suggest you keep a good records on your units lost/wagered as well.
Quote: Originally Posted by fbx
What I'm wondering is if there is ANY oversight regarding this at the Phoenician or at any other online casino, that is, is there any legal body that polices the Phoenician or other onliners.
Unfortunately, there is no regulation whatsoever in this industry. Message board and forums such as WOL ar... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: BaDaBoom at March 16, 2004, 7:53 am | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by GrandMaster
A land based casino cannot just change the payout on the slots at will, at least not in a well-regulated environment. It involves changing a chip, reporting it to the gaming board and paying a fee.
RTG slots can be set to different payout levels, I don't know whether the licensee can do it or whether RTG has to be involved.
I do, however play at both phoenician and connect to casino and have for about 6 months now and have to say that I do MUCH better in Connect to Casino at both BJ and Let It Ride. I don't know why but that's what I've found. I've gotten 4 of a kind about 10x and NEVER at Phoenician...and lose at Phoenician faster. I do like the instapayouts though that phoenician has. I hardly cash out there tho : (
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| Posted by: GrandMaster at March 16, 2004, 2:16 am | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by fbx
In addition, I assume that just as a physical casino can "tighten" and "loosen" the slot machines by redirecting the algorhythms to slightly increase or decrease its win percentage, so to can an online casino "tighten" or "loosen" the win percentage of its blackjack (or other games), since those, too, are simply computer-based probability machines.
A land based casino cannot just change the payout on the slots at will, at least not in a well-regulated environment. It involves changing a chip, reporting it to the gaming board and paying a fee.
RTG slots can be set to different payout levels, I don't know whether the licensee can do it or whether RTG has to be involved.
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| Posted by: adriches at March 16, 2004, 1:51 am | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
hi frankie,
We use Real Time Gaming software. One of the reasons we chose the software is because we thought it actually played a fair game. I think for the most players that comment here at winner online also will support the fact that RTG software does play fair.
The games play to the odds that you would expect from blackjack , in other words there is a slight house edge depending on how you play and this is the same with any game in any casino online or offline.
We dont have the ability to change the frequency of payouts or the house edge on blackjack or any other game .For blackjack we have set the number of decks in a shoe to 4 ( from memory ) which is slightly more favourable to the player than 9 decks. Pontoon we have more decks because that is more favourable to the player than less decks our general intention is long term player loyalty.
Almost all of the casino games have a slight house edge but its not rigged - certainly not at our casino simply the... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: fbx at March 15, 2004, 8:26 pm | | Topic: Blackjack at Phoenician Casino Forum: Winner Online |
I'm a relative newcomer at online gambling, but I have a question, specifically regarding the Phoenician Casino. I played for real money there for a time, won a little, and then after several days and several small wins, curiously, the cards started coming in a noticeably different fashion.
It looked to me as if the casino had increased its percentage take on the blackjack games. Now, I assume that I'm paranoid about playing online anyway, since there is no way to really keep the casinos honest, but the change in play was ery apparent.
In addition, I assume that just as a physical casino can "tighten" and "loosen" the slot machines by redirecting the algorhythms to slightly increase or decrease its win percentage, so to can an online casino "tighten" or "loosen" the win percentage of its blackjack (or other games), since those, too, are simply computer-based probability machines.
What I'm wondering is if there is ANY oversight rega... | | Read Entire Entry |
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