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At Paris (and I believe most other Harrah's properties) you are not rated unless you have an average bet of $25. (I was told this by the pit boss after playing a ton. They're pretty slick about it. They take your card and put you in the computer so you think you're being rated, when you're...

From Twin Rivers site- Twin River Has over 4,700 of the latest Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) spread throughout two floors. Each floor has rooms to accommodate smoking and non-smoking patrons. Twin River has a wide selection of video slot games to include reel games with various line options...

I think this link confirms it. The blackjack games in RI are VLT's. From the Providence Journal- http://www.projo.com/news/content/virtual_blackjack_21_12-21-07_IF8BDHK_v14.298eb83.html (Archive copy)

I've been looking some more, and here's another link directly from the RI Lottery website. It talks about the VLT's in slots, video poker, keno, and video blackjack located in the RI casinos. It also lists the payback percentage for each place. I tried calling Twin Rivers for some clarification...

Found what I was looking for. If you're going to read one article, read this one. Here's an article authored by your very own knagl on the VLT's- (Dead link: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Gambling-1414/f_4477823.htm) (Check the part where he talks about having a winning hand, throwing it...

Here's one article (of several) about the results being predetermined, and comparing it to scratch tickets- (Dead link: http://www.slotmachineblog.com/2008/05/video-lottery-terminals-difference.htm)

If you bother to Google it, as I suggested, you will see that RI casinos ARE VLT's. Here is one (of several) links you'll find on the matter- (Dead link: http://www.superonlinecasino.com/casinos_rhodeisland.htm)

Just a note RE: Rhode Island casinos. They're not actually casinos. All machines in RI are VLT's (video lottery terminals). There is nothing random about any of the machines, including the video blackjack (or the slots, or the video poker). No amount of skill will change your chances of winning...

Sorry.. I should have clicked the link given by N&B before I posted. Kind of confirms what I was told by the Foxwoods pit boss.

Take this for what it's worth... I was at Foxwoods a couple days ago and was talking to the pit boss (who was previously a pit boss at Mohegan). He says this had been going on for a while at Mohegan. . He said there were others involved, including both pit and more importantly,surveillance...

I hate it when the dealer- 1.) Thinks he knows how to play, then proceeds to give out sh** advice. "You shouldn't split your eights against my ten. You want to lose twice"? "Surrender is for suckers. It's a house bet". "You want to hit that Ace/Seven against my nine? You have eighteen!"...

Posted by ortango- "With these win/loss proportions, the odds against losing 10 consecutive decisions are only about 500-to-1. Now 500-to-1 may seem nearly impossible to many people, but realistically, at any given time, a series of losses equivalent to yours is happening to dozens of players...

According to the Mensa Guide to Casino Gambling (page 58), the house edge increases 9.00% when the dealer wins ties. Here's their chart for house-favorable rule variations and it's effect on player expectation (dealer winning pushes is by far the worst rule of all)- two decks...

This didn't happen to me, but I saw it happen. Kid sits down at my table (in his early 20's)and buys in for $100. About 2 hours later he cashes out for $14,000. (And I know for a fact he wasn't counting).He won a few hands at $25, increased the bets to $100, won some more, increased the bets to...