I have a practical question: How do you get the seat when must-hit slots are near their payoff point? It doesn't take an AP to be able to see the must hit numbers and jump in.

As I've mentioned, when the big $20,000 progressive is north of $19,800 at Red Rock you can't find an open machine.

I also told you about the $1 video poker reversible royals. The jackpot is now north of $210,000 and you probably won't get one of the five seats. Ever since it went north of $206,000 there has been a steady stream of players because people "think" it's due. Of course there is no "due" with a sequential royal but people think that way.

It's also why you can't find a seat at the 25-cent video poker progressives when the royal is north of $2800 because people think it's due.

So again, how do the APs get their seat when anyone in the casino can see the same signs and meters?