Originally Posted by mickeycrimm View Post
Another thing the advantage slot player gets picked on about is bankroll. A lot of stupidity there by AP's that think big bankroll and large money swings are the way to go. They talk about the vulture that goes to the casino with just 10K as some kind of small fry. But the small fry guy makes 100K to 200K a year. Why does he have only 10K? The answer is he doesn't have to bring more than that to the casino. He can invest everything over the 10K.

Again, its just a case of the dumass AP's that think they have to take tens of thousands of dollars in variance everyday to be a real AP. Those guys pretty stupid.
What AP's think that? I think Max would also agree with you. I certainly agree with you, and most AP's I know would agree, even if they are someone who frequently plays higher limit/variance stuff. I'm willing to play higher denomination/higher variance, but I MUCH PREFER playing low- mid-level denominations with low variance preferably with a higher percentage. I'll give up some value if it means a significant chance of actually walking away with money quickly.

I have played my fair share of higher denomination and variance stuff with only .5 to 1.5 % edges, and for the most part, it wasn't something I was all gung ho about... the hourly rate was my only real motivation at the time. I would consider playing 1.5 higher denominations depending on the situation, but for the most part, I would pass. At 3% I'm probably going to jump on it unless all the money is tied up on something top-heavy with a huge cycle.

I didn't really vulture nowadays, because I don't feel like grinding in the casinos all the time, that includes other stuff as well. I much prefer bigger juicy promo plays or good mail.