Originally Posted by Badger View Post
Of these last 3 plays, it seemed to take an inordinate amount of spins to hit a bingo, given how much time/spins/money I saw the old lady put into the machine prior to me getting on it in addition to my own.

Then again the casino where I played it is an Indian casino whose closest competition is probably an hour away so they pretty much have a monopoly in the area. I've always felt like the machines there might have a much lower RTP than similar machines elsewhere because of this.
Thanks for the data. I've only played a few times and never from reset, but in post #53 I recapped estimates from this thread and also WOV forum.

Spins to achieve a 1-away: 37
Spins to bingo after achieving a 1-away: 78
Total spins from reset to bingo: 115

If you're on tight machines, maybe those numbers would go up.

From the design perspective, they want players to be invested, so it's logical to allow the 1-away very quickly -- even if it seems dishonest to my sensibility.