The $25 machine $50k & $100k jackpots I hit after May 2009 were all hit in less play time than the 2 to 2-1/2 hours it took me to hit those 3 royals & four Aces w/kicker on the same $2 machine this June at South Point. As I said, it's all luck, and the ARTT strategy simply allows more opportunity for a higher denominational win to appear within a session. At SP it was 25c/50c/$1/$2; at Wynn it was $1/$2/$5/$10/$25, and I used two machines because they don't have all five denoms on any one machine. And it happened probably within 45 mins. if I remember correctly. The $50k jackpots were fairly similar in play time to that. My bankroll taken when I played the $25 machines was $30k, and my win goal was "only" either $500 or $1000 per trip. But you go in "expecting" to win more as the the goal is attained. At SP I brought less than the required $2400, and my win goal was $100 or $200. I left about $25k ahead.

In my professional playing days (1999-2009) my gambling bankroll was always 3X what was required to take for playing one session ($57,200)--or $171,600. Win goal was always $2500. If you tried this yourself using my strategy with special plays etc. and if you had my discipline level, anyone could duplicate the winning I experienced. And fortunately, I find using some of the same principles utilized when playing for a living have surprisingly allowed me to be similarly successful since retiring.

Alan, I did need to play some very long hour sessions to win over my 10 yr. career. And there were many long hour sessions along with many short and very short hour sessions. The win goal as an overall % of my gambling bankroll was very small, aka, not greedy. That has much to do with consistent winning and the many short playing hours wins.

As a final note: I know arci doesn't like this....any if it. But he also doesn't like the fact that we remain very happily married, my wife still walks the earth w/o a cane, crutches, or in need of adult diapers, and that my doggie is smarter than him.

My next casino trip is in less than 2 weeks in Lake Tahoe, but I won't be playing in any of the casinos. My family from back east is still here and I'm taking them for a tour up there with a stopover at Santa Fe Station (they despise casino gambling--albeit for seemingly bad reasoning), then over to Reno where they will fly home from. Later in the month we're staying at Harrahs S.Calif. for a night because we're going back to visit SD's Little Italy again. I don't play at Indian casinos. But we are going to GVR after that, where I will play and most likely, win.

BTW---I returned from Red Rock +$2600 in maybe 7 total hours of play during the two overnights. I'd say I'm slipping

Enjoy the responses as much as I do!