I have always heard that cruise slots are much tighter than land based. I will say in my limited slot experience I have done much better on the ships though. The really big benefit for playing on cruises is the comped cruises if you enjoy cruising. I am doing six free cruises this year including a two week cruise to Hawaii for my honeymoon this fall all curtesy of fairly moderate play in the casino.
@@JohnWood-vn3iq It's not what you spend, its how many points you earn on the cruise, slots are $2.50 played=1 point! Tables double that amount! What I've seen, 'good' free offers around 500 pts per day for OV, 1000 per day for balcony, 2000-2500 for a jr suite, 3000+ per day for a suite!
Cowboy Slots you're the greatest. You had the perfect questions all the ones that I was thinking about in my mind. Thank you so much for doing the homework for us.
I think that last bit of advice is the best anyone can give. Have fun and don't take it too seriously. Part of the fun is trying to beat the odds but don't take trying to beat the odds too seriously. If playing is not fun it's time to walk away and find something else to keep you entertained.
I have been on more than 40 cruises. I ALWAYS get more jackpots and free spins etc the first and second day! Convince me that the odds don’t change. I gamble every day it’s open
We have had some great luck in cruises Casinos. Going on one in June. Watching this video was getting me excited thinking about the cruise! Love ur videos!!’
well thank you sooo much both of you dears ! I just completed my first Cruise ever and had heard that the casinos are not as lucky on ships as on land so I didnt feel the need. But I am relieved agter hearing your video and will definately give it a try in fun the next cruise I take very soon i hope !! many thanks
We've noticed that the slot machines really pay out on the first night to get people hooked. Then, the machines get tighter and tighter as the days go by.
that would be impossible to write a computer program for which slot machines basically are, cause they cruise different amounts of days! ie an 8 day followed by a 6 day cruise!
🤣🤣 first thing I do when I sit down is turn the volume off, some of those machines are loud and then add a big win and the spinner goes nuts. I use to take ear plugs 🤣🤣🤣
I totally agree with your interviewee, tribal does not pay out as well as other casinos and I have won Jackpots at both Tribal and a cruise ship casino.
I cruised the Celebration in May 2023 and two of my friends hit 10,000.00 Grands. I didnt do that great, but some of my friends also got a few hand pays. After that cruise, we have been receiving numerous discount and 100.00 cruise offers
Wow, I would have ranked ship casinos with the tribes. I know Vegas isn't giving it away but they are regulated. Now I wouldn't think twice to play on a cruise, Thank you
I'm very skeptical about cruise slots being more loose than terrestrial casinos, especially commercial casinos. Of all the tribal affiliated casinos in America, only the two in Connecticut actually disclose the payout percentage. That makes me very weary of them.
A great interview. However the big question not asked was what are the return to player percentage set by the manufacturer on a certain game. Take dancing drums. Is the RTP able to be changed at the manufacturer if the cruise lines asked for different odds. That would make the game different on cruise ships compared to land based. What is the percentage on that game? 80, 85, 90 , 95.
In my experience, slots on cruise ships pay much worse than than on land. In terms of tribal land casinos, my worst experience was slots at Mohegan Sun in CT. Out of all the slots I played there, I got NOTHING back, not even a few pennies.
From watching other Cowboy Slots Videos I guess my only concern with playing slots on a Cruise Ship is that the "payout or RTP %" or where you find a machine that's trying rebalance its RTP % could be affected by hw much a specific machine is played, Yes???
Geez! I’ve always read that Cruise ships percentages & odds are far worse than land-based casinos. We knew e.g., Vegas slots run in the high 90% payouts (higher OFF the Strip). And the belief at least is, Cruise ships can run in the 80% payouts. What do the payouts run on Cruise ships 🛳?
What about when they can change a regular machine into a “slots tournament “ machine with the flick of a switch ? The entire game is different for that format and then goes back to being its regular branded machine … I always wondered .
Slot tournament machines have a whole separate program they run on. This requires a physical changing of actual hardware in the machine to allow it to be in tournament mode and this can’t be done remotely or with a flip of a switch. Even with class II tournaments it takes a while to set up each machine.
@@CowboySlots I’ve played on cruise ships in slots tournaments on 6 different sailings before covid … after the tournament is done , the whole bank of 20+ machines goes right back into their normal mode without anyone opening , or physically touching the machine . Any people play them as they normally would.
Yep lol like damn I hit 3 jackpots in the middle of tournament play. Why TF doesn’t it hit any other time??? 🙄😂 So yes they are loosened up a lot for tournaments lol.
@@nickskolsky2560 the process @cowboy slots explained was the standard until Spielo/Atronic developed the tournament you are asking about. The slot machine has a 'cash' program and a tournament program that can run independent of each other, it's like 2 games in one. The game is connected to a tournament server. When the tournament cordonator wants to start a tournaent they use the server to command the game to flip to tournament mode, and yes the tournament pay out is turned way up to make for better tournament play. All the games are set exactly the same payout to ensure fair play. When done with the tournament the "switch is flipped " and the games go back into "cash" mode. Hope that explains it.
Going on a cruise this October can't wait to try my luck out . The wife normally hits 10x more then me and I do low bets while. She does the higher bets . So I guess it's time to change up how I play
I have a question.. If ..like on cruise ships...the slots are all turned off until they reach I think ..9 miles off?? Do they tend to be a bit harder to get a jackpot until they warm up awhile so to say? Reason I ask is that while in Vegas I talked to a tech that was working on a machine and he said to wait awhile after the slot was online and several people chucked some coin in without any luck...
I will say so far, I've definitely had much better luck on cruise ship slots than anywhere else. I typically play between $1 to $5 per spin. Thus far I've had 7 handpays, all were on cruise ships. This includes 3 handpays with bets of only $1 to $1.76 per spin. That's right I've never gotten a single handpay playing normal bet size in Vegas or indian casinos. I typically play the same games too. Folks thought Cruise might have the worst payouts because the lack of government regulations, but over the last 7 years of playing slots in all these locations, I definitely had the most luck on cruise ships (I mainly sail Royal Caribbean)
@@jw8927 I would say 10 cruises is probably too small of a sample size especially if you're an avid gambler. I been on about 30 cruises and yes I can easily pick out 10 or even 15 were my luck totally sucked. But yea overall I still had much better returns on a cruise ship vs land based casino. Of course there are lots of other factors, such as the type of slots you played etc...another difference is that since on the cruise you basically see the same people for 4 to 7 straight days with only so many games onboard. I get to ask everyone to see what machines paid out big hits thus far etc. Then I would play the ones that hasn't yet. It's worked for me quite a few times. This is something I cannot do in land based casinos.
I just got off of a royal Caribbean ship the first two days I won pretty good then I saw them in the cabinet, changing out some metal pieces and nobody won hardly anything the last three days of the cruise
Interesting about the casino closing outside of International waters, but it does make sense from a business model. I know that cruises from New York have a similar process for the sale of Alcohol and they cannot sell it until a certain time of day (normally when they leave port and reach International Waters). Such as the Embarkation Day where the bars don't open until a certain time (normally evening) while the ship is docked. Compared to other states where you can hit the bar as soon as you board. That also applies to cruises from other Countries, the legal drinking age in the UK is 18 (not 21 as the US) therefore younger people can purchase alcohol if cruising to and from those UK based destinations.
I cruise out of Florida usually. On embarkation day, the bars and restaurants on the ship are open even in port, but not the casino or shops. This is true wherever the ship docks. Cruise lines have agreements with places they visit not to compete with locals for retail shopping.
Lol I don't believe cruise ships have looser slots than land base casinos. You're stuck on that ship, and they have no competition. Ive been on 20 cruises and by far they have the tightest slots than any land based casino I've been at. And the lowest payouts as well
As a long time cruiser and gambler I could swear the machines are looser the first night and the last night. Many wins by people in those days. And as far as a switch they do as they turn in and off disabled while in ports.
I just got off a cruise ship. I found that the first two days the slits were looser. Also on the the fourth day, the afternoon slots were terrific. I broke even for my five days. Also, the cruise line gave us free. Slot cash as well as a free balcony room. We had a terrific time.
He has mentioned in other videos, generally the higher the denom of a machine, the higher the RTP percentage. Say a penny slot might be 90%, a nickel machine might be 92% but a $5 denom with a single bet credit may be as much as 98%
@@Jenny8675309song On my most recent cruise, I won $542 on a $2 bet after 2 spins. A woman on the same cruise won $22K. When I win a significant amount, anything over $50, I leave. I’m not a frequent slots player.
Sorry to dispute how difficult it is to reprogram the payout percentage. Legally it requires a lot of documentation and record keeping, but the actual process is simply power off the machine, remove the motherboard and swap the percentage chip and re-installing the motherboard. Most casinos just find it easier to sell a non profitable machine on the used market and purchase a new machine with a more profitable payout.
Hey cowboy, i have a wonder.... Im hopin u can either make a video or answer it for me..... Lets say i sit at a machine that is on the take. ( I dont know this yet because i havent started playing ) i load the machine with a 1000$. Will that 1000$ that i just loaded in effect the balancing of the accounting b4 i start playing? ( I hope i worded this correctly )
You did word that correctly, it will effect the 'casino' accounting as far as bill in ,the game records the amount of bill in but this has 0 effect on the outcome of the next play or any other play. The only thing that effects pay out is how may lines and credits per line at the time play was initiated. Hope that helps..
I’ve always heard that casinos on cruise ships had the tightest machines of type of casino. I’m going on a cruise in a week, so I’ll try the higher denomination machines to test this out
@@TJDJ-2003 actually, very well! I won two handouts-one for $1300 and one for $1700. Plus, I made Platinum in the players club, which entitles me to one free cruise a year. The cruise line wants their money back! 😂
How about River boat casinos like BIg M Casino or Suncruise casinos ...they go out to international waters for 3 hrs ...do they have the capability to tighten the slots
Someone , hit jackpot but didn’t play the max bet /qualifying bet to get the jackpot .. would they have hit it still if they bet the max bet .. or is machine program to tease the players ? And entice them to bet more
If a cruise ship is server based and not regulated by US and/or Tribe regulations and controlled by International waters, why can’t they change percentages to what they want and when the casino is closed for early in the day change the percentages/payout remotely?
They use a virtual deck on the video poker and the odds are based on the decks. Keno, the nature of the game, the numbers picked vs the numbers available dictates the odds.
Are the payback percentages changed on slots used during a slot tournament? And if so, are they changed back to a tighter payout when back in service for regular slot play?
Slot machines have a “tournament mode” or tournament game chip that can be put into them. They work completely differently because they run of a timer and the RNG pulls from a very small set of numbers. Tournament mode can not be used with actual currency
Interesting that cruises got a bad rap for being tight. I do know of one place where it's an uphill battle... Harry Reid Airport in Las Vegas. I remember a while back I saw the top two jackpots shown on the glass of a Red, White & Blue slot was 8.000/4,000 coins when in every other casino it's a 10,000/5,000 coin payout. 🤣
Curious to know, if I’m an Italian citizen on an international gambling cruise and I when a jackpot while in U.S. waters do I get taxed by the IRS even if the ship is home ported in Europe
I am a slot tech here in Ontario. I am going cruising next winter. There is a tiny part of me wanting to bring a reset key to access a menu...but then I don't want to be tossed off the ship!!!!!!
What does higher denomination machines mean? He says don’t pay penny machines but you can put in a lot per spin than a penny. Please explain, is he saying only play $1+ machines?
I have gambled through all my adult life… we must of course accept that players will rarely win in the long term. However, one thing bothers me… that’s when a cruise company GUARANTEES that a progressive jackpot will be hit during the last evening of a cruise. Nobody on any staff of my cruises has ever been able to explain to me how the company can guarantee it. Surely this shows that the games are in fact not random? 🤔
@@PureExile Spot on. Furthermore, I have asked many casino managers on various cruise lines about the “expected return to the customer over a period of time”… None of the cruise companies have EVER answered that question when asked. They always state that passengers should only play for fun. To a degree, I accept that is true, but as I have often suggested to them, “Your gambling floor would be much busier if you stated that the average RTP is, for example, 92% or 96%. On most of my cruises, the casinos have been eerily quiet, so surely it’s in the cruise lines’ interests to pay out a decent percentage (and display those percentages), as a busy casino is surely a really good earner (as well as selling extra drinks etc) for the operators?
I love you guys with the anchedotal evidence think you have this figured this out. The techs in this video have explained almost all of this. I am a tech in a casino. A guaranteed jackpot by a set amount only happens because the odds start to go up as you near the limit on SOME machines. How anyone however can guarantee a JP I want to see ....
Questions for you...i just stepped off a cruise (one of the big three cruise companies), i was playing Lighten Link Moon Race slot machine, the major was $1000, woke up the next morning, major was still $1000. came back about an hour later and the major was down to $950. all the slot machines that had hit rest to $500. How can a major drop $50?? please explain. (as a side note...i've never seen so many hand-pays on a cruise every night) thanks
How do the casinos determine the net taxable $ profit to the state/country tax departments? Is it based on the amount of the machines in use + the min payout % on machines in use?
I have ALWAYS read and been told that Casino’s on cruise ships have the worst odds.. Same with Indian casino’s they supposedly don’t have the same regulations as like Vegas or Atlantic City etc. With that being said though I personally have won more at Indian casino’s versus Vegas lol.
My husband and I have watched all of your videos and have faith in what you are teaching. QUESTION When playing a multi line machine, should you always play maximum lines or does it really matter? I've also been told to bet higher denominations, but to bet minimum amount. What are your thoughts?
Thanks for joining! I always play max lines just because you dont want to loose out on any chances you may have to hit a winning combination. As always its players choice, but on multi-line I always play all the lines.
I have always heard that cruise slots are much tighter than land based. I will say in my limited slot experience I have done much better on the ships though. The really big benefit for playing on cruises is the comped cruises if you enjoy cruising. I am doing six free cruises this year including a two week cruise to Hawaii for my honeymoon this fall all curtesy of fairly moderate play in the casino.
How much would you spend on a 4 night cruise in Australia
@@JohnWood-vn3iq It's not what you spend, its how many points you earn on the cruise, slots are $2.50 played=1 point! Tables double that amount!
What I've seen, 'good' free offers around 500 pts per day for OV, 1000 per day for balcony, 2000-2500 for a jr suite, 3000+ per day for a suite!
Cowboy Slots you're the greatest. You had the perfect questions all the ones that I was thinking about in my mind. Thank you so much for doing the homework for us.
I think that last bit of advice is the best anyone can give. Have fun and don't take it too seriously. Part of the fun is trying to beat the odds but don't take trying to beat the odds too seriously. If playing is not fun it's time to walk away and find something else to keep you entertained.
I have been on more than 40 cruises. I ALWAYS get more jackpots and free spins etc the first and second day! Convince me that the odds don’t change. I gamble every day it’s open
We have had some great luck in cruises Casinos. Going on one in June. Watching this video was getting me excited thinking about the cruise! Love ur videos!!’
I’ll be looking forward to some slot play videos of that!
I won 5k on a quick hits slot on royal caribbean, going on another cruise in a couple months and hoping to win again!
Wow. How much did you bet?
well thank you sooo much both of you dears ! I just completed my first Cruise ever and had heard that the casinos are not as lucky on ships as on land so I didnt feel the need. But I am relieved agter hearing your video and will definately give it a try in fun the next cruise I take very soon i hope !! many thanks
Love all of your educational videos. I owe my first hand pay to following your tip.
Excellent timing. Leaving on a few cruises in the next 2 months. I will follow the advice given!
Anxiously waiting on the tribal casino video. Great content and info thank you so much!!
I’m excited for that video too
This video is coming out TONIGHT!
Great interview. Except for naming payout percentages, I found the interview answered my questions about where cruise slot payouts are set.
I've seen somewhere the ships are around 88-90% if I remember right!
Wow this was very insightful. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I like the Cruise ship casinos, but the ocean limit really cramps my play.
Thanks for the great info. You asked all the right questions to answer my questions
thanks for the great info, interesting to compare all 3 types of cascinos
Great questions, Cowboy! Thanks for the info. I’m going on a cruise in October…can’t wait to try your method💕❤️
I’m going on the 6 th of October Caribbean cruise. 😉
Subscribed - I'm a slot tech here in the UK, interesting to see how machines operate in the USA. Great videos 👍👍
We've noticed that the slot machines really pay out on the first night to get people hooked. Then, the machines get tighter and tighter as the days go by.
so they make them pay more on each first day?
Yes yes I noticed that qe been on 8 cruises since Dec 22 we never ever lost on first nite but after that depend on how much u wanna loose
that would be impossible to write a computer program for which slot machines basically are, cause they cruise different amounts of days! ie an 8 day followed by a 6 day cruise!
🤣🤣 first thing I do when I sit down is turn the volume off, some of those machines are loud and then add a big win and the spinner goes nuts. I use to take ear plugs 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for the info on cruise casinos. Will be sailing in March, so this info plus all your other videos I've watched will surely help.
Dean. Has a great choice in slot machines as well 👌
I totally agree with your interviewee, tribal does not pay out as well as other casinos and I have won Jackpots at both Tribal and a cruise ship casino.
Definitely some things I did not know. I shared your video on Cruise Critic
I cruised the Celebration in May 2023 and two of my friends hit 10,000.00 Grands. I didnt do that great, but some of my friends also got a few hand pays. After that cruise, we have been receiving numerous discount and 100.00 cruise offers
I was going to ask you about this, and sure enough you beat me to it! Loving the vids.
Wow, I would have ranked ship casinos with the tribes. I know Vegas isn't giving it away but they are regulated. Now I wouldn't think twice to play on a cruise, Thank you
I'm very skeptical about cruise slots being more loose than terrestrial casinos, especially commercial casinos. Of all the tribal affiliated casinos in America, only the two in Connecticut actually disclose the payout percentage. That makes me very weary of them.
Great info and ecorrecting many myths about casinos on board ships.
A great interview. However the big question not asked was what are the return to player percentage set by the manufacturer on a certain game.
Take dancing drums. Is the RTP able to be changed at the manufacturer if the cruise lines asked for different odds. That would make the game different on cruise ships compared to land based. What is the percentage on that game? 80, 85, 90 , 95.
That was informative and important info . Thanks for posting it!
Thanks for addressing this topic!
Cruise ship slots is a winner for me. Can't wait to my Thanksgiving Cruise ⚓⚓💵💵💵💵
In my experience, slots on cruise ships pay much worse than than on land. In terms of tribal land casinos, my worst experience was slots at Mohegan Sun in CT. Out of all the slots I played there, I got NOTHING back, not even a few pennies.
From watching other Cowboy Slots Videos I guess my only concern with playing slots on a Cruise Ship is that the "payout or RTP %" or where you find a machine that's trying rebalance its RTP % could be affected by hw much a specific machine is played, Yes???
Great information! My take play for fun. More interviews please.
Lots more to come!
Geez! I’ve always read that Cruise ships percentages & odds are far worse than land-based casinos.
We knew e.g., Vegas slots run in the high 90% payouts (higher OFF the Strip). And the belief at least is, Cruise ships can run in the 80% payouts. What do the payouts run on Cruise ships 🛳?
What about when they can change a regular machine into a “slots tournament “ machine with the flick of a switch ? The entire game is different for that format and then goes back to being its regular branded machine … I always wondered .
Slot tournament machines have a whole separate program they run on. This requires a physical changing of actual hardware in the machine to allow it to be in tournament mode and this can’t be done remotely or with a flip of a switch. Even with class II tournaments it takes a while to set up each machine.
@@CowboySlots I’ve played on cruise ships in slots tournaments on 6 different sailings before covid … after the tournament is done , the whole bank of 20+ machines goes right back into their normal mode without anyone opening , or physically touching the machine . Any people play them as they normally would.
Yep lol like damn I hit 3 jackpots in the middle of tournament play. Why TF doesn’t it hit any other time??? 🙄😂 So yes they are loosened up a lot for tournaments lol.
@@nickskolsky2560 the process @cowboy slots explained was the standard until Spielo/Atronic developed the tournament you are asking about. The slot machine has a 'cash' program and a tournament program that can run independent of each other, it's like 2 games in one. The game is connected to a tournament server. When the tournament cordonator wants to start a tournaent they use the server to command the game to flip to tournament mode, and yes the tournament pay out is turned way up to make for better tournament play. All the games are set exactly the same payout to ensure fair play. When done with the tournament the "switch is flipped " and the games go back into "cash" mode. Hope that explains it.
Going on a cruise this October can't wait to try my luck out . The wife normally hits 10x more then me and I do low bets while. She does the higher bets . So I guess it's time to change up how I play
How did it go?
Enjoying your videos! Good information, keep it up!
This was a great interview!! Thanks for this
Our pleasure!
Good info on this channel . No doubt it will quickly grow subs.
Thank you! Lots more to come!
Your channel shot up to 10k super fast, i think i sub’d a few weeks ago and it was at 550. Congrats, keep up the good work. Great quality content
super interesting video! Thanks both of you!
Favorite video yet… thank you.
A cruise company that I cruise on frequently has information posted stating that they use Nevada rules.
Which line is that?
Good job, nicely done with great information. Thanks for the heads up.
I got a handpay on NCL a month ago. They do issue a W2-G.
I have a question.. If ..like on cruise ships...the slots are all turned off until they reach I think ..9 miles off?? Do they tend to be a bit harder to get a jackpot until they warm up awhile so to say? Reason I ask is that while in Vegas I talked to a tech that was working on a machine and he said to wait awhile after the slot was online and several people chucked some coin in without any luck...
I will say so far, I've definitely had much better luck on cruise ship slots than anywhere else. I typically play between $1 to $5 per spin. Thus far I've had 7 handpays, all were on cruise ships. This includes 3 handpays with bets of only $1 to $1.76 per spin. That's right I've never gotten a single handpay playing normal bet size in Vegas or indian casinos. I typically play the same games too. Folks thought Cruise might have the worst payouts because the lack of government regulations, but over the last 7 years of playing slots in all these locations, I definitely had the most luck on cruise ships (I mainly sail Royal Caribbean)
@@jw8927 I would say 10 cruises is probably too small of a sample size especially if you're an avid gambler. I been on about 30 cruises and yes I can easily pick out 10 or even 15 were my luck totally sucked. But yea overall I still had much better returns on a cruise ship vs land based casino. Of course there are lots of other factors, such as the type of slots you played etc...another difference is that since on the cruise you basically see the same people for 4 to 7 straight days with only so many games onboard. I get to ask everyone to see what machines paid out big hits thus far etc. Then I would play the ones that hasn't yet. It's worked for me quite a few times. This is something I cannot do in land based casinos.
I just got off of a royal Caribbean ship the first two days I won pretty good then I saw them in the cabinet, changing out some metal pieces and nobody won hardly anything the last three days of the cruise
They would not be changing any odds. What your describing just sounds like the drop team changing the cash boxes which is typically done daily
Awesome interview!!
Great video! Thanks for sharing.
Interesting about the casino closing outside of International waters, but it does make sense from a business model. I know that cruises from New York have a similar process for the sale of Alcohol and they cannot sell it until a certain time of day (normally when they leave port and reach International Waters). Such as the Embarkation Day where the bars don't open until a certain time (normally evening) while the ship is docked. Compared to other states where you can hit the bar as soon as you board. That also applies to cruises from other Countries, the legal drinking age in the UK is 18 (not 21 as the US) therefore younger people can purchase alcohol if cruising to and from those UK based destinations.
I cruise out of Florida usually. On embarkation day, the bars and restaurants on the ship are open even in port, but not the casino or shops. This is true wherever the ship docks. Cruise lines have agreements with places they visit not to compete with locals for retail shopping.
I really think that they do from my experience
Great topic. Thank you
Lol I don't believe cruise ships have looser slots than land base casinos. You're stuck on that ship, and they have no competition. Ive been on 20 cruises and by far they have the tightest slots than any land based casino I've been at. And the lowest payouts as well
In my own personal experience, I would have to agree with you here. 👍
As a long time cruiser and gambler I could swear the machines are looser the first night and the last night. Many wins by people in those days. And as far as a switch they do as they turn in and off disabled while in ports.
I find that too when cruising, I win the first couple of nights and end up giving it back the last few nights.
I just got off a cruise ship. I found that the first two days the slits were looser. Also on the the fourth day, the afternoon slots were terrific. I broke even for my five days. Also, the cruise line gave us free. Slot cash as well as a free balcony room. We had a terrific time.
@@joanneobrien9186 slits?
Is playing $1 PER spin better on one machine versus the other? Like playing $1 spins on a dollar machine vs a penny machine vs a quarter machine???
He has mentioned in other videos, generally the higher the denom of a machine, the higher the RTP percentage. Say a penny slot might be 90%, a nickel machine might be 92% but a $5 denom with a single bet credit may be as much as 98%
Nice video. Thanks guys!
Thanks for watching!
Given the HORRIBLE odds on video poker on cruise ships, I find it unlikely that slot machines on cruise ships would be looser than on land.
That's just video poker though. If you don't play video poker, the other slots are in your favor.
@@Jenny8675309song On my most recent cruise, I won $542 on a $2 bet after 2 spins. A woman on the same cruise won $22K. When I win a significant amount, anything over $50, I leave. I’m not a frequent slots player.
I wouldn’t say they are looser, but they don’t seem to be tighter either. I’ve never seen anyone working on them except if they go out of order.
6/5. What a joke
There are no such thing as in your favor.
Anywhere!!!!
Great! We're leaving on a cruise in 39 days!
Great info man. Thank you!
I am convinced the slots are looser on the first day the casino is opened and then they tighten them up until the last day.
Sorry to dispute how difficult it is to reprogram the payout percentage. Legally it requires a lot of documentation and record keeping, but the actual process is simply power off the machine, remove the motherboard and swap the percentage chip and re-installing the motherboard.
Most casinos just find it easier to sell a non profitable machine on the used market and purchase a new machine with a more profitable payout.
Great interview. So does anyone have a ranking on which cruises are best odds or looser?
Great question
Hey cowboy, i have a wonder.... Im hopin u can either make a video or answer it for me..... Lets say i sit at a machine that is on the take. ( I dont know this yet because i havent started playing ) i load the machine with a 1000$. Will that 1000$ that i just loaded in effect the balancing of the accounting b4 i start playing? ( I hope i worded this correctly )
You did word that correctly, it will effect the 'casino' accounting as far as bill in ,the game records the amount of bill in but this has 0 effect on the outcome of the next play or any other play. The only thing that effects pay out is how may lines and credits per line at the time play was initiated. Hope that helps..
Ahhh yes it did☺️☺️☺️ thank u soo much. Have a great day
Thank you for this information!!
Im wondering whats the best slot for a slot pull on a cruise ship? Low volatile? Or high?
Thank you Dean
Oh yeah I can’t wait on the tribal casino video either.
Great info that all players want to know.
Anyone have any idea what the cruise ship reporting requirements are (if any) for winners who are NOT U.S. citizens?
Wow, 7k membership. Right on! I’m subscriber-221
It’s crazy! Channel is only 3 weeks old 😳
Awesome videos! Are you going to make informative videos about online slots too?
I’ve always heard that casinos on cruise ships had the tightest machines of type of casino. I’m going on a cruise in a week, so I’ll try the higher denomination machines to test this out
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So how did it go?
@@TJDJ-2003 actually, very well! I won two handouts-one for $1300 and one for $1700. Plus, I made Platinum in the players club, which entitles me to one free cruise a year. The cruise line wants their money back! 😂
@@lisachauvin How awesome for you! Congratulations! 👏
Can someone explain what oversight the DEA would have on gambling?
How about River boat casinos like BIg M Casino or Suncruise casinos ...they go out to international waters for 3 hrs ...do they have the capability to tighten the slots
Thanks for this video
Thank you so much for this video
You are so welcome!
Do video poker machines work the same way? Say on a multi game machine would the same cards be on the different games?
In most aspects yes they work the same. I’ll be coming out with a video on this in the future
I always tell people let me know when we are in "International Waters"
Someone , hit jackpot but didn’t play the max bet /qualifying bet to get the jackpot .. would they have hit it still if they bet the max bet .. or is machine program to tease the players ? And entice them to bet more
If a cruise ship is server based and not regulated by US and/or Tribe regulations and controlled by International waters, why can’t they change percentages to what they want and when the casino is closed for early in the day change the percentages/payout remotely?
Because what you say here is not true.
They are regulated by their home country and the USA keeps a close eye on it making sure it’s citizens are not being fleeced
Does video poker and keno machines rely on the random number generator or are they truly a skill game?
I would think both for poker
They use a virtual deck on the video poker and the odds are based on the decks.
Keno, the nature of the game, the numbers picked vs the numbers available dictates the odds.
What about the card shuffling machines?
When you say no penny machines does that mean not even a5 cents denom ON a penny’s machine?
Are the payback percentages changed on slots used during a slot tournament? And if so, are they changed back to a tighter payout when back in service for regular slot play?
Slot machines have a “tournament mode” or tournament game chip that can be put into them. They work completely differently because they run of a timer and the RNG pulls from a very small set of numbers. Tournament mode can not be used with actual currency
@@CowboySlots Thank you for the information
Interesting that cruises got a bad rap for being tight. I do know of one place where it's an uphill battle... Harry Reid Airport in Las Vegas. I remember a while back I saw the top two jackpots shown on the glass of a Red, White & Blue slot was 8.000/4,000 coins when in every other casino it's a 10,000/5,000 coin payout. 🤣
@@bonwatcher I won a $1300 jackpot at Harry Reid airport just before I had to fly. Luckily I got paid out in time.
Thanks for sharing
Wish he would have shared the payout percentages.
My wife won 6000 on a slot machine while we were in international waters and she was not given a tax form.
Curious to know, if I’m an Italian citizen on an international gambling cruise and I when a jackpot while in U.S. waters do I get taxed by the IRS even if the ship is home ported in Europe
I am a slot tech here in Ontario. I am going cruising next winter. There is a tiny part of me wanting to bring a reset key to access a menu...but then I don't want to be tossed off the ship!!!!!!
Not only tossed off the ship but possibly charged….
What casino do you work at in Ontario? I want to start playing some casinos other the Cesar’s Windsor….such a long drive for me. Any suggestions?
Awesome information!!!! I always wanted a slot machine for personal use at my house. Are used or retired slot machines ever sold to the public?
They are for sale to the public, look online.
What does higher denomination machines mean? He says don’t pay penny machines but you can put in a lot per spin than a penny. Please explain, is he saying only play $1+ machines?
I have gambled through all my adult life… we must of course accept that players will rarely win in the long term. However, one thing bothers me… that’s when a cruise company GUARANTEES that a progressive jackpot will be hit during the last evening of a cruise. Nobody on any staff of my cruises has ever been able to explain to me how the company can guarantee it. Surely this shows that the games are in fact not random? 🤔
@@PureExile Spot on. Furthermore, I have asked many casino managers on various cruise lines about the “expected return to the customer over a period of time”… None of the cruise companies have EVER answered that question when asked. They always state that passengers should only play for fun. To a degree, I accept that is true, but as I have often suggested to them, “Your gambling floor would be much busier if you stated that the average RTP is, for example, 92% or 96%. On most of my cruises, the casinos have been eerily quiet, so surely it’s in the cruise lines’ interests to pay out a decent percentage (and display those percentages), as a busy casino is surely a really good earner (as well as selling extra drinks etc) for the operators?
I love you guys with the anchedotal evidence think you have this figured this out. The techs in this video have explained almost all of this. I am a tech in a casino. A guaranteed jackpot by a set amount only happens because the odds start to go up as you near the limit on SOME machines. How anyone however can guarantee a JP I want to see ....
Questions for you...i just stepped off a cruise (one of the big three cruise companies), i was playing Lighten Link Moon Race slot machine, the major was $1000, woke up the next morning, major was still $1000. came back about an hour later and the major was down to $950. all the slot machines that had hit rest to $500. How can a major drop $50?? please explain. (as a side note...i've never seen so many hand-pays on a cruise every night) thanks
How do the casinos determine the net taxable $ profit to the state/country tax departments? Is it based on the amount of the machines in use + the min payout % on machines in use?
I have ALWAYS read and been told that Casino’s on cruise ships have the worst odds.. Same with Indian casino’s they supposedly don’t have the same regulations as like Vegas or Atlantic City etc. With that being said though I personally have won more at Indian casino’s versus Vegas lol.
Gosh, PLEASE people stop turning up the volume thinking it increases anything. It just makes the rest of us crazy 🥴😫🤯
My husband and I have watched all of your videos and have faith in what you are teaching. QUESTION When playing a multi line machine, should you always play maximum lines or does it really matter? I've also been told to bet higher denominations, but to bet minimum amount. What are your thoughts?
Thanks for joining! I always play max lines just because you dont want to loose out on any chances you may have to hit a winning combination. As always its players choice, but on multi-line I always play all the lines.
Thank you very much for your reply . Please keep your videos going!!