How She Made a Million Dollars Gambling in Casinos! • The Jackpot Gents
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
- Steve Bourie, interviews gambling author Jean Scott about how she and her husband, Brad, were able to win more than one million dollars gambling in casinos. Jean explains how they started off as 25-cent players and worked their way up to higher stakes. She talks about some of their bigger wins, as well as some of their worst losses. Jean also gives tips for other players on how they can learn to be successful casino gamblers. Note: this is an edited version of a video originally released in May, 2016.
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I was a full-time gambler for 10 yrs. & it’s a grind it’s no different then working a real job. in my experience it’s more stressful then working 40 hrs a week.
Anything that requires you risk your own money and where you're not guaranteed a paycheck at the end would be stressful. Video poker for me is just a fun thing to do. I expect to lose and if I win it's just icing. If I were trying to make money at it then it would stop being fun and I would stress too.
Stock market is 10x more stress
Sports betting all I'm gonna say lol
Better and faster returns than the stock market.
And bigger losses and instantaneous rug pulls. Yeah, hard pass pal. The biggest lie is that casino's were built by the winners. What a joke.
Sounds like they made many wonderful memories together. I remember staying at New York New York on the day we're leaving and I had literally $5 left so I went down to play $.25 poker which is 4 hands. My husband laughed. Two hours later he came to find me and I had hit so many jackpots on one machine that we stayed another night and came home with thousands. I love video poker and anytime I win a hand pay I pull out what I spent then split the remaining. 1/2 goes into the bank and the other 1/2 is set aside to play with or buy some non-essential item. Works well for me.
Fun story! I win a lot on slots, too. In fact, I paid our family's bills for one full year off of gambling winnings when my husband lost his job.
@@marygoff3332 If that is da truth how comes u still don't be done be doing it.
Machines have the worst odds besides the “money wheel”, and keno. (fyi machine keno is much worse than live keno) Slots make the most $ for the house, they’re the backbone of the casino. oh oh shiny lights! Enticing sounds! Game play visuals! SMH. -Machine “experts” are the best LOL. POKER AND SPORTS BETS ONLY. Notice at almost every casino that has a poker room the Sportsbook is right by it…..
@@wildestcowboy2668 Not sure of your question but I play all the time. I haven't used my own money in years.
@@wildestcowboy2668 I still play daily, I typically win $3K - $8K per month.
Wow, this lady is a bad-ass; she went from English teacher to professional gambler (she says they aren’t professional gamblers, but if you move to Vegas to gamble more, organize your life around what’s happening at the casinos, write multiple books about how to gamble, and earn profit regularly from your skill in gambling, well then, how are you not a professional gambler?) ! Way to follow your bliss! She’s seems super sharp-minded too.
She is right gamble for Entertainment and if you go often you get promotions, complimentary rooms, complimentary tickets, dinning vouchers, gifts, etc...Enjoying life!!
My mom has learned how to bankroll all the comps too. She gambles as a stress reliever, where as gambling stresses me out! I'm a twin and we were born on her birthday. Every year for our birthdays she takes us to the steakhouse on the penthouse floor of our local casino and uses her comps to pay for everything. After dinner we'll go down to the casino and she'll put $100 in one of the $5 slots and we'll all take turns hitting the button. If we win, we all split it. If we dont hit anything, she'll give everyone $20 to go play whatever we want. My brother and husband both like the tables. My sister-in-law usually finds a penny slot machine. My step dad just plays whatever my Mom is playing. Meanwhile, I'll wander around nervously for a few minutes before going back to my mom and asking her for her room key so I can go soak in the giant bathtub in her suite while they all gamble. At the end of the night, my anxiety has disappeared and I've still got my $20. I always go home a winner. 🥩🍹🎂🎰💵🛀❤️
😅Good strategy for always going home a winner! Works for me! haha
20 dollars what the hell thats not money to gamble thats money to tip the waitress at the table your gambling at
@@lucifermorningstar1082 it is sad that if you can't take 500. A day to lose nowadays that it's hardly worth going out.
I love that they're sharing an honest take on video poker and not trying to sensationalize the game.
On March 12, 2022, Jean Scott wrote a blog post with her thoughts on this video and to address some of the comments that have been made. You can read it here - www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/a-few-words-about-the-new-video/
In June 2022, we did a follow-up interview with Jean to see how she and her husband were doing. You can see it, here - ruclips.net/video/zAGUO9SXDk8/видео.html
I been a part time gambler for the last 5 years and I make more money gambling than what I do working at my full time job ., but I still see it as an entertainment like she said ,and I’m not planning to quit my job because I like to get excited every time I win a jackpot🎰👌🔥
My friend you never win,you just get part of you're losses back,and then they recycle it again.
"What do I do when I want to learn any other subject? I study it." Bingo! We have a winner! It amazes me how many, if not most gamblers fail to learn basic strategy/odds and comp offers. Just doing that will not only increase your odds of winning tremendously, you'll be able garner free rooms, free food and other amenities.
ANd unsurprisingly once you play well enough (read : card count perfectly at a blackjack table), the casino will kick you out pretty fast. So be prepared to have to travel further and further to still be able to go fulltime
Great educational video. Thank you for making it.
A great lady, and a treasure of the AP community. I was lucky enough to be in Vegas and join her and Brad for her birthday party at Tuscany. It was great to meet her in person after following her exploits on her blog and reading her books.
What is AP?
Advantage player. Someone who plays in a casino with a long-term mathematical advantage over the casino.
The bells and whistles can knock my worries out of my mind for a couple of hours. That's worth the price of admission.
My biggest win on VP was 10,000 dollars.
Was high limit and a good payback schedule.The gentlewoman is correct.
I agree you have to study the game.
Excellent interview, thanks!
From 99 to 08 my girl and I were like fixtures at the Silverton. We were Big video poker players, and I can tell you we never paid for anything at the Casino, from rooms, restaurants, shows, gift shop and back then both of us smoked, me about 3 packs a day. I never paid for cigarettes the whole time I was in Vegas. We had over 2.5 million points apiece. So our points paid for everything, and I mean everything. On average I would say we were there 4 nights a week. We would usually get there somewhere between 8 and 10 pm, have dinner, always steak and lobster, we would play until 5 or 6 am, and a lot of Friday’s and Saturday’s until noon or later. We absolutely loved that place.
Us too. Sadly, Silverton has made it abundantly clear over the last few years that VP players are no longer welcome. They have slashed paytables, and doubled and then quadrupled the amount of coin-in necessary to earn a point playing VP.
@@gregoryschmidt1233 That’s a shame! They used to really take care of the regulars, we were always being invited to something, had a lit of giveaways. Always sent out a mailer with free play and stuff. Every time we played we had hand pays so we knew everyone, plus the great cocktail waitress. It was like Family😇
@@jeffreyferguson83 Yep. The bean counters ruin another one.
i really liked this interview! Thanks! Good luck to you, Jean!
What a lovely lady and a fun interview.
I enjoyed Mrs. Scott. Thanks for the education. Thanks for sharing😊
Regardless of the gambling, she's explains things nicely
She taught English. That's good signaling that she communicates well. 😀
Anyone else see Ron burgundy through this video over her right shoulder??
What a great interview! I remember seeing her on a Vegas Week show on the Travel Channel back in the early 2000s.
Jean Scott is a beautiful individual and gave a wonderful honest interview. I really appreciate seeing and hearing her, Big thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Even you read a million book, winning is to pick the right slot machine at the right time when the a lot machine ready to give, it is not a rocket science, good luck people at casinos
It truly is all about the comps. Free meals, free play, and free stay. Just maintaining a certain status with a casino gives you more options than say other people who don't. Almost like a special relationship with a business. I dont even remember what it is like paying for a meal or even a room when I go to gamble anymore. That alone makes the experience more enjoyable knowing that you can not only enjoy a "free" weekend , you can bring family and friends too. Everything she says is 100% true. I just wish I had the time and $ to shoot for a million lol. Great informative video.
Free meals, play, and rooms😂😂😂 that is the most misleading thing I've heard in a while. Unless you've never stepped foot in a casino and are just rambling. Staying in that free room can be extremely expensive. 10 minutes at the black jack table you could've paid for that crap room 3 times. Nothing in a casino is "free" I've spent $100 just waiting for my "free" drink I could've bought 3 damn bottles.
You get it for free, but only if you cycle through enough money to earn the points you need for this 'free' stuff. Which means you will pay the casino by way of the edge in the pay tables (averaged over time).
@@themountainwanderer Ok, I understand you don't know me or what I know about casinos. I'm in my 40s and for 20 solid years straight. After getting an engineering degree. I was a grinder playing poker in Oklahoma, then moved to Biloxi where the pokers rooms were not as spread out, with much more action. You understand you said in the same sentence you said "free" this and that, while you "pay" the casinos, makes no sense. After I would rack up my chips. I'd wait while my buddies downstairs playing 21 waiting on the "free" Rum and Coke, $200 dollars later she showed up with their "free" drinks. There is absolutely nothing free in a casino. At least poker doesn't involve the house or the house money. It's the locals and tourists, and I would make decisions of what I want to do with my chips and hand I'm dealt, depending on the personalities at the table and more importantly the betting patterns. One can make educated decisions. Please don't go around saying casinos will hand out a free room and dinner if you put a 20 slot machine. You could ruin a life.
Pretty sure I put Free in Quotes as we all know nothing is ever really free. There are times you win, times you lose. Do you choose where you gamble because they have "loose" slots or good comps? I literally know people who believe slots are more "loose" in certain places and tables are more "generous" in others. You spend more $ you get more comps we all get it. Question is, are you going to gamble and stay at a place that gives you no comps? I don't know anyone that does.
Yep thats all bs im a gambler, And when i say that i mean i spend what people make in one yr just over a weekend, And yes i get comps free tickets to shows limo etc, But just because you have a certain tier doesnt mean anything, You cant expect to go to the casino and not keep up your play and expect to keep the same comps, Nothing in this world is (FREE) it cost money and alot of it, Unless you consider 100 dollars in resort credit something great😂😂 and 50 bucks free play
Great interview!!!
I turned 21, went into a casino and promptly lost $80 in like 30 minutes playing various games. At that moment I decided I needed to do some reading. Well I spent the next month reading a dozen books, practicing on software, etc.
Then I went back... about 100 times. I ended up pretty much gambling for free by doing some light card counting and 100% EV video poker. I was getting hotel rooms and buffets for playing $3 blackjack and nickel video poker.
Things are so much different now tho, from 6:5 blackjack to 95% EV video poker to stricter comps. But that does not mean you should not read.
The biggest winning that You both had was EACH OTHER !! 🙏🏻
Good stuff - always love this lady’s outlook.
Not to mention an excellent VP player, too.
Wonderful woman with so much insight. Would love to meet Jean Scott and her husband Brad some day. Thank you for the video.
This lady is kickass!!!! You rock!!!
There is an old saying gambling is a hard way to make easy money
Watched Jean Scott on the travel channel about 20 years ago and my husband and I were enticed to visit Las Vegas because of her. Loved everything about it. Well here we are now living in Las Vegas for the last 10 years. It was the best decision we ever made. Thank you Jean.
First time in a while I watched whole video from start to finish
Breaking even is glorious. And Jean is absolutely right don’t go on to expect to win 👍. Far less stressful!
Absolutely no chance they broke even
The days of doing what they did are long gone the casino's have strangled this strategy!
She should have written a chapter on how losing is winning.
What I mean is that you can write off your loses at tax time by asking the casino for a win/loss record. The winning part is the comps you get from gambling that money.
I love her never read her book but I did the same thing she and her husband did. Wow
Study is always the key!
A good sense of humor helps. She has it.
So happy for them. Every professional gambler knows that it IS gambling (even if she doesn't call herself a pro). You only have a slight edge at best. Even the best BJ players get the crazy losing streaks. You gotta ride out the losses and ALWAYS stick to the gameplan. Adjust your bankroll accordingly.
All of what you said leads to ruin. Do some basic math.
@@NeverTalkToCops1 Everything I said is a fact. You're playing like an idiot if you disagree.
@@NeverTalkToCops1 This is a joke!! Nobody wins long term in casinos and if you do these days they will ban you from playing. This is especially true for blackjack.
Great interview. I am glad she mentioned the Westward Ho. We used to stay their in our early Vegas days. So cheap but extremely fun. I missed that place.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the info .
Lucky.. Lucky her.. she is one rare gem. amongst thousands..that made a fortune, all others went out of the Casino, with empty wallets and emptied bank accounts.
Loved this video. She is wise. I also enjoy the comps .. always makes it worthwhile win or lose. The key is FUN ..if you are not having fun..re evaluate. 💀
The memories for her and her husband is very nice. I wish we had video poker here in Montgomery Al. I want to try it out
Love your story, good luck with what you love doing and yes, I always enjoy the comps, meeting actors with private shows, free trips and the casino treats you like a king if you play
I can tell you, under 25 words (only 7 words to be exact), how to become a millionaire gambling. First, you got to be a billionaire.
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the old joke is if you want to take home a million dollars in a casino you bring 2 million
😂😂 That's right
I loved this video thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
I like Jean Scott. I hope her and Brad stay healthy.
Great video and good advice!
Thank you For your information
Wow And I thought I was good at getting comps! Sounds like I have lots to learn! I might have to check out those books. Life goals! ☺️
New Subscriber here. Literally just discovered your channel
My hats off to you. 95% of gamblers will never recover what they've lost. Including myself lol.😂🤣👍🏾💯💯❤
No
99.9% of gamblers are losers.
@@silverjedi3529 wow.
That is a fact i will never get even close to what i put in
@@loriallen9237 I know!😕
@@mrrightorwrong6272 Who you telling? Yet we continue.
I want to be able to go to vegas every little whipsnitch too!!
Nice interview
Love her story 🙏🏼
I love her book the
Frugal gambler
Really enjoyed hearing this lady.
she is very sweet & wise. nice interview here.
This is the only teacher i would love to learn from. Lol
😂😂. Same here.
Everyone loves a winner.....ya never hear about the people who lost a million.
I think there was a Japanese American who lost like over 200 million dollars in a casino in las vegas..have u watched that? He used to own a business.
@@norcalpinoy9618 50 yrs of betting sports and Horses....believe me No one walks away a winner. The mental damage alone.
Steve your videos are great.
Henry Tamburin, Michael Shackleford,
and Bob Dancer have some very good advice on Video Poker.
Can you still a 9 to 6 machine?
A 9/6 video poker machine can be a very good game.Using a correct strategy can have a winning outcome.
@@brucegrit8928 there are plenty of 9/6 machines downtown and in the locals Vegas market.
wow that's was a great story ! the mistake i always make is i chase my money when i'm losing instead of moving on ! i'm happy when i break even ! definitely going to buy n read her books !
I do the same thing.. I'm going to buy her book also
She seems to be every honest person
Thanks
Being able to cycle your money consistently to accumulate points and comps is one of the few ways to win at gambling in the casinos.
Boy how times have changed with very few arbitrage opportunities. Now we get negative comps in which the player pays the casino via reduced slot club benefits, short pay tables, resort fees, paid parking and overpriced food and entertainment. Certainly, not my father's Vegas; heck it's not even my Vegas anymore.
Yep
True !! 🤦🏻♂️
Well said Mark! I'm a Diamond Elite player with Caesars Properties. I barely get good free play money or comped food.
@@trinarealslots4951 I'm seven stars and I get $100 dining credit a month. 🤷
@@dwo356 Hell at least you get that once a month. As a Elite player I get nothing. I get a 1 time celebration dinner $100 once a year.😂😂 I usually play mostly at Harrah's Cherokee. They don't give you shit like other casinos. Some give gifts. Multiplier offers throughout the year. It's sad. We spend all this money to not really get much back. But you 7 stars get alot. Cruises etc
What a wonderful lady, R.I.P. Jean Scott.
Not dead yet!
She's a sweetheart.
I enjoyed this interview, and the pics of the jackpots they hit. Did I hear right, this was done in 2016? How are they doing today? Wouldn't Brad be about 90 years old?
"How to loose less money and have fun gambling."
Got to love people that tell the truth.
Settle down catfish Carl. She be married and she don't like sleepy Joe Biden.
How do you “loose” money?
Gotta love ppl who spell "lose" like "loose."
@@mralapenosarespicy Wtf is up with so many ppl unable to spell a common 3rd-grade word? It's maddening.
Honesty is the best policy x
Remember that being a winner at gambling is a "long slow torturous path." It's not easy. You can't be a consistent winner from just a few days of learning/experience. It takes many years!
No way to be a winner long term in any casino game where you’re giving up an edge to the house .
@@michaelblankenau3129 Unless you do fulltime PERFECT card counting. But at this point it doesn't even pay more than your usual fulltime job, with the added stress of bankroll management. The only way for it to pay more much more than your average job is to start with a huge sum anyway. Unless you go with VERY high risk of ruin bet spreads. And at this point it's just playing russian roulette with your money anyway.
poker and sports betting are your only chance at long term gains and even those 2 games most lose in the long run. Greed will get a lot of them.
@@michaelblankenau3129 not true. The reality is that greed is what does most people in. People come in trying to always double. If you can make 10% and walk away you can be profitable. You're almost always going to be ahead at the start
@@TechLidBull How do you figure that ? You’re giving up an edge from the very first bet so it’s ridiculous to say that you’ll almost always be ahead at the start .
Awesome story! I nodded yes a lot! Very down to Earth. Very good interview 👍 ohhhh! I did have a question about living, gambling in Vegas as a resident...Strip, off strip, Fremont???? Was there a difference?? I assume you stuck with one corporation???
@M Lauren - your questions can be answered on any search engine doing research, or here on RUclips.
Shit goes downhill when you start bragging too much about your past success
Based on what she said, today slot win anything! Just enjoy the comp.
Great video, great interview! This lady puts things into perspective.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Haven't played video poker since covid started. At one point I could play 1k hands an hour. It is a grind that's why it's nick name is video crack.
Why do these videos look like they were made in 1990, but posted 10 hours ago. :)
Is this a repost? oops
Real talk I'm from Mississippi gulf coast I'm 39 n counting I been gambling since 21, I love the entertainment part u pay for your entertainment 😍
Probably one of the coolest grandma I have ever known about
I agree when you break even in any gambling it’s a blessing as you did not loose and have a chance at it again🤮
LOSE
@@steventhomas5380, another one ;-D
@@kevino4846 another one LOST🤣
I just made a million dollars, thank you.
I want to see the video on how she lost $25M before she won that $1M
Did I hear her say that one reason they can't be as sucessful today as in the past is "the games are not as good"?
Yes. The pay tables on the machines are not as good as they used to be.
@@TheJackpotGents Can pay tables change from time to time in the same casino?
Yes. They can be changed at any time. However, casinos don't constantly change them back and forth. They would just make the change one time and probably stay with that change. Keep in mind that you can always look at the pay table before playing to see if it has been changed. You can never do that with a slot machine.
She's great..I have some of her books Awesome reads..
I agree I love her books 😃
"Every little whip snitch" lol 😆
nice video
So true
In other words in 25 words or less granny is a hustler 💯
Exactly, she got lucky winning a $500,000 slot tournament and getting dealt a royal flush on a multiple line poker machine. NOTHING that she can tell you to help you win but if she is selling books, good for her. No skill whatsoever in slots and very little strategy in video poker. Only strategy is playing at the casino with highest payout percentage. Or maybe if in Vegas you go casino to casino looking for a video poker machine that has a high progressive jackpot that is due to hit. Some have a progressive jackpot for a royal flush. I only play video poker in Detroit when the progressive is over a certain amount. I still never hit it, lol. I get free rooms and eat free anytime I want but I'm losing plenty enough, so it isn't actually free of course. They don't roll out the red carpet for high rollers because they are losing money to the high rollers. If you can count cards, Blackjack would be the only game you could actually give yourself an advantage on over the casino. Anything else they will take your money in the long run.
The Queen ❤
Fascinating interview. I have a couple of thoughts. First, the examples brought up, the dealt royal on the 100-play as well as the photos shown, are all very very rare and therefore extremely lucky hits. The average VP gambler will never see those. Second, for every successful gambler like this there are scores of failed gamblers with losses sometimes shockingly high. These disciplined (and lucky) people are rare. Yes, long term success is very hard to achieve, and it involves total commitment, taking advantage of any club benefits you can get as she pointed out (and casinos are constantly devaluing VP play) and scouting for good pay tables that are increasingly hard to find. Another thing you have to account for are the hours spent in the casino. There is a cost here as well. Could you have done something more worthwhile with all that time? I think in many cases the answer is pretty easy.
Yeah man, there are far more scores of people with a ton of losses playing then the rare instance of a winner here and there. I can attest to this. Wish I never picked up the habit, it can be quite costly with nothing to show for.
Omg I used to watch her and husband on tv. More than 29 yrs ago
I think it would be easier to get bitten by a shark in the ocean than winning a cool million in a casino.
@Pierre DeLaFrance - many gamblers do not enjoy swimming in shark infested waters. Do you go through life looking for the "easier" path, as opposed to a harder path ?!?
how do you keep your health in those smoky places? smh 🤦♂ 🤦♂
what's the souvenir shop That the interview took place?
Gamblers General Store in Las Vegas.
Great and interesting interview. It shocks me when I see people at my local casino not using players cards. She takes her comps seriously. I’d play video poker but I find it very tedious and not fun. Maybe I’ll put some free play in one next time.
It’s worth a shot, I went to mainly video poker from slots and the standard “boring” jacks or better and bonus poker aren’t the only well-paying games out there, you’d be surprised what is out there if you find the right machine and play the right strategy!
Best of luck!
@@VinsPinsandMore give an example please
@@wildestcowboy2668 Five Star video poker in Harrah’s Atlantic City(specifically Double Pay TDP and Ultimate X BPD) have approximately a 99% payback percentage when played perfectly. Caesar’s Palace Vegas high limit room also has ultimate x multi-hand BPD around 99% as well(I believe minimum is $30 a pull though).
Just have to be vigilant and picky!
9 to 5 ratio is the best game to play I think. Full house pays 9 and so on
@@taekim7002 all depends on the game, most use the full house and flush to determine payback percentage, but some use other hands as well.
are these re-uploads?
Yes. Read the description.
For every one like her there's 100,000 that go broke at casinos
Very interesting lady but she admits things have changed so much. You can't win quite like you did in the old days. Best thing is breaking even and enjoying a few comps. Now that she's knowledgeable she has written books and makes more money doing that.
Don't understand "Slot Tournaments" do Casinos set the computers to make them hit more?