Showing posts with label casino. Show all posts
Showing posts with label casino. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Casino & arithmetics of paying one-year casino levy
When i paid the $2,000 per annum entry levy for the Marina Bay Sands Casino on Jan 2, I knew I must visit more than 12 times to make the sums work for paying the levy in advance, instead of paying $100 each time I visit.
Also, apart from the upfront payment, I have given up the flexibility of visiting the casino fewer than 12 times during the next 12 months. Because if I go fewer than 12 times, I would in effect be paying more than the government mandated $100 per day levy.
However, I know for sure that I would visit MBS more than 12 times in 2011. I intend to anyway.
Where is the break even point for me? I guess 20 times should do it for me, or two visits over 10 months. That means I would be paying a $50 per visit levy.
Still, that would depend a lot on whether my luck holds out on most of the visits.
If I lose more money than I win, then I may not visit as often as twice a month. On the other hand, if I win more than I lose, then I may even make more than 20 visits over the year.
Stay tune on this blog for more about whether the sums work out for me at MBS!
Also, apart from the upfront payment, I have given up the flexibility of visiting the casino fewer than 12 times during the next 12 months. Because if I go fewer than 12 times, I would in effect be paying more than the government mandated $100 per day levy.
However, I know for sure that I would visit MBS more than 12 times in 2011. I intend to anyway.
Where is the break even point for me? I guess 20 times should do it for me, or two visits over 10 months. That means I would be paying a $50 per visit levy.
Still, that would depend a lot on whether my luck holds out on most of the visits.
If I lose more money than I win, then I may not visit as often as twice a month. On the other hand, if I win more than I lose, then I may even make more than 20 visits over the year.
Stay tune on this blog for more about whether the sums work out for me at MBS!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Can Marina Bay Sands target me to win?
It's a thought that keeps coming to mind. Since the Marina Bay Sands casino knows exactly the amount of money I gamble -- via my Premier Advantage card stuck into a slot in the slot machines, collecting points and Premier Dollars, it must also have a good idea how much I win.
It needs only a little leap in imagination for me to wonder whether MBS could similarly control how much I win?
Sure, pay out rates of machines are supposed to be about 80%. But is it 80% collectively of the 1,600 machines spread across two levels of the casino? Or is it 80% per machine?
With so much of my data in its data bank, doesn't it need only a little tweaking to direct some winnings my way, to encourage me to come back? Or is such targetting not legal?
If the programming of Bejewelled 2 can ensure that every player gets thru level one, why shouldn't a casino have the ability to entice customers with sweeteners, so long as the sweeteners aren't illegal.
Just wondering!
It needs only a little leap in imagination for me to wonder whether MBS could similarly control how much I win?
Sure, pay out rates of machines are supposed to be about 80%. But is it 80% collectively of the 1,600 machines spread across two levels of the casino? Or is it 80% per machine?
With so much of my data in its data bank, doesn't it need only a little tweaking to direct some winnings my way, to encourage me to come back? Or is such targetting not legal?
If the programming of Bejewelled 2 can ensure that every player gets thru level one, why shouldn't a casino have the ability to entice customers with sweeteners, so long as the sweeteners aren't illegal.
Just wondering!
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Moi, big time gambler, no?
Ever since I went to Marina Bay Sands casino for the first time in June, 2010, I’ve been an MBS Premier Advantage red card member, which is the lowest of the low among MBS Premier Advantage membership categories.
The next levels are Gold, Platinum and Diamond respectively.
I had signed up first and foremost because it’s free and is supposed to give me freebies, tho I never really knew what these were at the time of signingup.
Later, I discovered I could redeem the horrendously expensive $24 parking charge by using up some of the Premier $ that resulted from “points” I earned by gambling in the casino.
Since I’ve already visited the casino a grand total of 7 times with the last visit on Jan 17 (other visits: twice in June, once in July and December and three times so far in January), I decided to explore a bit more on what exactly my Premier red card delivers.
So, I logged onto my membership account tonight and discovered
1) I had accumulated 80 points that left me 308 points short of the next level of membership — a gold card that needed 388 points to qualify. As it has taken me almost a year to earn about 25% of the required points for elevation, it will likely take me another three years of the same level of gambling to get upgraded!
2) At my membership level, every 10 points translates into $5 premier. That means I should have a total of $40 premier. However, I’ve had six free parking passes, which at $4 premier per parking pass (one wasted because I misplaced it just be4 I exited the carpark) must have eaten $24 premier. So the balance of $16 premier in my account tallies.
What I’m really curious about is just how much one must gamble to earn 1 gambling point? Can’t find any info on the MBS website. Nor was I any wiser after asking at one of the membership service counters at MBS, the last time I was there.
So I’m left to guess: Is 1 gambling point equal to $100 gambled?
If so, my 80 points would reflect having pumped $8,000 into the slot machines (my only mode of gambling) or more than $1k per visit.
But I’ve only been down at max $350 — and only once on Jan 2 — and lost much much smaller amounts on two other occasions, while coming out quite handsomely on the other four. So most of the gambling points earned must have come from the constant recycling of my capital and that of the casino!
Yes, MBS?
The next levels are Gold, Platinum and Diamond respectively.
I had signed up first and foremost because it’s free and is supposed to give me freebies, tho I never really knew what these were at the time of signingup.
Later, I discovered I could redeem the horrendously expensive $24 parking charge by using up some of the Premier $ that resulted from “points” I earned by gambling in the casino.
Since I’ve already visited the casino a grand total of 7 times with the last visit on Jan 17 (other visits: twice in June, once in July and December and three times so far in January), I decided to explore a bit more on what exactly my Premier red card delivers.
So, I logged onto my membership account tonight and discovered
1) I had accumulated 80 points that left me 308 points short of the next level of membership — a gold card that needed 388 points to qualify. As it has taken me almost a year to earn about 25% of the required points for elevation, it will likely take me another three years of the same level of gambling to get upgraded!
2) At my membership level, every 10 points translates into $5 premier. That means I should have a total of $40 premier. However, I’ve had six free parking passes, which at $4 premier per parking pass (one wasted because I misplaced it just be4 I exited the carpark) must have eaten $24 premier. So the balance of $16 premier in my account tallies.
What I’m really curious about is just how much one must gamble to earn 1 gambling point? Can’t find any info on the MBS website. Nor was I any wiser after asking at one of the membership service counters at MBS, the last time I was there.
So I’m left to guess: Is 1 gambling point equal to $100 gambled?
If so, my 80 points would reflect having pumped $8,000 into the slot machines (my only mode of gambling) or more than $1k per visit.
But I’ve only been down at max $350 — and only once on Jan 2 — and lost much much smaller amounts on two other occasions, while coming out quite handsomely on the other four. So most of the gambling points earned must have come from the constant recycling of my capital and that of the casino!
Yes, MBS?
Friday, January 7, 2011
Loot from Marina Bay Sands
Went back to the casino at Marina Bay Sands today. Still had a voucher for about $37 from last visit on Jan 2. Thank goodness won big -- by my standards -- and so have completely recovered from the last loss, with some fresh capital left over for the next outing. :8)
What I won today. Below is the machine which gave me the best pay-out. I didn't realise I was making a $5 bet: just as well or I won't have made the bet. Better still, I struck lucky with that first bet!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Played 4 machines
On Jan 2, played 1st machine (above) at Marina Bay Sands which paid very well. I wanted to reach the 10000 credit mark but neve made it.
So, after an hour of nearing my mark and then moved away, I tried my luck elsewhere, starting with Little Emperor. Altho I did better than all beside me, I still lost some of my winnings from Machine 1.
Then I moved to Machine 3, the Glitz machine that paid so well on my Dec 23 visit.
To my horror, I discovered when I was on a losing streak that what i thought was a 60 cents bet (from my previous visit) was actually a $1.50 bet.
Being on a losing streak, I lost the balance of my money: down by $280 in about 3 hours.
Should have gone home but decided to go to ATM and withdrew $200 and went back to the Bank Robber machine which gave me so much play back in July. Lost about $70 and decided to call it quits ... for the time being anyway.
Hungry, tired and unable to concentrate. Best to go home...
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