Quick Poll: Do you win at the table games at the RC Casino?

[smithop]

Slots are all luck. Payouts range from 85% to 98%, the lower the denomination the lower the payout, penny machines are the worst. The casino cant change it, the manufacturer sets it with the chip, casinos buy the payout they want to offer.

 

Winners are based on hitting a random number put out by the RNG chip inside the machine.

 

I play at Pechanga and get free NCL cruises. Cruise lines like slot players.

 

 

 

 

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[SamTimeDining]

Slots - well, odds arent good, but they are series machines, and hit on cycle,

 

Incorrect, no such things as "cycles"

[drsel]

Serenade, Rhapsody, Majesty come to mind.

 

Individual coupons and/or punch cards

 

Used to get them with the MLife scam.

 

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What is the MLife scam?

Pardon my ignorance, but does the cruise ship allow a passenger to organize his own private blackjack (or poker) game in his cabin or in the card room/library/lounge; where he can be the blackjack dealer and have an unfair advantage (like the casino dealer) ?

This way, this enterprising passenger (dealer) will win a lot more, without the cruise line earning anything.

To make it more fair, every player can be the dealer by rotation. And the winner can treat the others to drinks!

Did this idea ever occur to any of you?

Edited July 30, 2018 by drsel

[John&LaLa]

MLife scam was taking advantage of a reciprocal agreement Royal had with MLife casinos.

 

D+ with Royal are granted Platinum status with MLife and vice versa.

 

However, it wasn't intended to allow Roysls D+ members to sign up for MLife and then request the perks on a Royal ship. Free drinks, free dinner, no 5% charge, etc.

 

It worked for a couple years. Now the hosts verify with MLife how you earned Platinum status. [emoji6]

 

Oh, and Platinum with MLife is the second highest tier.

 

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[drsel]

Thanks. What about increasing your chances of winning by organizing a private blackjack tournament (when in international waters) and being the dealer?

[John&LaLa]

Thanks. What about increasing your chances of winning by organizing a private blackjack tournament (when in international waters) and being the dealer?

No idea, people organize all kinds of card games during TA sea days. Very, very low stakes

 

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[SRF]

Incorrect, no such things as "cycles"

 

It may LOOK like they do.

 

But every pull is a separate random event.

[wytygr8]

Then you shouldn't be gambling on a cruise ship with the exception of poker. BJ is of course beatable but the games RC offers don't make it worth it.

 

As a former professional poker player, anyone who thinks 2% chance occurrences are at all meaningful has a worse chance at poker than table games.

 

And BJ is only beatable if it’s single deck, which a cruise ship would never offer, and even then, those games are watched like a hawk, and anyone playing a winning strategy would get banned from the casino very quickly.

[cruisinfanatic]

I would think that if they caught you running your own blackjack table they would put a quick stop to it. We see people playing cards in some of the public rooms but not for any real money, small change only.

 

People who set up outside excursions have to be careful when doing them on the ship when dealing with people,they are meeting for the first time. I did see someone at a M&M once be told they could not solicite people at the meeting.

I've seen private holdum tournaments in the conference rooms. Why would anyone care

[drsel]

I've seen private holdum tournaments in the conference rooms. Why would anyone care

The casino manager and Revenue head would not like it, cos they are losing out on potential revenue.

[SRF]

And BJ is only beatable if it’s single deck, which a cruise ship would never offer, and even then, those games are watched like a hawk, and anyone playing a winning strategy would get banned from the casino very quickly.

 

Not according to professional black jack players. You just have to adjust your strategy to the the size of the shoe.

 

In most casinos, there are people watching the table play, and THEY are counting the cards, and watching the betting for someone who is showing that they are counting and varying their bet based on the count.

 

Continuous shuffle machines pretty much eliminate card counting.

[cruisinfanatic]

The casino manager and Revenue head would not like it, cos they are losing out on potential revenue.

Very doubtful that they or anyone else would have the authority to stop it if they found out about it.

[John&LaLa]

Very doubtful that they or anyone else would have the authority to stop it if they found out about it.

They stopped the collection of money for several people who made lanyards, pins, magnets, etc. On Mariner repo.

 

They, with authority of Captain, can do about anything.

 

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[time4u2go]

Very doubtful that they or anyone else would have the authority to stop it if they found out about it.

Sure they can. It's their ship, their rules.

[drsel]

They stopped the collection of money for several people who made lanyards, pins, magnets, etc. On Mariner repo.

 

They, with authority of Captain, can do about anything.

 

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Oh yes, I remember that Mariner repo from Singapore to Dubai, Dubai to Barcelona, Barcelona to Miami. The last leg was cancelled later.

It was at a bargain price.

Can you please enlighten us more on what exactly happened on board? Wasn't it just 1 person who made all the souvenirs?

[John&LaLa]

Oh yes, I remember that Mariner repo from Singapore to Dubai, Dubai to Barcelona, Barcelona to Miami. The last leg was cancelled later.

It was at a bargain price.

Can you please enlighten us more on what exactly happened on board? Wasn't it just 1 person who made all the souvenirs?

There were three groups. All were shut down.

 

One made pins, very nice, and very reasonable. He also gave magnets to those who ordered pins. Any proceeds he made went into free buttons for the crew and trivia prizes. They were very popular all over the ship. Even multi stripe officers were wearing them. He really wasn't selling them, he was fulfilling orders.

 

One made magnets

 

One made lanyards

 

Funny thing was the ship had very little of anything to sell

 

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[cruisinfanatic]

Sure they can. It's their ship, their rules.

so you go in somebody's suite and play cards for money. Who will stop it?

[cruisinfanatic]

They stopped the collection of money for several people who made lanyards, pins, magnets, etc. On Mariner repo.

 

They, with authority of Captain, can do about anything.

 

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I bet all the exchange of money and souvenirs eventually got done.

[John&LaLa]

I bet all the exchange of money and souvenirs eventually got done.

I know it didn't

 

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