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Originally Posted by synth_floyd
How can the casino offer machines that have >100% payout? Why aren't there homeless people, retirees, people who don't want to work at mcDonalds, etc. who have read a basic strategy book and sit there all day and push buttons? I'm assuming you have to hit one of the jackpots to hit the theoretical >100% payout? Andrew said it's "not worth it" but I'm sure for some people it would be.
Full pay deuces is, as far as I know, the best payback machine you'll find in Vegas in terms of ev (not counting progressives that occasionally get high ev). That said, you're only looking at a 100.76% payback, and that's only if you play perfectly. Throw in a bunch of mistakes here and there and you'll easily be playing a losing game.
Most players simply don't want to put in the time to learn perfect strategy, so they play a losing game, so casinos don't care. You can bet that if every 100+% machine was being played 24/7 by people playing perfect strategy, the casino would likely yank them out.
On top of that, the $8-10/hr is not a steady income. Included in that rate is the 4000 credit royal flush, which, if you're unlucky, you may go multiple cycles without hitting, and be stuck a bunch of money.
At the end of the day, the people who are capable of playing mistake free vp for hours on end can usually find better plays than settling for a variance-filled $8-10/hr.