Introduction to Foxwoods Casino Trip Report 2018

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I attended Cousin Vito’s Casino Podcast’s Gamblepalooza Event in Connecticut on April 19-22, 2018, from which I’ve created, for you, this Foxwoods Casino Trip Report 2018. While at Foxwoods Casino:

I learned how to win at slots at Foxwoods
Participated in a high limit slots pull (in which I had a unique role)
Was taught how to play craps by Mark DeVol from You Can Bet on That
Met my fans and made new ones
Spent quality time with my fellow gambling podcasters

For those specifically interested in how to win at slots at Foxwoods, I’ve already taken the liberty of providing all the winning details in both the blog article Easily Win a Little at Slots at Foxwoods Casinos as well as a Professor Slots podcast episode #30: How to Win Small at Foxwoods-Montana Slots 2018. Providing useful information to my audience of slots enthusiasts comes first, right?

This article intends to provide a perspective of what can be learned the first time visiting a casino, in this case, Foxwoods Casino.

I can split what I learned into two essential perspectives. These are what I observed as a slots player and what I learned from watching non-exclusive slots players. Specifically, what happens when craps, blackjack, roulette, and poker players instead play slot machines.

This article has the following sections:

Introduction
Learning to Win at Foxwoods
High Limit Slots Pull Event Observations
Thoughts on Craps
Meeting Fans of Professor Slots
Summary

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Foxwoods Casino Trip Report 2018: Learning to Win at Foxwoods

As described in my last article, learning to win at slots at Foxwoods casino started by simply walking around the casino grounds for hours and hours. I didn’t have a map, nor did I want one. I was observing because that’s useful. I was trying to get a feel for the place.

After a few hours of this, and making the observations detailed in the last article, I heard someone call out, “Professor Slots!’ It’s exciting meeting fellow podcasters for the first time. You generally have no idea who they are until they speak. Then, for me, I usually think they are taller than I expected them to be.

It was Mark and Dr. Mike from the You Can Bet On That gambling podcast for the recreational gambler that called out to me when I was walking out. Correctly, Mark had spotted me. By the way, I was Professor Slots all during this trip, likely because of my branded polo shirt.

On their follow-up podcast, Mark and Dr. Mike were kind enough to mention I’d acted as a guide for them, to get them over to the other side of the casino where everyone was. I’d like to give a special thanks to Mark for adding my name after Professor Slots. That was unexpected and appreciated. Plus, he pronounced Friedl correctly, too!

Anyway, learning to win at Foxwoods was a step-by-step process starting with a long walk, talking with winning slots players, questioning casino staff, and then applying all this to create a winning strategy. You can find this particular explanation here:

How to Easily Win a Little at Slots at Foxwoods Casino.

Foxwoods Casino Trip Report 2018: High Limit Slots Pull Event Observations

On Saturday, after a late morning group breakfast, Eric Rosenthal from the Vegas Confessions podcast had organized a high limit slot pull for this Gamblepalooza event. Cousin Vito had planned to have a slot pull for some time, with Eric using his vast experience from other meetup events to help run it.

Not to bore you with the details of successfully organizing such an event, quite a few exciting tidbits stand out which I think you might find of interest. Before the event, I wondered if anyone would ask Professor Slots for his opinion.

First off, my current understanding is that Eric had a bet with Vito about how many people would attend this breakfast. I did mention these were all gamblers, right? In the follow-up podcasts that have since come out, I learned that this bet existed.

And, at the time, I didn’t know there was a group breakfast. I didn’t, that is, until Eric saw me in the hallway that morning saying that there was one. I attended when asked, of course. Again, I did mention these are gamblers? And, players like to win!

With that connection, I sat with Eric and his wife at breakfast, and I had a few moments to explain what I’d learned about winning at slots at Foxwoods Casino. When I suggested moving from slot machine to slot machine, to win a little at each, Eric kindly explained to me that doing so would be unpopular with the crowd. Lynching is such an ugly word. Right?

But, during the event itself, Eric was able to try a few of my suggestions. I don’t think they helped much, but the high limit slots pull didn’t occur in the casino I would have picked. It took place in one of the older casinos, as it happens.

So, with everyone gathered around, Eric started off the event by reviewing the rules none of us had read. The plan was anyone who cared to could buy in with one or more shares of $100. Altogether, about 30 people had purchased 44 shares. Therefore, in this hand, Eric had $4,400.

Another agreement amongst the group was to either double our money or spend it all. Unless we went over $8,800 at any point, we would spend it all. Cool, huh?

Quickly, I should mention that they needed a volunteer to accept the tax burden for any taxable jackpot won. I was a little shocked when nobody volunteered. When I saw this, I naturally stepped forward and volunteered. The applause was nice.

The next step was Eric recommending that it be my players reward club card in the machine to get the associated rewards points for betting these thousands of dollars.

I declined, pointing out I wasn’t a regular at Foxwoods. I counter suggested that it should be the rewards club card of our host, Vito. Again, the applause was nice.

To help speed things along, Eric had inserted 20 of the $100 bills to create a $2,000 voucher. I don’t know if you know this, but some states have a limit on how much can be in a slot machine at any one time. In Ohio, and it seems Connecticut, the limit is $3,000.

So, with $2,400 in the slot machine and $2,000 on a voucher held by Eric, the high limit slot pull began on a $100 denomination, 1-credit Wheel of Fortune slot machine. Again, quickly, several small 2-credit wins took place over time. With 17 credits left on the slot machine, and Eric’s $2,000 voucher yet unused, the slot machine landed on Spin.

Up to this point, the crowd had started reasonably excited, but that excitement had died down quite a bit over time. However, landing on a bonus spin, where a relatively large jackpot was assured, anywhere from $2,500 to $25,000. I was going to get a taxable jackpot!

Once spun, we got a $4,500 hand pay jackpot. Filling out paperwork took a while, as it always does. And, handing over the stack of 45 $100 bills to Eric, from my open palm to his, was somewhat painful. But, those were the rules.

So, we kept playing. We kept winning more 1- or 2-credit jackpots. However, we didn’t win more taxable jackpots. We tried switching to a second slot machine, then others. Boredom started to set in, so we sped it up by just letting one person press the button on the slot machine until all the money was gone.

With all that as a description, this is what I noticed during the slot pull. People got bored. Very bored. This wasn’t exciting except when it was very exciting. The comments I heard were, “When will this be over?” and “Can’t we go any faster?”

Eric had been right. It could devolve into a lynching r

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