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- Title
The House Edge and Play Time: Do Industry Heuristics Fairly Describe This Relationship?
- Authors
Lucas, Anthony; Singh, A. K.
- Abstract
Based on modified versions of licensed pay tables from reel slot machines, simulations of play failed to indicate a statistically significant difference in the spins per losing player (SPLP), despite a marked difference in the pars (i.e., 7.9% vs. 12.9%). To reflect a volume of play consistent with frequent gambling, the simulations included results from 1-4 visits per week, for the equivalent of one year. Additionally, this level of play was repeated for 100 "years," within multiple scenarios of buy-in amounts and stoppage-of-play criteria. Still, most outcomes indicated a negligible decline in SPLP, in spite of the 63%-increase in the par. These results were reproduced from a second pairing of games featuring a 100%-increase in par (i.e., 5.0% vs. 10.0%). The findings spotlighted considerable limitations of popular industry heuristics related to the relationship between par and play time. While additional studies are warranted, the outcomes suggested that operators may be overly mindful of the fallout from increased pars. These overbroad beliefs are likely to impede critical progress toward revenue optimization.
- Subjects
SLOT machines; GAMBLING; COIN-operated machines; VENDING machines; PLAY
- Publication
UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal, 2021, Vol 25, Issue 1, p13
- ISSN
1531-0930
- Publication type
Article