that's what most penny machines are set at. Minimum payback on slots in land-based casinos in most jurisdictions is around 85%. gambling should be considered entertainment. the player has to win sometime, although most are likely to be net losers by the end of the cruise. that being said, it can't be ridiculously awful. You can't tell exactly how poor because there are no published stats on casino hold for cruise ships, unlike most land-based casinos. but i'll offer my thoughts on the original thrust of this thread: casino payouts. So, he knew the answer before posing a simplistic question.Ĭoming late to the party here. Trying to figure out the posters understanding of how a casino works, I discovered that he is actually a Pearl-level casino guest (spending a lot more that $100 per cruise) and getting comp'ed balcony rooms through CAS. If you look back in the thread, the only reason that I mixed thoreticals with tiers is because the person I was quoting was asking fairly simplistic questions like 'if I spend $100, can I get a comp'ed room'.

Just 'played'/'wagered'Īnd yes, tiers have absolutely nothing to do with theoreticals that CAS uses to comp you. My use of the word 'dropped' was not intended to mean 'lost'. (And encourages newbies to chase tier points thinking it will result in comp cruises.) Tier level also has NOTHING to do with with theo (which is what comps are based on.) Tier levels ONLY determine onboard PERKS (not free cruises.) Talking about tier levels and comp cruises in the same discussion just confuses people. If you are winning, you can earn lots and lots of points without spending hardly any money. Tier level is based on points earned which is how much $$$ you have cycled through the machines. Tier level has nothing to do with how much $$$ you have ' dropped' (spent).

Slot machine wins on cruise ships