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Originally Posted by
ZeeBabar
To be more specific, there are a couple of casinos about 3 hours from my home but in different directions. I can only make a day trip for family reasons. Like, leave 8:00 a.m., get there about 11:00 a.m., play 2 hours and head back. One is in Metropolos, IL, another in Evansville, IN. Games are 6 deck and $10 min. As an example, went there once, won $800, next time I won just $50, a third trip, I lost $400. So, 3 trips, counting drive time, it's about 25 hours to win $400 with $150 in expenses or $250.
If you divide by total time or $250/25, it's $10 per hour. If you divide by hours played, it's $250/5 or about $50 per hour.
It just does not seem worth it.
I have also taken on overnight trip to Tunica, drive time is 4 hours. I usually actually play 8-10 hours at $25 min, DD tables. In this case, it's 8 hours driving to play 8 hours with higher expenses (usually about $125). What would be the win amount that would make this a better deal?
Zee, are you really calculating your "hourly earnings" based on the results of 3 (very short) trips and 5 hrs of actual play time?!? You've been on these forums for years... have you learned nothing?! I truly hope you aren't actually justifying your travels (or regretting them) based on the net wins/losses of your actual results, as opposed to your EV for the trip.
You want to know whether or not the trip is worth your time?? Calculate your hourly EV. How do you do that, you may ask? Use the software you claim to have purchased a while back. And to be honest, whether or not something is worth your time is a personal decision. Some people may think $25/hr is worth their time. Some people may feel like $150 is NOT worth their time. That question can only be answered by you. Everyone's situation is different, and so are their standards. But if it were me, the answer would be no. I'm wouldn't invest that much time for very little in return.
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