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[sensei256]

So, I got into a little discussion on Dave and Busters tickets.

I know there's a number of people out there who take their ticket winnings seriously, especially if hard to find items (like launch-XBox 360) become available.  There's a lot of theories, but it boils down to two parts.

1. Find a machine, and figure out how often you hit the jackpot/

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[frogbot]

How much money do you end up getting an Xbox360 for in the long run, or even one of its games?

[sensei256]

It varies a lot, depending on the exact situation at the time.

There were a couple instances when the game was very heavily biased in my favor: I played it a lot. Lately, though it's been pretty dead so it's settled about 15 tickets / chip.

The last 360 game that I won there was an above average payout, so I came out very very slightly ahead of retail pricing (about $65 worth of play, which works out nearly at $59.99 + tax) The 360 itself was probably about $600 or so, spread out over a long period of time. But I did get it before a lot of other people, so there's that.

If I had to do it right now at the current unfavorable rates, it'd be over $900, which is why I don't play it so often. Maybe they'll lower the rates again soon.

[frogbot]

Well, that's not a bad price for being able to play a whole lot of games along with getting something uber.