Slot Pull: Questions on how to organize

Please add me to receive your Excel spreadsheet. Thank you so much.

We already have 31 people signed up for our slot pull on the Island Princess transatlantic sailing in November. duiamore at gmail.com

Can I get a copy of your spreadsheet please bbartlettea@comcast.net

 

Thanks

I will do so after August 15 as the info is on my computer and I am currently on a cruise and will not have access until I get home. Hope it can wait until after that date.

Mike' date='

Glad to hear that you received it also. Have fun with it and let me know if there are any questions at all.[/quote']

 

Ann, Since I received the file for the Slot Pull, I have had a computer crash and lost quite a bit. Would you please forward me another copy?

mikeandbetty22 at sbcglobal dot net

 

Thanks a million.

Mike

Mike,

Will be happy to send it again after I return from Europe on August 15th.

Ann,

Boy, your OP has long sea legs! Thanks for keeping up with all the posts over the years.

I've never even seen a slot pull, but it sounds like fun. Does each player do all their 5 pulls back to back or does each player do 1 pull then the next person on the list do theirs, and so on, until everybody has done all 5 turns each? Do you just write down what each pull wins to keep track of the highest winning player?

Could you please send me your spreadsheet and any instructions after your Aug cruise? My email is liveanddieinla@sbcglobal.net

Thanks so much!

Mike' date='

Will be happy to send it again after I return from Europe on August 15th.[/quote']

Since you're going to be busy middle of August sending your slot pull spreadsheet out could you add me to the list. I would like to do this on our TA. Thanks. Love the Baltic cruises. Hope yours is going great. llargent16@gmail.com.

For what it is worth, Here's an easy way to organize slot pulls --I have done this on many cruises.

SLOT PULL

Easy rules

No need for lists or spreadsheet

-Meet in the casino near the bar

-Each person will sign in on a clipboard.

-each person brings $15 even in cash to play, plus 3 one dollar bills for change to help with returning uneven amounts after the game

-select a slot machine to play, at a maximum bet (Usually $3 a pull)

-In the order of names on the clipboard, Each person will put his/her own money into the machine and play the number of turns (usually5)

-Someone will record the highest amount each person wins for the group.

-leave all of the money in the machine until the last person has a turn.

-Whatever amount is in the machine then will be cashed out and 2 people will take that slip to the cashiers window to get the cash.

Money will be distributed evenly among the players. The left over will be given to the person scoring the highest for the team. Each person will initial their name on the clipboard when they receive their winnings.

For example if 14 people play and win $264. The each player gets $18 and the leftover $12 goes to high scorer. It is very helpful for people to have dollar bills, so you can distribute more easily. In this example, the group leader can hand a person a $20 and get 2 $1 back. The casino will not want to give you a bunch of ones.

There were 5 of you who wanted my information on the Slot Pull and put in your request while I was gone. I have sent the email to each of you and if there are any questions, you now have my email address so you can get back yo me with any questions.

Have fun with this on your cruise.

Just got back from the Baltic region (had great weather and so much fun). We did have a Slot Pull but only 22 participated. That is not a bad number but the more than are involved the more fun it is. We each got back $11 do that was not bad and we had way more than $4 worth of fun.

Mike' date='

Will be happy to send it again after I return from Europe on August 15th.[/quote']

 

Hi Ann,

I am helping out with the Slot Pull on the Crown Princess in Oct/Nov and want to THANK YOU so very much for all the information you have shared with Mike to date.

 

I have your spread sheet and all seems straight forward....I have one question. Did you allow sign ups after the cruise began or only pre-cruise on RC?

 

I am soooo appreciative! :D

 

Roxanne

Hi Ann,

I am helping out with the Slot Pull on the Crown Princess in Oct/Nov and want to THANK YOU so very much for all the information you have shared with Mike to date.

 

I have your spread sheet and all seems straight forward....I have one question. Did you allow sign ups after the cruise began or only pre-cruise on RC?

 

I am soooo appreciative! :D

 

Roxanne

Roxanne,

I do allow people to join who were on the RC and failed to sign up in advance. They may tell me at the Meet and Greet that they reconsidered and want to join in the fun. What I do not allow is someone just walking through the Casino who may see that we are doing well, inquire as to what is going on and want to join. unless they are part of Cruise Critic in advance, I do not let them in. That has happened a few times during a Slot Pull and I advise those "party crashers" that this is only for Cruse Critic people.

Roxanne' date='

I do allow people to join who were on the RC and failed to sign up in advance. They may tell me at the Meet and Greet that they reconsidered and want to join in the fun. What I do not allow is someone just walking through the Casino who may see that we are doing well, inquire as to what is going on and want to join. unless they are part of Cruise Critic in advance, I do not let them in. That has happened a few times during a Slot Pull and I advise those "party crashers" that this is only for Cruse Critic people.[/size']

:D You Are The BEST! Thanks so much!

:D You Are The BEST! Thanks so much!

You are so very welcome.

And I want to clarify for anyone reading this thread that these are just my opinions. There are no hard and fast rules as to how to run a Slot Pull. My opinions are based strictly on what has worked and what has not worked for me in the past. Initially I participated many years ago in a Slot Pull run by another person; my first one. I thought it was done very poorly and thought it all out as to how to improve the activity and make it better for all involved. Then started organizing them on my cruises and it has worked out great for everyone.

Could someone who has Ann's sheet post it here as an attachment (after removing personal info)?

Ann - you have quite a fan club - great of you to do this!

Could someone who has Ann's sheet post it here as an attachment (after removing personal info)?

 

 

Ann - you have quite a fan club - great of you to do this!

I will be happy to send you all the information myself if you will send me an email addressed to cruzqueen@verizon.net and title it something about Slot Pull.

There were 5 of you who wanted my information on the Slot Pull and put in your request while I was gone. I have sent the email to each of you and if there are any questions' date=' you now have my email address so you can get back yo me with any questions.

Have fun with this on your cruise.

Just got back from the Baltic region (had great weather and so much fun). We did have a Slot Pull but only 22 participated. That is not a bad number but the more than are involved the more fun it is. We each got back $11 do that was not bad and we had way more than $4 worth of fun.[/size']

I didn't get the spread sheet would you mind sending again. Thank you so much!!!

bbartlettea@comcast.net

I didn't get the spread sheet would you mind sending again. Thank you so much!!!

bbartlettea@comcast.net

No problem, Just resent it and I did have the exact same email address last time. Hope it goes through this time.

Hi Ann,

Thanks for the info! It really will be helpful. Will you send a sheet to me at

lets-cruise@cox.net

Hi Ann,

Thanks for the info! It really will be helpful. Will you send a sheet to me at

lets-cruise@cox.net

Just sent it to your email. Have fun next month on your cruise.

Just sent it to your email. Have fun next month on your cruise.

Hi Ann

could you also send the sheet toe. I am setting a slot pull up for our February cruise

john.thomas@xplornet.com

thanks

Hi Ann

could you also send the sheet toe. I am setting a slot pull up for our February cruise

 

john.thomas@xplornet.com

 

thanks

You also should have the information in your email now.

Enjoy the cruise and the Slot Pull.

Ann- Could you send to rollo89@yahoo.com

Thanks!:cool::cool:

Ann- Could you send to rollo89@yahoo.com

 

Thanks!:cool::cool:

Just sent it to your email address.

Dear Ann. I am putting together a slot pull for our cruise roll call for next August. Would you be so kind to send me the info on yours to include rules, spreadsheet, etc. I appreciate your help. My email is mtpaige@bellsouth.net

Dear Ann. I am putting together a slot pull for our cruise roll call for next August. Would you be so kind to send me the info on yours to include rules, spreadsheet, etc. I appreciate your help. My email is mtpaige@bellsouth.net

Hi,

Just sent the info to your email. Let me know if you have questions.

Thank you Carol and I will send the info immediately to your email.

Anne' date='

Could you send me a copy of the famous spreadsheet. I will be sailing on a trans Atlantic in the spring and there is interest in a Slots pull.

Thanks,

Email: [email']caribbean5@centurylink.net[/email]