What do they make?

[Chuck1965]

DW and I always play in the casino whenever we cruise. We usually only bring $200 each and if we lose that we quit. I see people losing a lot often. How much do you think the casinos make each cruise?

[Davey Wavey]

Lots.

[cb at sea]

You would be surprised at how much some folks spend in the casino, hoping for that big win! Your gambling budget is fairly low, which is fine!!!

[skeeter195]

For slots it all depends on what the payback percentage is set at. If it is set at say 90% payback, than if 1 million is put through then the casino will make $100,000. Now these are percentages are over a period of time and not guaranteed, but over a years time the amount the ship makes will almost spot on.

 

Now tables are different and it depends on how every individual plays. There are also "sucker bets" with a huge house edge. An example is on one cruise in 2005 on the NCL Sun, I put over 1.4 million in play at blackjack. I played perfect basic strategy so the house edge was under 1/2 of 1 percent. So the casino should have made $14,000 on me. However I was able to turn the 1/2 percent house edge into a 3% edge for myself. Over time though the will get its 1/2 percent from a perfect basic strategy player. Now if someone was to play blackjack and put 1 million in play and stay on the wrong hands and never split or double down, the will get over $200,000 from them over time.

 

So, it all comes down to the house edge on every game. Over time the percentages will be almost dead on.