Slots Do you want to lose that finger?

I didn't think I needed to clarify that the title thread was a joke. But okay! Here goes: I had no intention of physically harming said geezer.

Between me and all of us, if he had asked me nicely and had NOT been huffing and puffing at my every win, I might have turned it down. But obnoxious behaviour will get you the same.

 

...and that's the point of it being wrong for him to have violated your space. If he asked you to turn it down without trying to touch your machine and you told him to buzz off, you might be the rude one. No other player has some right to touch your machine when you are playing...seems pretty simple.

 

I hate the LOUD volume ones. However I take earplugs along in my purse for this very reason. I use them often in the casinos. Between loud machines & party pits with loud music it becomes too much.

I'd just put the earplugs in- I'd never touch your machine.

 

Yes, sound is definitely important. However on some machines, if you set it to max volume, you might want a hearing check!

One of my locals has VP games with a lot of semi-busted speakers. And it's the top grossing boat in the state, cheap fucks!!! On some of them I cover my hand on the speaker briefly because the cash in/cash out noise is ungodly loud compared to gameplay. I assume I'm the only person who bothers to do this, but I hate loud noise plus I try to be considerate. Conversely I also hate playing a machine with no noise. I won't stick on those games for long.

 

I recently realized I'm getting old because in many concerts and clubs I find the music volumes to be painful and generally ruin my good time. Because of that I bought a pair of musician style hearing protectors (ear plugs) that I've used for a few concerts. I think I'm going to have to also begin carrying them with me more often because in casinos as well as a few other non-concert places I've found that they would have been useful.

Few things grate on my nerves and ears more than a busted, blown or distorted speaker. I was a musician in a former life and have also spent my fair share of time in studios, audio engineering and vintage audio restoration. I can not fathom how people listen to rattling, busted, blown or over driven (distorted) speakers and not be bothered by it. I've experienced it with slot machines, cars driving by, PA speakers in stores playing music, hold music on phones and it drives me up a wall. Even at low volumes a blown speaker bothers the crap out of me.

 

When we lived in Vegas we went to a lot of concerts, mostly at Orleans showroom because most were comped. Anyway after the first couple of them i realized the volume was just painful to me. Rather then not go with my wife, I bought earplugs. It helped, but crap, I even needed them for a Kenny G show. I just can't take loud anymore.

Walking down Fremont on weekend evenings, going past those stages just hurts because of the volume.

 

I won on an older, noisy machine at the Orleans and the attendant asked if I wanted the volume turned down. "God yes, please" I said. I loathe these people knocking on the glass after a near-hit. I'll yell "Come IN!" when I'm especially agitated.

 

I'm imagining you saying that as Sean Connery's James Bond and it's making me chuckle.

 

Agreed with your posts in this thread.

Not sure what's so difficult or tough about being polite about it and informing the guy that it's not acceptable and it's rude to touch other people's machines and that all he needs to do is ask next time. Just because someone's being an a-hole doesn't mean you need to fire back in kind.

Some people suck. You don't need to suck too.

 

I'll add my 2 cents. No one has the right to tell you to lower the volume on a slot you're playing. Just like I don't have the right to tell a smoker to put their cigarette out. If the casinos didn't want players playing loud slots they wouldn't give you the option to control the volume. I don't think I would've responded the same as the op, but I would've said something. I'm in a casino to have fun, and if loud volume on a slot is fun then I'll turn it up. If you don't like it simply move along.

You know the saying, if it's to loud you're too old.

 

I like the volume up on some machines because of the music. Some of you have joked about getting hearing checked, I have. Am deaf in one ear (because of medical issue) and will lose the hearing in the other in the future. Sorry some of you all have a problem with loud machines, but sometimes people have problems that can't be seen:; and I am going to enjoy my music as long as God will let me.

 

There is one just past the last machine (far right) at boars head bar on the way to buffet or men's room. Wow. You can hear it from seat one. Seat 15+ Is unbearable. Playing there you would eventually wear earplugs to a Kenny G concert in the following weeks. It isn't just the announcer saying bonus or whatever, it is the synthesized follow up with the symbols.
We are talking 80-100 feet. And the barkeeps say the player controls the volume so speak up.
Wouldn't the casino control where "maximum" volume would be?

 

The casino wants to assault your senses, and keep you off balance. Plus, if a machine is making lots of noise, people will look. "Oooh! I wanna play that one!" I understand where the casino is coming from. I will never understand the player's perspective. No way you can convince me that you can't enjoy the game with the volume lower.

 

I have played slots before that were way to loud, but I honestly did not know you can turn them down. I will definitely check next time.

 

Dang. So you weren't prepared to bite his finger off. I'm losing respect.