Why I don’t miss the ATA

For those of you that have a little trouble with math. Grab your Walmart calculator and figure out the total won. On a 10 cent denomination, $2.50 bet, actually, the last bet on this machine.



PS: Shamus, the machines at that carousel behind the Buffalo machines you were playing. After playing Friday, Saturday and Sunday we were up $2800.00 so we decided to go back Tuesday with $170.00 in free play. Used the wager saver and it landed the bonus to start.

 

That the best you could do.

 

Thanks
Actually it wasn’t the best for the day. I hit another one for $1,140.00 and a Fire Link for $800.00
Then we left.

For the folks that don’t get it. He asked me that because he has one jackpot a little under that and one over that himself.

 

I don’t miss the ATA because it’s for the elite wealthy shooters, and is slowly dwindling down be cause most of the shooters were blue collar middle class that are being priced out of the sport. And younger shooters with a mortgage and family can’t afford ATA shoots and just shoot practice and league shoots for a lot less and just have a good time. You need younger shooters to keep the sport going.

 

A few more reasons. All from yesterday, 6/14/25

 

This year at the PA state shoot I had do desire to shoot. I don't enjoy ATA much anymore. I'm in penalty A class for singles but shoot low A class scores and when you need a 99 or better to
Win I don't find it fun anymore. I enjoy talking to friends and other shooters
And helping coach a youth team and whatch them shoot at the PSSA events. My wife and daughter love
The camper at the PSSA so I said if I have to shoot ther to keep the camper I need a new gun!

 

protecters and oakleys cheap and fun with no commitment always !!!!!!

 

All on 6/28/25

 

BTW, that first picture? That was $11,777.30

 

Gotta love those same six numbers

 

Those six number plus one more

 

And I thought trapshooting was expensive...

 

I miss the Labor Day pigeon shoot since both Hegins and Valley View are no more.
But this is almost as much fun.

 

i would think its the same outcome.
some win, some lose.
mostly lose?

 

And some win a lot more than they lose.

 

Just another weekend shooting registered targets. NOT!!!

 

Damn, I made a mistake in my addition. I thought we were right around $40,000.00 for the year but it’s more like $46,600.00
So far!!!! LOL

 

Congratulations on letting everyone know your the best slots player out there.

 

Not hardly. There are people that actually quit their jobs and playing slots is how they make a living.
Google is your friend.
Thanks for the kind words though. I didn’t know that EVERYONE read my posts.

And after checking all 763 of your posts thanks for using the site to do nothing but sell or buy.

Nothing wrong with that since you are paying the site to do it.
Just an aside, it’s you’re, not your

 

Over $50,000 in hand pays in 2025
Great year, and I didn’t give the ata one cent

 

lol

 

Don't shoot ATA at the Wisconsin state shoot. But make the trip every year. Slots are 30minutes away and can catch up with old friends.

 

This one is for rodbuster and reitz

 

Wow, if you're beating them that bad, I can't believe they haven't kicked you out yet.

 

You started off this swipe with the word IF
Here’s an IF for you. IF you would like to make a wager yourself I’ll bet you ANY amount you feel you can afford to lose that I have won that much. I’ll PM you a picture of our tax return with those numbers on it.
And then you can post that I actually did hit all those machines. I’ll wait

IF you had any idea how casinos and slots worked you might not have used the word IF
Why would they ask me to leave? I’m not doing anything illegal.

Not only would they NOT ask us to leave, they use “comps” to invite you back. We haven’t paid for a room, food, or drinks in 40 YEARS!!!! 4 properties in Vegas, 12 in AC, 2 in NY, 2 in PA, 2 in WV. And 2 in OH. 13 years in a row to the Atlantis in the Bahamas. The rooms at the Cove tower are $1200-$1500 per night. 5 comped nights minimum. The last trip I took $6800.00 to gamble and had to have my wife carry $6000 while I carried the other $5800 so one of us didn’t have to claim anything.

Comped airline tickets, cruises, front row seats at concerts, televisions, jewelry, $1000.00 Raymond Weil watches, $400.00 shopping sprees, and more casino related merch than I can even remember.

Yeah, IF

 

Well, I understand that they are in business to make money.
Most people understand that hitting jackpots is not the same as beating the casino.
So, "beating" would be the operative word. Or maybe you and I don't define "winning" the same way.
So, "if" you could man up and show the "net", I won't "swipe" you anymore. Lol

 

So, after starting with “IF you won”, you don’t want to make that wager? C’mon just a few bucks. How about what you would pay to shoot 200 targets with all the options at that shoot in August? If I didn’t hit the handpays I posted you could win enough to shoot that day for free.
BTW, I didn’t post nearly half of all the hits. I left off almost all the ones under the old handpay threshold of $1200.00
Now it’s up to $2000.00

$53,000 in handpays in one year. And that was just one year. Do you actually think I put 53K of my money in the slots?
Do you have ANY idea what a win/loss statement shows? Do you know how they get to the numbers?
Yeah, I didn’t think so.
How about this? How much of MY money did I lose? And before you say, $22,881.86, THINK

 

Oh, well yes, that little snapshot tells the whole story. How silly of me.
What is this Jr. HIGH??
I'll give you one thing. You are entertaining.

 

So you really don’t know what you are talking about.
Got it. I told you to THINK

Most people that have never spent much time playing don’t. They think they know, and they act like they know, but they just look silly.

From your lack of knowledge about slots and your lack of an answer about making that bet I can only think you fit that group.

That’s not the whole story. I have a picture somewhere that shows a different year we ran $424,000.00 plus thru one casino and won approximately $358,000 back. IF you had any idea how the win/loss statements are calculated you would know there is no way in the world that we lost $66,000.
Sometimes, when people don’t have a clue, it’s better for them to just keep quiet.

Again, it’s not the whole story. I have a LOT more pictures of great hits. I can PM them to you and the next time you win a trinket or a few dollars, not enough to even cover the entry fee at one of those great ata shoots, you can look at them in awe.

 

And it’s not Jr. high
When my grandchildren were in Jr High they could understand what a win/loss statement was and how it was arrived at. They never acted like they knew something when they didn’t have a clue

 

Most people know you can't beat the house. You may win here and there but overall you won't.
The odds are always against you. That's why there are 6 to 8 decks in a blackjack shoot. And slots are the worst odds in the house. Lmao
But if you like it better than shooting trap, that's ok.

 

Right, too bad on any table game you can’t bet $2.00 and win $2,400.00 MULTIPLE Times
Or $2.50 and win $3,200.00, again MULTIPLE Times
Or $5.00 and win $4,050.00 TWICE within 22 minutes
Or, on the first spin at $10.00, a little hit of $2,100.00