I hate it and wish there was something I could do about it.
Are you talking about machines or table games? When a new table game is introduced, the dealer usually encourages people to stand and watch, to learn how the game works. But since you said standing a way back, then I don't see where asking them to move on would help at all.
Security will ask someone to stop hassling you and they'll walk you out to your vehicle if you feel uncomfortable but they're not going to ask someone who is standing back observing to leave. They're not doing anything wrong.Why wouldn't you have the right to ask people to not stand behind you when you are playing the machines? How do you know they aren't just waiting for you to hit a jackpot and have ideas of how to get it from you. Even without that you have a right to your personal space and having a stranger just stand there and watch you place the machines is quite a long way into VERY WEIRD! Ask them to move along and if they don't get security to make it official, they are watching you every second you are in there and if they know that you, the one that is feeding money into the machines, are feeling uncomfortable... they will help, I can assure you.
Why wouldn't you have the right to ask people to not stand behind you when you are playing the machines? How do you know they aren't just waiting for you to hit a jackpot and have ideas of how to get it from you. Even without that you have a right to your personal space and having a stranger just stand there and watch you place the machines is quite a long way into VERY WEIRD! Ask them to move along and if they don't get security to make it official, they are watching you every second you are in there and if they know that you, the one that is feeding money into the machines, are feeling uncomfortable... they will help, I can assure you.
Why wouldn't you have the right to ask people to not stand behind you when you are playing the machines? How do you know they aren't just waiting for you to hit a jackpot and have ideas of how to get it from you. Even without that you have a right to your personal space and having a stranger just stand there and watch you place the machines is quite a long way into VERY WEIRD! Ask them to move along and if they don't get security to make it official, they are watching you every second you are in there and if they know that you, the one that is feeding money into the machines, are feeling uncomfortable... they will help, I can assure you.
At least 30 years ago I was playing the slots in Atlantic City and after a while I noticed an old woman just hanging around in the area, not playing, just watching. This was when slots still spit out coins with each win. I won a few coins here and there, then eventually won something like $50 in quarters. As the coins are dropping into the bin, this old biddy reached in and tried to grab a handful. I pushed her hand away and she started yelling and screaming. She said it was "her money," that she had been playing that machine before me and ran out of coins, that I was stealing from her, blah, blah, blah.
A security guard came over and she repeated her tale of woe. The guard asked,"Ma'am, were you playing this machine when this winning combination appeared?" She said no, but it didn't matter because it was "her money" that was being dispensed, that she was a regular customer, that the casino is cheating her, how unfair it all was. The guard said, "sorry, ma'am, this gentleman won the money from the casino, he's not stealing from you, and if you don't calm down we will ask you to leave." Some old geezer, maybe her husband, finally led her away. And a half a dozen senior citizens gave me the stink-eye when I walked away with my coins.
A lot of people are still into the myth that slot machines load up and then pay out. I remember that was what happened in a Flintstones episode. Fred pours all his money for his trip into a slot machine and runs out. When an old lady goes to that machine and hits a jackpot, Fred is complaining that it's his money. That's actually a pretty popular myth out there.
However, a lot of people think that the reels actually mean something these days when the machines are basically 100% electronic and even mechanical looking reels are simply braking based on where the electronics tell it to stop. And they don't pay out real money any more.
Well, this was definitely a mechanical machine back then. I don't think it even had a "Spin Reels" button; you had to manually pull the handle. But even then, yes, after the reels started spinning internal electronics took over to stop them. As far as I remember, there were no "credits" back then; you needed to feed coins into the slot for each pull.
I understood why the old lady was upset. She believed in that myth. The whole scene rattled me too. I cashed in the coins, found my friend, and we went to have a few drinks.
Way back in the day when I used to play a little, twice I cashed out and had someone came in behind me and hit the very next hand. To say I was a little miffed would be an understatement. While I didn't believe in the myth of loading up the machine, you can't help but think you 'primed' the machine and they just cashed out 'your' money. Obviously I didn't try to take/claim it as mine but you can bet I expressed my disbelief in colorful terms.At least 30 years ago I was playing the slots in Atlantic City and after a while I noticed an old woman just hanging around in the area, not playing, just watching. This was when slots still spit out coins with each win. I won a few coins here and there, then eventually won something like $50 in quarters. As the coins are dropping into the bin, this old biddy reached in and tried to grab a handful. I pushed her hand away and she started yelling and screaming. She said it was "her money," that she had been playing that machine before me and ran out of coins, that I was stealing from her, blah, blah, blah.
A security guard came over and she repeated her tale of woe. The guard asked,"Ma'am, were you playing this machine when this winning combination appeared?" She said no, but it didn't matter because it was "her money" that was being dispensed, that she was a regular customer, that the casino is cheating her, how unfair it all was. The guard said, "sorry, ma'am, this gentleman won the money from the casino, he's not stealing from you, and if you don't calm down we will ask you to leave." Some old geezer, maybe her husband, finally led her away. And a half a dozen senior citizens gave me the stink-eye when I walked away with my coins.
Haha, yes! They sure let you know in uncertain terms that you are playing THEIR machine.A few times I got frustrated with a losing slot machine and moved over a few seats and soon someone else won at the machine I was originally playing. *%#@&!!!!!! Yeah, I know it wasn't "my money" the new person won, but still, I inwardly kicked myself "damn, why didn't I stay at that machine a bit longer?"
I'm not sure how it worked in the old days, but today I'm pretty sure you need to be at the right machine at the right millisecond in time. The next player who takes over your old machine won't necessarily win if they spin the wheels a second sooner or a second later than the exact time the machine is "ready" to pay out.
Some of those senior citizen woman frequent slot players can get quite possessive about their favorite machines. Woe to anyone who dares to intrude into "their territory."
A few times I got frustrated with a losing slot machine and moved over a few seats and soon someone else won at the machine I was originally playing. *%#@&!!!!!! Yeah, I know it wasn't "my money" the new person won, but still, I inwardly kicked myself "damn, why didn't I stay at that machine a bit longer?"
I'm not sure how it worked in the old days, but today I'm pretty sure you need to be at the right machine at the right millisecond in time. The next player who takes over your old machine won't necessarily win if they spin the wheels a second sooner or a second later than the exact time the machine is "ready" to pay out.
Some of those senior citizen woman frequent slot players can get quite possessive about their favorite machines. Woe to anyone who dares to intrude into "their territory."