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Six Extras for Slots Players, Michigan Slot Machine Casino Gambling PS 26: Six Extras for Slots Players, Michigan Slots 2018 320-Character Description: Small but important topics of interests have been collected over the last 25 episodes. These 6 extras include an Alexa Skill, "merch", books, emails, a voicemail hotline and office hours. Plus, Michigan slot machine casino gambling. Opening Hello! Today’s episode #26 of the Professor Slots podcast discusses a collection of six small yet important extras uncovered yet never clearly stated from the last 25 episodes. Plus, slot machine casino gambling in the U.S. state of Michigan. Thank you for joining me for the Professor Slots podcast show. I’m Jon Friedl and this is the podcast about slot machine casino gambling. It is where I provide the knowledge, insights, and tools for helping you improve your slot machine gambling performance. Show notes are available within most podcast Apps or at professorslots.com/e26. “Jon Friedl from The Professor Slots Blog reveals all of his tips and tricks for thriving in the casino environment. Discover how to assess casinos to pick the best near you, choose winning slot machines, and identify your gambling goals: being entertained, earning comps, winning take-home cash, or combine them. Jon has won 90 taxable jackpots and a luxury car in 9 months of slots play - and made a profit at slots gambling since 2013.” On Last Week’s Episode… In case you missed it, on last week’s episode Winning Strategy 2, I went over realistic winning strategies for progressive slot machines, which have become so popular they can make up to 30% of the machines in a casino, like those new slot machines you’ve been seeing with Major and Minor jackpots. Also last week, I reviewed Massachusetts slot machine casino gambling, currently consisting of a slot parlor and a cruise ship. But, as mentioned, Massachusetts slots has a bright future. In late 2011, a bill was approved by the Governor allowing the creation of three land-based casino resort licenses. Two of these three licenses have been awarded, and casino resorts are under construction in Springfield and Everett. For those interested, you can see current construction updates for MGM Springfield scheduled to open in late 2018. Just look for Project Updates on their main casino website at mgmspringfield.com, to find weekly construction updates as well as a weekly offsite roadwork look-ahead. Professor Slots Podcast: Episode #26 Copyright 2018 Jon Friedl, LLC Page 1 of 14 Six Extras for Slots Players, Michigan Slot Machine Casino Gambling I hope you enjoyed listening to my last episode as much as I enjoyed making it for you. Call To Action #1 Remember to visit professorslots.com/subscribe to get my Free Report Revealing … The top 7 online resources for improving your gambling performance, including the one I’ve used as a top-tier slot machine casino gambler. Let’s get started with the first segment of the show: Six Extras for Slots Players Introduction to Six Extras for Slots Players As I’ve forged ahead with producing and publishing episode after episode, a few small items of interest to slots enthusiasts didn’t make their way into any particular episode. I haven’t previously used them, or stated them as clearly as I might otherwise have done, because these important tidbits haven’t quite fit in with any of my prior episodes on winning strategies, casino safety, slots manufacturers, leveraging payout returns, and all the rest. So, I’ve been collecting them for their own episode segment. And, now is the time to share them. Therefore, this episode segment has the following sections: • An Introduction; • Alexa Skill as a Podcast Destination; • “Merch” for Community Building; • Books on Learning to Win; • Email Updates for Slots Enthusiasts; • Voicemail Hotline for Show Questions; • Ideas for Episode Office Hours; and • a Summary. Alexa Skill as a Podcast Destination The first extra is a podcast technical innovation for which I was able to jump on the bandwagon as part of the first group of podcasters to do so. It’s called an Alexa Skill. But, first, a little background. There’s a bit of technical work that goes into podcasting. It’s doesn’t take much to be a podcaster. All you really need is a microphone, a computer, a $5 per month host account, and something to talk about. And, the last two of those are often optional – although dropping them may not result in a “good” podcast. Professor Slots Podcast: Episode #26 Copyright 2018 Jon Friedl, LLC Page 2 of 14 Six Extras for Slots Players, Michigan Slot Machine Casino Gambling It’s the host account that’s important here. Right now, you are listening to an audio file. That audio had to have been uploaded somewhere, and that somewhere is the host. For example, iTunes or Apple Podcasts is not a host. Rather, it’s a distribution network. So, there is a technical side to this podcast as well as a content side to it, which you are listening to. I have tried to be good at both. On the technical side, I have tried to set up my host account to make my podcast available at as many destinations as possible. I want to be able to say, “Listen to Professor Slots wherever podcasts are available.” I don’t want to have to say, “Listen to Professor Slots at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play Music, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, SoundCloud, RSS, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Downcast, iCatcher, Pod Wrangler, Podbean, and more. What I’m trying to say is that there is background work going on to make my Professor Slots available to as many podcast destinations as possible. This early decision led me to originally choose a podcast host with a currently thorough yet actively growing list of podcast destinations. This original research for a podcast host resulted in my choosing Liberated Syndications, also known as Libsyn. I won’t get into all aspects of how diligent they are. But, because of that diligence, I now have an Alexa Skill. However, getting into the first group of podcasters to get a Alexa Skill required a relatively easy commitment: Basically, I had to promise my podcast host to tell you when I got it. So, if you would, let me tell you about Alexa and my Alexa Skill. Alexa is Amazon’s voice service connected to the Echo family of devices, like Echo Show and Echo Spot. Alexa provides capabilities, or Skills, that enable customers to create a more personalized experience. Essentially, Libsyn has set up a service with Amazon so that podcasts which Libsyn hosts can, if the podcaster requests it, receive their very own Alexa Skill. This is something Libsyn has been in development with Amazon for several years. Each month, Libsyn submits a small group of interested podcasters to Amazon to get their Alexa Skill. I applied as soon as it was announced, and was added to the first regular group of podcasters, right after the alpha- and beta-testers. All that being said, perhaps you’d be interested in using Alexa to listen to the Professor Slots podcast show. Note that you do need, naturally enough, an Alexa device to do so. Also keep in mind that Amazon has plans to eventually put the Alexa device into cars. The future is coming, my friends, and her name is Alexa. Professor Slots Podcast: Episode #26 Copyright 2018 Jon Friedl, LLC Page 3 of 14 Six Extras for Slots Players, Michigan Slot Machine Casino Gambling So, if you have an Alexa device, and wish to add Professor Slots, there are several easy ways to do so. You can go to your online Amazon account, select Alexa Skills from the search menu, then type in Professor Slots into the search menu. Or, simply use this convenient link: professorslots.com/Alexa. Either way, you’ll be taken to the same Amazon page for the Professor Slots Alexa Skill. From there, just click the Enable Professor Slots button. You may need to sign into your Amazon account first, of course. Another way to enable the Professor Slots skill on Alexa is to simply say, “Alexa, enable Professor Slots.” Here are a few quick tips when navigating the Professor Slots podcast skill. First thing to note, when opening the skill you’ll be offered the latest episode, but if that’s not what you’re looking for, you can always find something more specific. This skill allows you to skip forward and backward by entire episodes, and you can also fast forward and rewind within episodes themselves. In addition, you can ask the skill to play the newest or oldest episodes released; or if you want to get specific, play a specific episode by saying the episode number. Try some of these commands: • Skip Entire Episodes o [While Episode Is Playing] = “Alexa skip” or “Alexa tell Professor Slots to skip ahead 5 episodes” • Fast Forward/Back Within Episode o [While Episode Is Playing] = “Alexa, tell Professor Slots to fast forward 2 minutes” o [While Episode Is Playing] = “Alexa, tell Professor Slots to rewind 45 seconds” • Select Newest Episode o “Alexa, tell Professor Slots to play the newest episode” So, for your listening convenience, that is my Alexa Skill for the Professor Slots podcast. Please provide a rating and review of this Alexa skill to Amazon by visiting the same site I just mentioned: professorslots.com/alexa. “Merch” for Community Building The second extra of this segment is about growing our community of slots enthusiasts. As usual, I start with some background.
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