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> Greedy? I think Station is being generous. They have effectively
created
> a cashback slot club from a comp only slot club. This is GREAT news
as
> many players find their stash of Station points to be slightly
better
> than useless. Many Optimum Play machine players had more points than
> they knew what to do with. In my opinion, getting cash at half the
> previous rate is better than having the full amount be essentially
> useless.
>
> For those players who understand the opportunities of playing larger
> denomination machines, this is a HUGE dividend. Overall, this
combined
> change will create a LOT more play at Station because it's a much
more
> generous slot club than it was before. The increased play by
> higher-denomination advantage players will more than make up for the
> diminished play of lower-denomination advantage players.
>
> It would surprise me greatly if Coast saw this as a "golden
opportunity
> to sweeten their offerings". More likely they see it as an
opportunity
> to reduce cashback on the 100% machines without a loss in business.
It
> wouldn't surprise me if Coast moved from $2 a point to $3 a point on
> these machines. Businesswise they would be rather remiss if they
didn't.
>
> People here keep harping on the 0.04% comp rate. Presumably
everybody
> here can organize their time well enough to only play on the
frequent 5x
> point days. And instead of comps, they can now get cash. This is
> WONDERFUL. The Fertitta brothers should be thanked profusely.
Is this a joke???????
I think the market will determine whether they are considered
generous or not. If we look at the best CB from stations vs. coast
casinos for positive VP, it appears we may occasionally find stations
with .04*7 or .3% CB. The coast casinos have given up to .05*8 or .4%
CB.
Looks to me like stations may not be all that "generous" and I will
hold that "profuse thanks" for now.
The real question will be how many GOOD multipliers will show up in
the future. If it's gets into a "mine is bigger than yours" contest,
then we could all benefit. It will be important for us all to
consider some negative games over restricted point games. With full
CB and BB considerations they may become better overall plays.
Dick
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