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> Now that it takes TWENTY-FOUR-
comp
> dollar on Optimums at Stations, do you suppose play at Optimums
will
> fall off? Does anyone think that this might signal the imminent
demise
> of the Optimums? Hard to believe that some bean-counter decided
that
> this point-slash was necessary--a dedicated professional, slamming
the
> Optimums at 1000 hands/hr playing FPDW, will earn $9.50 an hour,
and
> will now earn fifty cents in comps during that hour, instead of
> $1...Stations management must be falling to their knees in thanks
at
> having such vigilant guardians to stave off all those advantage
> players who would otherwise be raping the casino!!! (ahuck, ahuck)
>
> The other question that arises is--now that Stations seems to be at
> least tacitly acknowledging its blunder in destroying the Fiesta
> brand's raison d'etre, does that mean it intends to turn the Fiesta
> back into the Fiesta (or the Reserve back into the Reserve!!!),
i.e.,
> with lotsa fullpay VP and a decent slot club (not to mention a
buffet
> that serves food, unlike the present one)????? Or am I just
dreaming?
>
By then end of this year there will not be any 100% video poker
machines left in vegas and advantage play will be history. By
slashing the comp rate the average player
will avoid these machines reducing the handle which will give the
casino the justification for removing them. This is the end :(
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