--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.
>
> This discussion, in a group of largely advantage players, amazes me.
>
> So if you place a bet (any bet) and win, and the casino says "OK,
but
> by our rules, if you don't cash in within one minute, your bet is
> void" -- you'd be OK with that?
>
> It seems to me that Mr. Shackleford isn't begging to have his
ticket
> paid, but is rather advising players that The Stratosphere is
> antagonizing players with substandard rules... do with that
> information what you will.
>
> Many people on this group are glad to slam casinos that lower the
> paytable on "good" VP machines, or that reduce points/comps
on "good"
> VP machines... but when one of those casinos accepts a bet and
loses,
> folks are suddenly defending that casino when it reneges on a bet
> because it "expired" -- on that casino's substandard terms?
>
> I'd think that any casino would be thrilled to have a bettor defer
> collecting their wins for months -- as many people have pointed
out,
> that's just a bunch of time that the casino got free interest on
the
> money. Refusing to pay seems to me to be in the realm of "short
term
> benefit, long term loss" -- the same thing that most people here
argue
> against when a casino slashes their (already negative) VP paytables
or
> comps.
>
> Using that logic, all casinos should immediately strip all 100%+
EV
> games and all 100%+ EV promotions. Hopefully that won't come to
pass.
>
> I hope you eventually get paid, Michael. Meanwhile, I'll tell
friends
> to avoid The Stratosphere.
>
> --Joe
>
I think that there is a difference of "1 minute" and 60 days. When
there is a casino promotion that involves a drawing, there is a time
limit. Maybe I'm not being realistic, but if I was placing a $1000
bet and won, I'd march my fanny right down there and cash that sucker.
GimmeaQuad
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