Many of you are in the habit of calculating the total expected from play by adding up the sum of the game's return, slot club payback, gifts, chance of winning a drawing, and so forth. But it's hard to do that when there is an "unknown" in the equation.
Yesterday I received an "exciting" (in marketing's eyes) promotion offer which I am seeing a lot lately. A casino sent me a scratch-off ticket with some freeplay hidden underneath. I looked on the back to see what the range of values could be (i.e. $5 to $1000, for example), but no luck. So, showing up on the exact date to collect this mystery money would be pure speculation. After all, the ticket is voided if you scratch and reveal the slot credit amount before arriving at the player's club booth.
I don't know about you, but I'm very wary about arranging a trip to play based on a promotion I can't value. Some of you might do it if you're planning to play anyway regardless of the amount of the bonus. Others might not want to make the effort at all if it were below a certain amount.
But since I wasn't planning to make a special trip that date to play , I went ahead and scratched off the ticket to satisfy my curiosity.
The slot credit amount was $50.
