Well for 500 points, what were you expecting? :)
Sure more is better, but (sometimes) the casinos have to come up with promotions that can actually make them money.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Mary Ann" <justmare111@...> wrote:
>
> Wow, that's really lame. I'll be there on the 18th, so I'll participate, but won't have much as far as expectation goes.
>
> It wasn't necessary for me to type it in, thank goodness. I just copied and pasted it in from Silverton's web site.
>
> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "gamb00ler" <gamb00ler@> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Mary Ann wrote:
> > >
> > > ALL the promotion details
> >
> > That was very kind of you to type all that in!
> >
> > WARNING! WARNING! CYNICAL RANT BELOW!
> >
> > Unfortunately this promotion seems to be worth very little.
> > I am almost certain that it is designed by the casino to
> > have the appearance of randomness but in reality is far
> > from it. The four cards "selected" by the casino to be
> > part of the final five card hand are most likely chosen
> > so that the possible prizes will be very low. Also
> > the selection of "cards" that players earn will also
> > probably be non-random and will further extend the
> > casino's restriction of the prizes to the very low ones.
> >
> > I got $5 each of the two days I participated. On the 1st
> > the four posted cards contained a small pair. Yesterday,
> > the 2nd, the four cards were 2,3,4,5 allowing only a straight
> > or one pair as final hands.
> >
> > Of course based on a sample of only two I cannot
> > say that I have any mathematical basis for my opinion.
> > But, I have several years experience with casino
> > promotions. I also know quite well to what depths a casino
> > is willing to descend in order to separate customers
> > from their cash all the while giving them the illusion
> > that they have a chance to win big.
> >
> > Caveat emptor!
> >
> > Now, go out and beat those terrible odds!
> > Gamb00ler
> >
>
