Posted by: "Mickey" mickeycrimm@yahoo.com mickeycrimm
Sat May 21, 2011 4:40 pm (PDT)
>"Casino officials gave away the last of the Sahara's jackpot cash Friday, awarding 63 players about $500 apiece." Note that the sentence says "the last." <
Thanks, Mickey, for posting the link to this article.
Yes,I would like to know what the reporter meant by "the last". And the phrase "jackpot cash" needs clarifying, also.
Can't go into specifics, for fear my relative (who is an AP) will lose her day job, but many journalists, even those based in Las Vegas, are woefully ignorant about a major industry here. Maybe some of the stuff in this article wasn't so clear or accurate.
The article ought to have addressed the issue of what the gaming commission requirements are in disposing of progressives,and also player card points, when a casino closes. I had a fabulous Last Supper at the House of Lords, but what happens to the few cents left on my card?
On a lighter note, it would be fun to know what happened to the four or five year old Corvette and the "Happy Days" era car, atop their bank of slot machines. While walking by, I would not Roll On The Floor Laughing, but would be wondering why most folks were playing short coin, when placards on each machine stated that a max bet was required to win the car.
