I thought players had to lose $100 to get the $100 in free play. Did you break even and still get the $100? I played the $10 Double Double. I assume that's better than playing a short coin $25 machine. I would have played until I was $800 or so ahead.
----- Jason Pawloski <jpawloski@gmail.com> wrote:
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>I meant to post about this, but forgot.
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> I was at the Cosmo last week and signed up for the card. They explained the
> $100 as follows: it seems, from my understanding, that coin out is deducted
> *AGAINST* the $100. So if you put in $100, and lose it all, but along the
> way you won $30.00 here and there, they would reimburse you $70. The lady at
> the booth mentioned that "Many people are confused about that." And of
> course I'm thinking "Of course they are, because it's misleading and no one
> thinks that way."
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> So anyway, the "optimal strategy" is to play 1 hand at $100. I went to their
> high limit room and did play one hand of 4 coin $25 deuces wild. Since I was
> betting short, I would have been PISSED if I hit the royal. Thankfully I
> didn't - I did get 3 of a kind though and cashed out. The most boring
> possible outcome ...
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> On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Chris Homan <auhoman@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Looks like this deal is now good until July 31st
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> > http://www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com/game/identity_promotions.aspx
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> > On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:13 PM, Mark <fuj@socal.rr.com> wrote:
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> > > I was told by an Identity boothling that they will match levels from
> > Strip
> > > casinos. Off-Strip requires a supervisor's approval. I don't know if the
> > > Palms, M, Hilton, et. al, are considered "off-Strip" for this promotion.
> > > Station and downtown casinos are.
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> > >
> > > --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Chris Homan <auhoman@...> wrote:
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> > > > They will match with equivalent of say diamond for harrahs in their
> > > > reward system
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> > > > On Thursday, June 2, 2011, camwellcam <camwellcam@...> wrote:
> > > > > Does anyone understand this from the article?
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> > > > > "Don't have an identity card? Don't worry about it. The Cosmopolitan
> > > will match anyone's points from any other casino in Las Vegas. Just bring
> > a
> > > rewards card to the Identity membership desk."
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> > > > > ~cam
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "vpFREE Administrator" <vpfreeadmin@>
> > > wrote:
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> > > > >> LVRJ: Cosmopolitan promotion attempts to bring visitors to
> > struggling
> > > casino floor
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> > http://www.lvrj.com/business/cosmopolitan-promotion-attempts-to-bring-visitors-to-struggling-casino-floor-123009053.html
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> > > > >> or
> > > > >>
> > > > >> http://tinyurl.com/6kv4afo
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> > > > >> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/6kv4afo">
> > > > >> http://tinyurl.com/6kv4afo</a>
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