Yea, doesn't bother me at all to go to a 99% machine when they send me $850 :-)
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "vp_wiz" <harry.porter@...> wrote:
>
> Sharon wrote:
> > We will be in Vegas in October and just got an offer from the
> > Flamingo for $850 in Reel Rewards play. Does anyone know if this is
> > good for use on VP. I have called the casino twice but am not
> > confident that the people I talked to were sure of the answer. They
> > both told me it was good on VP. The offer states table games and
> > slots. I am not sure that includes VP. The people I talked to said
> > VP is a slot game and is included in the promotion. Anyone here
> > know for sure.
>
> It seems to be a more common practice in Harrah's/Caesars casinos to preclude some of the strong vp machines from accepting Reel Rewards coupons. It appears that this is in reaction to some players who regularly seek out these machines to play through coupons once and run with the money.
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> If it should be necessary to play an inferior vp game in order to convert the coupons to playable credits (or simply cash out), bear in mind that even in taking a 1% paytable cut to do so on a $1000 offer it only costs you about $10 in EV when played through once. It's not the worst sacrifice.
>
> That said, in a recent trip to Tahoe where I desired to redeem a coupon on a machine in the HL area which was labeled with such an exclusion, they were willing to accommodate with conversion to a standard machine ticket. (Wouldn't advise such a request if your intent is to play through once and run.)
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