Put me down as a possible attendee.
Karen
Every time I hear the dirty word 'exercise' I wash my mouth out with
Chocolate
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The following vpFREE poll is now closed. Here are the
final results:
POLL QUESTION: What was your total lifetime VP profit or loss (include all cash or cash equivalents received) as of 31 DEC 2009 ?
CHOICES AND RESULTS
- Lost between $1,001 and $10,000, 13 votes, 13.54%
- Lost between $1 and $1,000, 8 votes, 8.33%
- Broke about even, 11 votes, 11.46%
- Won between $1 and $1,000, 1 votes, 1.04%
- Won between $1,001 and $10,000, 9 votes, 9.38%
- Won between $10,001 and $50,000, 16 votes, 16.67%
- Won between $50,001 and $200,000, 7 votes, 7.29%
- Won between $200,001 and $1,000,000, 12 votes, 12.50%
- Won more than $1,000,000, 1 votes, 1.04%
- Lost more than $1,000,000, 0 votes, 0.00%
- Lost between $200,001 and $1,000,000, 0 votes, 0.00%
- Lost between $50,001 and $200,000, 7 votes, 7.29%
- Lost between $10,001 and $50,000, 11 votes, 11.46%
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The following vpFREE poll is now closed. Here are the
final results:
POLL QUESTION: What was your VP profit or loss (include all cash or cash equivalents received) in 2009 ?
CHOICES AND RESULTS
- Broke about even, 7 votes, 4.70%
- Won between $1 and $1,000, 9 votes, 6.04%
- Won between $1,001 and $10,000, 31 votes, 20.81%
- Won between $10,001 and $50,000, 11 votes, 7.38%
- Won between $50,001 and $500,000, 8 votes, 5.37%
- Won more than $500,000, 0 votes, 0.00%
- Lost more than $500,000, 0 votes, 0.00%
- Lost between $50,001 and $500,000, 4 votes, 2.68%
- Lost between $10,001 and $50,000, 18 votes, 12.08%
- Lost between $1,001 and $10,000, 43 votes, 28.86%
- Lost between $1 and $1,000, 18 votes, 12.08%
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You are correct. Rarely a $1 progressive gets put on a $0.25 bank for example, saw it once at the Stardust.
--- On Sat, 1/1/11, Valerie Pollard <vpollard@socal.rr.com> wrote:
From: Valerie Pollard <vpollard@socal.rr.com>
Subject: [vpFREE] Progressive Question
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, January 1, 2011, 10:40 PM
Hi all,
I think I remember reading here once that if a casino has a progressive jackpot going that hasn't been hit, and they want to discontinue those machines in their inventory, that they have to reassign the jackpot money somewhere else? Or do they have to keep those machines active until someone hits it?
Does anyone know what the truth of it is? I'm curious about this.
Thanks,
Valerie
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Playing mostly JoB variants recently and probably would win the prize
for least number of winning hands.
A few days ago, I had this awful run:
Played 100 credits, got 1 winning hand (Jacks or Better) before the
credit meter hit 0.
Played 100 credits, got 2 winning hands (a Jacks or Better and a Two
Pair) before the credit meter hit 0.
Switched to a Deuces Wild game.
Played 100 credits, got 3 winning hands, nothing better than a
straight, before I ran out of credits.
Switched back to a JoB game.
Played 100 credits, got about 4-5 winning hands before running out
this time.
Got up and left out of frustration because it was beyond not fun
anymore.
I need CoachVee and Hedy to give me some lessons on how to get lucky.
:-)
Hi all,
I think I remember reading here once that if a casino has a progressive jackpot going that hasn't been hit, and they want to discontinue those machines in their inventory, that they have to reassign the jackpot money somewhere else? Or do they have to keep those machines active until someone hits it?
Does anyone know what the truth of it is? I'm curious about this.
Thanks,
Valerie
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On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 4:30 PM, King Fish <vpkingfish@gmail.com> wrote:
> I can understand a nonsmoker's objection to a smoking room because of
> the lingering odor of the smoke. But you say this was the first night
> they were open. There's no odor if nobody has ever actually smoked in
> the room. Do you object to the mere concept of a smoking room, so
> much so that you'd go to the trouble of moving rooms?
as someone who is allergic to smoke, i would request a room change if
i found out i had a smoking room, even if it didn't smell and i knew
for a fact that it had never been smoked in. i expect that the air
circulation is much more likely to bring smoke into my room from the
hallway or other rooms if i'm on a smoking floor than if i'm on a
nonsmoking floor. i've had this problem before.
maybe this isn't actually the case - i am hardly an expert on air
circulation systems in large hotels - but it doesn't seem like an
irrational concern.
cheers,
five
If he is the big stinky slob that sat next to me the other evening at the VP machine's along with a woman on the other side blowing cigar smoke & squeezing into my space, I'd say it was the smell. Of course, I lit up a cigarette and started blowing smoke back along with yelling "I love you dear" down the row to another machine to my husband & they were off and running. Whomever it was, I was glad for the cigar smell to somewhat cover up the body odor. lol. I've never been intimidated.
~ ¤(¯`*•.¸(¯`*•.¸ Meredith ¸.•*´¯)¸.•*´¯)¤ ~
My New Years Resolution is "That I will be less laz"
--- On Sun, 1/2/11, Frank <frank@progressivevp.com> wrote:
From: Frank <frank@progressivevp.com>
Subject: [vpFREE] Tuna the whole story
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, January 2, 2011, 1:52 AM
There's been so much chatter about Tuna I was hoping someone knew the full story of his nickname, "Tuna, the big fish".
I heard he got it fishing diamond wedding rings out of the Truckee river in Reno, where failed spouses cast them after messy divorces.
I'd love to know if that's fiction or fact.
Oh, lets all try to remember Tuna is dead and that it is bad form to talk ill of the dead.
~FK
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nudge51 wrote:
A couple of LV casinos offer 9-6 Bdlx. as one of their better paying games.
================================
Thanks for the chart. On a related note, I asked Tarek Cluff, Director of Slot Operations at Gold Coast, to install 9-6 Bdlx in quarters, halfs, and dollars. He said it has been installed on several banks.
What Mickey said wasn't even close to rude or even close to what he should have (IMHO) said. Where the hell have you been living if you consider that rude? Don't hold your breath waiting for an apology... you don't deserve one.
And don't bother to respond to me... I've said all I'm going to say and the list doesn't deserve to read us pissing at each other.
On 1/1/2011 7:32 PM, jim_mason7 wrote:
> Rudeness has no place on this or any other forum. I will accept your apology in advance. Otherwise it is time for the moderator to cut you off.
>
> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Mickey"<mickeycrimm@...> wrote:
>>
>> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "jim_mason7"<7711-jimmason@> wrote>
>>>
>>>
>>> Guys-it is all very amusing- but very hard to believe.
>>> A little proof, not anecdotes would be more convincing.
>>>
>>>
>> Oh, so you want the truth?, er, proof? I'll just have to call my good buddy, aaahhh what's his name? Anyways's he'll definitely deliver the undeniable truth to you. But he won't give you any proof.
>>
>> WIth all due respect, sir....Do you really think I give a rat's ass what you believe?
>>
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There's been so much chatter about Tuna I was hoping someone knew the full story of his nickname, "Tuna, the big fish".
I heard he got it fishing diamond wedding rings out of the Truckee river in Reno, where failed spouses cast them after messy divorces.
I'd love to know if that's fiction or fact.
Oh, lets all try to remember Tuna is dead and that it is bad form to talk ill of the dead.
~FK
Rudeness has no place on this or any other forum. I will accept your apology in advance. Otherwise it is time for the moderator to cut you off.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Mickey" <mickeycrimm@...> wrote:
>
> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "jim_mason7" <7711-jimmason@> wrote>
> >
> >
> > Guys-it is all very amusing- but very hard to believe.
> > A little proof, not anecdotes would be more convincing.
> >
> >
> Oh, so you want the truth?, er, proof? I'll just have to call my good buddy, aaahhh what's his name? Anyways's he'll definitely deliver the undeniable truth to you. But he won't give you any proof.
>
> WIth all due respect, sir....Do you really think I give a rat's ass what you believe?
>
They had a trial run/dress rehearsal going for 30 days ish
before the official opening.
Some guest that was there pre-opening probably smoked
in it, or who knows?
--- On Sat, 1/1/11, King Fish <vpkingfish@gmail.com> wrote:
From: King Fish <vpkingfish@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re: New Luxury Resort The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Opens Its Doors
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, January 1, 2011, 4:30 PM
On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 7:07 PM, mikeymic <mikeymic@yahoo.com> wrote:
I'm behind. Sue me.
> ... I stayed at ARIA the very first night about a year ago.
> ... checked in, unpacked and had to repack when the non-smoking room turned out to be just the opposite.
I can understand a nonsmoker's objection to a smoking room because of
the lingering odor of the smoke. But you say this was the first night
they were open. There's no odor if nobody has ever actually smoked in
the room. Do you object to the mere concept of a smoking room, so
much so that you'd go to the trouble of moving rooms?
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I believe this information is wrong. Swapping out reels is only required if the theme changes. To change the payback of a particular slot game, the weighting of each spot on the reels change, not the physical reels themselves. As far as I know this has always been the case.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 1, 2011, at 4:19 PM, "Frank" <frank@progressivevp.com> wrote:
> This is an interesting question. Since video poker machines cannot be "changed" without a visible alteration to the pay-table, I can only guess you are asking about slots.
> In the old days most casinos only changed slot return after monthly or quarterly accounting sessions, or even more commonly during remodeling. Changing the return of a slot required replacing the reels and as this was costly, it was usually avoided. Nor did the casinos need to change them, many slots (Even the ones with 10% meter-rise) had massive holds and needed no alteration to be big bread winners for the house.
>
> Machines might be shut down and checked for errors mid-month, only if they required 3 fills in a shift (standard house rule). Even so they were not changed, only fixed, if broken.
>
> This is no longer the case. Now changing the return of a slot only requires swapping out the chip-set, with no alteration to the hardware or physical reels. I have even heard that some casinos can alter return on the fly with newly available software suites.
>
> I have not personally verified or disproved these claims, since I stopped playing slots the day the went electromechanical.
> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Meredith And Kenny <meredithandkenny@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Do any of you know how often the machine's are updated or changed ?? IE:: a bunch of people are winning on one machine,,,,do they change it ?
If I were not a smoker, I would complain & expect some sort of comp. Especially, if they are new, it should be exactly as you paid for. However, I admit to smoking in non smoking rooms however, with a window open or in the bathroom or kitchen with an exhaust fan & use smoke spray *that takes away smoke odors*. This has been when it was the only suite available.
The Cosmo is nothing short of Amazing and I couldn't imagine them not complying to a customers needs & going over board to address complaints as they are so new & do not want bad media. However, if people don't speak up when they find themselves in a position such as this, they cannot do what needs to be done.
~ ¤(¯`*•.¸(¯`*•.¸ Meredith ¸.•*´¯)¸.•*´¯)¤ ~
Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once.
Lillian Dickson
--- On Sun, 1/2/11, King Fish <vpkingfish@gmail.com> wrote:
From: King Fish <vpkingfish@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re: New Luxury Resort The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Opens Its Doors
> ... checked in, unpacked and had to repack when the non-smoking room turned out to be just the opposite.
I can understand a nonsmoker's objection to a smoking room because of
the lingering odor of the smoke. But you say this was the first night
they were open. There's no odor if nobody has ever actually smoked in
the room. Do you object to the mere concept of a smoking room, so
much so that you'd go to the trouble of moving rooms?
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