Re: [vpFREE] harrahs best VP

 

Many, if not most, of these "Best of" articles and lists, especially in magazines, are actually 'pay-to-play' puff pieces, with the results somehow -not implying anything here, by any means ; ) - seemingly heavily skewed in favor of entities that just coincidentally happen to have advertisements in, around, and surrounding the article. Now whether the ad is taken out AFTER the poll has been completed, in order to garner favorable publicity, or BEFORE the poll, who knows.

I know that, for a fact, a certain type of shop in LA was named as the "Best (That Type of) Shop in LA" with a three page article describing the shop, giving its history, the story of its founder, etc. after the payment of $10K. That came directly from the shop owner, not from an internet rumor, or what might have been said by a friend of a friend of the owner's barber, etc.
I give as much credence to these lists as I do to political comments by actresses and actors, and to cow farts.
 Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you; if you don't bet, you can't win. -Lazarus Long
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is. -Yogi Berra
There is no such thing as luck. There is only adequate or inadequate preparation to cope with a statistical universe. -Robert Heinlein
From: "Howard Stern pyiddy@att.net [vpFREE]" <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
To: "vpFREE@yahoogroups.com" <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] harrahs best VP

  Was this the result of some vote by casino players? Most do not know a good vp game from a bad one!Many years ago Casino Player magazine had Hollywood Aurora as the second best casino hotel in the Chicago Area.They still do not have a hotel!

On Tuesday, March 31, 2015 12:59 PM, "George Lee glee4ever@yahoo.com [vpFREE]" <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


  The same goes for Best of Las Vegas selections as truly being the best...not.

Just an advertising gimmick for what P. T. Barnum said about one being born every
minute.

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