I was at Showboat on the 23rd & 24th and the countdown on the full pay machine was 5000. That's $250 per point. The countdown on the other VP machines was 750 which is $37.50 per point. I play the 9/6 Jacks, and 8/5 Bonus on the full pay machines. The other games I play are Triple Play AC Joker (chasing the pie in the sky 5 aces dealt) and single line double joker.
I guess I will have to figure out a way to evaluate the worth of my tier credits compared to the potential payback of the full pay machine.
Another note - Bally's has stripped a lot of their VP. The Triple Play full pay bonus, progressives have been moved and half of them are gone. Also, they will no longer be progressive as of 1/5/14. I also could no longer find any dollar 9/6 Jacks or 8/5 Bonus. They put in new dollar machines, but the paybacks were cut.
Not looking good for VP in AC.
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