I returned to The Downstream Friday. I stopped off at the Buffalo Run casino in Miami and played some VP, where I won $75 on VP. It was such a beautiful day I detoured and drove 16 miles to another casino outside of Seneca, Indigo Sky casino. This is a very nice casino with all of the ammenities. This was my first visit here. Friends from the Downstream come here quite a bit. I was $300 down on slots when I hit on a Neptune for $307, letting me break even. I drove North 14 miles to the Downstream.
Checking into the hotel I had $100 food comp on the room. VIP services gave me a $50 gas comp. The purpose for this visit is the Cash Drawings for tonight and also a VIP dinner and a mystery gift on Saturday night, in appreciation for all the money we have given to the Casino.
As usual, out of 16 names drawn, mine was not one of them. I had $150 in free play that I turned into $300. My luck continued with Pai Gow. I retired for the evening around midnight with a $700 win for the day.
Saturday, I tempered my gambling, wanting to wait till 4 pm when they have a drawing once an hour for the table game players, for $500 in placquer's,(non-negotiable chips), you play these until you lose them. you earn entries by playing during the week. I's a good marketing ploy. The response is great from the players with a lot of eagerness and enthusiasm for the drawings. The players love winning the placqure's and they hate losing the plaqure's more than losing cash.
I love winning placqure's, so I waited for every drawing before going to the big party. I assumed the 7 pm drawing would be at or near 7pm. Wrong, they waited till 7:45. The party ends at 8 PM. I get to the party the food is cold. They're starting to clean up. I'm really upset that the pit bosses waited so late to draw, causing me to be late. I ran into the top two directors of player development. I vented my frustration about how the drawings are conducted. When I return to the Pai Gow game. The head honcho is talking to the top Pit supervisor. The Numero Uno tells the Pit supervisor to give me $400 in placques and a comment card to fill out on how to improve the drawings.
I leave Sunday at 12 noon. $1,700 net winner, feeling good but knowing that I will never win a drawing for placques again.