Ellis Island POV 2026 Question

Anthony - I have been a member for several years and purchased the 2026 book at your office on January 26th. I went to redeem the casino play for Ellis Island and I sat and played $10 for the free play wheel spin.  When trying to redeem at the machine it stated that I only had played 5 points which was my $10 and stated that I had to play $10 more dollars for the promotion to validate.  I did play $10 more dollars ($20 Total) and then the wheel spin did validate and I was rewarded the free play.  I have never had this happen in past years of redemtion.  Did I do something wrong or was this a negotiation misstep??  Thanks for the reply.

Peter, Ellis Island, like many casinos, has cut its already paltry points-earned in half for video poker. It takes $1 coin-in to earn one point on slots, but it takes $2 coin-in on video poker.

You can find out players' club points info on VPFree2.

You should always check that before you play. Sometimes a point reduction changes a good play to a fair or poor one. In the case of Ellis Island, you were giving up $0.40 in EV instead of $0.20, which would have been the case if points were earned at $1 = 1 point  So only a minor difference.