Casinoboss Answers Your Questions: Part III

Good to have you back, CB. Stations has recently reinstalled its Grand Lux Cafes after originally replacing them with Cocos. I never did like the switch to Cocos, but it sure did seem like they didn't last long. From a casino pov, how long do you stick with a change before reverting to the original or changing to something else? Is it based on time, dollars, or some type of combination?

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That's really hard to say. Hate to say it, but "it depends". Sometimes companies just milk their investment dry (see some downtown casinos) and then sometimes they just will change on a whim (Wynn sort of follows this model).

Is Casino Boss really Rob Singer?

Casinoboss...

Are you currently employed by a casino?
In what capacity, what is your job title/description?

No, he makes sense!

Hello Boss - good to see you again.

1. Do you think the Cosmo will be successful (more than Aria) ?
2. How do those "independant" casinos work comps (like Cosmo, TI, Tropicana) ?, will they offer more free play, free rooms ?
3. Have any casinos ever thought of offering discounted Dollar slot credit ...i.e. offer me to Buy $1500 slot credit for $1200 (or discounted rate) - this would get the casino cash - give me slightly more credit - which I am sure to lose and more.

For the record - LVS lost our business...like many we got the 2 to 4 night free and free play - well no more offers.
If we pay for a room we will spend the $200.00 at Wynn or Cosmo or Aria.

In speaking with dealers in the high limit area at the Cosmopolitan, I found that quite a few are moonlighting from their regular jobs in other casinos, like the MGM properties and CET properties.

Is that allowed by the main casinos who employ them full-time? Thinking of branding and uniqueness--especially when it comes to high end areas--you want to see "exclusivity" as opposed to "Hey, I just saw you dealing $10 BJ at El Cortez, or Imperial Palace!"

They should change the casino boss thread to "Hey time for the same old questions and answers re:slot machines and paybacks. Lemme ask you this? Do you people ever go outside and enjoy your life ? JHC

No

Yes.

I'm a senior leader. I've worked in many departments in a variety of markets in my career. I don't want to go past that.