Comments on: Changes

By: Kevin Lewis

Kevin Lewis — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 00:39:19 +0000

I actually think that unless the economy recovers (ha!), slot clubs will become largely a thing of the past. Yes, they’ll be used as marketing tools, but there won’t be any but the most paltry benefits. Casinos, being stupid, have reacted to the recession by raising prices and lowering quality of service (the polar opposite of what a rational business SHOULD do in such a situation). Slashing slot club benefits (and gutting VP paytables) is just another way of raising prices. It follows that they would cut down on the physical space occupied by the slot club (and on the personnel manning it) if they considered that aspect of marketing less important.
One thing is true, though: they’ve already proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that people will play bad games and in general, put up with being ripped off, so why would they bother to offer value? (The death knell was when they put in 6:5 blackjack and it didn’t affect patronage AT ALL; that showed them that ploppies vastly outnumber smart players.) Normally, competition would help keep good value in play, but there is far more collusion than competition among casinos. The days of the positive EV play are all but over.

By: DF

DF — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:52:24 +0000

Dan, I think you are confusing Ultimate X with Multistrike.

By: ken orgera

ken orgera — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:29:02 +0000

terrible’s / silver 7’s combined them over a year ago.

By: GURUPERF

GURUPERF — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 22:57:55 +0000

As far as making the players club desk remote/inaccessible, my thoughts are that the new players will hunt it out for the advertised $10 FSP signup bonus, or whatever is being offered “free”. Once signed up, the new players have a long way to go before they earn anything meaningful, and can, therefore, be ignored.

Making it nearly impossible to find, however, keeps all those pesky existing players away; you know the ones who ask questions the boothlings are unable, or unwilling, to answer. Such as “what are the rules of this promotion?” Or “Can I get a comped meal, based on my play?”

By: Dan Sowards

Dan Sowards — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 20:53:57 +0000

Jean, if by Ultimate X you are referring to the VP game where the multiplier increases as you move “up the ladder” in a multi-handed game, I understand your reluctance to plow a lot of money into the game over a long period of time. However, I am more than willing to take a $100 bill and “try my luck” at this game, as the potential outcomes can be great. I’ve only played the game twice, and both times I ended up winning considerable $$, as I reached the top (X8) twice, both times with good winning hands.

By: cynthia sue

cynthia sue — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 20:42:24 +0000

I was at the Orleans buffet a week before last and there was a sign at one of the food stations. It said, something like take all you want but eat all you take.

I honestly felt like a child being scolded for not eating my veggies In the school cafeteria.

This is Vegas and I am 60 ,plus I paid for the food. Only ate half the cabbage roll.

what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Yes even the cabbage roll

By: Sylvia Gosline

Sylvia Gosline — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 20:35:58 +0000

I see Ultimate X around a lot and was wondering if it had any positive pay tables. Is the strategy available anywhere?