I am coming to Vegas on May 6th. and is there any possibility that I could meet you? Will you be appearing anywhere? I will be in town until the 18th. Going to see Jubilee on the 17th. and leaving on the 18th. I’m from a suburb of Chicago (Bartlett) and will be coming to town with my (other). My daughter and her best friend since childhood (just like my daughter too) will be coming on the 12th. till the 18th. They will be staying at Harrah’s the whole time. I have a room at Harrah’s on the 17th and 18th. and another room on the 17th. and 18th. at Harrah’s that are both comped with the tickets for Jubilee on the 17th. I know you probably have already seen Jubilee on your own comps but you are welcome to the room and tickets if you would like. I have some friends that live in Vegas but since its on a work night they can’t (at this time ) take advantage. I’m 65 years old and retired. My other is 70. Hoping to hear from you.

Barbara

Clearly, those who view video poker as entertainment can choose to return to a casino even though the overall return is not optimal. Spend your money as you please.

But, if you want to get the most “bang for your buck”, then follow Jean’s advice and constantly evaluate which are your best opportunities. The timeless advice to NEVER get too comfortable applies now more than ever.

I also don’t think there’s much danger of a casino that you or I snub because of a degradation in their inventory, suddenly improving their inventory and remembering that snub. Overall, VP inventory is getting MUCH worse, and comps are getting insanely stingy. Cashback is almost completely a thing of the past. If a casino’s VP goes down the toilet, it’s usually gone for good.

In any case, all this discussion will be moot very soon. VP will soon be no longer playable ANYWHERE. Even as recently as 2005, who would have thought that comp rates would be less than 0.1%, that cashback would be 0.05% if you could get it at all, and that at many casinos, you couldn’t even find a game as good as 9/6 JOB?

I therefore recommend an approach of sucking up all the goodies you can get, but NEVER playing even one dime if the EV of the play is too low to justify it. I don’t even think this approach would hurt you, as mailing lists get traded like baseball cards, and there’s always somebody out there trolling for new business–especially as the dearth of playable VP, and the overall tightening up oif gambling in general, has gradually but drastically shrunk the customer base. There are far less people out there who can afford to give action, now that casino greed has all but killed VP.