https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/response-to-comments/ A Las Vegas Advisor Blog from the "Queen of Comps" Sat, 25 Apr 2020 20:14:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.4 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/response-to-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-3245 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:05:57 +0000 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=187#comment-3245 The (HUGE) difference between the kind of plays you are doing now, and the ones from your “frugal days”, is that way back when, you knew EXACTLY what your theoretical return was, both from the inherent +EV of the game and the value of slot club bennies (which were much more quantifiable then than now). What you seem to have moved to (out of “necessity”?) is -EV high denomination plays, where you HOPE that the casino will compensate you after the fact. The games you play now, I hope, have EVs no worse than 9/6 JOB, or at least something like 8/5 Bonus or even (ecch) 9/6 DDB, but I know from recent experience that even games that good are hard to find, especially in high-denom multi-play. So I’ll assume for the sake of discussion that you’re playing at an average EV of 99%. 400 hands (an hour) of $1 Five-Play will therefore cost $100. Can you REALLY get comps/mailers/deep wet kisses that compensate for that kind of bleeding? And more importantly, can you COUNT on those perks? When you receive your goodies AFTER THE FACT, you are at the mercy of the casinos–nothing prevents them from cutting you off. And yes, you can switch casinos in indignation, but in the meantime the huge -EV of the last trip is down the drain.
It seems as if you’ve abandoned the “Frugal Philosophy” of only playing games with a demonstrated players’ advantage, in order to become a coddled VP whale. Nothing wrong with that–to each his/her own–but does this mean that the Frugal strategy is, in general, a thing of the past?

]]> https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/response-to-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-3073 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:55:54 +0000 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=187#comment-3073 Playing time is not unlimited, especially as we age. Everyone needs to pick opportunities carefully so that your time is used as wisely as your money.

]]> https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/response-to-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-3072 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:43:02 +0000 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=187#comment-3072 Jean, My only comments are, I’m sure you earned these comps through many hours of smart play and taking advantage of special offers. Bravo, however it seemed that perhaps you could have shared some of your good fortune with those less fortunate. It would have been nice to read this, considering the city you were in.

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