Bill:
I agree with you (message #19826) that four casinos downgrading their
video poker inventory does not mean the end of the world as we know
it.
As you stated, there are still many Las Vegas venues where we can
play our preferred games. We have been to most of them. However,
there is no doubt that it will not be as convenient for us. I guess
we have been spoilt somewhat by the availability of good video poker
at the Coast Casinos, their shuttle buses, etc.
While we have, on occasion rented a car in Las Vegas (when we are
with friends), mostly we have not. Getting to the all the casinos
where FPDW and 10/7 DBP remain available,(the Palms excepted), almost
certainly will require us to rent a vehicle, (and contribute to the
hated Las Vegas traffic problem).
In any event, we will see how all this plays out. We still plan to go
to Vegas this November, and after that we'll continue to keep our
options open.
But, as I stated previously, the economics do not justify going to
Vegas if playing video poker is the only motivation. Our average
transportation cost per trip (for my wife and I) is in the
neighbourhood of $800 Canadian. For that same $800, we can make
perhaps 50 day trips to a casino near us. We can play $.50 triple or
five line 9/6 JOB, with .33% cashback and .45% "bonus cash", plus
food comps as well. This may not last (on our most recent visit the
number of machines had been halved), but while it's available, we
intend to give it lots of play.
All that said, even if the video poker in Vegas dries up completely,
(unlikely), we'll probably continue to go there, but less often,
because there's a lot more to life than video poker.
Neil