I like this approach -- a lot.
Additionally, players (like us) could populate tourist BBs and give this advice -- to look to play in casinos "that have those 100% payback signs on the video poker machines" and give the rationale, "that since there is no way of knowing what the payback will be on a slot machine, you need to look at the video poker paytables" and play at the casinos that offer the best games overall.
A well-planned, well-executed grass-roots campaign to educate the public could be effective -- especially if we also educate tourists to avoid their hotel's over-priced restaurants and shows (which inflate their prices so that the average tourists pay for the casnio's whales).
The bottom line is that if we can impact key revenue streams, changes would have to be made.
Lainie
You know every time I turn on the T.V. there is one of those
gambling shows running on the travel channel. Perhaps Jean Scott or
Anthony Curtis could help us out here, they are constantly being
interviewed on those shows. I guarantee you that the people who
watch those gambling shows are gamblers and are coveted by the
Harrahs type of executives. All they (Scott and Curtis) have to do
is point out the obvious. If you are a slots player and you are
trying to decide where to play look for casino's that have those
100% payback signs on the video poker machines. Since there is no
way of knowing what the payback will be on a slot machine you need
to look at the video poker paytables. Telling a mass audience to
memorize the paytables isn't feasable, but honestly most Casinos
that have good games end up putting those signs on the machines, and
well they should. Sinc Snake Eyes
> No number of skilled players complaining to Harrahs or
abandoning
> Harrahs will make any difference. Harrahs has made the decision,
> likely correct, that it's in their interest to only court
players
who
> are unskilled enough to gamble at a large disadvantage.
>
> Therefore, the only thing that will motivate Harrahs is if
UNskilled
> players abandon them. When Harrahs lowers the return on VP, it
hurts
> everyone regardless of skill, but only the skilled players
notice.
If
> the unskilled players noticed, then Harrahs would take notice.
>
> So, what might do good is any type of action that would make
> unskilled players aware that they'll be lower payback on VP when
they
> gamble at Caesars now, compared to last year. Imagine, if there
were
> a large ad in the LV Sun, or a prominent gaming publication read
by
> many unskilled gamblers, and it announced that Caesars had
> drastically lowered the payback on VP. Harrahs would surely
notice
> that.
>
> I'm not gonna pay for that ad... but hey, maybe Wynn would
bankroll
> it!
>
> Stuart (RandomStu)
> http://home.comcast.net/~sresnick2/fungames.htm
Very well stated Stu. A group of AP's here in MO spent
considerable
time trying to sway the opinion of the GM in STL (and KC a couple
years later) after they pulled AA. I tried telling them that they
were wasting their time and the HET employees were likely laughing
and pumping their fists at pi$$ing off some AP's...and the fact
that
they were griping about the elimination of AA simply reinforced
their
decisions....
If you're going to pi$$ and moan, be sure you craft your letter to
appear as if you're the typical uneducated ploppie...hard to do
when
specifically mentioning "9/6 Jacks" or "NSUD"
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