<<How does 800 points equal $40,000 coin in?>>
The Cogno answer:
Is this a trick question?
The Mickey Crimm answer:
That's an interesting story. It turns out a old-time Vegas himuckimuck named
Angus MacCoin had a partial interest in the real estate underneath the
Venetian (formerly the Sands location). I had a 635% play in 1939 there that
none of you knew about and it's probably just as well. Put in your own shoe
leather. Well, old MacCoin died and decreed a covenant with the land in his
will saying that as long as there are slot machines (which he called
"fruity-fruities") anywhere on the land in perpetuity that anyone who could
play as much as $5,000 in one day would get 100 points. Never mind that
MacCoin's points were only redeemable for chewing tobacco and discounts on
brothel services at his place in Pahrump. When they built the Venetian, the
legal eagles working for Sheldon Adelson told him he'd have to give 100
points for every $5,000. And that's where we are today, but you won't find
me there...I still have one or two 492% plays I'm going to milk before the
rest of you find them.
The Harry Potter answer:
I sympathize with your puzzlement. It seems unlikely that $50 coin-in is
necessary to earn even one point at the Venetian, given that $3 to $10 seems
the norm at most Las Vegas casinos. Notwithstanding your bewilderment, a
quick check of the slot-club page of vpFREE (which I'm certain you would
have visited had you only known about it) reveals that the coin-in
requirement at the Venetian is indeed $50/point. I can certainly empathize
with your probable frustration and embarrassment at learning that such a
simple resource was available, yet I urge you heartily to consult it in the
future before posting questions that risk trying the collective patience of
the close-knit community we call our own.
Cogno