I have been keeping very accurate records of my play and my wife's play for
years. Caesars' win/loss statements always show more losses than my records
and I think I know why. I think the computers at most if not all of their
casinos count free play ( either from coupons or downloaded @ the machine )
as coin in. If I put $200 in coupons into the machine along with $200 in
actual cash, and later check out with $300, my records show a gain of $100.
Caesars thinks I lost $100. Since we rarely play where we have no free
play, and usually stop playing when we are no longer at advantage, over the
course of a year ( amassing over 1.3 million tier points between us ) we
see differences often amounting to several thousand dollars. I can't figure
how Caesars finds any advantage to this calculation process. Gambling in a
casino is a zero sum game; I cannot win unless the casino loses. By the
same token, I cannot lose unless the casino wins. If they give me $200 in
free play coupons and I lose them I am in the same financial shape as
before I sat down to play and the casino hasn't won a nickel.
Joel P.
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