On one of my first visits to Las Vegas (1987),
the Riviera
had guaranteed play slot machines. You paid $20, got so many spins and kept
whatever you won.
I knew less than nothing about gambling, but wasn’t attracted by that ruse. Despite
a hawker, coupons at the door and ads in the glossy’s, seldom did I see a
player enter that area. In more recent years, the Four Queens had a similar
machine grouping. I don’t think that lasted more than a year. So, the concept
is not new and exciting, but tried and failed.
The smart or suspicious gambler smells a rat and doesn’t
play.
The naïve simply will not stick $20 into a machine and be
locked in. They wish to move around until they find a hot machine.
Who hasn’t sat down, stuck in a $20.00, only to find sticky
keys, light on the screen, a cold draft, a thumper, a rude smoker, a rude
non-smoker, a broken chair... We cash out and move.
No one wants to be trapped.
I can’t envision the target group for this concept.
TKinWIS
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From: Jean Scott <queenofcomps@cox.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 5:38:18 PM
Subject: [vpFREE] Comment on Guarantee Play
From an IGT employee at the Gaming Expo: "It is a train wreck!"
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