The same thing happened to me on 10 December with
1200+ points in I took a break. When I returned a
couple of hours later I had over 2100. The points may
be accumulating at the reel slot rate of 1 per $5. We
probably shouldn't be advertising this too much!!
REB
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--- rickerj1971 <rickerj1971@yahoo.com> wrote:
First off, thanks everyone who posted analysis of
the Harrah's
Laughlin 5 cent 50 play JoB machines over the past
year. I used this
information to make Diamond in Day this past
weekend. Something very
strange happened though, and I'd like any guesses as
to why:I played 50 hands at .05 for $12.50 per deal. This
means 1,440 deals
to hit the 1,800 points. I played for about 2 hours
and had
accumulated 902 base points. Being 1/2 way there, I
decided to take a
break. I grabbed some Starbucks and played a couple
shoes of blackjack.I returned to the machine and put my card in, ready
to earn the second
900 points. The display said I had accumulated
1,805 base points and
1,093 bonus reward points that day. Huh? How could
this be? I
walked to the Total Rewards Center and asked if I
had enough points
for Diamond in a Day. The boothling said "Yep, just
enough! You must
have been working hard all morning to get this!"I took my pretty white card, cashed in my TITO
ticket, and left the
casino with a big smile on my face. My question is
... how did my
points double?- I am absolutely certain I was playing 50 hands at
the .05 level.
- I am absolutely certain I had only played for 2
hours.
- I am absolutely certain that when I left the
machine, I had base 902
points.
- I wasn't using any type of promotion or point
multiplier. I've
never gotten a point multiplier from Harrah's
before.I'm really curious about this.
For the record, I did this up $60. I had put in
$500 within the first
hour and only accumulated 500 points. I was lucky
enough to have a
good streak after that and hit two royals.Another aside ... I used the 2,800 points for the
new buffet at
Harrah's Las Vegas ... "flavors". It was ok, very
fresh but very
average tasting. Nothing unusual or especially
memorable.Rick in Chicago