It sounds like a different system than what is used at the Majestic Star
which is the original casino property in the Barden empire. (He owns that
plus three Fitzgerald's properties in Tunica MS, LV and Blackhawk CO.) I
suspect they are not networked together for that purpose. Why?
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[Original Message]
From: D B <dbraun4@yahoo.com>
To: <vpfree@yahoogroups.com>
Date: 6/13/2005 3:51:25 PM
Subject: [vpFREE] Fitzgeralds UpdateI visited Fitzgeralds the past weekend on an offer for a free few
nights, free drinks at the bar, and a dessert reception. There was also
a dinner I didn't attend where they gave out "Emeralds" but I didn't go
to that.Thursday was the first day of a new slot club. They have installed
Aristocrat player's card machines. These machines count down the
coin-in until a point has been reached and keeps a running total. This
was nice because $10 in coin-in equaled one-point. From what I can
tell, 1 point is worth 1 cent of cash back. I asked at the player's
club booth about comps too because I seemed to be earning them at a much
higher rate, and I believe the database is correct that you get .2%
comps in addition to cashback. However, the "supervisor" of the slot
club told me that *she thinks* that for every point you earn, one cent
is put into cashback, one cent into comps, and one cent into a "pot"
that they use. I have no idea what this means, and wasn't going to get
it out of her because she seemed very unsure.They have two levels of player's cards. Supposedly you earn cashback at
a higher rate (double) on the Emerald Card, but I didn't notice that
happening. I didn't ask about it either.There were very few machines with TITO, and absolutely no video poker
with TITO. I overheard a slot floorperson saying that they are hoping
to be completely TITO in a year. That sure would be nice instead of
having to cash out 800 nickels from a Multistrike machine.I'm sorry I didn't verify the inventory, I didn't have a printout with
me, but it seems correct. But I can confirm that when I left on Sunday
morning, the $1 8/5 BP progressive near the hotel registration desk was
up to $5,600.00 (just over $100%). There were a couple of larger
progressives when I was there and when it hasn't been hit in a while,
they place a sign near it that says, "Overdue Jackpot" until someone
hits it!I can add to the inventory that there was at least one 50 cent 8/5 BP
machine across from the hotel registration desk just between the 3/5
play machines and the nickel slot progressive machines.The buffet leaves A LOT to be desired.
DB in SD
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