I spent some time in Greektown yesterday, because they had sent me a
couple of "bounceback" coupons for $25 each, I was cashing one in.
The bartops in the round bar downstairs have all changed, and all
appear to be identical MG/MD's now. 25/50/$ with a variety of really
ugly games in them. Only playable game I noticed was the JoB is 9/6
for $ (but 8/5 in 25/50). I didn't check the PickEm in those because
I have a highly strong distaste for that game, couldn't even tell you
if they had it in those machines. Lots of lovely stuff on the order
of 9/6 DB - yuck! There's a big billboard on I-94 near Metro Airport
that advertises 100% Payback Video Poker if you play 9/6 JoB for
dollars. Cashback is .0167%. Yeah, right.
A cute sidebar that says a lot about Greektown's operation in
general - As I walked in, a rather large fellow hit this one "Big
Bertha" slot for a $1,500 payoff. He was obviously a very happy
camper. Well, I stood in a 15-minute line at the cage to get my $25,
then went to those bartops with my 25 $-slot-tokens and discovered
that these new bartops will only work for TITO or cash - no coins at
all. So I cashed 'em in one of those self-serve things, pocketed the
cash, and started walking out. I had been there maybe 20 or 25
minutes. As I passed "Big Bertha" again - that poor fellow was STILL
standing there waiting for any slot attendant to show up. By that
time, I had been there for maybe 25 minutes. He looked a lot less
happy than he was earlier.
- Brian in MI