2h. Re: Harrah's Las Vegas 8/5 Bonus Poker Gone
Date: Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:11 pm ((PDT))For myself and I imagine many other players, if Vegas stops offering
good games, there will be no reason to go there.
While this certainly may be true for many players, there ARE other beatable games -- in particular, blackjack is a game that I'm sure most VP players could learn at a level that give them an edge over the house, perhaps a greater edge than at VP, with just a little study and practice. AND successful VP players will already be accustomed to the principles of bankroll and money management, volatility, etc. The big diff. would be the greater chance of being barred from play, and the need for greater deception.
Poker is more difficult to master, but is exempt from fear of barring -- but one must learn to select games where the other players are less skilled than oneself.
If one develops good enough research and data analysis to pick winners against the point spread about 53-54% of the time, money can be made with sports betting.
Again, VP players DO understand odds, and will be able to evaluate what's left, learn to play it optimally, and can decide whether the win rate is sufficient, and if not, if the losses generate enough comps to justify the play.
And of course, there ARE other things to do in Vegas, they have shows and restaurants that are comparable to any other major city in the US, and better than some - although perhaps priced a little higher than they ought to be in a place like Vegas.
For those who aren't really "players", but do VP "professionally", the lack of good VP MAY be a reason to abandon Vegas, and MAY create a need for them to develop other "job" skills.
--BG
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