Is Video Poker Still Popular???

[St_Tropez]

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com,
"denflo60" <dennis.florence@...> wrote:
>
> This may be a stupid question, but because of my IRS
audit problems the last two years I went from being a high
roller at Wynn and enjoying the benefits, to sitting on the
sidelines. As I try to stay current while myself, my
accountant and lawyer are preparing for tax court for
my 2007 submission, I have been searching every source I
know and it seems to me that few talk much about the game
anymore or at least much less.. Is it the economy, the
Casinos tightening free play, cash back, contests etc.,
other issues, or am I just imagining things. I have
followed the Las Vegas Building collapse and their handle
being down for 23 out of 24 months. Have they taken
away all the perks for the high roller video poker
player? Denny

No, casinos haven't taken away "all the perks for the high roller video poker player". Apparently you have chosen to stop playing so the casino offers have dried up.

However, the tourism/gaming industry has been one of the hardest hit by the recession. Department heads are under pressure to cut expenses/increase revenues or else risk losing their own jobs.

As a Las Vegas local I'd say on average my casino benefits have been cut in half and I'm now playing at about half the EV per hour I was a year ago. Consequently, I'm playing less.

[caplatinum]

You will notice the number of messages on this site have been cut 4--50% since the economy derailed - so I think a lot of it is that.

But casinos have been cutting for years now, paytables, cash back, etc. The problem is people still play and they might play less, but if it came to a complete halt the casinos will get the message. Station has told most of their high end VP play, their play is not welcome more or less - you can play, but we won't give you anything. I remember when the old Wynn places were .66, now they and the new Wynn are .22. The Venetian does not want VP at all etc, etc...

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "st.tropez97" <st.tropez97@...> wrote:

> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com,
> "denflo60" <dennis.florence@> wrote:
> >
> > This may be a stupid question, but because of my IRS
> audit problems the last two years I went from being a high
> roller at Wynn and enjoying the benefits, to sitting on the
> sidelines. As I try to stay current while myself, my
> accountant and lawyer are preparing for tax court for
> my 2007 submission, I have been searching every source I
> know and it seems to me that few talk much about the game
> anymore or at least much less.. Is it the economy, the
> Casinos tightening free play, cash back, contests etc.,
> other issues, or am I just imagining things. I have
> followed the Las Vegas Building collapse and their handle
> being down for 23 out of 24 months. Have they taken
> away all the perks for the high roller video poker
> player? Denny

No, casinos haven't taken away "all the perks for the high roller video poker player". Apparently you have chosen to stop playing so the casino offers have dried up.

However, the tourism/gaming industry has been one of the hardest hit by the recession. Department heads are under pressure to cut expenses/increase revenues or else risk losing their own jobs.

As a Las Vegas local I'd say on average my casino benefits have been cut in half and I'm now playing at about half the EV per hour I was a year ago. Consequently, I'm playing less.