My visit this week brought a few surprises when checking out EW & CB. As
member Drew noted last week we both found upgraded paytables for Bonus Poker in
the single games and multi-games. I found Bonus 8/5 from nickels to $2 on the
casino floors. The bartops got revitalized too...Bonus 8/5.
Some of the Deuces paytables also got a boost to Illini Dueces, but not as
many as the Bonus offerings. What is weird is the other games were left alone
in the Game Kings. So Jacks 7/5 is still offered in bartops.
The most surprising developement was the transformation of twelve EW
slant-tops and twelve up-rights offering fun paytables again. All 24 games are turned
on quarters only and just have four offerings. Another player said this
happened Sunday. Just look for the new signs touting 100% VP stuck in the slot
candles that went up Wednesday.
The laminated signage had this grid:
Theme Program Return
Deuces 5/3 100.7%
Joker 7/5 100.6%
Double 10/7 100.1%
D-D 10/6 100.0%
Also in fine print was info that it takes $2 coin-in per point and these
machines are excluded from all promotions.
So you got the brand new flat screen slant-tops (volume control) by the
escalators and the older skinny Aqua Blue uprights by the sportbook.
EW is putting in another version of a poker room too over by the sportsbook.
The Boiler Room is doing lunch, but nobody knows it yet. The bartenders are
now taking orders instead of sending over a server when sitting at the bar.
The lunch menu has $13 fish and chips, must be good stuff. The pizza had a
thicker softer crust than before, but still is fairly priced.
So go enjoy!
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