In a message dated 3/13/05 3:34:51 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
vpFREE@yahoogroups.com writes:
Subject: Trip to Laughlin, San Diego
I was just in Laughlin a week ago and have a couple of things to
point out.Stayed at the Edgewater and played video poker there and the
Colorado Belle. Lost a few hundred playing their quarter JOB and
FPDW.The database mentions that the Colorado Belle has quarter 8/5 Bonus
Poker progressive machinces at the Bars. I found that they were
shorted 7/5 and the Progressives were three ways (Royal, Straight
Flush and 4 Aces).
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The River Bar is 3-way progressives 7/5 Bonus. You are correct. It is not
quite right in the database though there is an explanation in the comments
section that reflects this set-up. The Shooter bar has full pay games at the
quarter level, but only the royal is progressive. I have played the River bar at
101%+. Upstairs in the Mississippi Lounge are other full pay quarter games,
including Bonus 8/5 with a royal progressive.
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Anyway the Edgewater FPDW machines were very old. Attendants paid
all jackpots or cashouts over 500 coins. In fact once you went
beyond 400 credits the machine would start spitting out quarters.
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Yep old IGT "Multipoker Machines" that preceed Game Kings. At least, there
are 30 of them to chose from on the floor. They don't get much play so you
usually can tie up two of them while waiting.
Many of the machines are in bad shape with sticky buttons or they
have no sound or both. These machines also have full pay versions
of Bonus Deluxe, Double Bonus and JOB. The newer machines that have
ticket in and out systems do not have full pay video poker which is
a disturbing trend.
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You are right for the most part. All the bartops are now TITO, they are
full-pay in alot of games and have Not So Ugly Deuces, .25-$5.
Edgewater also gives comps along with cashback but the comps are
based on daily points. You have up to 12 hours to use your comp
points or they expire but apparently these comp points do not take
away from your cash back points. Overall I found their point system
confusing. Often the card readers showed you had more points than
the slot club booth had for you. Twice I went up to the slot club
booth and they told me had fewer points than what the slot card
reader was telling me. The first time the slot club booth person
told me their computers were slow the second time the slot club
booth person said you couldn't trust the Slot Club readers. If that
is the case someone should tell the Mandalay Bay corporation that
their computers are faulty (Edgewater is part of the One Club
Mandalay Bay system).
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Do not understand your comments about comps. They are banked separately and
can be checked online at myoneclub.com. It does not mean that they won't
dissapear on their own. MGM/Mirage should be told if this nonsense continues
after the merger.
Good thing about the Edgewater and Laughlin in general is that they
have cheap Craps. You can play craps for a dollar at Edgewater at
5x odds. The Golden Nugget has $2 craps at 10x odds. I cashed in
by winning over a hundred in craps. It was my first time playing. I
figured it would be a good place to learn with the cheap minimums.
Our trip to Laughlin was interesting. You gotta love good VP and
cheap Craps and Blackjack but the food choices in town are limited.
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Craps- a fine game to play in Laughlin. That EW table is slow and is a big
boat. GN- is a fun Craps table and you actually get some banked comped points
if you put in a decent session.
Food-what do you want to eat? Let the Laughlinites point you in the right
direction.
Our hotel room had moths in it.
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That time of year, even cracking the window lets them in.. Better than the
ant problem, teenie tiny ones running around the sink area in some joints. I
can't remember ever seeing a roach, unlike downtown Vegas.
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Thanks for the observations, Hans. Next time there will be water running in
the river.
BS
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