P D wrote:
I recieved the same offer and was disappointed it
wasn't cash like it used to be.
I once recieved $25 in these promo chips on a
birthday promotion. They were $5 in denomination. I
took them to a roulette wheel and played $15 on red
and $10 on black. Red came up and I was paid $15 in
real chips and they took my promotional chips.
Thanks for the feedback. A private response I received confirms that
these chips play only once. In other words, play a $25 chip and if
you win you receive $25 in "real" chips, but the promo chip is taken.
If you assume that you lose on half your bets, this makes the value
of the promo just 50% of the promo chips you receive (adjust for the
hold of the game if you want precision).
Of course, at least in my case, the offer I received was double the
amount of past cash promos so there's equivalent value here.
However, the report suggests that I might expect an equal number of
$25 chips and $100 chips (which can't be broken down). While the
email I received reported netting more than half of their received
promo chips after play, this is one case where I tend to weigh the
downside greater than the upside (of course, that's my attitude toward
gambling in general ... why do you think I find Jacks so "exciting" 
I'll add that my limited table experience has produced an
uncomfortable number of 6-8 hand losing streaks.
So, I'd be a lot more excited about the promo if it were a cash one
(or you could redeem it in $10 chips ;). It might be worth inquiring
if, as a slot player, the promo could be redeemed at half face value
in cash. But my gambling pessimism kicks in here again.
Clearly this promo is intentionally structured this way ... a poor
decision when it comes to slot players in my book.
- Harry