We went to MS this past Tuesday for the Aerosmith concert. The show was great. They can still rock. They had a stage that came out into the audience and we had the first row by that stage. They gave us a comped suite and I was able to get a room for my sister and brother-in-law for $39. Pretty good deal. We had dinner at Tuscany. The meal was fair. Back to Pompei and Caesar next time.
I didn't notice any change in machines. I played mostly the $1 JOB and BP at the bar tops and typically for me, just kept on feeding in the benji's like it was a pac man eating the bills. At about midnight, I'd had enough and start to head up. On the way up to the room, I decide to throw one more benji into a machine. On about my 5th or 6th hand, I'm dealt the 10D, JD, QD, I don't even think about it since it's been over 250K hands since a royal and I'm pretty toasty after the concert and drinks. Well, up pops the AD & KD for an 8K royal. My first of the year at MS. I just sat there in disbelief.
I guess I do believe in royals. After 250K hands without one it felt pretty good.
Good Luck
Joel
--- Hi Joel,
Ironically we had dinner at Pompei and Caesar Sat night with friends
and also saw the celtic game. Maybe we even saw each othe and didn't
realize it. My wife and I are going tom at noon for the $40G cash
drawing we were invited to in the ballroom. Are you going this
weekend? One day we will have to hook up and meet.
Mel
For me there are two things missing, cash back and royals.
I'd compare MS to the nicest casinos in Vegas. It has great rooms,
suites, restaurants and shows. My wife daughter and mother-in-law
love the shopping. We have also taken day trips to mystic and the
Indian Museum at Foxwoods is impressive.
I have never paid for anything at Mohegan (except getting killed
gambling) . When I got the invite to the Tourney, (didn't win
anything) I e-mailed my host. We had two rooms (1 comped) (4)
tickets to the Celtics, dinner at Pompei and Caesar plus some
shopping. This is significantly more in comps then I typically
receive in Las Vegas.
With that said, I can't wait to get back to Vegas in December. I
lost over 3K on 32K in on Sat. I have now gone over 18 months and
over 250K hands without a royal.
Joel
OK Mel. I call your 2 cents and raise you another penny.
Mohegan Sun (and Foxwoods) are primarily designed for middle
rollers -
- matching CT's demographic as a middle to upper-middle class
state.
There is little for .25 players, nothing for .05 players, and as
we
see, comps really taper off for $5+ players. Look at their most
popular game: blackjack. Very few $10 tables, mostly $15 min, and
then almost never a table higher than $100 min -- not much for
high
or low rollers. I put together a profile of a typical player out
to
get the most out of MS:
He has 50 gambling days/yr. On the average day, he puts in
$16,666
in $1 PKM* (or JOB) and earns $185 points, or $9250/yr. This just
barely qualifies him for Sachem, easier parking, lounge access,
and
free tickets to all but the very highest demand shows, better slot
tournaments, and the highest level of gift/gas cards or other
marketing promotions. After that level, the advantages really
start
to thin out.
I believe it is somewhat novel the way both casinos give out a
generous point level but w/o many free comps, and no cash back.
It
is good for the moderate player and a refreshing alternative the
normal casinos one might find; but it is not that great for for
the
player who wants to live there. I think if they were ever
persuaded
to offer cash back, it would be about a third of the 1.11% they
have
now, and there would be little to gain on these $1 machines for a
lot
of work. At least now, up to a certain level, it's a win/win
situation for the patron and casino since they only have to pay
out a
portion of your point total.
So I think you have to take it for what it is: a great place to go
to
occasionally. I spend a lot of my points on extra tickets to
arena
shows which are the same price as other shows in the state, and
would
like to see if the travel service gets more desirable offerings.
I
also like the picturesque setting. In the summer, I did go out
for a
hike down to the cove and the Thames river. I went out the hotel
main entrance and crossed the main road guard rail. There are
wood
chips layed down that leads to a slightly steep downhill path to
the
cove with a an area to walk around it. They do not make this area
inviting, but no one stopped me from hiking around all afternoon.
Afterall, I think it was the more "Indian" thing to do.vpFREE Links: http://members.cox.net/vpfree/Links.htm
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