Jean posted this yesterday at a couple other sites..
I have her permission to repost it here.
It interested me because it mirrors my feelings exactly. We discussed
this here recently. I have always wished both CT. casinos offered
better VP for personal reasons, but have always felt that given the
competitive conditions, they offer more than I would if I were making
the decisions... and I'd also bar myself from playing..
Not to be forgotten, they offer as good a multi-deck BJ game as
almost anyone.. House edge of a third of a percent..
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There has been much crying over the changes that have come or are
coming in some of our favorite casinos.
Personally I also very much regret the fact that casinos are changing
their policies, point valuation, machine schedules, etc. However, I am
not sure "greed" is the right word for this state of affairs. The
casino business has suffered a decline because of 9/11, and the
competition in the business is keener because of the proliferation of
casinos all over the country (and the world).
I believe that if I owned a casino and saw my bottom line suffering, I
would be smart and analyze what I could do to prop it up. If I saw
that a majority of my customers were not savvy gamblers - didn't know
a 9/6 schedule from a stock listings in the newspaper - I think I
would lower the schedules and/or change the point system and/or do
anything I could to rectify the problem. The small percentage that
would cry were mostly customers that weren't making me any money
anyway.
I think that a lot of the casinos are handling these changes very
awkwardly and causing bad PR, but I really can't blame any business
that wants to make a better profit by cutting out the things that are
not making them any money. If you owned stock in a company, would you
not want the executives to cut out dead wood so your shares would be
worth more and/or your dividends would be higher.
Brad says if we owned a casino, he would bar both of us!!!!!
I am surprised our party has been so lucrative for as long as it has
been. I think casino executives have been VERY slow in catching on!!!
The cat-and-mouse game goes on, however. There are still plenty of
opportunities for the RECREATIONAL gambler, especially for an
out-of-towner. Competition often makes room comps easier to get.
We all will have to work harder - or retire - or get a real job!!!!