Nudge
I used to play the 10/6 DDB and the DW if they were busy when I was
in town. I was gutted last trip to see them gone (particulary as my
results had stunk up till that point).
Many times I had turned up and found the DDB occupied. In every
instance if I asked the person playing how long they were going to be
I never once got a negative response. Many times I would go play
somewhere else for a few hours then return to get on the machines. I
have found 99% of the VP community plays well together. It's a
really shame that this Bit... er, Bad lady ruined a play that had
been there for years.
Like you say the ST Deuces being removed is a major blow. No real
reason for a tourist to visit when MSS offers so much more, for less
coin in (although the new B Connected card might have fixed that!)
Cheers
From: "randi.d" <randi66@...>
Subject: [vpFREE] Sam's Town staple, gone
> For over 15 years, Sam's Town had a unique quarter deuces
game that
paid
> $500 on 4 deuces. The total return on this game was 100.95%. In
the early
> days there were over 40 machines on the floor and over the years
the
number
> of machines was reduced. For about the last 2 years only 2
machines
> remained. Now there are none.
For the wife and I, this was the most traumatic VP news of 2008.
Was phoned
by a player/friend on Wednesday to tell us the news. I guess they
were
removed on Tue. night. AFAIK, this was the last positive game in
the
building that was clocking at only $1 per point. There were two
other $1
per point plays that had been there for years that were killed by
some ditz,
irate, tourist bitch from hell a couple months ago. I bring it up
now for
two reasons, 1- both plays were there for years and being only two
machines
each, no one ever posted it for the world to kill and 2- it
emphasizes the
importance of scouting. Both of these plays were in the 11 machine
bank a
couple rows in from the valet entrance. On the nickel side of the
bank, two
3 play .05 FPDW progressives, the ones that the raving bitch
complained that
she could not get on, and on the quarter side, two 10/6 DDB
progressives
right next to each other, in the middle of an 11 machine bank. The
day
after her bitch session the 3 play deuces were gone, and the next
day after
that the 3 play DDB was gone. This latest whack on the upstairs
deuces was
quite costly. Based on about $45,000 coin in each per month, the
wife and I
were both getting $240 / month in free play, and with the extra
comps and
bennies from our host and change people, this was greater than a 2-
1/2%
play. And so it goes. At least they did it early enough in the
month that I
can go next door to the new Cannery East and start working for a
mailer.
Footnote, was there today to say nice to know you to a few select
employees,
in case we decide the rest of the inventory wont fit our plans.
Happened to
notice that the 9-6 JOB .25 progressive that was behind the
escalator
opening was still missing. They had originally told me a week or
so ago
that they had only moved them temporarily and that they would be
back, so I
mention to one of our favorite change people, why aren't they
back. She
says, "Oh, somebody from corporate was here and said that they
looked funny
there, so move them". So they took out some ignorant slot machines
from the
wall right next to the bingo room entrance, and put the
progressives there.
Meanwhile, this big open empty area , where they used to be. I
think they
ought to promote this guy. With the value of square footage inside
a
casino, he decides to take a slot bank out to the warehouse, or
wherever and
move a VP progressive bank because it looked funny to create this
big open
area that is now generating 0 $. Good thing BYD stock is only down
70% in
the last year. Rant over, please join your regularly scheduled
posts,
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