are these worth the trip or just another $3/day promo?
silverton scratchers
Is this the promo you're referring to?
Luck Be A Lady in February `11
Earn, Match & Win
How do I participate?
* Earn 500 points in one day and receive one playing card February 1-28, 2011
* Earn up to one playing card each day in February
* Free playing cards are mailed to select Discovery Club members to be redeemed on select dates only
* New Player Signups may receive one free playing card by signing up as a new member at the Discovery Club
What can I win?
* Prizes will be awarded by matching your Luck Be A Lady playing card against our four posted community cards to make the best possible five-card poker hand
* Prize awarded is dependant on value of five card hand redeemed
o Royal Flush - $10,000 Cash
o Straight Flush - $1,000 Free Slot Play
o Full House - $100 Free Slot Play
o Flush - $50 Free Slot Play
o Straight - $25 Free Slot Play
o Three of a Kind - $15 Free Slot Play
o Two Pair - $10 Free Slot Play
o One Pair - $5 Free Slot Play
o High Card Hand - $3 Free Slot Play
How do I redeem my playing cards?
* Redeem your cards at the Discovery Club during normal club hours
* Earned Luck Be A Lady playing cards will be matched against community cards posted on the day of earning regardless of current posted community cards at the time of redemption
* Mailed Luck Be A Lady playing cards must be redeemed on the dates indicated
* Luck Be A Lady playing cards not scratched off in front of an authorized Silverton Team Member during normal Discovery Club hours will not be honored
* And, you keep your points!
Where do I pick up my playing cards?
* Pick-up your earned playing cards at the Discovery Club during normal club hours by midnight on the day after
earning the points
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "irdd3000" <irdd@...> wrote:
are these worth the trip or just another $3/day promo?
Mary Ann wrote:
ALL the promotion details
That was very kind of you to type all that in!
WARNING! WARNING! CYNICAL RANT BELOW!
Unfortunately this promotion seems to be worth very little.
I am almost certain that it is designed by the casino to
have the appearance of randomness but in reality is far
from it. The four cards "selected" by the casino to be
part of the final five card hand are most likely chosen
so that the possible prizes will be very low. Also
the selection of "cards" that players earn will also
probably be non-random and will further extend the
casino's restriction of the prizes to the very low ones.
I got $5 each of the two days I participated. On the 1st
the four posted cards contained a small pair. Yesterday,
the 2nd, the four cards were 2,3,4,5 allowing only a straight
or one pair as final hands.
Of course based on a sample of only two I cannot
say that I have any mathematical basis for my opinion.
But, I have several years experience with casino
promotions. I also know quite well to what depths a casino
is willing to descend in order to separate customers
from their cash all the while giving them the illusion
that they have a chance to win big.
Caveat emptor!
Now, go out and beat those terrible odds!
Gamb00ler
It has to be non-random. They can't take the chance that the community cards might be four to a royal and have to pay $10,000 to so many people.
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "gamb00ler" <gamb00ler@...> wrote:
Unfortunately this promotion seems to be worth very little.
I am almost certain that it is designed by the casino to
have the appearance of randomness but in reality is far
from it. The four cards "selected" by the casino to be
part of the final five card hand are most likely chosen
so that the possible prizes will be very low. Also
the selection of "cards" that players earn will also
probably be non-random and will further extend the
casino's restriction of the prizes to the very low ones.
Wow, that's really lame. I'll be there on the 18th, so I'll participate, but won't have much as far as expectation goes.
It wasn't necessary for me to type it in, thank goodness. I just copied and pasted it in from Silverton's web site.
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "gamb00ler" <gamb00ler@...> wrote:
Mary Ann wrote:
>
> ALL the promotion detailsThat was very kind of you to type all that in!
WARNING! WARNING! CYNICAL RANT BELOW!
Unfortunately this promotion seems to be worth very little.
I am almost certain that it is designed by the casino to
have the appearance of randomness but in reality is far
from it. The four cards "selected" by the casino to be
part of the final five card hand are most likely chosen
so that the possible prizes will be very low. Also
the selection of "cards" that players earn will also
probably be non-random and will further extend the
casino's restriction of the prizes to the very low ones.I got $5 each of the two days I participated. On the 1st
the four posted cards contained a small pair. Yesterday,
the 2nd, the four cards were 2,3,4,5 allowing only a straight
or one pair as final hands.Of course based on a sample of only two I cannot
say that I have any mathematical basis for my opinion.
But, I have several years experience with casino
promotions. I also know quite well to what depths a casino
is willing to descend in order to separate customers
from their cash all the while giving them the illusion
that they have a chance to win big.Caveat emptor!
Now, go out and beat those terrible odds!
Gamb00ler
We have picked 4 cards so far. All have been 5's. If that is any help. Got us $15 each the first day, $3 the second.
Promo is worth $3 to $25 so far. Nothing more that that. Very anti climatic considering all the other prizes, and drawings Silverton had last month.
So do you want to play 500 pts for a prize worth $5-$10 or 500 pts for the same amount of money. Same thing to the casino... But I think people like "stuff" more than cash.
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "gamb00ler" <gamb00ler@> wrote:
>
> Unfortunately this promotion seems to be worth very little.
> I am almost certain that it is designed by the casino to
> have the appearance of randomness but in reality is far
> from it. The four cards "selected" by the casino to be
> part of the final five card hand are most likely chosen
> so that the possible prizes will be very low. Also
> the selection of "cards" that players earn will also
> probably be non-random and will further extend the
> casino's restriction of the prizes to the very low ones.
>It has to be non-random. They can't take the chance that the community cards might be four to a royal and have to pay $10,000 to so many people.
Well for 500 points, what were you expecting? 
Sure more is better, but (sometimes) the casinos have to come up with promotions that can actually make them money.
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Mary Ann" <justmare111@...> wrote:
Wow, that's really lame. I'll be there on the 18th, so I'll participate, but won't have much as far as expectation goes.
It wasn't necessary for me to type it in, thank goodness. I just copied and pasted it in from Silverton's web site.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "gamb00ler" <gamb00ler@> wrote:
>
>
>
> Mary Ann wrote:
> >
> > ALL the promotion details
>
> That was very kind of you to type all that in!
>
> WARNING! WARNING! CYNICAL RANT BELOW!
>
> Unfortunately this promotion seems to be worth very little.
> I am almost certain that it is designed by the casino to
> have the appearance of randomness but in reality is far
> from it. The four cards "selected" by the casino to be
> part of the final five card hand are most likely chosen
> so that the possible prizes will be very low. Also
> the selection of "cards" that players earn will also
> probably be non-random and will further extend the
> casino's restriction of the prizes to the very low ones.
>
> I got $5 each of the two days I participated. On the 1st
> the four posted cards contained a small pair. Yesterday,
> the 2nd, the four cards were 2,3,4,5 allowing only a straight
> or one pair as final hands.
>
> Of course based on a sample of only two I cannot
> say that I have any mathematical basis for my opinion.
> But, I have several years experience with casino
> promotions. I also know quite well to what depths a casino
> is willing to descend in order to separate customers
> from their cash all the while giving them the illusion
> that they have a chance to win big.
>
> Caveat emptor!
>
> Now, go out and beat those terrible odds!
> Gamb00ler
>