About two and one-half years ago, Belterra reduced their Cash Back
on VP from $4 Coin In per .01 Cash Back to $8/.01. Then on 5-1-06,
they suddenly reduced it to a range of $12-14.70 C/I per .01 CB. They
have been gradually reducing it further to the point where it is now
from over $13/.01 to about $15.75/.01 depending on the denomination
and machine. These figures are all for 9/6 JB.
The two upper tier players' card levels--Gold and Platinum--receive
a CB bonus of 10% and 20% respectively. My guess is that they want to
raise the C/I required to an even $16/.01. At that level, the
Platinum card holders will receive a whopping .075% CB.
I guess Belterra is under no real obligation to report these
reductions to their patrons, but it seems a bit sneaky to gradually
and quietly keep increasing the amount of Coin In for Cash Back and
points.
Dan