The Siena has undergone (and still appears to be undergoing) a massive inventory change. All machines now appear to be TITO (there may still be some penny slots that are hand pay only on cash-out).
10/7 DB is gone, again. This time probably for good.
Some areas have machines removed, and are obviously expecting new machines to come in, but not all the new machines are in place yet, so expect further changes at the Siena.
What I found was:
- High limit area, near the slot club: 8 machines, $1 10 coin progressives, with 9/6 JoB, 9/7 DB, and 9/6 DDB.
- Bank of machines (mis)labelled "Quarters" - this is where the 10/7 DB used to be. On one side of the bank (4 machines) are single line MG/MD machines with 9/6 JoB available at $.25/$.50/$1. The other side of the bank (where the 10/7 DB used to be) are now multiline MG/MD machines with non full-pay paytables.
- Between the "Quarters" bank and a $1 progressive bank, there are 3 machines that have $1 9/6 JoB.
- At the $1 progressive bank not in the high limit area (8 machines, two meters, one for the 4 machines on each side of the bank), the best game on the progressives was 9/6 DDB.
- Sort of near the Contrada, there's a bank of 10 slant tops that have $.25 progressives on sub-par games, but also has 9/6 JoB at the $1 level.
There may still be some NSUD at the Siena somewhere, but I didn't look for it as wild card games are not eligible for the quads promotions. The bank of machines that used to have the $.05 10 coin NSUD progressive is gone, but it's not clear what's going back in there.
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The Peppermill has a lot more floor space as they are in progress on their expansion. The Sports book has been moved, is much larger, and is near the hotel entrance. It's somewhat disorienting in the middle of the casino to see the sports book in the wrong place.
A new sports deli is supposed to open soon next to the sports book.
Mr. Money's Challenge has been changed. It's now Mr. Money's Winner Take All game. In the old game, you piicked a square and it revealed a $ amount. Then you could bail out, collecting all the money you'd accumulated so far plus a bonus based on how many squares you'd successfully picked, or risk picking a square on the next level. If you picked a square on the next level, and it had a $ amount, you again had similar choices, but if you picked a "Sorry" square, you collected all the money you'd accumulated, but no bonus amount. Now, if you pick a "Sorry" square, you get no money at all, but you get a drawing ticket into a monthly "losers" drawing. Under the current game, the bonus amounts increase slower than they did on the old game, but supposedly there are fewer "Sorry" squares on the board. The value of the game and correct strategy are unclear, and are probably still dependent on tier level and recent play history.
As usual, Pmill invenitory is in flux, but most of the $1 and above plays still seem to be where they've been for a while.
Card swipe coupons seemed to have tightened up (at least the food related ones and the gift shop discounts), with much shorter expirations on them.
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