Grump,
I think that most Atlantic City patrons use HET as the yardstick for marketing. Their big deal now is multipliers of comps.
I never am enticed to go to a casino by such things as $500 every 10 minutes, drawings for cars, slot tournaments, or "get at least $10, but you may get as much as $10,000". My reasons is that I "never" win these things (except for 2 slot tournaments where I came in 23rd and 45th).
What I like is a sure monetary bonus. To this end, I think that Tropicana, AC has gotten it. For instance, I (who am a quarter player, although I play for long hours each time), have received the following offer for the coming week: Thursday bonus cash = $125, Friday bonus cash = $75. In other words, if I come Thursday and stay overnight,I get $200 bonus cash. So Bally's can keep their $5 bonus cash that they have offered me this month. This is in addition to cashback.
Lou
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