No question about Gold Strike being the best for JOB players. Thanks to Linda at Tunica VP for advising us of this.
The combination of the game, fairly clean and fast slant tops, AT THE BAR! tolerable music (most of the time!) and fairly easy meal and hotel comps plus decent cashback puts it first. Worst thing is their easy policy re comp drinks often has the bar stools full of personnel from other casinos just bs'ing and not playing and occasionally making it difficult to get a machine and also often being distracted by a lot of conversations amongst groups of people who know each other and are apparently glad to see each other!
Sheraton probably has a better variety of other games but since i'm a relative newbie to VP I stick to JOB, at this time. Plus Sheraton is TIGHT on any type of comp. Hollywood is very good re comps but those 3 JOB are hard to get on to and miserable to play, they should upgrade to at least a few fast slant top machines spread amongst all the new fangled slot bandits they have.
Richcatt
Just got back late last night from two days in Tunica. Didn't have any
luck at all. In fact, this was the most expensive trip for me in
memory, although I'm still very satisfied. Room and all meals were
comped, and between my wife and I, we only spent about $160 or so, and
that includes tip money, too. My wife was having much better luck, so
_I_ was the one who lost nearly all of that, and it was disappointing
when I can still remember my trip a couple of months ago when I only
spent only about $30 in two days, including tip money. Oh well, we
still had a great time and it was cheap entertainment.
Now, about the vp; all we play is JoB, so I never checked the inventory
for other games.
Hollywood still has only 3 JoB-9/6 uprights (quarters) ... still in the
same place; the bars still have JoB-8/5 progressives. I forgot to check
the Multistrike paytables to see if they have improved; the last I
checked, they were not worth playing, although I can't recall now
exactly what they were.
Horseshoe is still a disgrace re JoB. As far as I could tell, all of
their machines are still only JoB-6/5, which is what they were reduced
to about a year or so ago. Even the Multi-strike is JoB-6/5.
I am happy to confirm the report posted by someone else, a month or so
ago, that Goldstrike (right next door to the Horseshoe) has, indeed,
upgraded their bar machines to include JoB-9/6. That's right -- quarter
JoB-9/6 with the comfort and room and convenience at the bar; that is my
new favorite casino. The multi-strike still has JoB-7/5.
Cheers.
Bill Velek
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