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MS used to base your theo on the machine you were playing and not the game but that has changed in the last month. I was there tuesday for double pts and put 93g thru the machines. Ordinarily that would give we a theo of around 4,000. This time it was 1,245. I found out that since the hold on JOB is low the theo you receive is severly downgraded. I guess they are becoming Harrahs east.
Mel

So what you're saying is that I'll still accumulate my points, but I'll be offered less promos including free slot play, ?
  Although it's not my main game, has this,affected PE an even lower hold game for the house ?

  Speaking personally, if MS offers me less I'll just do more playing in AC.
  BTW in my mail offers over the last month, there has been a wide range of free slot play or gift certificates ranging from $75 to $150.

  Larry Feldman

  Larry

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--- In vpFREE_NewEngland@yahoogroups.com, "mel3dmdmsncom" <mel3dmd@...> wrote:

MS used to base your theo on the machine you were playing and not the game but that has changed in the last month.

You are correct. Pe is affected the most as it has the lowest hold and they now can determine which game you are playing on the multigame machines. It is a new software upgrade. Your theo will decrease by 2/3 as well as a decrease in promo's and free play.
Mel

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--- In vpFREE_NewEngland@yahoogroups.com, "lfcmja@..." <lfcmja@...> wrote:

--- In vpFREE_NewEngland@yahoogroups.com, "mel3dmdmsncom" <mel3dmd@> wrote:
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> MS used to base your theo on the machine you were playing and not the game but that has changed in the last month.

  So what you're saying is that I'll still accumulate my points, but I'll be offered less promos including free slot play, ?
  Although it's not my main game, has this,affected PE an even lower hold game for the house ?

  Speaking personally, if MS offers me less I'll just do more playing in AC.
  BTW in my mail offers over the last month, there has been a wide range of free slot play or gift certificates ranging from $75 to $150.

  Larry Feldman

  Larry

You are correct. PE has the lowest hold so it is affected the most. Your theo will decrease by 2/3 according to what happened to me if you play VP and offers and free play will decrease significantly

Mel

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--- In vpFREE_NewEngland@yahoogroups.com, "lfcmja@..." <lfcmja@...> wrote:

--- In vpFREE_NewEngland@yahoogroups.com, "mel3dmdmsncom" <mel3dmd@> wrote:
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> MS used to base your theo on the machine you were playing and not the game but that has changed in the last month.

  So what you're saying is that I'll still accumulate my points, but I'll be offered less promos including free slot play, ?
  Although it's not my main game, has this,affected PE an even lower hold game for the house ?

  Speaking personally, if MS offers me less I'll just do more playing in AC.
  BTW in my mail offers over the last month, there has been a wide range of free slot play or gift certificates ranging from $75 to $150.

  Larry Feldman

  Larry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3xsDv6yCnY

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--- In vpFREE_NewEngland@yahoogroups.com, "mel3dmdmsncom" <mel3dmd@...> wrote:

MS used to base your theo on the machine you were playing and not the game but that has changed in the last month. I was there tuesday for double pts and put 93g thru the machines. Ordinarily that would give we a theo of around 4,000. This time it was 1,245. I found out that since the hold on JOB is low the theo you receive is severly downgraded. I guess they are becoming Harrahs east.
Mel

I remember a few years ago the FPJB theo at LVH was reduced to almost nothing. More than 10 times less than LDW, Joker and NSUD. All "fair bet" games.

There were several pissed-off gamblers. They had spent the whole weekend at the FPJB only to find their theo was minimal and that they had been downgraded. They were gambling on 3/5 line $1 machines and grinding away for 10 hours/day.

That wasn't the first stupid thing I witnessed Casino Mgmt implement but it demonstrated a quirky reaction to AP gamblers.

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--- In vpFREE_NewEngland@yahoogroups.com, "mel3dmdmsncom" <mel3dmd@...> wrote:

MS used to base your theo on the machine you were playing and not the game but that has changed in the last month. I was there tuesday for double pts and put 93g thru the machines. Ordinarily that would give we a theo of around 4,000. This time it was 1,245. I found out that since the hold on JOB is low the theo you receive is severly downgraded. I guess they are becoming Harrahs east.
Mel