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Wacky Wednesday at Harrah's Tahoe

#1

I'm back from my vacation!

Part of my time was spent in Lake Tahoe, where a quite remarkable
promotion was occurring.

For the previous two Wednesdays at Harrah's Tahoe and Harveys, between
10 AM and 6 PM, any natural four-of-a-kind paid a 100-coin bonus (to a
maximum of $1000). You can do the math.

Word spread about the promotion, and by about 3 PM on *Tuesday* all of
the key machines were occupied by persons planning on riding it out
until 10 AM Wednesday. This precipitated an urgent meeting...

At about 4 PM, the promotion was changed to a 100-coin bonus for four
aces and a 50-coin bonus for four-of-a-kind faces.

By about 7 PM, the word had spread to most of the would-be
participants, and suddenly high-limit machine availability was much
greater.

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Bruno Magli
Try my shoes!

#2

See! The tactics of TEAM NERD ruined it for everyone!

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Bruno Magli <bruno.magli@g...> wrote:

I'm back from my vacation!

Part of my time was spent in Lake Tahoe, where a quite remarkable
promotion was occurring.

For the previous two Wednesdays at Harrah's Tahoe and Harveys, between
10 AM and 6 PM, any natural four-of-a-kind paid a 100-coin bonus (to a
maximum of $1000). You can do the math.

Word spread about the promotion, and by about 3 PM on *Tuesday* all of
the key machines were occupied by persons planning on riding it out
until 10 AM Wednesday. This precipitated an urgent meeting...

At about 4 PM, the promotion was changed to a 100-coin bonus for four
aces and a 50-coin bonus for four-of-a-kind faces.

By about 7 PM, the word had spread to most of the would-be
participants, and suddenly high-limit machine availability was much
greater.

--
Bruno Magli
Try my shoes!

#3

deuces are out of service, probably until they can adjust the
paytables, or maybe they are just moving them around

fyi, here's the wacky wednesday notice:

"Wacky Wednesday Promotion Out of Control!
Our Wacky Wednesday promotion really got wacky last week, as we paid
out several hundred thousand dollars in bonuses. Players flocked from
all over the country to participate in one of the wackiest and most
lucrative video poker promotions seen in the industry. Consequently,
we met with the bean counters from Accounting, who reminded us that
while 'tis the season for charity and giving, we are not officially
recognized as a non-profit organization, and thus must cease and
desist with this type of wackiness (I believe they used some different
terminology, but I will spare you). Scrooges! While unfortunate, we
are pleased to tell you that the Wacky Wednesday Four of a Kind
promotion will still take place this Wednesday. However, we have
instituted some minor modifications to the promotion, as described
below."

#4

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "jelway_1997" <yahoogroups@m...>
wrote:

See! The tactics of TEAM NERD ruined it for everyone!

I wouldn't be the least surprised if that was EXACTLY the case.

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Bruno Magli <bruno.magli@g...>

wrote:

> I'm back from my vacation!
>
> Part of my time was spent in Lake Tahoe, where a quite remarkable
> promotion was occurring.
>
> For the previous two Wednesdays at Harrah's Tahoe and Harveys,

between

> 10 AM and 6 PM, any natural four-of-a-kind paid a 100-coin bonus

(to a

> maximum of $1000). You can do the math.
>
> Word spread about the promotion, and by about 3 PM on *Tuesday*

all of

> the key machines were occupied by persons planning on riding it

out

> until 10 AM Wednesday. This precipitated an urgent meeting...
>
> At about 4 PM, the promotion was changed to a 100-coin bonus for

four

> aces and a 50-coin bonus for four-of-a-kind faces.
>
> By about 7 PM, the word had spread to most of the would-be
> participants, and suddenly high-limit machine availability was

much

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> greater.
>
> --
> Bruno Magli
> Try my shoes!

#5

Then you're not reading the thread. "Players flocked from all over
the country..."

My plan was to go for one of the higher-limit machines at about 6 PM
on Tuesday. My sources told me they were locked up about 6 AM the
previous Wednesday, so I thought that 16 hours would be sufficient.
Alas, by about 4 PM, the most lucrative machines were fully manned.
But before too long, word was spreading that Wacky Wednesday had been
severely de-wacked, and I went to dinner instead. I got up on
Wednesday "morning" and came home without even bothering to go look at
the handful of machine that I might have wanted to play.

I'm sure there were a lot of teams present, but it was hardly the case
that any one group of persons "ruined" anything. It had more to do
with management's realizing that they had created an incredibly
lucrative promotion. I am guessing that they believed quads were much
more rare in video poker than they really are. Their miscomputation
was compounded when they included $10 machines in the promotion. If
they had limited it to $1 machines, they would have gotten a lot more
action and a lot more residual business at a fraction of the cost.
They were smart to close the barn doors, but they probably closed them
a little too far.

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On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:32:11 -0000, rockofjello333 <rockofjello333@yahoo.com> wrote:

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "jelway_1997" <yahoogroups@m...>
wrote:
>
> See! The tactics of TEAM NERD ruined it for everyone!
>
I wouldn't be the least surprised if that was EXACTLY the case.

--
Bruno Magli
Try my shoes!

#6

i don't think it was intended to be a promotion in the traditional
sense (i.e. to stimulate business)
rather, it was just a year end extra cash giveaway (an artifact of
casino regulations), it was intended largely for locals and was
unadvertised, but word somehow quickly leaked out

>
>
> wrote:
> >
> > See! The tactics of TEAM NERD ruined it for everyone!
> >
> I wouldn't be the least surprised if that was EXACTLY the case.
>
>

Then you're not reading the thread. "Players flocked from all over
the country..."

My plan was to go for one of the higher-limit machines at about 6 PM
on Tuesday. My sources told me they were locked up about 6 AM the
previous Wednesday, so I thought that 16 hours would be sufficient.
Alas, by about 4 PM, the most lucrative machines were fully manned.
But before too long, word was spreading that Wacky Wednesday had

been

severely de-wacked, and I went to dinner instead. I got up on
Wednesday "morning" and came home without even bothering to go look

at

the handful of machine that I might have wanted to play.

I'm sure there were a lot of teams present, but it was hardly the

case

that any one group of persons "ruined" anything. It had more to do
with management's realizing that they had created an incredibly
lucrative promotion. I am guessing that they believed quads were

much

more rare in video poker than they really are. Their miscomputation
was compounded when they included $10 machines in the promotion. If
they had limited it to $1 machines, they would have gotten a lot

more

action and a lot more residual business at a fraction of the cost.
They were smart to close the barn doors, but they probably closed

them

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Bruno Magli <bruno.magli@g...> wrote:

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:32:11 -0000, rockofjello333 > <rockofjello333@y...> wrote:
> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "jelway_1997" <yahoogroups@m...>
a little too far.

--
Bruno Magli
Try my shoes!

#7

wrote:
>
> See! The tactics of TEAM NERD ruined it for everyone!
>
I wouldn't be the least surprised if that was EXACTLY the case.

Then you're not reading the thread. "Players flocked from all over
the country..."

My plan was to go for one of the higher-limit machines at about 6 PM
on Tuesday. My sources told me they were locked up about 6 AM the
previous Wednesday, so I thought that 16 hours would be sufficient.
Alas, by about 4 PM, the most lucrative machines were fully manned.
But before too long, word was spreading that Wacky Wednesday had been
severely de-wacked, and I went to dinner instead.

That reminds me of a similar promotion at the Nevada Palace around
1989 or 1990. I think it was going to go for 24 hours and I think
they were going to pay an astronomical amount for every 4 queens. The
best machines were locked up something like 36 hours ahead of time.
Around 4 hours before it was going to start, somehow someone who was
with me (who will probably remember this and who participates on this
list) found out that they had changed it so drastically that it wasn't
worth playing. So we snuck out, not wanting those who had locked up
the good machines to know we had found it was no good. Many players
kept slow-playing their machines for another 4 hours, only to find out
upon someone hitting the first 4 queens that we had gotten good
information and that the promotion was no good right from the start.

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On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:32:11 -0000, rockofjello333 ><rockofjello333@yahoo.com> wrote:

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "jelway_1997" <yahoogroups@m...>

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