Woodbine Trip Report (August 27, 2007)

[Brandon_Macmillan]

I believe that VP is big in eastern Canada but on the west coast is
isn't very popular at all. I don't want to sound like a racist but from
my observations approximately 70%-80% of the patrons at the casinos in
the Vancouver area are Asian and the casino's adjust the games they make
available accordingly. There are probably 2 Pai Gow poker tables for
every blackjack table and many other table games I have never even
played before. (Towers of Hanoi anyone?)

There are many, many slots to accommodate the older crowd who seem drawn
to the flashing lights regardless of the ~70% pay tables on them but
only a handful of VP games (all of them gamekings) available to play and
because there is not much demand for VP games and thus no competition
between the casino's based upon the pay tables of their VP games they do
not have any reason to offer good odds to the player and they treat them
like any other slot machine.

So much for my retirement plan

Brandon

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In a message dated 8/29/2007 10:33:34 AM Central Daylight Time,
urban_tale@yahoo.ca <mailto:urban_tale%40yahoo.ca> writes:

How about Alberta? I hear they have some fairly decent casinos but I
have no idea how good any of their VP is.

What is everyone playing then if the VP is dreadful in Canada? Do the
slots
seem to be fair? Do they have old favorites like Blazing 7's or is
everything
pretty much the new multi-line video slots with bonus rounds? Does
blackjack
pay 3:2 or 6:5?

[Neil5]

Hi Brandon,

It's not racist. It's a keen observation and, to some
extent, a true stereo-type. Everybody knows that
Asians in general (and Chinese in particular) like to
gamble. One of my friends (a Chinese-Canadian)
confirms this and himself jokes about it. Bill Cosby
on the Cosby show made a joke about this on an episode
where he said to a little Chinese girl: "I hear you
like to gamble?"

But you are correct that with no competition between
casinos and no demand for video poker from patrons
will result in video poker machines with sub-par
paytables. You can always move out here.

Best of luck.

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--- Brandon Macmillan <brandon@ipapp.com> wrote:

I believe that VP is big in eastern Canada but on
the west coast is
isn't very popular at all. I don't want to sound
like a racist but from
my observations approximately 70%-80% of the patrons
at the casinos in
the Vancouver area are Asian and the casino's adjust
the games they make
available accordingly. There are probably 2 Pai Gow
poker tables for
every blackjack table and many other table games I
have never even
played before. (Towers of Hanoi anyone?)

There are many, many slots to accommodate the older
crowd who seem drawn
to the flashing lights regardless of the ~70% pay
tables on them but
only a handful of VP games (all of them gamekings)
available to play and
because there is not much demand for VP games and
thus no competition
between the casino's based upon the pay tables of
their VP games they do
not have any reason to offer good odds to the player
and they treat them
like any other slot machine.

So much for my retirement plan

Brandon
________________________________

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[mailto:vpFREE_Can…@…com] On Behalf Of
baggitt15@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 3:04 PM
To: vpFREE_Canada@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [vpFREE_Canada] Re: Woodbine Trip
Report (August 27, 2007)

In a message dated 8/29/2007 10:33:34 AM Central
Daylight Time,
urban_tale@yahoo.ca <mailto:urban_tale%40yahoo.ca>
writes:

How about Alberta? I hear they have some fairly
decent casinos but I
have no idea how good any of their VP is.

What is everyone playing then if the VP is dreadful
in Canada? Do the
slots
seem to be fair? Do they have old favorites like
Blazing 7's or is
everything
pretty much the new multi-line video slots with
bonus rounds? Does
blackjack
pay 3:2 or 6:5?

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