Dream Card Not So Dreamy
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:34 pm
Just got back from our local where Dream Card, Good Times Pay and Ultimate X were installed just last week. The Slot Directors secretary even called us to tell us they were in and running. We have waited with much anticipation for Dream Card since November. Practiced regularly to be ready. So we hit the VP area and Dream Card is ready for us. What is this @#%* ! Yeah we have dream card with a 7-5 JOB (96.5% DC) pay table.
This is a full percent lower than the regular 25¢ play on the single hand machines. Now we know the Slot Director hates VP (he has told us this in person) but we had been so excited. Played a $100 and kissed DC good bye! We'll wait till we get to Red Rock. Didn't even try GTP because it was just as low.
But wait! This wasn't all the great news! Before we could even get to DC the regulars stopped us to tell us the news. The 99% multi-hand 5¢ play had at the same time been dropped 1-2% and the some of the 50¢ VP as much as 2% lower. The whole VP gang of regulars were furious. A regular (truck driver whose route brings him to Lake Charles weekly) who plays $25/hand 100 play was so upset he told the host he wouldn't be back. This guy brings a sack lunch and plays 12-14-16 hours at a stretch and between $2000-3000 per session until he gets the big hit or runs out of money. He has some big hits and averages $90-100K in G statements a year. He decided to give DC a try after I told him about it and because he was so mad about the nickels he played DC deuces wild (5 play $12.50 hand) for 16 hours that night and morning. I saw him dealt 4 deuces on DC and he had over 21 quad deuces by the time I left him at 3 a.m. and he still lost money playing 95% DC deuces wild he told me the next day.
Host and techs said the slot director was complaining about not making money on VP and he need more money for his "newest big multi-player slots". So who is going pay... the VP players.
The only thing Lake Charles IOC had going for it in VP was higher odds than the new fancy Lauberge du Lac across the river. New fancy Vegas style casino, console machines with adjustable cushioned chairs, with clean air, great rooms, lazy river pool area, swim up bar, etc. or old smokey, upright machines with knee knocker (coin trays) moldy rooms, with tiny pool? When will they learn.
This is a full percent lower than the regular 25¢ play on the single hand machines. Now we know the Slot Director hates VP (he has told us this in person) but we had been so excited. Played a $100 and kissed DC good bye! We'll wait till we get to Red Rock. Didn't even try GTP because it was just as low.
But wait! This wasn't all the great news! Before we could even get to DC the regulars stopped us to tell us the news. The 99% multi-hand 5¢ play had at the same time been dropped 1-2% and the some of the 50¢ VP as much as 2% lower. The whole VP gang of regulars were furious. A regular (truck driver whose route brings him to Lake Charles weekly) who plays $25/hand 100 play was so upset he told the host he wouldn't be back. This guy brings a sack lunch and plays 12-14-16 hours at a stretch and between $2000-3000 per session until he gets the big hit or runs out of money. He has some big hits and averages $90-100K in G statements a year. He decided to give DC a try after I told him about it and because he was so mad about the nickels he played DC deuces wild (5 play $12.50 hand) for 16 hours that night and morning. I saw him dealt 4 deuces on DC and he had over 21 quad deuces by the time I left him at 3 a.m. and he still lost money playing 95% DC deuces wild he told me the next day.
Host and techs said the slot director was complaining about not making money on VP and he need more money for his "newest big multi-player slots". So who is going pay... the VP players.
The only thing Lake Charles IOC had going for it in VP was higher odds than the new fancy Lauberge du Lac across the river. New fancy Vegas style casino, console machines with adjustable cushioned chairs, with clean air, great rooms, lazy river pool area, swim up bar, etc. or old smokey, upright machines with knee knocker (coin trays) moldy rooms, with tiny pool? When will they learn.