I think it's appropriate that I also post here what I post on the LVA forum where I was criticized for saying the Rincon $2-million promotion is an advantage play. The latest "challenge" is about the free play that high rollers get, but my critic who goes by "roadtrip" has accepted some of my information conditionally. Apparently he doesn't believe a word I say. So here is my latest post:
So the debate comes down to this:
We have two months where we know a high limit player on the $100 8/5 Aces and Faces machines will get a return of at least 99.86% and then for ten more months will have about 100.26%. Since I am math challenged, what is the annualized rate for the full year? (No other comps, perks, or drawings included.)
Well, I don't know if I did the math correctly but I get an annualized rate of 100.193-percent for the full 12-months, not including any additional comps, perks, or wins for the drawings, or even additional free play or value from gift cards purchased with reward credits.
Now a little inside info:
The 8/5 Aces and Faces is the last of the better paying video poker games for the high limit slots at Rincon. Last year they got rid of all of the full pay games including 9/6 jacks and regular 8/5 Bonus. Somehow two games slipped through the cracks -- 8/5 Aces and Faces, the 8/5 Aces Bonu$ are still available at the $100 and $25 level. (They are also available as low as 25-cents, however.)
9/6 Jacks is no longer on the property in fact throughout Rincon you will find 8/5 Jacks.
8/5 Super Aces Bonus is available only as high as $5 which is the only other full pay game.
There is an 8/5 Bonus double super times pay game but that, I think, only has a maximum of 50-cents per coin.
And then I posted this update because I might be challenged for using a higher return for the first two months of the year before the "free play" starts:
I might have made a mistake, depending on your interpretation, roadtrip.
If we used the first two months with just the return of the game at 99.26% plus ten months at 100.26% then the annualized rate is 100.093% for the full 12 months. Still above 100% without additional comps, perks, drawings, multiple point days, additional free play, gift cards, free drinks, pretzels or all the handiwipes you can take from the cage.