Another "oh so special 7 star" has decided to join your forum. I have been actively reading for some time now and have benefitted from the exchange of ideas.
Of particular interest going forward would be any issue involving video poker in regards to CET as that is the only group of casinos I gamble with.
I am interested in seeing what the effect of the 7000 new IGT video poker machines will be. I am not sure if they are all in place yet but I think I read somewhere that they all should be by the end of the year. I am afraid that CET will use this as an opportunity to lower the pay tables. Additionally it will be interesting to see how aggressive CET is with getting away from $10 per tier credit on their best machines.
Has anyone heard if CET is going to make any changes next year to their qualifications for diamond and 7 star? With the bonus tier points it is so much easier to reach 15,000 and 150,000 CET is bound to make some changes. It would be interesting to know how many diamond and 7 star members CET has compared to this time last year. Everybody we actively associate with has substantially more tier credits than they had last year. I am sure CET will make some adjustments and in some ways I think they already have.
One change I have noticed in the last several months is that they have become tight fisted with their free play. I think they are going to continue to make it more difficult for players like myself who like to rack up their points playing low volatility high EV machines. They are still generous in a lot of ways but it is amazing to me how their policies and comps vary from property to property. I am not ready to walk away from CET at this point but I am keeping a careful eye on what they are doing. I would be surprised if when they announce the requirements for both diamond and 7 star, they are not significantly higher for next year.
I look forward to participating in this forum.