I used to like Seven Stars Insider and I appreciated what Darryl did. However, I lost respect for him and the newsletter when Caesars massively degraded the Seven Stars program (they kiled the room benefit and some other stuff), and he dismissed it as no big deal because it didn't affect him personally.
See, Darryl was no AP, but rather a slots ploppy who lost plenty to CET each year. Thus, they still comped him, and he was happy.
He didn't understand that the beauty of the Seven Stars program was the guaranteed benefits which weren't tied to recent play. Pretty surprising for a guy who purported to be an expert on the program.
Here's my discussion fo the matter from December 2017:
https://vegascasinotalk.com/forum/sh...ll=1#post56619
I also had a stupid e-mail debate with him about the NCL cruise benefit. I was an expert regarding getting the most out of this benefit, and sent him some small corrections to his (otherwise good) guide on how to best utilize it. He again acted dismissive, but even worse, refused to believe me that NCL was keeping the mandatory "gratiuities" they were charging. I tried over and over to explain to him that this was a pricing trick by NCL, and nobody was actually getting tipped. He refused to believe me or think about the matter logically.
I will give him credit for collecting and presenting information on all CET properties in an organized, clear, and easily digestible fashion. He was also good at breaking down the needlessly complex Total Rewards program for the layman. However, I was so annoyed with his curmudgeonly stubborn attitude that I lost interest in continuing to read the newsletter.