Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
The real value for casinos in video poker analysis comes from cherry picking the highest value customers and welcoming them back.
It's complicated. If the goal is to reward the most pathetic losers, vp skill analysis is far down the list of potential improvements. I think the more important measure is theo of the specific game being played. Some current systems reward 99% vp the same as 88% slots if both games are on the same machine.
But if the system is too opaque, it causes player backlash. Venetian modified its club for this reason.
Another consideration is how individual players respond to incentives. Some bad players are loyal without any encouragement. This is the idea behind teaser offers to newly established players -- hook them initially and then dial down the rewards. But this is vulnerable to multi-accounters who discover the algorithms.