Originally Posted by accountinquestion View Post
That is a "big deficit" when you are voluntarily giving up 3x + the house edge you need to be giving.

That is ploppy shit. That is not sharp. Or whatever you want to call it.
I may be mixed up on details, but I think you have a point that it's a big dropoff from 0.3% (HE) NSUD to 1.1% Ugly Ducks. It sounds like he could have found something else in the middle such as Bonus Poker. He may have prioritized either simplicity (staying with a familiar type of game) or fun.

Other than that, I don't see a problem. As a visitor primarily betting sports, he needed to secure free hotel, and Boyd was reliable in that crucial aspect. Point value on multiplier days recouped most of the expected loss. Probably the minimum was 7x (0.7%), and senior days had additional benefits such as drawings and food. Plus mail value.