Originally Posted by Rob.Singer View Post
mickey, all you do is tell made-up stories all over internet forums, so why would anyone with a brain not laugh profusely at you claiming to have seen "players restricted in front of your very eyes"?
I was out in eastern Nevada working things. My buddy, Al, called me and told me they put in a couple of banks of $1 FPDW in the Peppermill/Reno. The Peppermill was known for having a strong slot card, generous comp, drawings, specials, etc. Just the FPDW straight didn't mean that much to me. At my speed it was only about a $38 an hour play. But the drawings were strong which effectively doubled the hourly rate.

I didn't intend to pound it, just about six hours a day. Al had been on the play for a week when I got there....and he had a casino host. I told Al I didn't want anything to do with a casino host. He told me it was hard to avoid. After I quit play on the first day I went to the booth for a meal comp. The lady cut me the comp then told me I hadn't met my casino host yet. Evidently, there was something on her computer indicated when a casino host should be assigned. She told me she would set up an appointment. I walked off.

The next day I went back to the booth to get another meal comp. It was a different lady but she told me I had an appointment to meet my casino host at 5 PM. It was the same casino host Al had. I blew off the appointment.

On the third day Al and I are playing when Al got up to talk to some friend that came marching along. While they were talking the casino host walked up to him and said

"Al, sorry, but I have to suspend you from all drawings and special events."
"Why?" Al asked
"C'mon, Al. You know you're a pro!"
"What about the comp?" Al asked.
"I'll leave the comp alone for now. Now I have to find this Crimm guy and tell him the same thing."
"I know him" Al said. "I'll let him know." The casino host walked off.

Al and I both knew there were better things around than playing $1 FPDW straight up for only about $38 an hour. So we drug up on the pay.