Originally Posted by
wasilla
Hi mickeyc. I post on another forum, but joined this one to contribute here. I'm a huge fan of your stories. I hope you write a book some day. I live in Alaska, spent a lot of time traveling, and spent my share of time sleeping in fields and underpasses. Still, we are way different, and I'm really happy that you are alive and kicking and doing things your way.
I'm a low stakes VP player who plays with a small edge, makes a little money and lives for free while in DT Vegas. I come 3 to 4 times a year for 8 to 9 weeks total. It is possible that my edges are too small for you to consider, but I'll go ahead and tell you what I know about.
D and GG are pretty easy comps. Averaging 5k coin in on VP a day gets me 4 nights at each, some FP, MP's, and food comps every month. I play quarters there on their 8/5 BP 3 way progressive. This game is usually around between .994 and 102%. I keep detailed records of my play there and my progressive wins usually wipes out the house edge. Offers seem to come out fast.
QQQQ's might be more attractive to you. They have positive games for VP at the $1 level with 10/6/40 DDB and 10/7 DB (which earn half points) If you average 2,000 to 3,000 daily points, you're likely to eventually get bimonthly offers of 3 nights, $300 to $400 FP, $50 to $75 food. Their points are worth close to a third of a percent and they comp for an additional 2/3's of a percent. Once you are established at that level, you should get invitations for Memorial and Veteran's Day WE's which offer up to an additional $500 FP based on play and June has like a $400 opportunity for everyone. The South Tower rooms have greatly improved since you left Vegas. Offers can be slower.
Boyd: I don't know of any profitable VP play until you can earn points with the Sapphire level. Playing 9/6 JOB, that requires me to play over $80K coin in annually. Since you are an AP slot player, you can cut that to under $4,000. I like MSS. I generally play quarters, especially on point multiplier days, because the scratch cards and tax implications make that the highest EV for me. There is currently a slightly positive play on higher denominations, but I don't know if the EV is much better than what you would get with their quarter multiline. I only know of one VP play at DT Boyd that approaches 100.5%. Might be too small for you, but it's the biggest edge I know about. I assume you can PM me if you want it. I wouldn't just drop in and play a little in these places. I think that $6k a day vp coin in is enough to make a good impression.
DTG is an easy comp, but the profitable VP that I knew about is gone.
Hope this helps a bit and thanks for your entertaining and informative posts.
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