The look of the paper changed this morning with some interesting results.
The crowds previously clogging the MGM Grand walkways were definitely missing yesterday afternoon as I stopped by to chat with folks playing the slots.
And, while a lot of gamblers don't have much to say when they are playing, I got an earful from Bob McGlothin. The Milford, Mass., guy made it into my story today about the slot revenue slide resuming and other financial news...but he also had a lot more to say.
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After a single-month reprieve in May, the slot machine revenue slide resumed last month at Connecticut’s casinos as gamblers kept a tight rein on slot spending in June, according to numbers released Tuesday.
Well, it turns out McGlothin is no big fan of the new points system at the casinos, either. He said he's a Sachem-level slots player member at Mohegan Sun and estimates it now takes about $90 of play to earn $1 in rewards, which equals all kinds of uncool in his world. His argument was that, combined with what he and others he has talked to perceive as tighter slots, his trips are less fruitful — a strategy he questioned as a casino customer who brings thousands, not hundreds, of dollars along on each trip.
What do you guys think of the new player programs? I would love to hear some feedback from the folks who use it most.
Also, here's a really interesting blog by an out-of-state poker player on the economics of getting to Connecticut's casinos these days. He actually breaks down different scenarios and what would make the most financial sense for him.
Yankee Trails will get me there and back, but I would not have a certain place to stay, so I guess if I want to make an overnight trip, I'll book some of the mailed promos (still at $69) and then try for the bus. Even though the bus would cost me $52, it is a good deal as I get coupons for both days, so I eat two $15 buffets and have $40 in free keno bets. All that for about what it would cost me in gas/tolls to drive there and back. But if I drove I could find a cheap $40 motel.
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