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Originally Posted by MrStealth
Looks like it may be time to start a new Hammond Thread as it looks like this one is getting ruined by the same people who ruined the other threads with their constant complaining.
Low Limit Poker Players are not the "heart" of this room - they are no less or no more important than the high limit players in any poker room - as the rake is usually capped at both levels. All poker players are nothing but a pain in the ass and a necessary evil to a casino.
If you think differently, look at the economics - Let say they deal 25 hands an hour x $5 per hand = $125/hour in income. Out of that they have to pay a dealer, floor staff, front desk staff, etc. Divided by 9 players that means you are contributing about $14 per hour in income - subtract the direct comp dollars, then the overhead and lucky if the casino makes $5 per player per hour.
Compare that to any other gambler outside the poker room and the overhead to income ratio is dwarfed - even by penny slot players. It's no wonder poker rooms in vegas are being closed, people are being fired/laid off and the trend will continue as the casino companies are looking to reduce staff/overhead.
Now, look at the Seven Stars Gambler - minimum $500,000 coin in per year - $1,000,000 coin in if they are a video poker player - many of these people are gambling more per hour than you will contribute to harrah's bottom line in 1 year - 1 of their average bets is more than you contribute per day (even if you play 24 hours per day)!. For that they receive special treatment and rightfully so. Complain if you want but all it does is show how overblown your self image is.
If you have a specific complaint, take it up with management, please save these threads for constructive comments and quit re-hashing your self-centered gripes over-and-over again.
You've all heard what MrStealth said kids: No more complaining! If you can't post a doting, fawining, adoring comment on every aspect of the casino, then don't post at all, or we will have to start a new thread. Good idea sir, and welcome to La-La Land.
"All poker players are a necessary pain in the ass and a necessary evil to a casino." This is just so much rubbish. It hilariously assumes that poker players confine their action to the poker room. God forbid, Mr Stealth, that those of us who lack your wisdom might wander out to the rest of the casino to take a shot on other games offered there. Take the worst of it? Why, we MUST be idiots!
Maybe MrStealth should ask casino management if they consider those poker players who also gamble outside the poker room, a "pain in the ass." A lot of poker players bring their non-poker-playing spouses and friends to the casino with them. Where do you think these people are, MrStealth, while the poker player is in the poker room? I'll help you out with this one: They are in the casino blowing money on slots and table games. Do you think management considers the poker player who brought them there, a "necessary evil?"
I'm not sure any of us need MrStealth to tell us that high rollers contribute more to the casino than low rollers, or that the poker room, IN ITSELF, is the least profitable gambling area of any casino, but it goes a little further than that. Ever notice that almost every casino you've ever been in, has the race and sports books located right next to the poker room? Do you think it's because sports bettors wander in and out of the poker room to play a hand or two?
Nice try in attempting to demeanor poker players, MrStealth, but your reasoning is full of holes, and naive. Maybe we should start a new thread every time someone trys to make us poker players sound inconsequential. Now there's an idea!