room rates range from 600 a night and up lol

Well, the three Detroit casinos were charging $300 a night when they opened. So...

That's a bargain. Where else could you possibly stay in the area for less?

308 rooms. Grand opening of an MGM property. That's less than i expected, really.

People that are physically in property when they sign up are much less likely to no show. Adding the online reg option will increase the number of people who are off site when they get on list, thus increasing the percentage of no shows. Possible faulty logic, but seems sensible to me.

If you decide to hold one, could you let us know if there is a way for us to get on list for the 'soft opening'? thank you

Will do.

The way MDL and every other room I've seen does it is that phone in and online registration just holds your place in line. You have to check in when physically in the room before you're ever called. And the call in is usually only good for an hour.

You're logic is fine but it sounds like you are misunderstanding how the system works. No shows will automatically disappear after a certain length of time and will never be called for their seat. They won't affect filling the games in any way.

On another note, you've mentioned in the past that there will be plenty of boxes available. Unfortunately I'll be away for the first week the room is open. Do you foresee all of the boxes being taken in that timeframe? Thanks.

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Doesn't the Gaylord run about half that?

Getting a box shouldn't be a problem.

I think one my my other concerns is the appearance of the list. Having a 70-80 deep list due to call ins or online reg may be a deterrent to those thinking about coming to the property.

Callins don't show on bravo until they check in (e.g. there is one person on the list with 70-80 callins. Waiting list will be 1 if u look at the bravo app/website.) As the people show up to the poker room and checkin they are added to the waiting list in the order that they called in. You def want to be taking callins for the poker room ainec

Also this

So I show up to the poker room, put my name on the list, and wait patiently for my name to rise to the top of the list. But all these names mysteriously keep showing up in front of me so I never get to the top. Is that how it works? If no, then what's the point. If yes, then no thank you.

Im guessing u don't play in a poker room that allows call in for Bravo?

I'm a casual player as I play MDL probably about a dozen times a year ($2/$5.) I used to play in Charles Town until I realized I could call ahead to be put on the wait list at MDL. At the time CT didn't have call ahead registration, and I still don't know if they do because I haven't been back since. CT is a little closer for me, but having to wait over an hour (or more at times) to get onto a table was very frustrating. Now I just call over to MDL, drive for 45 minutes, and most of the time sit right down to a table as soon as I get there. (I know this will be impossible for the first few months at MGMNH, but hopefully it will eventually be that easy.)
I do understand your side Johnny (and yours Didace) but perhaps it's a matter of education, letting players know about the option to call ahead. Another possible solution that I think works well is to allow call ahead registration for $2/$5 and above like MDL does it. I think this allows for a best of both worlds scenario to attract casual players while not inconveniencing higher stakes and/or regulars.

You show up to the poker room and put your name on the list. If there are callins on the list ahead of you they will be called for the seat when it opens IF they come into the poker room to checkin. If they have not they will call the next name on the list(skipping the callin but leaving it on the list for the allotted time period, the name is removed once that time is up if they don't checkin). No names will mysteriously show up in front of you. The point of it is to cut down on wait times for the players. I cannot think of 1 major poker room where this isn't standard.

Apex in your OP you said the callins don't show up on Bravo until they check in. You made it sound like if he walks into the room and puts his name on the list, it's the only one he sees, but if callins ahead of him show up and check in, he mysteriously gets bumped down. In other words, the callins are invisible on the board and then magically appear when they check in. I know that's not how it works, but that's how you initially described it.

I always thought when you call-in, your name shows up with the phone next to your name. Your spot in line is seen to everyone, but if you get to the top and have not checked it yet, you will not be called. When you check in, the phone icon disappears.

punkass that's how it works yes

Yes if you look at the list while physically in the casino it will show a list of all names including callins on the board(with a phone icon next to those names). If you look at the bravo app/website the callins will not be on the waiting list until they actually checkin.

My OP was in response to Johnny saying the appearance of the list is a concern and could be a deterrent for people thinking about coming to the property. Obv those people would be looking at the bravo app/website

Bah, I missed that. I'm equating Bravo to the board, and I guess they're not always equivalent? I never noticed TBH.

Yes if there are callins but none of them have checked in and no list it will show no waiting list on the app

That's a very fair concern. I wonder if there is a way to have bravo not count call ins in the list number until they've checked in.

Unless I'm misunderstanding something, Apex literally just answered this in the posts directly before yours (#1546 specifically) and he's 100% correct. The numbers you see on the bravo app waitlists on your smartphone exclude any call-ins and only include those who've physically checked in at the property.

FYI, the app is also usually a few minutes behind real time but it's close.

It's all a bit counterintuitive I guess but I've noticed this phenomenon while waiting for a seat inside several different poker rooms with Bravo and just messing around on my phone.

Johnny, being able to put oneself on the waitlists via the app is a convenient feature and it won't deter anyone from driving out. It'll keep employees off the phone and will free them up to address more pressing things.

I'd also recommend installing a kiosk just outside your room just like Maryland Live to swipe one's players card to sign up. It helps speed along in person sign-up and helps avoid congestion at the registration desk when it's busy.