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Originally Posted by Playbig2000
Yes, it is the point. The casino makes only $5 per pot. Why on earth would they care if you don't have enough cash at hand to buy back in? When you lose, you lose the money to another player, not the house so how is it the casino's best interest to offer markers for poker players?
Well, in most poker rooms it's only $4, as $1 goes to the jackpot (though many places charge an administrative fee on the jackpot funds).
That said, there is no downside to the revenue from poker games, while pit games sometimes have rather large payouts. Poker provides a steady stream of about $100/hr cash. During a busy period, that adds up fast.
There is also the point that poker players are customers and will gravitate to where they're treated well. Casinos that forget that tend to lose players to casinos that remember it.
I seriously doubt that is enough to get a casino to change their policy very often, but I do think it's enough for some casino to soften their policy at some point.