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Originally Posted by hardinthepaint
Eh, it kind of depends on when you play and when the promos run. In most casinos, the BBJ is running 24/7. The smaller promos are usually run on non-peak days/hours to drive traffic during those times. If you only play during peak hours, your jackpot contribution is being used to subsidize promos you don't partake in. At least everyone has a fair shot at the BBJ proportional to how many hands they play.
Plus, in markets with some measure of competition, a big BBJ can really drive traffic to a room during all hours.
It seems like they would do that, but actually in the two largest poker rooms in Washington, the bonuses are better during the times more people are already playing, weekends, afternoons, and evenings. The people who play in the middle of the night have to contribute to the fund but get back much less.
In my experience in places with lots of competition, BBJs move players around from one casino to another but don't bring in people who wouldn't have played otherwise. When I played regularly in Atlantic City, the low limit players would mostly go to whatever casino had the biggest jackpot, then when it would hit they would go to a different casino which now had the biggest jackpot. Without a BBJ, they would have stayed put in whatever room they preferred for other reasons.