[Steve Bourie]

Thanks for the info. I didn't realize that the slots and video poker were on the same system where $2= 1 point.

I assumed that the system was set up the same way as at the Hard Rock and I know thier system, when they first started, awarded 1 point for $1 on slots or 1 point for $2 on video poker. Did they change over too and now treat slots and video poker the same?

By the way, they removed the card readers from the electronic roulette games and you can't earn points on them anymore.

The best VP I found in the casino is $5 8/5 Bonus Poker. It's not too bad a game if you can afford the huge bankroll it requires.

One of their better promotions is also getting $100 in free play for earning 500 points. THey run that periodically, but you have to look for signs in the casino that annouce it. They don't seem to send out mailers on it.

Also, points you earn at the old casino can be redeemed at the Hard Rock and they sometimes send me mailers for redeeming points for free play at 1.5 times the normal redemption rate.

What amazes me about the Seminole Casino is that when I stand on line at the player's club I see a lot of people who are in the "Elite" members line. They get faster service because of this and they must put 100,000 points on their card within a three-month period in order to achieve that status. Since $2 on slots/video poker equals one point, these players have to put $200,000 through the machines within a three-month period.

How can those players afford to do that? Playing slots with an average hold of 10% would mean they are losing about $20,000 within a 3-month period, or close to $7,000 a month.

There seems to be a working-class crowd in that casino and they certainly don't look like they afford to gamble at those levels. How can so many of them have "elite" membership?