I was there one day when a gentleman hit a $400,000 royal, and I was there one evening when a couple of young ladies, playing deuces bonus (I think) hit for $100,000.įrom what I was told, they suffered a few too many big hits too close to one another. Rincon has a half dozen $100 machines (alternate denomination is $25), and you will see one or two or more players there on the weekends. I say 'it' because there is just one $100 machine in the high limit area now, and about a year ago there used to be two. The only other casino in Southern Cal that I know of with a $100 VP denomination is Pechanga, and to be honest, I've never seen anyone play it. Part of the problem is that several royals on the $100 machines were hit.

What I was told was that they downgraded their pay tables and their free play offers and also comps because they just weren't hitting their target for profits in the video poker department. My understanding is that these changes all started around the time they got a new manager about 6 months ago.They did bring in a new marketing manager from a Caesars property in the midwest. It's also a warning to Rincon's management, because up the road Pechanga still offers 9/6 Jacks. And they probably do because they don't have the information to make a proper decision. Why anyone would play 8/5 jacks instead of 8/5 Bonus is beyond me - but every day players at Rincon do. The best jacks or better game you will find there is 8/5 Jacks. Rincon still hasn't restored 9/6 Jacks or Better. And then when they are 'all doing it' we, the consumers, don't stand a chance. Just because a casino makes a good business decision doesn't mean it's good for the consumer and as consumers we should let businesses know when they go too far to protect or increase their profits.Īnd if we let one casino get away with it - others will follow. Within a couple of weeks, Rincon reversed their decision and restored 8/5 Bonus.

I put the word out on this website and as others got wind of it and complained they told Rincon's management they wouldn't play there any more. And Spock, it also made complete sense, 'from a business standpoint' when Harrah's Rincon replaced 8/5 Bonus Poker with 7/5 Bonus Poker.

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