Casino: Celebrity must be really hurting for $ if they're ripping off players this badly in Video Poker

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

You know... $5 bets are quickly becoming a thing of the past. It's not like I have a $5 chip up there and slip one of these under it - it's more like it's going under a green or black chip.

 

They really should be $25 match play coupons...

 

Tom

[George C]

On our edge cruise in July 2021 I won at the tables wife won a thousand a video poker with a royal flush and a few hundred on other slots.

[mahdnc]

46 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

 

Hmmm, perhaps it varies by ship but your version seems to be host issued business card size, I've personally never seen this type of card/voucher which which printed with some color.  I just got off the Equinox and it said right on the CC voucher for roulette and BJ only; was closer to a 3"x5" index card and was B&W only, no color.

 

The photo is of the card(s) that I received from the pit boss when I redeemed my Captains Club benefit at the blackjack table (Solstice Dec 2019-Jan 2020).  I looked up that photo because that is the last cruise I took and the first time that I didn't have a sheet of Captains Club coupons waiting for me in my stateroom.

 

After reading your response, I went back and looked up a photo that I had of the old Captains Club coupon sheet (Infinity Jan 2017), and--lo and behold--it does say that it is good only for blackjack and roulette.

 

 

 

[NutsAboutGolf]

2 hours ago, mahdnc said:

 

The photo is of the card(s) that I received from the pit boss when I redeemed my Captains Club benefit at the blackjack table (Solstice Dec 2019-Jan 2020).  I looked up that photo because that is the last cruise I took and the first time that I didn't have a sheet of Captains Club coupons waiting for me in my stateroom.

 

After reading your response, I went back and looked up a photo that I had of the old Captains Club coupon sheet (Infinity Jan 2017), and--lo and behold--it does say that it is good only for blackjack and roulette.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for researching.  I'll be on the Solstice in mid Nov and the Millie at the end of the month, I'll take a pic if I can remember.

[SLOTheta]

I go to gamble in Vegas every other month, sometimes every month (From CA). I’m platinum at MGM. I play a mix of table games, slots and VP. I’ve won 3 jackpots this year. When I gamble on cruise ships, I know the odds are much worse than land based casinos. But, I do it because I enjoy it. If you play VP, you need to play something other than jacks or better. If you talk to any casino bartender or staffer, they all tell you to play Double Double or Triple Double due to the payouts. I played on our last HAP cruise and paid for my trip with my winnings on VP. 
 

Play knowing you’ll lose all your money and enjoy the winnings when they come. 
 

 

[neverlaysup]

On 5/10/2022 at 3:54 PM, Mark_K said:

The NCL casino may be better, but at least Celebrity doesn’t charge me $19.80 a day for “free” drinks.

And the Celebrity casino is NO SMOKING.

[Cruise till you drop]

On 5/10/2022 at 7:20 PM, SHIP TRAVELER said:

  It was so fun to play and we broke about even. 

 

No offense but how many times have I heard from people in the casino that they about broke even.  To me this is code for “we lost”

 

If it was true that so many people broke even, the casinos would go bankrupt 😂 and we know that’s not happening

[Cruise till you drop]

On 8/18/2022 at 2:32 PM, julia said:

There are approximately 63 casinos in Las Vegas alone, and they certainly didn't build themselves. 🤣

Vegas Vacation quote from cousin Eddie

”That's it Clark... show him who's boss. It's people like you who come here and blow the family nest egg that built this town... not this pretty boy”

Edited September 18, 2022 by Cruise till you drop

[MISTER 67]

Stay away from the machines, play Blackjack at the tables.

[SHIP TRAVELER]

22 hours ago, SLOTheta said:

I go to gamble in Vegas every other month, sometimes every month (From CA). I’m platinum at MGM. I play a mix of table games, slots and VP. I’ve won 3 jackpots this year. When I gamble on cruise ships, I know the odds are much worse than land based casinos. But, I do it because I enjoy it. If you play VP, you need to play something other than jacks or better. If you talk to any casino bartender or staffer, they all tell you to play Double Double or Triple Double due to the payouts. I played on our last HAP cruise and paid for my trip with my winnings on VP. 
 

Play knowing you’ll lose all your money and enjoy the winnings when they come. 
 

 

Congratulations on your nice wins.  We like video poker also.  The double double game you played was 91.22% compared to 95% for 6/5 jack or better.  The worst part for us is that big 52% variance compared a 19% variance at Jacks or Better.  We are not as lucky as you are so we play the boring games where our money drains slower.  Even black Jack players that split tens sometimes get lucky.  I think a lot of Vegas bartenders are addicted gamblers looking for a big win that they will quickly give back.  Just a different perspective about odds.  It is good to see big wins in ship board casinos.  We were thinking how seldom we see any one win with a royal flush on a ship when we read about your wins. 

[weregoingcruising]

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[dlh015]

5 hours ago, Cruise till you drop said:

No offense but how many times have I heard from people in the casino that they about broke even.  To me this is code for “we lost”

 

If it was true that so many people broke even, the casinos would go bankrupt 😂 and we know that’s not happening

Actually, a fair amount of casinos have gone bankrupt...and profits have not been sparkling either...

 

https://easy.vegas/casinos/profits

 

A few casinos I used to play at in Vegas and Atlantic City are long gone...so it certainly isn't a given that they make tremendous amounts of money. Revenues can be high, but expenses can be higher...  

[mfs2k]

On 9/13/2022 at 1:13 PM, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

You know... $5 bets are quickly becoming a thing of the past.

And this is why slots are so popular.