The Hard Rock Hollywood, Florida, had a promotion yesterday (Saturday) that was, IMHO, just ..... well, you decide.
Electronic drawing every 20 minutes, beginning at 8:00 am until 5:40 PM. One free entry per person, per day, plus additional entries for every xx points given all month long.
The prize every 20 minutes, $25,000 FSP. Downloaded on special debit style player card, not the paper voucher type, so easier to use. Stick it in a machine and download what you want, than put your player card into the machine to earn points and benefits.
In addition, another $25,000 given away every hour at a "random" time during the hour, and equally divided among all eligible players actively playing with their card in the machine. (NO VP or roulette)
Naturally, I just had to be there, with my 20 something entries. So what if some high rollers had thousands, I figure I have to be in it to win it.
I arrive at 7 am ish. First drawing at 8am, and I wanted to be absolutely clear on the "rules" for the free play distribution. Slots only. Yech. And I also had some "saves" with others. (They all had many more entries than I did.)
And the crowd was lighter than I had anticipated. I ad anticipated correctly the the distributed hourly FSP would be much higher in the early morn.
At 8:27, everyone active got awarded $30.00 FSP. At 9:40 ish, $20.00. At 10: 30 ish, $15.00, at 11:45 ish, $10.00, at 12:15 ish, $10.00, at 1: 30 ish $5.00. The $5.00 remained for the rest of the day. Remember, they were distributing $25K evenly to all "eligible" players. Once the "time" hit, I'd take a break until the next hour started. ::: shrug :::
Once the FSP hourly got down to $5.00, I quit the machines and went to play poker. I was still eligible for the 20 minute drawings. But the machine was costing me about $5.00/hour, so why play?
By being there from the beginning, I got $90.00 FSP. And I "quit" early on that part of the promo. I don't play slots often, and was only doing so to remain eligible for the FSP each hour.
And I spent a lot of time looking for a suitable slot. Finally settled on 3x4x5x 4 reel. It was among the cheapest to play, 20 lines=20 cents. And, I could (and did) play one line=1 cent. And played SLOW. Spun the wheels, than sip my beverages, or smoke a cigarette, or chat with someone. Than spin that penny away again. (Every other spin or less often, I'd splurge for the 20 cent biggie. I was earning points at about 1 per hour. LOL
So, anyhow, I gained, and converted a fair amount of FSP ($90 fsp to $70 is cash) and spent from 7 am until 5:45 pm.
The 20 minute drawings for $25K FSP? Well......... They called my first name with a different last name. Twice.
Sort of like drawing one card to the Royal needing the J of spades, and seeing it fill with the jack of clubs.
I was, IMHO, an almost perfect advantage player yesterday. There for the drawings only, but it was a long day. 11+ hours.
So totally exhausted from lack of sleep Friday night, and the very long day, upon reflecting back on this promotion, I would do it again in a heart beat.
I ended up a net loser for the day, but only because I lost playing poker. My Queens full on the turn lost to a royal. Grrrrr.
So my Saturday results.... on 3 1/2 hours sleep, after 11+ hours on premises, two meal comps, 1 pack of cigarettes, 3 5-hour energy shots, countless cups of coffee, tips for the CW's, and a "bad beat" at live poker was minus $8.00.
Will have to improve those results next time.
BTW: By early afternoon, the place was a crowded zoo. But that's another story.
