6 Million Won in AC
May 15th, 2011 at 12:23:53 PM
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May 15th, 2011 at 1:01:48 PM
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Quote:Tropicana has been using high-stakes table games as the centerpiece of its casino operations. Tropicana had posted higher table-games revenue in six of the past seven months, but its lucky streak ended in dramatic fashion in April.
* so the unanswered question is, has the strategy worked over the 7 month big picture? getting fired seems to say no. However, we all know owners are unbelievable sometimes and can only see that the one month was bad. What you did *today* as opposed to yesterday is all the same in sales jobs too, the *now* totally rules.
* Is it really possible that Atlantic City has gone crazy in some flawed go-after-the-whales strategy?
*"I wonder how he did it? " That is unanswered it seems.
the next time Dame Fortune toys with your heart, your soul and your wallet, raise your glass and praise her thus: “Thanks for nothing, you cold-hearted, evil, damnable, nefarious, low-life, malicious monster from Hell!” She is, after all, stone deaf. ... Arnold Snyder
May 15th, 2011 at 1:28:54 PM
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Quote: odiousgambit*"I wonder how he did it? " That is unanswered it seems.
I heard he bought a system from StevenBlack
http://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/general/10042-woes-black-sheep-game-ii/#post151727
May 15th, 2011 at 2:06:15 PM
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Quote: odiousgambit* so the unanswered question is, has the strategy worked over the 7 month big picture?
Just looking at a few months of data, it seems as if the strategy was working. Despite the $6m hit, they still seem to be doing better than before the policy took place in blackjack.
Plus, a win like that is valuable publicity which should push up slots and non-gaming revenue. It might pull in some mid-level blackjack players who otherwise wouldn't go towards that side of town.
| Month | Blackjack | 6 month |
|---|---|---|
| Jan-10 | $2,255,091 | |
| Feb-10 | $1,422,192 | |
| Mar-10 | $1,442,870 | |
| Apr-10 | $2,077,529 | |
| May-10 | $2,038,401 | |
| Jun-10 | $1,827,979 | $1,844,010 |
| Jul-10 | $2,567,605 | $1,896,096 |
| Aug-10 | $3,055,275 | $2,168,277 |
| Sep-10 | $2,344,475 | $2,318,544 |
| Oct-10 | $1,333,374 | $2,194,518 |
| Nov-10 | $6,429,130 | $2,926,306 |
| Dec-10 | $4,044,500 | $3,295,727 |
| Jan-11 | $3,848,590 | $3,509,224 |
| Feb-11 | $2,045,580 | $3,340,942 |
| Mar-11 | $2,691,070 | $3,398,707 |
| Apr-11 | -$1,862,827 | $2,866,007 |
In 2004 when the Golden Nugget hit the same thing, they abandoned their high limits that had been in place for about 8 months.
May 15th, 2011 at 5:31:05 PM
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So it appears this was a player in a high limit game. Will the publicity bring people to the Tropicana or just to their nearest casino?
He has been described as the head of a counting team who won the six million in one session, though I find that hard to believe.
He has been described as the head of a counting team who won the six million in one session, though I find that hard to believe.
