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December 13th, 2013 at 1:58:04 PM permalink
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December 13th, 2013 at 2:19:52 PM permalink
Pretty common casino gift but definitely not for high rollers or the would be lack of revel crowd it's more golden nugget the revel
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December 13th, 2013 at 2:50:51 PM permalink
soda - long time no see - where ya been?
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December 13th, 2013 at 2:51:53 PM permalink
just took a break from the forum... was taking up too much of my time last summer. you doing well?
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December 13th, 2013 at 2:53:09 PM permalink
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just took a break from the forum... was taking up too much of my time last summer. you doing well?



Yeah heading to Vegas in a few days for a bj tourn
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December 13th, 2013 at 3:25:57 PM permalink
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Yeah heading to Vegas in a few days for a bj tourn



At MGM?
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December 13th, 2013 at 3:46:03 PM permalink
I'm going to pick up my apple pie and give it to that lady singing on the boardwalk.
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December 13th, 2013 at 3:47:08 PM permalink
Quote:

Revel hits rock bottom?


My wife has been to Revel several times, and plays a lot of slots. She got an offer for free rooms, any night of the week.

I was there exactly twice. The day after the soft opening, and on a Friday night this past Spring. On both occasions, I played a little at table games, no slots, and several hours of poker. I got an offer for free rooms, Sunday thru Thursday.

Mind you, Revel closed their poker room, so I don't know why I'd be going there except for the free room.
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December 13th, 2013 at 3:52:45 PM permalink
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At MGM?



I chose the Aria side
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December 13th, 2013 at 3:54:52 PM permalink
Here's what I am saying: Apple pie is not hard to get. It's $4 at the supermarket. Anyone who wants pie, already has pie.

What is the intersection of people who:

1. Want pie
2. Don't already have pie or plans to obtain pie
3. Want to gamble in a casino
4. Can afford to gamble in a casino

?

Who is going to get this postcard and say to himself, you know I was going to play at Caesar's but I think I'll head to Revel for that pie?

The value of an apple pie is $4. It's not worth stopping at Revel to pick up a pie.

The only possible way this promotion makes sense is if you live closer to the Revel than you do to anywhere that sells pie. And even in that case you have to want pie.
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December 13th, 2013 at 4:19:11 PM permalink
Quote: sodawater


Who is going to get this postcard and say to himself, you know I was going to play at Caesar's but I think I'll head to Revel for that pie?



Old people.
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December 13th, 2013 at 4:28:00 PM permalink
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Old people.


Yeah, and that's totally the Revel's (un)stated target demo...
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December 13th, 2013 at 4:28:13 PM permalink
Quote: sodawater

Here's what I am saying: Apple pie is not hard to get. It's $4 at the supermarket. Anyone who wants pie, already has pie.

What is the intersection of people who:

1. Want pie
2. Don't already have pie or plans to obtain pie
3. Want to gamble in a casino
4. Can afford to gamble in a casino

?

Who is going to get this postcard and say to himself, you know I was going to play at Caesar's but I think I'll head to Revel for that pie?

The value of an apple pie is $4. It's not worth stopping at Revel to pick up a pie.

The only possible way this promotion makes sense is if you live closer to the Revel than you do to anywhere that sells pie. And even in that case you have to want pie.



Don't forget the $5 parking fee that we commoners would have to pay for that $4 pie.
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December 13th, 2013 at 4:32:04 PM permalink
Quote: sodawater

Anyone who wants pie, already has pie.



I'd just like to point out that, with all this talk of pie, now I kinda want some pie. And I don't have any pie.

Quote:


What is the intersection of people who:

1. Want pie
2. Don't already have pie or plans to obtain pie
3. Want to gamble in a casino
4. Can afford to gamble in a casino



These all describe me. I'm way too lazy to go out and get pie.

Now, if there was a pie delivery service.... I'd be all over that. Pie for days. mmm.... pie.
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December 13th, 2013 at 4:34:59 PM permalink
Gamblers just are plain irrational. My colleagues, who are Ivy League graduates, will drive 120 miles up to Foxwoods Casino to pick up a $10 gas card or a toaster, then drive back.
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December 13th, 2013 at 5:30:15 PM permalink
My Gf played very little on a 1$ VP 9/6 jacks for less then 1 hr with 4 x points and some other promos. She is getting free room offers and $30 a week. How is that bad?
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
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December 13th, 2013 at 5:48:38 PM permalink
I ended up with 5 pies in my fridge during the Thanksgiving week. 2 pumpkin, 2 apple, and a coconut cream pie I grabbed from the Palms.

So I guess the moral of the story is if you offer free crap there is a segment of the population which will come by just to pick it up.
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December 13th, 2013 at 5:51:33 PM permalink
Quote: djatc

I ended up with 5 pies in my fridge during the Thanksgiving week. 2 pumpkin, 2 apple, and a coconut cream pie I grabbed from the Palms.

So I guess the moral of the story is if you offer free crap there is a segment of the population which will come by just to pick it up.

That's why you are phat
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
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December 13th, 2013 at 5:54:32 PM permalink
Is there any better tasting pie than free pie? I think not.
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December 13th, 2013 at 5:57:41 PM permalink
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That's why you are phat



Just storing it for the winter
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December 13th, 2013 at 6:09:07 PM permalink
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Just storing it for the winter

You miss understood PHAT= Pretty Hot And Tempting
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December 13th, 2013 at 6:33:04 PM permalink
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I'm going to pick up my apple pie and give it to that lady singing on the boardwalk.

She's terrible!! I know who you're talking about. She screech/sings at you that Jesus loves her in some screechy singsong voice but only when someone walks near her.
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December 13th, 2013 at 6:38:16 PM permalink
This thread was started because of all the assertion-driven bad press some have given it due to "cheating and unethical behavior" by mosty whining losers over that extraordinary $100k rebate promo. I say that because no one has proven anything different. Fact is, Revel is a beautiful resort with opportunities for the intelligent player. The pies obviously are targeting old people, but I've seen people with money go much further out of their way for total junk.
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December 13th, 2013 at 6:41:15 PM permalink
If the pies are targeting old people, why did they send that postcard to someone in his 20s? Does Revel's computer not understand how to compute ages from dates of birth?

By the way, the point of this thread was to note how far Revel has fallen from its opening days as a snooty "destination resort" -- and now they have "resorted" to handing out apple pies at their box office to drum up penny slot business.
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December 13th, 2013 at 7:53:46 PM permalink
LOL, we're going to get a pie. We were going anyhow, but we'll take the pie too.
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December 13th, 2013 at 8:26:01 PM permalink
Quote: rainman

Is there any better tasting pie than free pie? I think not.



10 finger discount pie.
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December 13th, 2013 at 8:33:48 PM permalink
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Is there any better tasting pie than free pie? I think not.



Hair pie?
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December 13th, 2013 at 8:35:27 PM permalink
Now EvenBob, you understand why he has trouble getting laid !
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December 13th, 2013 at 8:37:59 PM permalink
I wanna say my nearest casino is offering a pie this month too to the first 5k ppl or so. They never giveaway anything, and they are the top grossing casino in Missouri (~$20-$22M per month). I really don't get it other than location.
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December 13th, 2013 at 10:15:45 PM permalink
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Now EvenBob, you understand why he has trouble getting laid !



First sex toys, now this. I'm seeing a disturbing pattern.
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December 13th, 2013 at 10:22:49 PM permalink
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She's terrible!! I know who you're talking about. She screech/sings at you that Jesus loves her in some screechy singsong voice but only when someone walks near her.



Someone give a pie to the guy who wants to be kicked in the nuts. It's the holiday season, after all. Then kick him in the nuts.
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December 13th, 2013 at 11:43:33 PM permalink
Quote: sodawater

Here's what I am saying: Apple pie is not hard to get. It's $4 at the supermarket. Anyone who wants pie, already has pie.
What is the intersection of people who:
1. Want pie
2. Don't already have pie or plans to obtain pie
3. Want to gamble in a casino
4. Can afford to gamble in a casino?
Who is going to get this postcard and say to himself, you know I was going to play at Caesar's but I think I'll head to Revel for that pie?
The value of an apple pie is $4. It's not worth stopping at Revel to pick up a pie.
The only possible way this promotion makes sense is if you live closer to the Revel than you do to anywhere that sells pie. And even in that case you have to want pie.


Pie, pie, pie ... the operative word is not pie. The operative word is FREE.
Now, I'll admit... its hardly worth the slightest concern, but for those who need an excuse ... the word is "Free".
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December 14th, 2013 at 3:36:21 PM permalink
Many, many other factors:
Quality. You have to want pie of unknown quality, as opposed to a more distant, good pie.
Distance. Mom's delicious pie is closer, but Mom is always after you about the gambling, and you have to spend time visiting to get pie.
Storage. Good pie has a short shelf life. Really good pie is still warm. Assuming you must take possession of said pie at the beginning of your visit, what provisions are made to hold the pie at the gaming table?
Delivery. From personal experience, pit bosses frown upon the consumption of food items (donuts, bagels, pizzas, ribs, takeout dinners, etc.) not provided by the casino, at least at the lower denomination tables I freguent. Pie, provided by the establishment, might qualify as hospitality that can be enjoyed while gaming.
Spillage. Have you seen what happens when someone spills a drink on a blackjack table? Pie is less liquid, but it is an eating experience more prone to...
Sanitation. Ever try to remove pie from playing cards?

The casino also has an exposure here. A photo of said pie is provided. I am reminded of a movie with Michael Douglas as it's main character, who went beserk and at one point pulled a gun on a McDonald's server, demanding that he be provided with a meal that looked like the one pictured on the menu board. Hmm... We need to calculate the odds of a member of the gambler class being prone to such behavior. Higher than average.

H17, S17, DAS, ES. ACS. 6D, 8D. And now... FP or NP (Free Pie, No Pie).

I think they may have hit on something, if they can work all this out.
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December 14th, 2013 at 3:46:14 PM permalink
Quote: rhodyBob

Many, many other factors:
Quality. You have to want pie of unknown quality, as opposed to a more distant, good pie.
Distance. Mom's delicious pie is closer, but Mom is always after you about the gambling, and you have to spend time visiting to get pie.
Storage. Good pie has a short shelf life. Really good pie is still warm. Assuming you must take possession of said pie at the beginning of your visit, what provisions are made to hold the pie at the gaming table?
Delivery. From personal experience, pit bosses frown upon the consumption of food items (donuts, bagels, pizzas, ribs, takeout dinners, etc.) not provided by the casino, at least at the lower denomination tables I freguent. Pie, provided by the establishment, might qualify as hospitality that can be enjoyed while gaming.
Spillage. Have you seen what happens when someone spills a drink on a blackjack table? Pie is less liquid, but it is an eating experience more prone to...
Sanitation. Ever try to remove pie from playing cards?

The casino also has an exposure here. A photo of said pie is provided. I am reminded of a movie with Michael Douglas as it's main character, who went beserk and at one point pulled a gun on a McDonald's server, demanding that he be provided with a meal that looked like the one pictured on the menu board. Hmm... We need to calculate the odds of a member of the gambler class being prone to such behavior. Higher than average.

H17, S17, DAS, ES. ACS. 6D, 8D. And now... FP or NP (Free Pie, No Pie).

I think they may have hit on something, if they can work all this out.



This whole thread and this post in particular made me squirt tea out of my nose. Ok, not really, but's it's been good for a chuckle. When I got the free pie postcard I just laughed and put it in the pile of casino mailers. But the committed members of this forum went the extra mile. Kudos to you all.
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December 15th, 2013 at 4:12:25 PM permalink
I can't see the details on my phone, so have to assume the pie is in fact only worth $4. Pies normally anything decent usually cost about $10, but if my grandmother was still alive, a reasonable price would be $15-20. That would be a good promo offering a pie which is really good, but people deny themselves from having because they can't justify the additional cost.
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December 15th, 2013 at 5:16:21 PM permalink
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That would be a good promo offering a pie which is really good, but people deny themselves from having because they can't justify the additional cost.

Yeah, at the Venetian or Palazzo... otherwise no casino wants quality or a pie by a famous chef other than perhaps Mrs. Smith.
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December 15th, 2013 at 5:20:37 PM permalink
" but if my grandmother was still alive, a reasonable price would be $15-20." i would pay 10 times time to have my grandmother's
German apple stroodle "
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December 19th, 2013 at 3:53:12 PM permalink
just wanted to update this thread to report that i found myself randomly at the revel for three hours today, PIE GIVEAWAY DAY, and I saw several happy customers toting pies.

I did walk past the box office several times, but did not pick up my pie.
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December 19th, 2013 at 4:01:58 PM permalink
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December 19th, 2013 at 4:06:31 PM permalink
Quote: sodawater

just wanted to update this thread to report that i found myself randomly at the revel for three hours today, PIE GIVEAWAY DAY, and I saw several happy customers toting pies.

I did walk past the box office several times, but did not pick up my pie.



I'll take a shot at this. You...

1. Swiped your Revel card at the kiosk
2. Got the 100X Resort Dollar multiplier
3. Played $5 9/6 video poker until you earned the maximum number of eligible Resort Dollars ($200)
4. Hit a $20,000 royal flush
5. Collected $20,000 in base and bonus Resort Dollars
6. Asked Scott Kreeger if he needed a job on your way out

How'd I do?
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December 19th, 2013 at 4:11:12 PM permalink
You got everything correct except that after I hit the royal they offered me the deed to the place instead of the cash.
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December 19th, 2013 at 4:17:18 PM permalink
Quote: sodawater

I did walk past the box office several times, but did not pick up my pie.



Why not? It is an American Pie and it is free. You can use it for many different purposes.
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December 19th, 2013 at 4:22:42 PM permalink
i'd like to live my entire life without having to show ID to get a pie -- so far, so good
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December 19th, 2013 at 4:23:24 PM permalink
Quote: Kickass

Why not? It is an American Pie and it is free. You can use it for many different purposes.



What are you trying to say? He should've picked it up and put his



in it? :)
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December 19th, 2013 at 4:34:39 PM permalink
Quote: chaunceyb3

What are you trying to say? He should've picked it up and put his



in it? :)



This is one of many possibilities.

Quote: rainman

Is there any better tasting pie than free pie? I think not.



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December 19th, 2013 at 4:53:45 PM permalink
Like a warm apple pie you say.
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