I don’t know if I should speak up here or not because either way it’s going to cause a lot more work for Ryan.
So … sorry Bud.
I contacted Ryan and requested he look over my last couple months and just tell me whether i’d made more money the old way, or the new.
he came back that the firt of the two month’s I’d have made …roughly 1/3 more. the second month he replied I’d have made 1/3 less … the second month being slightly more than the first so over all i’d have lost a little bit of ground.
Now that’s being honest. So if you can believe that then also know that Ryan told me that my case was not the norm … and in most cases I’d have actually seen a little better
my point being that while I’m always cynical when it comes to money … and I couldn’t agree more whole-heartedly that it is unlikely any program would introduce an option which is going to further bite into the program’s bottom line …
that perhaps the new deal isn’t quite as evil as some would portray …
I have agreed to switch to the new deal on at least one of my accounts at CR (I have two or three .. my bad?) because assuming things are almost equal all things considered …. I find it incredibly appealing that I can cheer FOR my players rather than have to “grin and bare it” because first of all you MUST have winners or you’ll not have players (for very long anyway) and I would just very much prefer to be genuinely happy for my players when they win … IF I can still make close to the same money.
Throw in the fact I don’t have to worry about a big win at the end of the month and it was enough to get me to swing things over.
one final aspect was a convincing factor for me… which is how the slot games have apparently begun to have so many more of these … what I call “non-wins” which is where the slot game pays back an equal or lesser amount of your wager … the older slots had leaned more towards either not paying or else you’d get a win of at least twice your wager… and that just isn’t so anymore with the thunderstrucks and almost all the 5 reels anymore all have those “non-wins” happening seemingly (to me) about every other spin so what I’m thinking is that if the games keep going towards that direction they’ll be set up to extend play without ever really giving or taking more money …
of course I’ve not seen any data to back that up just a hunch more than anything …