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Old 05-30-2007, 12:39 PM
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Default Re: Will B&M rake go up again?

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Of course you can, the difference is that the high limit craps player subsidizes the play of all the low rollers. The high limit poker player pays about the same rake that the low roller players

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Different argument.
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Simply stated, the poker player isn’t being charged enough for the entertainment experience," Awada continued. "Nowhere else in the casino can you play for hours at a cost of just a handful of dollars."

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That's the lie. He's saying poker players are being dreadfully undercharged because there is nothing as cheap they can do, and therefore the casinos should boost the rake and cut back the comps.

I already said, there are other debates we can have. Arguments over whether poker is a good use of space, whether the rake is inadequate, whether comps are too high. But don't use "nowhere else in the casino can you play for hours at a cost of just a handful of dollars" to justify it. You need to fall back on some other excuse.
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