I imagine after the 'lets goto the new casino' interest dies down the slots will only be 'full' on fri/sat nights whereas the poker tables would be active during 'down' slot time throughout the week and of course the weekends, thus making up for the lower $ production per 'gaming position'.

I think it depends if all the slots are being used. The only relevant question for me would be whether the game is SO soft because of the fact that the majority of the players will be of the above two types that it could still be beatable even at obscene rakes. A customer is a customer, whether its a 2p2 poster or a 75 year old nit. Being able to advertise a room will be suffiient enough to get the stereotypical recreational players who don't pay any attention to rake size, and stereotypical lol-live-poker players, the old nit regs every casino has, who confidently think their poker skills are such that the rake size won't stop their eventual guaranteed double up -we all know the type who play fit/fold every flop and running a trap when they finally hit, only to curse the lack of action they got, to come to the casino and fill seats. The casinos in IL want to have a room so they can SAY they have a room. With the slots revenues down Ill casinos are opening more poker tables.īut I highly doubt its more profitable to a have a hammond size room and rake when you could get 10 slot machines to a poker table.

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