Originally Posted by
Harry Lyme
First off, it's coin-in, not actual loss, and you'd have to have an all-time epic bad day to lose 5K on slots and just reach 1K RCs. It can happen, but that would mean not a single spin would even return half your bet. Aside from that, luckily, CET offers a variety of ways to get RCs. I've earned $21 from Say and Play and probably another $5 from Marketplace and TR Dining. Plus, I had a couple trips this year where I had multipliers and some RC offers. After clearing out $40 from DL visits in AC this past August, I started September with $9 and am now ending the year with $101. That's $92 in RCs without losing $5K, and actually being close to even the last few months.
Non-players and non-savvy casino patrons will feel the grip, but that's their dilemna. But so will those who emptied their RCs on the back-end of their last trip, which will suck and is somewhat unfair to them. Don't worry, as CET will issue comp entry passes as offers/perks, just like they did in AC.
Yes, the $5K loss is theoretical since they don't disclose the payout. The only thing I know is that a guy whose job was to test the random number generators in the machines told me that the payout is 80% at best. Which means it costs $1K to get into the lounge. Bring a guest and that's $2k. And I am by far the world's most unlucky player. I never win. Hence, I stopped playing altogether. Now if only I can figure out how to get those free passes.