Decrease in Video poker activity???

[olds442jetaway]

And in Ct if you know where to look. Over 99 percent at the quarter level for Mohegan Sun and. over 99 percent at Foxwoods at the dollsr level. You have to look carefully. There may be a 96 percent machine right next to a 99.

[tech58]

I was a member of this forum some years ago and have just recently returned (with a different user name).

I am amazed at how much slower this site has become, in terms of players posting winning hands, launching discussions, asking questions, etc.

But --- I have noticed the same thing in the two casinos that I regularly patronize. VP machines that were once so crowded that I had to wait for a machine are now largely empty, or have just a few players.

Am I alone in this, or have others noticed a decrease in VP activity, both on this site and at casinos?

True observation on the site activity. Unfair uneven bias on the part of Web Dude resulted in suspension for a poster and passes for the trolls who attacked him!!
Posts are down apx. 50% since August.
When one of the attackers was a high profile figure in the VP world his pass was a "Business Decision".
The rest are just your typical bridge creatures lurking until February.

[FAA]

Soporific site sans super savvy suspended southerner. Sorry.

[onemoretry]

"Super Savvy"? Really?

[Bherget3]

The answer is yes. The newer generations have virtually no interest. My generation is either dying off or they cannot go to the casino due to illness or disabilities. Growing up, my generation was taught the game of poker from an early age. The soldiers played cards to pass the time. We played for match sticks as nearly everyone in the home smoked. Later we would play for pennies and if your parents had enough money to get a poker set you played for red, white, or blue poker chips. In school, we would play on bus trips with our lunch money. Virtually every neighborhood had weekly poker parties. The host varied from house to house and people brought homeade food and snacks to the parties. Stakes were usually low Five and dime. Sometimes we would sneak out of bed and watch the adults play until we would get caught by our parents. Sometimes the record player would be going and the den or kitchen would be filled with smoke. Alcohol was always byob as nobody had much money and most moms were stay at home. All of this is gone now.

If it makes you feel better, my girlfriend and I (25 and 26) are HUGE VP fans. We play almost exclusively VP...with some occasional trips to do some freeplay on slots or play a few hands of blackjack. Perhaps there is still *some* VP life left in the younger generation!

That being said, we are by far the youngest players over in the VP area at Golden Nugget..

[Vman96]

The answer is yes. The newer generations have virtually no interest. My generation is either dying off or they cannot go to the casino due to illness or disabilities. Growing up, my generation was taught the game of poker from an early age. The soldiers played cards to pass the time. We played for match sticks as nearly everyone in the home smoked. Later we would play for pennies and if your parents had enough money to get a poker set you played for red, white, or blue poker chips. In school, we would play on bus trips with our lunch money. Virtually every neighborhood had weekly poker parties. The host varied from house to house and people brought homeade food and snacks to the parties. Stakes were usually low Five and dime. Sometimes we would sneak out of bed and watch the adults play until we would get caught by our parents. Sometimes the record player would be going and the den or kitchen would be filled with smoke. Alcohol was always byob as nobody had much money and most moms were stay at home. All of this is gone now.

If it makes you feel better, my girlfriend and I (25 and 26) are HUGE VP fans. We play almost exclusively VP...with some occasional trips to do some freeplay on slots or play a few hands of blackjack. Perhaps there is still *some* VP life left in the younger generation!

That being said, we are by far the youngest players over in the VP area at Golden Nugget..

You'll be the youngest anywhere. I'm months from 40, and I'm almost always the youngest.

[trumpforprez16]

We're in our late 30s. VP is as good as cocaine.

[SaraTG]

I know I've pretty much stopped playing video poker after playing almost nothing but that for 30 years. I've switched over to slot machines. I don't know if I just had a long losing streak on VP and was winning on the slots so switched or the slots had more special bonuses with free spin with everything multiplied features which were more exciting for me. The only VP game I still play is Triple Ace Poker which has a bonus feature similar to some of the slots where you can win 8 free hands with everything multiplied like 3 or 4 times.

[FAA]

Plenty of VP is exciting while retaining high returns, of course. BP and DW are probably the sweet spots.

[olds442jetaway]

I get tired playing vp, but never bored. One exception. Flat betting. JOB. I just can’t do it.