Lisa, I had to respond to your post about the tournament costs, first I really don't think the $30 per strike is correct, if the casino paid that much they got taken to the cleaners real good, the cost of the gold plating would add about $1 at the most per strike. Another thing is that many casinos put on slot tournaments and pay out 50% of the total received from the entrants in the form of cash prizes and they also include a free room, and one or two buffets for the entrants plus other goodies, so I don't really think that O'Sheas is looking at making the players happy as they are in making a huge profit for the casino, I just hope this doesn't become the norm and we have several other casinos doing the same thing. This is only my opinion and I am sure some other people will think that paying $300 for a strike is great, in that case enjoy the tournament and have fun. The tournament could have been made better for the players.
Walt