New: (12) 25¢ Prog : 97.87% DDB 25c 4 WAY PROG (RF) (RF 0.1% - 4D, WR, & 5K 0.05%)

Was pleasantly surprised to see 11 .25 progressive 9/5 DDB along a wall on the lower deck in video poker area. 9/5 .25 machines are limited in this local area.

Jim Swan [email protected]

MIA: (12) 25c Prog : 99.42% DW44 25c 4 WAY PROG (RF) (RF 0.1% - 4D, WR, & 5K 0.05%)

New: (12) 25c Prog : 99.73% NSUD 25c 4 WAY PROG (RF) (RF 0.1% - 4D, WR, & 5K 0.05%)

The progressive meter does in fact reset at $20, so the paystable is 25-16-10-4-4-3-2-1, which puts this at 99.73 % payback for NSUD. We were there 07/11 - 07/13/2010.

In April, 2010, Belterra Casino in Indiana drastically cut the cash back from $1.00 per 100 points to 60 cents per 100 points.

NSUD progressive downgraded to 15/10. The screen still shows 16/10 for one coin but the progressive on the 5oK now resets at $18.75 instead of $20.00 making it 75 coins for 5 or 15/10.

*** MIA - *** (1) 5c/10c (50 Play) 9/6 JoB, 8/5 BP, 9/7 DB and 15/9 DW44 MG/MD on bottom level. (2) 1c/2c/5c (100 Play) 9/6 JoB, 8/5 BP, 9/7 DB and 15/9 DW44 MG/MDon bottom level. (1) 5c/10c (100 Play) 9/6 JoB, 8/5 BP, 9/7 DB and 15/9 DW44 MG/MD on bottom level.

In May Belterra started a new pinnacle wide program Players Club called My Choice since this program started Hosts are no longer allowed to issue discretionary to any level of player, you earn a $150.00 in Choice comps available for use at food & retail outlets for $300,000.00 coin in on video poker games if your 4 Stars and Higher rate needed for 2 & 3 Star card holders a real joke, A host can still get you a free room but the old players club had gold level which now equals 3 stars where you got a free room and $65.00 a day in food, old Platinum level is now 4 stars and in the past got you a room and $150.00 a day in food comps, New Players Club 3 star are more limited on room comps and quality and Zero food, 4 Star still gets you rooms but Zero food also.

*** MIA - *** (2) $1 MG/MD slant-tops in the middle VP room with 20/10/6 JW2, 9/6 Bdlx, 9/6 JOB, 8/5 BP and 9/7 DB.

Over the past year, Belterra has changed from a fun VP play to a VP disappointment. I played the quarter SL NSUD progressive on 10-27-07 and they required $30 coin in per point. Their CB rate now seems to be from about 0.0333% to 0.0625%. You can add another whopping 20% on to those rates if you have their top tier players' card (Platinum). Of course the few hours each week they have multiple CB (typically 6 hours once or twice each week at 3X or 4X) affects only the base CB rate and the Platinum 20% increase is not in effect. Earned comps have become few and far between. I think the comp rate is much less than 0.25%, but that is just a guess. It appears that the current GM does not want anyone playing video poker who knows anything about video poker. Regarding machine inventory: There are no 1c/2c/5c (50 Plays). There are two 5c/10c (50 Plays)--one has shorted pay tables. On the positive side, they have opened up several new stores in the hotel lobby so that those of us who have wanted to buy overpriced jewelry and clothing in the middle of an Indiana cornfield will have our dreams come true.

*** MIA - *** (2) 1c/2c/5c (50 Play) 9/6 JoB on bottom level.

STP JOB now needs $20 for a point (0.05%). I also understand that the slot director at Belterra reads this site weekly. Mr. Slot Director, if you could send your inventory changes to me directly it sure would save a lot of time scanning the inventory every couple of weeks ;)

It now costs up at least $18 to earn a point on JOB.