Colorado Belle and Edgewater now pay no points (zero, zilch, nada) on their positive expectations VP (FPDW, 10/7DB, JW, etc.) I played for over 5 hours and received 0 points, confirmed with the slot club boothlings they no longer give points on positive VP. Comp dollars still accrue.

*** MIA - *** 25c 8/5 BP PROG.

*** MIA - *** (4) 25c MG slant-tops in the middle of the casino with 100% + games.

*** MIA - *** (6) 25c MG 3X2 uprights southwest corner with 100% + games.

There are no longer separate cash back and free play categories. All money back is based on points (1000 points = $2). The latest slot club flyer says points can be redeemed for free slot play at machines OR for cash back at the slot club booth. On all of the FPVP machines at Edgewater and Belle, it now takes $20 in to earn 15 points .. $1.333 per point. Based on this, the cashback (freeplay) is at 0.15%. Comps still accumulate separately ... comps accumulate about $1.31per 1000 points ... at the above $1.333 per point this means comps are at just under 0.1%.

There may be an error on EW part. The 12 FPVP slant tops were giving $1 = 1 point, while the 12 FPVP uprights were giving $2 = 1 point. I can confirm that the 12 slant tops are in a very noisy area. The uprights were getting very little play. There were signs above each of the three banks indicating over 100% games with the individual ER for each game.

As reported there are 24 machines at the Edgewater offereing FPDW, Joker 646 (4000 RF), 10 & 7 Double Bonus plus double double bonus. The 12 slant tops at the top of the escalator have sharp graphics, comfortable seats but are excruciatingly noisy. The 12 uprights (with same games) can be found in the southern part of the casino and for the most part it is a much more pleasant experience for the ears. There are six (3 back to back with 3) in the southwest corner and another six (also 3 back to back) in the south central part of the casino.

The Edgewater has added 12 new *full pay* video poker machines. All 12 machines have four games - 10/7 Double Bonus, 10/6 Double Double Bonus, full pay deuces and full pay kings or better jokers. All are quarter denomination. They are located near the escalator in the middle of the casino. One drawback - it takes twice the money played to earn a point.

The Belle and Edgewater have added numerous 8/5 BP, 9/7 DB, and 9/6 DDB to their inventories at various denominations, which isn't great, but better than total devastation. The BP is everywhere, and the DB and DDB are generally on the highest denomination of the MD machines. I did get to glance at one bartop in the River Bar at EW and it had an 8/5 BP Progressive at the $.25 level.

*** MIA - *** FPDW (100.7%) - 10/7 DB (100.2%) 10/6 DDB (100.1%) - 15/8 LDW (100.1%) 99.9% OEJ - NSUD(99.7%) 9/6 Bdlx (99.6%) - 9/6 JOB (99.5%)

Did an inventory check and did not find anything playable! However, I did not check the bartops (they were in use). Best JOB was 9/5 (98.4%). The only machines above 99% were the 12/8 LDW. I would estimate that the total number of videopoker machines were reduced to about one half. They were replaced with slot - location and game details are unknown.

dgewater and Colorado Belle now use their own "Access Player Card". Best Video Poker games are "To Be Determined".

There are 14 slant-top Game Kings, 25c/50c/$1, located between the registration desk and the main cashier. At least 8 have 15/8 Loose Deuces (available in all three denominations).

*** MIA - *** (10) 25c/50c/$1 slant-tops (15/10 LDW, NSUD, 9/6 Bdlx and 9/6 JoB).

*** MIA - *** (2) banks of 25c/50c/$1 NSUD uprights. 25c NSUD PROG O'Aces Bar bartops. 25c/50c/$1/$2 NSUD bartops.