Just back from the Horseshoe in Bossier City. The long standing 5c Bonus Poker 50 and 100 play machines have been replaced with "new and improved" server based machines. The best game on them now is 9/5 JOB. Fortunately, the 25c 3 and 5 play JOB machines on the main level have been replaced with the new machines but the 9/6 paytable remains.

Use extreme caution when playing several of the "new, upgraded" machines that have been replacing the old. These updated machines now return a jackpot of 1500 coins for a Royal Flush! A jackpot of 4000 coins can be attained but must be played by a maximum coin in. For example, the $0.25, $0.50 cent JoB (3 and 5 play) have reduced the royal flush pay-off from 800 to one to 300 to one. To get a full pay Royal you must now play 45 coin in on the three play and 75 coin in on the 5 play.

Player's Club Update

There are only one bank of single line .25 cent VP DDB 9/5/4 and they are on the lowest floor of the Horseshoe. The TP VP 9/6/4 play way too fast for me so I avoid them now. We were there for a couple of days this week and I made the mistake of telling the attendant that almost all these VP machine were having trouble taking our money or tickets and she was nice but basically said that the machines are old and they can not get parts for them anymore. The next day the same thing happened and the same attendant came over and then she sent a tech to talk to me. This guy couldn't care less what my complaint was and acted as though I was putting him out for doing his damn job! I just wanted to make sure that someone, that could do anything, was aware of the problem. Well, the guy fix me, he came over to the side I was playing on and took ALL the VP machines out of service! I asked him why he had to turn them all off and he smartassedly(is this a word?) told me that I complained so he had to fix them. He was the only one working on them and obviously he did not need to take them all offline at once. I was playing on the one machine he could not take offline but I was pissed that I could not move to another machine when the one I was playing started to lull. It was about time for us to leave so it didn't bother me so much but others would walk by and want to play that side and they were SOL. I have called to complain to the slot host/hostess and no one returns the call. The Horseshoe has changed for the worst in so many ways. It's a shame.

Player's Club Update; Link Update

New number - (2) 5c 50 Play : 99.64% Bdlx, 99.45% BDW, 99.17% BP, 99.11% DB on lower level near poker area

New number - (3) 5c 100 Play : 99.64% Bdlx, 99.45% BDW, 99.17% BP, 99.11% DB on lower level near poker area

MIA: (4) $1 1 Play MS TITO Slant on lower level with 99.54% JoB

You get Horseshoe points AND Harrah's reward credits.
Slot club operates on a "Don't ask, don't tell" basis. The amount of coin-in required to earn
bonus reward credits varies, depending on machine played and whether you win or lose.
Harrah's FAQ

*** MIA - *** 1c/2c/5c (50/100 Play) NSUD, 9/6 JoB & 9/6 DDB on lower level near poker area. 1c/2c (50/100 Play) 9/6 Bdlx, 9/4/4 BDW, 8/5 BP & 9/7 DB on lower level near poker area. (10) $1 NSUD MG slant-tops just inside entrance to 1st floor from escalator.

There are no quarter single line 8/5 Bonus, 9/7 DB, or 9/6 DDB anymore, which means no full pay anything below the $ level. Not much left for us low-rollers in Shreveport. The quarter 3-5 play MG's on the 2nd level do have 9/7 DB and 9/6 DDB. (The Deuces Wild on those machines are ugly.) The $1 MG's on the 1st floor as you enter from the escalator include full pay NSUD's.

*** MIA - *** 25c 8/5 BP and 9/6 DDB on the lower level, close to the far wall across from the entrance.

*** MIA - *** (5) 50c MG NSUD uprights on bottom floor beside poker room. 5c/25c/50c 9/6 JoB scattered around casino.

*** MIA - *** (5) 50c uprights with 9/6 JoB, 8/5 BP, 9/7 DB and 9/6 DDB on bottom floor beside poker room.

Besides what was reported in October, I found a few machines that contained 9/6 JOB, 8/5 BP and 9/6 DDB. They are on the lower level, close to the far wall across from the entrance that has a bank of slots (Monopoly or WOF I think). One row has only 2 of these machines on the end near the wall and the rest of that row is single game of quarter 9/6 DB. On the other side there are at least 3 of the fullpay - location and game details are unknown.