10-17-06 - 3

I don't get why the poker sites give you these freaking rewards for play that you have to spend in their stupid store. I know it makes it seem like you're getting more value, eg. they can give you something with a "value" of $200 when it only costs them $50 or whatever, but I don't get why they don't just give you the option to get the cash value, or even less. Even freaking Wheel of Fortune in the bad old days had the cash option. You'd get your $5000 to spend on "prizes" and you could get all these garbage over-priced things or you could get a much lower "value" choice in cash. Gimme the cash!