> My cynical view is they once said no to a promo offer for ads and are now punished for it. This is my suspicion as well. In the end it is very dangerous to l

> My cynical view is they once said no to a promo offer for ads and are now punished for it. This is my suspicion as well. In the end it is very dangerous to let google decide which venues get business and which get hidden completely. Eventually paying google maps becomes akin to protection racket.