http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm From the author of Frugal Gambler. en-us Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:48:01 -0700 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:02:00 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss queenofcomps@cox.net queenofcomps@cox.net http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/10/1/East-Cannery-Promotion I was catching up on “Today’s News” on the LVA homepage and saw this September 24 item: “ECan Tops Market.  According to Majestic Research, which tracks "game usage" (i.e., number of bodies on the games) ... Casino Promotions Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:02:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/10/1/East-Cannery-Promotion http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/9/26/Coupon-Alert The premiere edition of the "Coast Connection" appears in today's Review-Journal. This is a 20-page insert similar to the one Station has been offering the last few months. It contains property-specific coupons (including those va... Casino Promotions Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:58:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/9/26/Coupon-Alert http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/9/25/Harrahs-responds-to-my-blog Mr. B (he wants to remain anonymous) reported on an Internet forum that he had forwarded part of my blog entry of September 11, “Trippin' in a Casino,” to Gary Loveman, Harrah’s CEO.  He suggested that getting rid of “dai... Harrah's Comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:41:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/9/25/Harrahs-responds-to-my-blog http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/9/22/A-Smiley-Weekend Friday, Brad and I got lucky at the Palms. We scored a total of $48 on our six Megabucks free pulls (regular and check-cashing ones) – which is $48 more than we usually get. And when we cashed our checks, although Brad got a free Budweiser (tha... Casino Promotions Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:17:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/9/22/A-Smiley-Weekend http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/9/18/Warning-Dont-Use-Your-Players-Card People often ask me if there is any time you might NOT want to insert your casino players card when you are playing a slot machine. There are few of these times but here is a big one: DON’T USE THE CARD WHEN YOU ARE FEEDING IN COUNT... City News Slot Clubs Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:15:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/9/18/Warning-Dont-Use-Your-Players-Card http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/9/11/Trippin-in-a-casino In today’s LVA QOD, I discussed the subject of casino “daily average,” one that always generates a lot of e-mails. A couple of notes before I continue: Remember, anyone can always read the current Question of the Day on the actual ... Gambling Success Hints Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:31:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/9/11/Trippin-in-a-casino http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/9/8/A-Freebie-Las-Vegas-Activity Something free to do on Saturday, September 27, in Vegas - or maybe in your hometown.   It is Museum Day, sponsored by the Smithsonian magazine. With the free Admission Card that is available in the September 2008 issue or downloadab... Freebie Activity Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:24:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/9/8/A-Freebie-Las-Vegas-Activity http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/9/4/Comments-About-Ethics From Kevin: “Read your last blog entry about ethics in a casino and thought that I'd add my 20 Station Casinos points (two cents, get it?). ”To me, the ethics line is crossed when I do something that is clearly a violation of the ... Ethics Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:04:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/9/4/Comments-About-Ethics http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/8/31/Ethics-in-a-Casino I just heard (from a skilled gambler who shall remain nameless) that a friend of his saw a well-known “promotion scrambler” get handcuffed and taken in the back at the 4 Queens casino sometime last month. “He was working several p... Casino Promotions Ethics Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:55:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/8/31/Ethics-in-a-Casino http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/8/26/Playing-On-Anothers-Players-Card I have gotten a lot of e-mail on this subject over the years, especially from couples. Many like to use one of their cards for their major play days and save the other card for when they are playing a shorter session and don’t want to ... Casino Promotions Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:42:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/8/26/Playing-On-Anothers-Players-Card http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/8/19/Almost-Free I just saw an ad in the Las Vegas Review Journal promoting free tickets for shows at the Primm Valley Casino Resorts the rest of the year. If you go to their Web site, you can get the skinny on this great offer. There is a long list of fr... Showtime Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:21:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/8/19/Almost-Free http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/8/15/Good-4-Queens-Promotion The current 4 Queens promotion got us downtown to play for the first time in years. In fact, it had been so long since we had played at the 4 Queens that we had to establish a new slot club account even though we had played and stayed there ma... 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City News Silverton Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:26:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/8/2/I-WAS-READING http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/7/27/Good-News-about-Station-Coupons In today’s R-J you can find the August edition of “My Station,” the glossy 23-page magazine full of information about and coupons for all the Station casinos. There are no longer any all-Station coupons; each property has a p... Stations Casino Promotions Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:09:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/7/27/Good-News-about-Station-Coupons