Originally posted by: MaxFlavor
I don't play at the Grand Z, although my brother-in-law likes it, he's not an AP type player. I haven't figured out their slot club, not much info on their website on how it works, and they don't seem to have daily promos. Maybe you can share with me what you find there?
If you're there on Tuesday, there are some things you can easily take advantage of, since I'm assuming you're over 50 years old. You can drive from the Grand Z into Black Hawk to The Gilpin, you can park across the street on your left at the valet lot, or drive past the casino and turn into the parking lot on the right to self-park. It's a smaller casino but on Tuesday you can play 100 tier points, that's $800 coin-in and get a voucher for $15 comp at Lucille Malone's restaurant, you also get a random point multiplier that you can activate after the 100 tier points. Just swipe at the kiosk after you hit the 100 tier points and select the over 50 promo. We like Lucille's for the sandwiches and hamburgers, so we play there just enough to get food comps in the mail and $10 free play, usually $10 free play 3 or 4 times a month. There is a decent video poker play there, not +EV right now, I'm just not sure I want to share that info on a public forum.
When you are done at The Gilpin, drive over to Ameristar(since you have a bad knee or you can walk), take a right out of the self-parking lot, left at the first traffic light, then you can go straight through the next light to the parking garage, although that takes you to the 5th floor, which usually is busier. I would take a left at the second light, and turn in where it says "valet parking", the left side is self-parking taking you to the 4th floor, usually much less busy. Or you can valet park, if you accidentally go to valet, but want to self-park, just drive through the valet and head up to the 4th floor.
If you're 50 or older, from noon to midnight it's 2x's cash multiplier(not great but if you're already there, why not), you have to swipe at the kiosk to activate it. From noon to 5 pm is a free slot tournament for 50 or older, it's set up on a specific set of slot machines. When you get off the elevator from the parking garage, you come to an employee checking IDs of younger people, and an escalator in front of you, make a hard right(don't take the escalator), and then to your right will be the machines. You can tell it's the right group because they have electronic signs showing the standings of the slot tournament or previous ones. You put in your player's card and the machine will ask if you want to play in the tournament, follow the prompts.
On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, you earn a free hotel room at Ameristar by earning 200 tier points, that's $2,000 coin-in, if they have availability. I would expect them to be available. The city-view rooms, don't have much of a view, you pretty much look over the parking garage, so we get the mountain view side. Doesn't matter much if you have a comp, but they do charge a bit more for city view and it's underwhelming. They'll probably charge you the $16.00(?) resort fee.
They have decent video poker on certain machines, Tuesday is not a +EV day, but others are.
I hope that helps!
I appreciate all the information. Very detailed. Thanks so much.
