Before I grt into using the coupons, I wanted to mention a few miscellaneous gambling issues.
When I go on a trip I wear mostly polo shirts and a few T shirts. When I am winning I like to keep wearing the same clothes until I stop winning. (I do change my underwear every day), Someone told me that red was my color, on the three days that I won on the last trip, I was wearing a red T shirt or polo shirt. So before I leave on my next trip, I am going to buy two more red polo shirts.
Even though it was 100 degrees pretty much every day that I was there in Juine the casino at MSS can get cold. I did not pack a jacket, but I brought a heavier shirt to wear when it was cold, and I was glad I brought it
I knew that the gambling day at MSS runs from 3 A.M. every 24 hours, but I thought the the Four Quuens and Binions runs from 2.A.M. This makes some sense as the swipe machiones at Binions is open to 2 in the morning. Can anyone confirm what constitues a gambling day at Binions and the Four Queens?
On my first trip to Binions I wanted to get up early to play a large progressive, the 25 cent machine was at $1,800+. I had not played at Binions for some time, when I put the card in it said welcome guest. Play about $2,400 through and it registered my points. When I checked at the slot slub, they told me that my play was not being recorded, and when I inserted the card it should read my name. After a certain period of time they delete you from the database. At Harrahs I probably did not play in over 10 years, yet they still kept my information. When I got home I checked an old Binions slot card, and saw that they had indeed given me a new number. Cashwise this worked out, because I was now a new member after earning 80 points I received $10 in free play, slightly better than the cash I would have received form playing $2,400 through. AI was out the food I would have earned about $15.
AGC and LVA coupons
I only rent a car for one or two days per trip. The only casino i drove to to use some of the coupons was the Orleans. The breakdown of the coupons used was:
AGC 5X points at Main Street Station. THe maximum that you can earn is $100. This requires to play through $20,000 in one day. This is more than I usually play. However since was starting at 0 points, I needed to get $30,000 coin in to reach sapphire so I decided to max this out. The casino and I both got what we wanted, I got the $100 but lost a lot getting there. This coupon was worth $80 ($100-$20)
Match plays $25. There were four combined. Won three lost one. two of the wins were blackjacks. One paid $75, the other 67.50. So $75+$67.50+50-$25=$142.50 win
Downtown Grand $20 slot play and $10 match play. Got 4 of a kind on 25 cent JOB with the free play, but lost the match play. Finished $15 ahead.
Orleans $10 free play ans $10 match play. The free play I played on the double bonus deuces. Of the eight hands played for 25 cent, I hit 5 of a kind, twice. $50 win. Lost $10 matchplay. Ahead $40.
Plaza $10 free play. I had $55 free play from some time ago. With the $65, I played a slot machine called hot roll at $1.00 per pull. I got to roll the dice 3 times. THe object is not to roll a 7. Assuming you do not roll a 7 you get paid anywhere from 2 to 10 times your bet. On one roll I got real lucky, i rolled the dice over 30 times without getting a 7. Finshed with $190.00 dollars. I will call this a $30 win from the free play.
El Cortez $10 free play. Four Queens $10 free play. 500 free points at Binions and the Four Queens. Nothing
remarkable. I say this was worth about $35.
If I added correctly this comes out to about $342.50. This is the way the coupons should work.
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