Comments on: 35 Years of Advantage Play – Part 19– Q+A

By: Al On The Net

Al On The Net — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 02:15:05 +0000

About Boyd properties, just so everybody knows, as of the most recent info I have been given, if you want to rise up out of the beginning tier and get into the 2nd level (I forget what the names for the tiers are), you have to put $750,000 through the machines. That’s right: 3/4 of a million dollars. That’s a figure I don’t figure on being able to reach even with all my play at all casinos combined before the day I die. And that’s sad, because you have to be up to at least that next level in order to partake in their promotions, like those occasional 11x promos. Boyd really did a disservice to its longtime patrons.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 19:37:53 +0000

Can you discuss tipping as you move up in stakes?

By: Sherry & George

Sherry & George — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 16:19:24 +0000

Good read,
Stay safe!

By: George

George — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 15:49:20 +0000

Thank you for your memories, while with the know how from your books, I still continue making my own.
George

By: Martin M-San Diego

Martin M-San Diego — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 04:26:14 +0000

I’m with Jean on this on, for the last q…bec. so many changes happen it is hard to pinpoint a particular casino with a particular game and tied to particular promotions that make it not only fun, but profitable. Sadly, even for .25c players, the opportunites have diminshed greatly in the past 5-10 years…… I’ve experimented with maintaining Boyd (Sapphire) with some slot play, and usually only during promotional opportunities, which keep decreasing as time goes on. This year is unfortunately even worse, due to restrictions and I haven’t even made it to the state of NV yet….TBD if the fall/winter promotions I sometimes play will even be offered as all casinos figure out how to make things work in the new world we are in. But I do have alot of happy memories (albeit not at the same level as Jean, but same principles have helped me immensely). And, being ‘under the radar’, so to speak, I’m not worried about any tax issues. Just has added value to my ‘vacation’ stays in NV…resort fees or not, if I can have them paid for from the very same hotel/resort that charges them, then it still is a ‘free’ stay, LOL!