This is the monthly promotions list I promised so both out-of-towners as well as Vegas locals can have more information to help them find better plays. Some caveats here: This is by no means an exhaustive list but just what I have found in my own mailers, my treks around town, and my Internet research. I will not be giving complete details – you need to check casino Web sites and make in-person inquiries, especially since casinos can be guilty of changing the rules mid-stream.
Another thing to keep in mind is that this is not a basic tool. I will assume that you already regularly check the LVA bonus-point list. Most importantly, you must be aware that not all promotions fit all players. What is a “good” promo for one person might be a waste of time for another. So if this list contains a promotion that is going on in a casino where you don’t regularly play, you would need to do more research, i.e., check the VP inventory at vpFREE2.
PALMS – First, the Palm is having a rare multiple-point promo in July – every Sunday you get 2x for VP and 10x for slots, except on machines which have the no-promotion stickers.
Also, the on-going “Play, Earn, and Win” promotion, which in the past ran only on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, is good all week in July, Monday through Friday. 5 days to do what Brad calls the “Earn-Stuff-You-Don’t-Need-and-Will-Just Clutter-Up-My- Garage” promo. However, the list of things to earn through July 16 is better than usual – the more-useable option of gift cards. However, July 17-30 it goes back to “stuff.” There is no way I know of to find in advance the gift list and how much play you need to do to get the various gifts; you need to go to the promotion desk in the food court on the actual day the promotion is running for this information.
A good hint for learning the details of any and all Palms promotions: Around the corner from the slot club desk there are racks containing cardboard flyers, with complete details of current promotions, including drawings, sign-up bonuses, and swipe or earning bonuses. There are often one-day promotions that haven’t been widely advertised.
TUSCANY – This is a casino that runs many promotions, something for almost every day in the week. There are always some 10x-points days. (Watch for stickered machines which are not eligible for this promo.) For many months now these have been on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. And for the night-owls, you can earn 5x points from midnight until 5 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
There is a free bingo game on Tuesdays this month, at 2, 4, 6, and 8 p.m. You must be actively playing the machines or at the tables during these times to get your free bingo card.
They also frequently run pull-tab and/or gift card promos. In July it is gift cards on Mondays, 1000 base points earning you one $10 gift card, with a choice of cards like Wal-Mart, grocery stores, and gas. Maximum of 6 gift cards per day.
HARD ROCK – Running in July on Tuesday and Wednesday is a kiosk game called “Pick Your Poison.” For every 250 slot points you get to play one game, where the prizes include slot play, dining credits, and Hard Rock Casino merchandise. There is a limit of 5 games (1250 points).
In the future I will try to post this type of information earlier in the month, as soon as I get it. So check back.
Also not true that most of us come on the weekends; MANY of us come Sun-Thurs as that is when our rooms are more often comped or much cheaper–and air is often cheaper as well.
Jean–thanks again; you are the reason we virtually never pay for rooms in Vegas anymore!!
Not true that one needs a car to get to these casinos. There is a free shuttle from Harrahs or Ballys to the Rio & an easy walk across the street to Palms.
Both Tuscany & Hard Rock are walkable from the strip. Hard Rock is the longest at a mile–but when you consider the Strip is 3 miles from Wynn to Mandalay Bay, a mile is very doable.
Thanks, Jean!!
Thanks,
Even though we only come once a year we like to hear what kind of promos are going on. We also like to hear about the areas that are not on the strip, we know there are shuttles and of course the CAT which is a great deal for out of towners.
I think I have heard from some board (?LVA) that there are coupons in the regular Vegas Newspaper.Not sure of the details though.
Info exchange is kind of like giving store coupons to someone, just to pass along some savings that you know you won’t use but someone can benefit from them.
I for one, am very, very grateful for any promotion information you can share (and I am NOT a local). Especially for Palms – it seems I can never find information about Palms promotions on the internet. And yes, we would arrange our visit to Vegas to include them if we know in advance. So, please continue to share information about promotions, I truly do appreciate it. Thanks for taking the time to help us non-locals out with this valuable information.
Jean: thanks for offering to post monthly promotions. I may not visit all of the casinos offering deals, but I’d hate to visit one and find out later they had a deal I could have taken advantage of. Also, while I do my homework ahead of every trip by researching various websites, no one site has a comprehensive list of all promotions. I appreciate you taking the time to inform us of things that you find as another resource I can use.
Hi Jean, the question I have is does any of the casino’s
in LV ever give away any thing that’s not made in China?
Here in Ca. that’s all I’ve ever gotten, I usely toss it
on the way out the door. It might work once but very
seldom more than that! Thank you, for your info. Ron.
Jean please keep this thread, we make one trip to Las Vegas a year (May/June) and we ALWAYS rent a car so I and many other out of towners can use your local wisdom and advantage. Something I would like to hear more about is when the local paper has gaming opportunities, we never buy a paper unless we know there is a great gaming coupon in it. When we stayed @ the Palms they gave us a daily paper but we don’t get offers from them anymore. Thanks for all you do and just ignore those negative comments trust me your readers do love your advice even us low rollers benefit.
The South Point swipe promo is on again for July. $200 coin-in gets you a swipe, and the worst prizes are movie tickets or free buffets–but the $25 free play hits often enough that this is very worthwhile. You can also get points prizes (about $8 worth, last time I checked), etc. I calculated the EV of this play, based on a very rough estimation of the frequency of the prizes, at about +4% on $200 coin-in at NSUD. You can do this once a day.
Thanks for the Hard Rock info.
Jean, thanks for the info…..but I’m not sure this is of much value to your out-of-towners. First they would have to have a rental car to get around. Second, they would probably have to be regular players at the casinos you mention. Third, if one doesn’t have more details on any “advantages” ahead of time, the one could very well be wasting their time to try to take advantage of some of these promos. Your advantage of living in Vegas and playing at all of these casinos far outweighs any advantages that might apply (with of course some exceptions) to your out-of-towners who are able to come to Vegas only three or four times a year at most. Also, few of us come to Vegas mid-week (Tues/Wed). We may arrive any time from Thursday-Saturday, so many of your “advantage” plays may not be available to us.
I find this to be the same with offers on the Las Vegas Advisor and others. Many of the advantage plays and coupon specials would require a rental car and considerable travel to visit some of the locations.
I don’t mean to downplay your advice…it simply won’t apply to many Vegas visitors.