Comments on: A Southern Gambling Trip Report (Part 1) – Planning

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:11:23 +0000

My dear Mrs Scott,
I wholeheartedly agree with your ice-cream-cone trip booking. Nancy and I have booked as many as three hotel/casinos when coming to Vegas. At first we felt a little guilty, but then we realized that we had earned those mailers from previous play. We almost always double up because we like the food at one and the rooms in another. As quarter/nickel players we play on one card at each casino (sometimes in her name and sometimes in mine). That allows us to book the same dates in a different name at casinos owned by the same company (i.e. Boyd). We always play enough at each property booked to keep the rooms, free-play and food coming.
Now, in keeping with the ice cream analogy, I must add: We really like Luv It’s cheesecake frozen custard and I always check their “flavors” web page to see if they’re going to have it during our trips.
Have a safe and royally great double-dip trip…Rich

By: Georgi Sears

Georgi Sears — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:50:54 +0000

Hi, Jean ~ Looking forward to reading the rest of your trip report (as always). We keep getting offers from Beau Rivage with free airfare and rooms, but their pay schedules are so bad … Would it be really bad of us if we used the offer and then played mostly at the Grand Biloxi? We live in SW Florida, so it’s not too far. I heard the Grand is a good place to play.

By: Dan Sowards

Dan Sowards — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:59:54 +0000

Jean, just did the same thing in Vegas. Had a good “reel rewards” offer from _____’s, which my host doubled, had other coupons from free shows and buffets, etc. which we used; AND I had offers from other casinos as well. Combined the offers from _______’s with the offers from one of the other casinos (free reimbursement for the first $100 in losses, free food, additional free play, free room, etc.), used FF miles for the flight, and had a great time on the shoulders of the two casinos.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:51:57 +0000

Hi Jean,

I know what you mean about traveling. We are doing an offer from Beau Rivage in Biloxi. The offer was air & three free nights. We would like to go to Vegas but with the free air offer to Biloxi how do we pass this up. It’s like a free trip to us. We do plan on stopping at the Grand Biloxi to keep our points.