Comments on: A Triple Purpose Casino Visit – Part 1

By: Al

Al — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 04:27:53 +0000

JEAN: Many of us will never be able to go into higher tiers like you and others can, and many of us will never play VP in casinos in the eastern 1/3 of the country, so we’re naturally not really interested in the details of how to “ascend the ladder” at some casino in such a place. But what so many of us ARE looking forward to reading are the actual experiences of your casino play. Write about hitting quads, straight flushes, royals, etc., and partaking in (and achieving the goals in) any daily/weekly/monthly promotions. Tell us about getting dealt 3 deuces or 4 parts of a royal and rooting for that special card to come, whether it winds up coming or not. We want to experience your wishes, thrills, anxieties, and joys in playing VP, not just the results. So take us along on a narrative trip of both what’s going on inside you and outside you!

By: Al

Al — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 04:14:24 +0000

Jean, I’m sorry that there’s a long distance between the hotel and the casino, which you have to traverse. This factor is precisely why I like downtown Las Vegas hotel/casinos. When you leave your hotel room and take the elevator down, as soon as the elevator doors open, the casino is right there. I never have to walk more than 200′ to get to my VP machines. I wish there were such a small hotel/casino somewhere near your home.

By: Harry Porter

Harry Porter — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 05:33:33 +0000

Your uncertainty about the Harrah’s Cherokee casino day brought to mind the still reliable “reference work” to which I refer whenever I hit a new Caesars property: your September 14, 2013 article “What is a “Day”?”

https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/what-is-a-day/

Based on promotion times that were published for a “Great Race” promo at Caesars casinos at the time, I find it’s still reliable, 8 years later. It’s saved me on a handful of occasions when playing at a casino whose casino day deviates from the 6a-6a norm, where I might have otherwise divided my play between two “casino days”, diluting the value on which future promotion amounts are based.

One of these days, I’m going to fit the relevant portion of that article onto a 3×5 card and laminate it, so that I can keep a handy pocket reference with me at all times! 🙂