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December News and Off to Tahoe
I hope your casino mailers and/or study of casino websites have given you a lot of December information to keep you busy all month. If you are over 50, you need to check out the senior specials that most locals … Continue reading
Gift Ideas +CZR News
Do you have hard-to-buy-for names on your holiday gift list? If they are gamblers, you could look for ideas in the LVA Holiday catalog, accessible at a link on the LVA homepage. One frugal suggestion: you will see there that you can order my new … Continue reading
Q+A about the Shooter Article
As with most of us, I want to remember how Las Vegas so powerfully and thoughtfully reacted to the mass shooting of OneOctober. I don’t want to give the shooter any publicity – in fact I never mention his name. … Continue reading
Posted in City News, Media Appearances, Q+A
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Vegas Parking Update
Now that there is no longer free parking at CZR Strip properties for all locals, I want to review the situation and give you some good news about new options. Check here for list of free Strip and near-Strip parking … Continue reading
A Solemn Reflection
I spent a lot of time this week helping to “educate” a non-gambling local reporter who was working on a story about the One October shooter. I was happy to do this; so many media stories contained incomplete and bad … Continue reading
Posted in Problem Gambling
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NOVEMBER CASINO PROMOTION NEWS
Watch for food specials in November, including free buffets for veterans at many locals casinos on November 11. Most casinos have special menus for Thanksgiving Day dining for those of us who don’t want to cook. However, be careful if … Continue reading
Posted in Casino Promotions, Food Review
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Last-Minute Freebie
Ordinarily if you want to take a trip back into Vegas history, told through the neon signs of the past, you have to buy a ticket for a guided tour. However, I just ran across this frugal option on the … Continue reading
Posted in Memories, Non-gambling Promo, Vegas History
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Why Your Casino Offers are Going Downhill – Big Data Update
Here is something I wrote in my book More Frugal Gambler, published in 2003. This was in the chapter talking about the casino host system, a rant about using the term “player development.” I HATE the term “player development.” I … Continue reading
Posted in Casino Hosts, Casino Policy
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The Vegas Tragedy – Update
In my last blog entry I wrote how Brad and I were in Tahoe during the October 1st mass shooting in Las Vegas. Of course we followed the news and were greatly saddened by such a large loss of lives, … Continue reading
Posted in Casino Crime and Security, City News, It's Personal, Taxes, Video Poker
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The Tragedy in Vegas
Brad and I live just a few blocks from the scene of the terrible mass shooting that took place last weekend in Las Vegas. However, it just so happened that during this time we were gone on one of our … Continue reading
Posted in Casino Crime and Security, City News, It's Personal, Video Poker
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