Author Archives: queen of comps

Tipping Hosts

Posted on July 14, 2013 by queen of comps

I am frequently asked questions about tipping casino hosts.  The how’s, when’s, where’s and how much’s in utilizing  the services of a host is a very complex subject – it took me 32 pages to cover it in More Frugal Gambling … Continue reading →

Posted in Casino Hosts, Comps, Tipping | 4 Comments

Q+A’s

Posted on July 7, 2013 by queen of comps

Q:  Jean, you once listed a newspaper website that listed all types of Las Vegas casino info. It was very helpful. My computer crashed and I lost it. Could you or any of your followers tell me what it was? … Continue reading →

Posted in Comps, Q+A, Video Poker | 7 Comments

JULY VEGAS PROMOTIONS

Posted on July 3, 2013 by queen of comps

First off – if you want a good starting place to check July promotions, go to Scot’s list.  Lots of multiple-point opportunities this month.  And it seems like there is a Monday War going on, with so many choices that … Continue reading →

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Palms News and a Sad Story

Posted on June 30, 2013 by queen of comps

Palms July News The “Play, Earn, and Win” promotion continues on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays , and again has the feature that allows you to combine your points over multiple days and that generates very very long lines at the Promotion … Continue reading →

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Caesars “Rain Man” Suite

Posted on June 27, 2013 by queen of comps

Here are the photos I promised.  If you don’t know why this is called the “Rain Man” suite, you may have not seen – or don’t remember –  that wonderful movie “Rain Man.”  (One of my all-time favorite movies!)  You … Continue reading →

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Almost Grown-Up Vegas Visitors

Posted on June 23, 2013 by queen of comps

Recently we played host for 8 days to three under-twenty-one “kids” – I guess our grandchildren will always be “kids” to us even when they are much older!   Kaitlynn is almost 19, and grandson Zachary and his new bride, Taylor, … Continue reading →

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Back Home Again

Posted on June 20, 2013 by queen of comps

We always enjoy going to the Horseshoe in Hammond, IN, but are always tired when we get home.  We play more hours a day when we are out of town than when we are home in Vegas.  And although playing VP … Continue reading →

Posted in MGM, Non-Vegas Casinos, Travel | 3 Comments

MGM News

Posted on June 18, 2013 by queen of comps

New Noir Tier Information From their Web site, here is their tier levels: Tier Level is determined by your total number of accumulated Tier Credits as follows: Sapphire – Up to 24,999 Tier      Credits Pearl – 25,000 Tier Credits … Continue reading →

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Tripping out of Town

Posted on June 16, 2013 by queen of comps

We will be flying to Hammond Horseshoe tomorrow (June 17) for the first of our four Harrah’s 7 Star ”retreats” we have earned this year. We always enjoy this casino since it has the games we like and one of … Continue reading →

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Caesars Information

Posted on June 13, 2013 by queen of comps

I found out recently that Caesars has changed their mathematical formula that they use to allocate offers.  I don’t know just when they did this, but perhaps it was last fall since that was when, after years of no offers … Continue reading →

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