Author Archives: queen of comps

Atlantic City Here We Come

Posted on May 19, 2012 by queen of comps

Despite the fact that Brad and I neither one enjoy long plane rides, we decided to accept Harrah’s offer to fly us free to a June Seven Star event in Atlantic City, a place we haven’t visited for many years.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic City, Public Appearances, Travel | 3 Comments

Volunteering Provides Balance

Posted on May 16, 2012 by queen of comps

In going through some old computer files recently, I came across this Frugal Fridays article I wrote back in September, 2007: There are people in every area of life who become obsessed with one activity, whether it’s their job or a … Continue reading →

Posted in It's Personal, Non-gambling Activities | 3 Comments

Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on May 12, 2012 by queen of comps

Here is my favorite Mother’s Day card,  sent to me by Angela, the Frugal Princess, some years ago.   Happy Mother’s Day was last modified: May 12th, 2012 by queen of comps

Posted in Holiday Greetings, It's Personal | 4 Comments

Multi-Strike Musings – Part 2

Posted on May 9, 2012 by queen of comps

As promised, here is some more chatter about the Game We Love to Hate, Multi-Strike.  You may enjoy going back to Part 1 and reading some of the comments that followed after its posting.  As usual, there is added – … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Poker | 5 Comments

News Flash for Low Rollers

Posted on May 7, 2012 by queen of comps

And probably of interest to many mid-rollers too: From vpFREE: “The Palms has added 20 uprights in two banks by hotel registration with 25c/50c FPDW, 10/7 DB and 10/6 DDB. Big signs overhead proclaim the good paytables.   Of course they … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Poker | 6 Comments

Multi-Strike Musings

Posted on May 6, 2012 by queen of comps

Ah, volatility – we call Multi-Strike the Game We Love to Hate!  It’s our favorite form of video poker – and the one that frustrates us the most.  It’s the one that brings glorious highs – think royal flush on … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Poker | 3 Comments

Blog Housekeeping and Just “Stuff”

Posted on May 1, 2012 by queen of comps

I just went through my blog’s bulging “Spam File.” Most were generic innocuous comments, with the main purpose of getting attention for their commercial Web site that has nothing to do with gambling or Las Vegas. Some were inadvertently humorous. … Continue reading →

Posted in Comments, Taxes, Technical Note | 2 Comments

Surprise Response

Posted on April 28, 2012 by queen of comps

Wow!  I’m surprised that almost no one else wondered about the wisdom of the “Drink Us Dry” promotion to celebrate the closing of O’Sheas Casino.  I talked about this in my last blog entry and speculated that someone’s job might … Continue reading →

Posted in City News, Comments | 7 Comments

Oops! Major Casino Goof

Posted on April 25, 2012 by queen of comps

When I read the following from a recent press release from Caesars Entertainment, I immediately thought to myself, “I can’t believe a casino employee at any level would think up such an explosive politically incorrect ad! Oops! Major Casino Goof … Continue reading →

Posted in City News, Non-gambling Promo | 8 Comments

Answers to Your Tax Questions

Posted on April 18, 2012 by queen of comps

“Seems to me you should have a job to put in 401K money – with a company that has a 401K plan.” We are self-employed in our own business. Answers to Your Tax Questions was last modified: April 18th, 2012 … Continue reading →

Posted in Taxes, Video Poker | Comments Off on Answers to Your Tax Questions