Author Archives: queen of comps

Meet-and-Greet Scheduled

Posted on September 15, 2011 by queen of comps

American Casino Guide Meet-and-Greet on Sunday, October 2, at 2 p.m., at Sam’s Town  American Casino Guide author, Steve Bourie, and his son Matt, will be hosting this Las Vegas event for gambling fans.  Other gaming authors attending are  Jean and Brad … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Appearances | 1 Comment

Red-White-and-Blue Las Vegas

Posted on September 11, 2011 by queen of comps

 This is what I wrote in “Frugal Fridays,” the predecessor of this blog, after the attacks of 9/11/2001.                Last week I promised you that I would write about red-white-and-blue Las Vegas, a city with patriotic feelings as strong as … Continue reading →

Posted in City News, Memories | 9 Comments

Questions from your Comments

Posted on September 8, 2011 by queen of comps

In your column “A Gambling Constant – Change” you mention the obvious perils of piling up slot card points.   What do you feel is a fairly standard rule-of-thumb for a minimum number of points to keep active in a casino? … Continue reading →

Posted in Slot Clubs, Video Poker | 3 Comments

A Gambling Constant – Change

Posted on September 5, 2011 by queen of comps

September seems to be bringing more changes in Vegas than just in the weather – and just like the weather, it isn’t  always good, at least for video poker players: There is scuttlebutt, but no confirmed details yet, that  Station casinos is bringing … Continue reading →

Posted in Slot Clubs, Video Poker | 7 Comments

A Big Freebie on Labor Day

Posted on September 2, 2011 by queen of comps

From SaveLV.com – a great daily e-mail for bargains in Las Vegas: Free Admission to Springs Preserve Target is sponsoring free admission to Springs Preserve Museum & Botanical Gardens A Big Freebie on Labor Day was last modified: October 15th, … Continue reading →

Posted in Non-gambling Activities, Non-gambling Promo | 1 Comment

More on Mlife Players Club

Posted on August 31, 2011 by queen of comps

The information I gave in the previous blog entry for MGM’s new players club  is for POINTPlay, which you redeem for FREEPLAY.  This is the number that you find on the card reader when you insert your players card. There … Continue reading →

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Figuring Out MLife

Posted on August 27, 2011 by queen of comps

MLife is the new players club for all the MGM properties.  It has some good features, but one I just hate is trying to figure out the number of points  you are earning/have earned or the amount of coin-in for … Continue reading →

Posted in MGM, Slot Clubs | 1 Comment

Answering Your Questions

Posted on August 25, 2011 by queen of comps

Thanks to everyone who has said good things about the recent series on Brad’s gambling experiences down through the years.  To answer your queries about whether I will now start writing about my own early gaming history, that is a possibility … Continue reading →

Posted in Brad Stories, Comps, Q+A | 3 Comments

Brad’s Gambling Life – Part 15, The Final Chapter

Posted on August 22, 2011 by queen of comps

After 30 years of marriage, Brad and his wife divorced.  Brad always jokes, “I got out on good behavior.”  He rented a small bachelor pad close to Naval Avionics and continued to go to the various horse tracks on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Brad Stories | 8 Comments

The Casino Part of Our Vacation

Posted on August 18, 2011 by queen of comps

Okay, back to gambling topics.  (Yes, I know stories and pictures from other people’s vacations can be boring!) Although, as I have said before, gambling was not a top priority on our recent road trip, we did visit several casinos: … Continue reading →

Posted in Comps, Non-Vegas Casinos, Travel | 2 Comments