Comments on: Blast From the Past https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/blast-from-the-past/ A Las Vegas Advisor Blog from the "Queen of Comps" Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:17:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.4 By: ken orgera https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-67734 Mon, 29 Aug 2016 01:26:42 +0000 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=4375#comment-67734 Is not gambling revenue down on the strip, where the paytables and players clubs are the worst for quarter players?

]]> By: Tosca Cobbien https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-67716 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 22:42:22 +0000 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=4375#comment-67716 Jean you summed up Good Customer Service. I sometimes think Las Vegas and other tourists destinations forget customer service because they feel people are going to come.
What they don’t think about is they run away many new and old customers. A couple I know thanked me for telling them how Las Vegas resorts/restaurants act like people should know everything when they arrive. I shared with my friends as much as I could and that prevented them from having a trip wasted while trying to figure things out (long walks, Walgreens, restaurants, transportation). Hopefully some of the casinos will read your article and apply your concepts. The recession hit everyone not just the casinos and good customer service could help make everyone feel appreciated.

]]> By: William Clark https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-67708 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 16:17:45 +0000 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=4375#comment-67708 It seems that this should be read by the BOSS MEN of today’s casino clubs. It might bring more friendly overtures to the clubs of today.

]]> By: Kevin Lewis https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-67707 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 16:07:46 +0000 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=4375#comment-67707 But why would the casinos (no apostrophe, gang!!!) institute such changes when they have made the gambling experience gradually worse in every way and people are still flooding in? They were worried that reducing slot club benefits to 0.1% or worse would decrease the number of players–it didn’t. 6:5 blackjack, resort fees, the destruction of fullpay VP, charging $10 for parking, security guards randomly kidnapping people and selling them to Eastern European body parts brokers–none of that has inhibited the ol’ Vegas gambling urge in any way.

So if I was running a casino, I would charge people $50 to join the slot club, and $100 if they wanted “Platinum VIP” status (which wouldn’t convey any additional benefits whatsoever). The points could be redeemed at the rate of one hot dog for every 100,000 points earned. Everybody would get a nice shiny badge to wear with their name on it! And you know what? There would still be a long line at my player’s club booth.

]]> By: mark ford https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-67706 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 14:32:09 +0000 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=4375#comment-67706 jean,
any chance your slot club would sponsor a wet t-shirt contests for guys over 39+…,
and give away race horses and golden gloves for players?

]]> By: patricia gura https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-67705 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 01:21:57 +0000 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=4375#comment-67705 Wow, how awesome would your player’s club be! It is basic common sense, but the big wigs who run the casino’s do not have an ounce of common sense, so we are stuck with what they think is best for all gamblers. Was fun to read, and dream about…..

]]> By: tom scheffert https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-67704 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 00:32:14 +0000 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=4375#comment-67704 I’m gonna cross the ‘500 casino’s visited’ on labor day weekend and haven’t found this casino yet but i’m still looking!

]]> By: Howard https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-67703 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 00:26:18 +0000 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=4375#comment-67703 Amen,sister!!!!!

]]> By: Grave S Huston https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-67701 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 21:23:11 +0000 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=4375#comment-67701 I was thinking after reading this, I would like to take this and show it to the casino’s where I play. They could use this as their mantra!

]]> By: Mary Jean McCarty https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-67700 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 20:56:12 +0000 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=4375#comment-67700 I wish you owned all the casinos!! that article says it all.

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