Category Archives: Casino Promotions

Using Math to Choose a VP Play – Part 3

Posted on October 27, 2016 by queen of comps

In this series I have been giving examples showing how to figure the basic math calculations and then how to add some easy-to-figure extras, like multiple-point bonuses, to increase the value of a play. There are other valuable extras but … Continue reading →

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Using Math to Choose a VP Play – Part 2

Posted on October 21, 2016 by queen of comps

Last week I gave examples of the basics – game EV + players club base points. However, that is rarely the end of the calculations for a wise player. Our financial success over the last 30+ years is largely due … Continue reading →

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MORE OCTOBER PROMOS

Posted on October 7, 2016 by queen of comps

First an explanation about the Gold Coast promotion I mentioned in the last blog entry:  Tuesday 6x points is only for those players that receive monthly mailers.  This is a case in point that I have discussed many times.  Boyd properties … Continue reading →

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OCTOBER VEGAS PROMOTION NEWS

Posted on October 1, 2016 by queen of comps

Actually today’s entry is really just a short detour from the subject I have been concentrating on for several weeks and plan to continue – that is, how to figure the value of players club points.  Before you can figure … Continue reading →

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EXAMPLES

Posted on September 25, 2016 by queen of comps

Okay, it’s time I got around to giving the examples I promised earlier in the month, providing  some help in figuring out the EV (expected theoretical value)  of video poker plays. If you are an old hand at these math calculations, you won’t … Continue reading →

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MORE PROMOTION WARNINGS

Posted on September 6, 2016 by queen of comps

Walking through casino promotion areas is like trying to get across a war zone mine field. Even if you don’t find actual technical errors in newspaper advertisements or Internet information sources, the details may be too incomplete for you to … Continue reading →

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SEPTEMBER VEGAS PROMOTION NEWS

Posted on September 4, 2016 by queen of comps

OOPS – Dead Bodies in TWO casinos Last month I wrote:  “REAL BODIES” human anatomy exhibition just opened at Bally’s Las Vegas –located on the lower level.  I think this is the one that used to be at Luxor and … Continue reading →

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More Vegas News and Promo Info

Posted on August 6, 2016 by queen of comps

I like the pull-tab promotion Silverton is running this month, on Fridays and Saturdays.  You pull from one of three different “baskets,”  depending on how many points you earn that day.  The bigger point “basket” has bigger minimum prizes and … Continue reading →

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AUGUST VEGAS PROMOTION NEWS

Posted on August 1, 2016 by queen of comps

August must be “buffet month.”  Seems like every mailer or casino e-mail I open has a buffet special running: Gold Coast has reduced prices for their dinner buffet Monday through Thursday, with added discounts depending on your card level. Silverton … Continue reading →

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JULY VEGAS PROMOTIONS NEWS

Posted on July 2, 2016 by queen of comps

Perhaps I should just write an on-going blog called Promotional Perils.  Casinos seemed to want to provide me with new fodder every month! BOYD PROPERTIES (The Orleans, Gold Coast, Suncoast, and Sam’s Town) Lots of promo lessons here every month.  … Continue reading →

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