Category Archives: Non-Vegas Casinos

Of Fire and Shampoo

Posted on November 16, 2011 by queen of comps

Recently Brad and I took a short road trip down to Laughlin, something we do every few months when we get a particularly good offer from Harrah’s there.  As usual, I try to find extra dips for this ice cream … Continue reading →

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A Southern Gambling Trip Report (Part 3) – Fun, Fun, Fun

Posted on October 27, 2011 by queen of comps

Time to quit rambling and “teaching” and finish up this New Orleans/Biloxi trip report by telling about the non-video-poker things that contributed to the fun factor. Being a Caesar’s 7 Star player does add pleasurable perks:  A Southern Gambling Trip Report … Continue reading →

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A Southern Gambling Trip Report (Part 2) – Goals

Posted on October 23, 2011 by queen of comps

Okay, we have decided to combine visits to two casinos, Harrah’s New Orleans and Grand Biloxi and  have chosen a date that starts near the end of one month and ends in the beginning of the next month –  to double … Continue reading →

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A Southern Gambling Trip Report (Part 1) – Planning

Posted on October 19, 2011 by queen of comps

Brad and I do most of our gambling these days in Las Vegas because that is where we live and because traveling is becoming more tiring for us.  We did take that monumental 3-week road trip back east this last … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Running Away From Home

Posted on July 25, 2011 by queen of comps

I am writing this in the Captain’s Lounge at Harrah’s Council Bluffs. I’m using a strange computer so who knows how this will turn out.  Hopefully readable! Last Wednesday we left Vegas to embark on the longest road trip we’ve taken … Continue reading →

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Chauffeured Trip to Biloxi

Posted on June 9, 2011 by queen of comps

As often happens, family visits and casino visits merge together – and that is what happened a couple of weeks ago.  Chauffeured Trip to Biloxi was last modified: June 9th, 2011 by queen of comps

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Back From Biloxi

Posted on March 2, 2011 by queen of comps

We just returned from a great 6-day vacation in Biloxi, Mississippi, staying at the Grand (a Harrah’s-now-called-Caesars property).  The main purpose was to get together with my daughter Angela, the Frugal Princess, and her now-retired-from-the-Army hubby Steve, who drove down … Continue reading →

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Out-of-Vegas Casinos

Posted on December 19, 2010 by queen of comps

To answer a couple of questions in some recent Comments:  We have gambled some in Primm and Mesquite, but not for a number of years.  Never in Pahrump. Out-of-Vegas Casinos was last modified: December 19th, 2010 by queen of comps

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