Category Archives: Reno

A Textbook Trip Report Part 2

Posted on July 26, 2023 by queen of comps

In my last blog, I talked about my extensive planning for our recent visit to the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino in North Carolina. This made for a smooth and relaxing start to our family vacation, a pleasant six-hour trip north through … Continue reading →

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Reno Trip Report

Posted on March 31, 2023 by queen of comps

My recent casino visit to Reno was definitely a trip down memory lane. Although I’d never played or stayed at the Silver Legacy before, Brad and I had made many trips to the city, especially back in the mid-’80s when … Continue reading →

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An Old Gambler

Posted on March 10, 2023 by queen of comps

Yes, I want to talk about aging and being 84, I feel well qualified to discuss the topic. Of course, getting old is such a broad subject that it could and has filled many entire books. In this post, I want to talk … Continue reading →

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Harrah’s Tahoe Trip Report -Part 1

Posted on June 3, 2022 by queen of comps

In the spring of 2019, as we’d done many times down through the years, Brad and I flew from Vegas to Reno, where a limo took us to Harrah’s Lake Tahoe.  Little did we know that this trip would be our … Continue reading →

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Comp Questions

Posted on May 13, 2022 by queen of comps

I get a lot of questions about comps, perhaps because of my nickname, the Queen of Comps, given to me by Dan Rather way back when we made our very first TV appearance on “48 Hours.” (It soon replaced the … Continue reading →

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35 Years of Advantage Play – Part 9

Posted on July 3, 2020 by queen of comps

1997 and 1998 were transitional years that brought many changes.  We were still “living” in casinos – 195 days in ‘97, almost all of them comped.  I was getting pretty expert at maximizing players club benefits, working for hours to … Continue reading →

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35 Years of Advantage Play – Part 5

Posted on June 5, 2020 by queen of comps

Last week I ended my blog by stating that for our first 8 years of gambling the “total casino experience” was more important than our financial bottom line.  That is not to say that we could spend lavishly without thought.  … Continue reading →

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Players Club News for Non-Vegas Casinos

Posted on May 27, 2017 by queen of comps

First a note about the parking situation on the Las Vegas Strip that I covered in the last two blog entries. Thanks to input from readers I added later a couple of outlying casinos that have a free shuttle to … Continue reading →

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Return from Reno

Posted on December 13, 2010 by queen of comps

We just got home from a trip to Reno, where we stayed at one of our  favorite casinos, the Atlantis.  They may have the best variety of good video poker anywhere in the country.   Return from Reno was last modified: December 13th, … Continue reading →

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Coping with Casino Changes

Posted on November 1, 2010 by queen of comps

People keep asking us where we play these days now that so many casinos have either downgraded their video poker inventory and/or reduced their comp and slot club benefits.  I usually don’t like to mention specific casinos where we play … Continue reading →

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