Category Archives: Vegas History

Las Vegas Trip Report Part 4

Posted on December 30, 2022 by queen of comps

Hope all the readers here are having a happy and healthy holiday season. Despite unseasonably cold weather in Georgia and viruses hitting friends and relatives right and left, we felt blessed that we could spend some time with family members … Continue reading →

Posted in Couponing, Downtown Vegas, Four Queens, Holiday Greetings, Memories, Non-gambling Activities, Vegas History | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Advantage Play, Atlantic City, Blackjack, Casino Promotions, Couponing, Harrahs Lake Tahoe, Memories, Non-gambling Activities, Non-Vegas Casinos, Reno, Slot Clubs, Travel, Vegas History, Video Poker | 8 Comments

35 Years of Advantage Play – Part 1

Posted on May 4, 2020 by queen of comps

I’ve dragged out boxes full of hard-copy gambling records from the last 35 years. They safely survived two major moves – from Indianapolis to Las Vegas and now to Georgia, where they are scattered all over my office. When every … Continue reading →

Posted in Advantage Play, Atlantic City, Blackjack, Comps, Craps, It's Personal, Memories, Slots, Vegas History, Video Poker | 14 Comments

A Story – Under a Harvest Moon (Part 1)

Posted on October 22, 2019 by queen of comps

Once upon a time – about a week ago – an elderly gambling couple decided they were tired of staying home.  They had not been going out much because the gentleman was pretty frail after a hospital stay and continuing … Continue reading →

Posted in Casino Promotions, City News, Couponing, It's Personal, Memories, Slot Clubs, Transportation, Vegas History, Video Poker | 13 Comments

More April Casino News and Promos

Posted on April 7, 2018 by queen of comps

PALMS More info about their April promotions I talked about in my last blog. Tuesdays double promo has a welcome option. If you earn 300 points, you can choose either the free movie ticket or car wash.  But if you … Continue reading →

Posted in Casino Promotions, Interesting Reads, It's Personal, Vegas History | 1 Comment

Last-Minute Freebie

Posted on October 27, 2017 by queen of comps

Ordinarily if you want to take a trip back into Vegas history, told through the neon signs of the past, you have to buy a ticket for a guided tour. However, I just ran across this frugal option on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Memories, Non-gambling Promo, Vegas History | 1 Comment

A Memory of 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2017 by queen of comps

Soon after September 11, 2001, this was the piece I wrote for my “Frugal Fridays” column about my new hometown. A Red-White-and-Blue Las Vegas Las Vegas is a city with patriotic feelings as strong as anywhere else in the U.S.A. … Continue reading →

Posted in Frugal Fridays, Memories, Vegas History | 6 Comments

Getting to Know the Greenbacks

Posted on November 18, 2014 by queen of comps

Have you seen Buck and Winnie Greenback at Harrah’s Las Vegas – at least the statue of them in the background of this photo?  I have noticed the Greenback statues for years , always smiled at the over-the-top sterotype of the Vegas tourist,  but I never … Continue reading →

Posted in Vegas History | 3 Comments