Comments on: Coping with Casino Changes

By: G.D.Anderson

G.D.Anderson — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:51:14 +0000

CHALLENGE, I bet you can’t go a year without reading Jean’s blog.
I can’t.

Good Day R E A L gamblers.

By: G.D.Anderson

G.D.Anderson — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:56:15 +0000

You just flaunted your lifestyle. Vic, I challange you to not read the Jean’s blog if you are upset. My guess is that won’t happen.{;-}

By: Vegas Vic

Vegas Vic — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:20:13 +0000

To G.D. and N.D.:

I haven’t paid for a room in Las Vegas for years either and I don’t follow her “advice” at all. I am not a sore loser..in fact doing quite decently at my VP play.

To offer her expertise at saving money in Las Vegas can be a good thing for today’s readers, but she continues to rehash old columns (#12 is particularly fraught with dumb suggestions), does not have any idea what the average gambler is faced with in the present gaming environment (her shoestring days are too far behind her), and would rather flaunt her lifestyle than anything else. I would challenge her to continue this blog for 1 year without mentioning anything pertaining to her high roller life and just stick to sound and solid advice for the masses. My guess is that it won’t happen.

By: Meredith Treib

Meredith Treib — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:06:52 +0000

Hi Jean, I sent you an email yesterday, I am sure you get many.
Our website will be filled with beautiful jewelry on Thursday evening.
I signed up with the VP insider. Thank you so much. I am trying to find where your CD that my hubby purchased along with cards & all of your books, can be updated – it is the trainer. I NEED that as I am on a 2 yr old Vista Notebook that won’t take the old version. Therefore, I surely would appreciate the update as on the CD, it says to come here for it.
We moved out here & staying at an Extended Stay last week..Hubby lived here for 4 yrs. & is pretty knowledgeable thanks mostly to you !! Your amazing & great minds think alike, after having successful businesses since I was 18, 46 now, My health is not the best so, hoping to have less humidity (and it is sprinkling today – lol)…so, we are here 2 months for me to decide according to my health. I can see the beautiful lights from our door ! I am a City Girl for sure & if I get to feeling better, I can get back to modeling, yes, over 40 modeling 🙂 as I look on avg by guesses 15 yrs younger. Thank God for great genes & I started my skin regime at 8 yrs old & have 85% SPF so, no worries about ruining the skin. My worries are not being able to gamble along side my husband without the trainer CD that he purchased. It is hard to sit up for long lengths of time until this cold rainy front rolls out in order to use it on his 32bit computer, mine is 64. I hope you have that update that the CD talks about.
God Bless you & Brad ! & Thanks for what I have learned thus far.
~Meredith
Las Vegas

By: Valentine

Valentine — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:38:47 +0000

Jean, I am glad you are still enjoying gambling and the trips you are able to take and spend time with family. Your posts always make me smile, you are so positive about everything.

I know what you mean about slowing down, I am in my late 40’s and tire more easily, have less patience and have those walk into a room and forget why I am there moments, LOL.

Keep gambling, keep traveling & most of all keep smiling.

By: N.D.Wallaker

N.D.Wallaker — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 13:14:48 +0000

Jean, please don’t let people like Vegas Vic get you down, they must be sore losers. They forget about how you started, the time you took to learn and how much time you put into your play. I, and more people than you realize, appreciate your advice and your comments. Keep up the good work, we’ll be in Vegas Nov. 8 through the 19, maybe we’ll see you and Brad playing, take care.

By: pat roach

pat roach — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:32:11 +0000

Careful, Jean. If you’re still filing Sch C as a professional gambler, describing your gaming as a “hobby” might attract unwanted interest from the IRS.

By: G.D.Anderson

G.D.Anderson — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:06:04 +0000

Vic, you need to cut the Scott’s some slak. They are living the gamblers dream. I/you should be so lucky.

I have used Jeans advice and have never paid for a room in the last seven years. The thing that helped me and the Mrs. on our October 2010 trip was the tips on South Point having a good VP selection. We took home enough to pay for a round trip San Antonio to Las Vegas.

Thanks Brad & Jean. Write that book!

By: Vegas Vic

Vegas Vic — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:15:41 +0000

As another reader responded to a different column:

PLEASE LET EVERYONE KNOW (confess)THAT YOU SCOTTS HAVEN’T PLAYED QUARTERS IN YEARS. ALL YOUR SUCCESS, WINNINGS, FREE TRIPS AND INVITES ARE DUE TO PLAYING $5 AND $25 DOLLAR VP.

You are completely out of touch with the average player when you complain that you are now down to $1 and $2 one-liner machines. There are thousands of players who are barely fortunate enough to risk dabbling some play on those very machines you now find yourself relegated to..sob..excuse me while I reach for a tissue to dab away the tears.

Your reputation for writing about frugality continues to erode as your penchant to brag about your more-lavish-than-others lifestyle becomes the norm. Aside from rehashing old columns that have no actual application in the fast changing environment of today’s gaming, your columns have diverted from the “how can the tourist of today stretch the vacation dollar” to “thanks to our high level play, we visited blah blah and cruised blah blah and only get to visit 8 different casinos, 6 days a week blah blah because we’re slowing down blah blah”.

But you go right on thinking that the “frugality” of a high roller who lives in Las Vegas = the budget crunched every-day tourist from Main Street U.S.A. who takes that once a year dream vacation to Las Vegas as being the same thing.

By: GAMLORE

GAMLORE — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:41:19 +0000

Just came back from vegas like frank i go more than i should but i love vegas and i have a great time win or lose won 600$ on a 10 cent triple play VP machine i was dealt 4 aces with the kicker also i went to the Ellis Island Casino never been there before had a great time it was kind of like how Vegas used to be i sure miss that.