VETERANS DAY
Most of the free buffets for military members and veterans will be on Monday, November 12th, but some Boyd properties and South Point are running their promotions on Sunday, the 11th. South Point is one of the few that includes a free meal for a companion. However, I must warn you that you will have a long, long wait in line no matter what time you go there. This has always been the case in years past but it may be worse this year since at this time their buffet is limited both in menu and space due to on-going renovation.
And I just saw an ad in the newspaper that might interest you, if you want to take a short Sunday road trip to Mesquite. The Virgin River and Casablanca Casinos are offering veterans and military personnel a free buffet on the 11th, all day long from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., plus a guest eats free also. You must present military ID or DD214.
Don’t assume you are prepared because you have participated in a Veterans Day promotion in years past. Before you go, be sure to check casino websites for details about dates, times, and what they require for identification to qualify.
HARD ROCK
The players club is in a transition period and most – all? – promotions and benefits have disappeared. Look for a new club to be introduced after the first of the year as the new owner turns the Hard Rock into a Virgin property.
TUSCANY
Some new details about their senior program:
New Look, Same Club!
Free coffee every Thursday in November. $39/$65 Room rates for November & December. Pick-A-Gift Thursdays for 50/50 Club Members when you earn 250 points! Senior surprise scratch offs – earn 250 points, scratch up to $500 in Free Slot Play every Thursday in November. See Players Club for details.
CAESARS PALACE
Perhaps this is old news because we don’t visit this casino very often anymore, but I just noticed they have the neatest system to help you find an empty parking space in their self-parking garage. There are little lights running above each parking space: red, if the space is occupied, green if it is open, and blue if it is an open handicapped space. So easy to scan and easily find your closest spot.
(Our more-recent experiences in this garage is an extremely small sample, and maybe we were there on a normally slow time or day, but we no longer have the problem we used to have in trying to find a parking space. Hummmmmm…charging for parking just may be having a bigger negative effect than the casinos will admit to?)
TIRED OF HUNTING PROMOTIONS?
Here’s a neat list of places in Vegas you could visit to take your mind off disappearing casino benefits. One even has to do with sex, which is always a good subject to help you forget about life’s disappointments!
I must comment again about Southpoint Casino. As I have previously said they have good VP but the food at the Buffet and coffee room is very bad. The buffet has been on construction for mos with some portions closed. . Gaughn should close it down for 2-3 weeks and not be so cheap. The same story is at Rampart > Bad Buffet.
That same parking system has been in the Paris/Bally’s garage for about a year and a half..I like it very much!
Thanks for the link to the museums list! I’ve been meaning to get to the Pinball Hall of Fame museum for some time. I majored in pinball in college.
One senior benefit I noticed in passing is that the Four Queens offers lower room rates for seniors–the differences I noted were in the 20-25% range. They’re a Frugal option, since they don’t charge no steenkin’ resort fee and their rates are among the lowest downtown (be sure to get a room facing AWAY from the Fremont Street Nightmare).