This promo I mentioned in yesterday’s blog has generated a lot of interest, but also some questions. Here are some additional details.
It sounds like a gastro nightmare, but you can do this promo at both casinos in one day! However, you need to follow the rules. Continue reading
Slot Club Changes in the Works
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WARNING: Watch for this promotional hazard when you use a food coupon: Continue reading
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Since I do not play online personally and know little about the subject, I don’t endorse any particular online gaming site. But I do know that 888 legally offers real money gaming in the US only for players physically in the state of New Jersey.
Brad and I recently received cards in the mail from a locals casino notifying us that we could pick up our gifts of the week – tranquility fountains. But they didn’t trick us this time. I still remember our pursuit of tranquility many years ago! After a search in the archives of Frugal Fridays, I found this story, written May 21, 2004:
As locals, we get a lot of postcards from casinos, offering us what we usually refer to as “please-come-back stuff.” Sometimes it’s neat stuff we can use: a handy little tool kit for minor jobs around the house, a nice-looking picture frame/clock combo. However, most of it ends up in the “comp museum” set up in our garage: a suitcase set (so flimsy it wouldn’t survive airline luggage handlers for even one trip), T-shirts (to add to our growing stack that we don’t wear), a gardening set (which is no use to us in condo living), a car-tool set (which looks handy but our idea of car repair is the emergency number of our favorite mechanic). We make everyone who comes to visit us take something home from our garage (whether they want to or not), but the museum is like a bowl of spaghetti—the more you eat, the more it seems you have left. Continue reading
Ellis Island is continuing their Coin Exchange but with a 10% bonus on free play, down from the former 20%. Other details are the same as I reported in previous blogs and have been discussed in the “Comments” the last couple of months.
The food coupons in the Boyd property mailers seem to exclude Subway except for the Suncoast branch, but we have been able to use them at the Subway in the Gold Coast.
The social Facebook game myVEGAS has added Rewards Continue reading
Local casinos have really geared up promotions for October. Check those casino Website links I have given you in the past months to get all the details. And also check Scot’s list for all the multiplier days.
CIRCUS CIRCUS
Here is a bit of players club information you might not have known – or, like me, had forgotten. Continue reading
Some days just aren’t ordinary or routine – and on those days it is sometimes hard to be “perfect.” I had one of those days recently.
First, Brad’s and my schedule included going to five casinos, doing some major play at 3 of them and minor play and/or pickups at the other two. At ages 76 (me) and 83 (Brad) and a decrease in our energy level (both) I am trying to organize a more relaxed calendar of activities, especially for playing video poker. Usually this is working pretty well these days because there aren’t as many good plays as in the “good old days.” We do major plays together 2 or 3 times a week; Brad does free play pickup and minor plays several days while I am ensconced in my office working on updated versions of Frugal 1 and Frugal 2. But my main goal is not to schedule too much for one day.
However, that day casinos outdid themselves with good promotions and we found ourselves wanting to take advantage of 3 of the best. So we did although, as a rule, we don’t usually play that much in one day. Fortunately, there were no promotions the next 3 days – so we are able to rest up now. Continue reading
We recently arrived back home in Vegas after 12 days of our favorite kind of vacation, combining casino play, touristy sightseeing, and family time.
First, we flew to Memphis to take advantage of a good offer from the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. Our flight time was not one of the best we have ever had, with the weather causing a long layover in Dallas plus almost an hour flying in large circles around Memphis waiting until a severe thunderstorm ended. But we finally were able to land about 1 a.m. and we were certainly happy that the casino travel department was on the ball, tracking our flight, and our limo driver was patiently waiting for us despite the late hour. Then we had the spooky 45-minute pitch-black drive to the casino through the most God-forsaken piece of the US we have ever been in.
We were happy to finally see signs of civilization when we reached the bright lights of the casino. My daughter Angela and her hubby Steve had already arrived from their 7-hour drive from Columbus, GA, and were fast asleep in their suite, so we quietly checked into our adjoining one and wasted no time hitting the sack. (Good time to have an efficient and helpful host who arranged to put their names on the rooms so they didn’t have to wait around for us to check in.)
Of course Brad and I spent some time in the casino playing video poker. Continue reading
I was getting conflicting information about the Ellis Island September 20% bonus coin-redemption promotion so Brad and I decided to empty the giant bowl of coins that decorated our office. It took a while to scoop out the 15-year collection from Brad’s pockets and from the bottom of my purse! In fact, we only emptied half of the bowl for our first trip to check out this promotion. That filled two extremely heavy bags which we barely had the strength to drag to the car.
When we got to the casino we doubled checked the rules – yep, I am always dubious about any “good” casino promotion and I need confirmation: Yes, we could do this promo any day in September but only two times per person. Yes, we could get a 20% free play bonus but only on an amount up to $400.
So we started the process, which ended up pretty easy. Continue reading
Answers to Your Comment Questions
First a food comp opportunity: You can earn a free buffet at Planet Hollywood or the Rio by earning 50 points (Reward Credits) in one day. (50 Points is $500 coin-in on most video poker or $250 coin-in for slots.) The promotion runs until December 31, 2015, and you can do it once per day. (I’m not sure if you can do it at both casinos in one day or must choose just one of the two.) After you earn your 50 Reward Credits, go to the Total Rewards desk for the voucher you can then take to the buffet cashier.
I like both of these buffets, and to get the most value out of this comp you might choose to use your voucher for the most expensive meal offered. However, remember what I always say Continue reading →