Some Vegas Culture

Posted on October 25, 2010 by queen of comps

Vegas isn’t world-renown for the “arts,” by any stretch.  However, there are many pockets of “culture” around if you look for them.  One place to search  is the Web site City of LV – Office of Cultural affairs. Continue reading →

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Frugal Vegas Deals

Posted on October 21, 2010 by queen of comps

“Daily deal” Web site programs are popping up right and left all over the country, and certainly Las Vegas is a prime location for these.  However, because of the increasingly large numbers of these different programs, especially in large cities, a person could be overwhelmed keeping track.  But a new service has appeared to help you out, the  “aggregator,” a site that keeps track of all the individual programs in your area and sends you only the type of offers in which you have expressed an interest, i.e, restaurants, spas, events, etc. Continue reading →

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Losing at VP – Part 11

Posted on October 18, 2010 by queen of comps

More from 2001, on how to lose less/win more at video poker.

7.   Strive for accuracy, but take into consideration human limitations. Continue reading →

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Q+A

Posted on October 14, 2010 by queen of comps

Q:  Jean, just curious…how many people are as faithfully being as frugal as you are in their approach to gambling? You are doing it the best way, but do you know of anybody else who is? Continue reading →

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Another Senior Moment

Posted on October 10, 2010 by queen of comps

Now I am sure I am losing brain cells!

A couple of days ago we got in the mail a coupon booklet from the Hard Rock, not addressed to us personally but to “Our friends at….”   I was shocked when I saw the introductory material in the booklet:

“We have full pay video poker games…” 

“We have turned our music down…” Continue reading →

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South Point Casino

Posted on October 7, 2010 by queen of comps

In my last entry, I said that the South Point casino had changed its mailer system for locals.  I want to emphasize that I did not say that no one should play there anymore because of this.  I merely wanted to give you the facts about this change. Continue reading →

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Current News on the Casino Front

Posted on October 4, 2010 by queen of comps

South Point has drastically (and without advance notice) changed their mailer policy.   It is now based on a three-month period instead of the old one-month one.  (Example:  October mailers were based on your play during June, July, and August.) Also, gone are all the old tier levels that had a set # of points to get a specific bounce-back amount.  Mailers are now based on  theoretical (theo), meaning how much average profit the casino figures they will make on the specific machine you play.  So if you have been playing the best VP paytables, your mailer has probably dropped to almost nothing, or even been  discontinued completely.  If you play the slots, perhaps your mailer is better! Continue reading →

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Resources for the VP Student

Posted on October 2, 2010 by queen of comps

I frequently get questions from beginners about what resources they need to get started on the path to successful video poker play.  And every once in awhile someone will declare themselves “frugal” because they get all their gambling information free on the Internet and never “waste” money buying books.   So I guess it is time to revisit the subject of VP resources.  Continue reading →

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Never Too Old

Posted on September 27, 2010 by queen of comps

Brad and I recently lost a good friend.  Pete had always been an inspiration to us, an example of someone who didn’t let growing old dampen his desire to be a smart gambler.

Henry Tamburin wrote a wonderful memorial article about his father-in-law Pete and gave me permission to reprint it here.  I think it will inspire many of the readers here. Continue reading →

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Losing at VP – Part 10

Posted on September 24, 2010 by queen of comps

Sorry – I didn’t mean to keep you waiting this long.  Here  is the #6 from 2001 to help you reduce those scary bankroll requirements I talked about in Part 9 on September 9th: Continue reading →

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