Time to Organize
Vegas locals and others who play regularly in other areas of the country, have you been working on your September calendars? That’s what I have been doing. I have the free play/cashback pickup days noted for every casino from which I get these extras and organized them so we have to make the fewest number of trips possible to one section of town. I also jot down gift days although we don’t usually pick up gifts unless it is something we really want/need and/or we are in the area anyway.
I also put down what days we are going to play at each casino where we want to continue to receive bounce-back benefits. Sometimes this can be combined with BB pickups at the same casino or at a nearby one. More often than not, however, our play days are scheduled to take advantage of promotions, i.e., bonus-point days. And when a casino has two or more promotions that overlap (as Southpoint does on Labor Day) – well, that really makes me happy!!
Some people might think this scheduling makes gambling more like a job. They like to play when they are “in the mood.” There is nothing wrong with thinking that gambling is just entertainment if you don’t have the goal to lose less or win more. But for Brad and me, we are entertained more when we know we will be winners in the long term. Therefore, we must be very organized and have a schedule.
People often ask us if gambling is a job for us and if we are “professional” players. I like what Billy Idol recently told a reporter when asked about his ultimate advice on life: “Try to get into a line of work that feels like a hobby.”
We just can’t help it that our “job” is so much fun!
same question as above, finding full pay machines?
Just returned from Vegas using 3 free nights at Aria with two buffet dinners and $50 game play. I was not expecting to find many full pay VP games at Aria and did not, but I was surprised that even Red Rock was hiding there full pay machines, only bonus was 7X points on Labor day. Any ideas on if there is a website that keeps tract of what casinos have full pay JB?
This a question not a comment. How do you feel about using a marker for playing money. I started this summer getting a $2000 marker when I go to Sam’s Town Tunica instead of carrying my own cash. They send me a bill after I leave and it amounts to about 3 weeks of using their money before I pay it back. Do you think it helps a player to use a marker, I mean bring more comps or free play or does it possibly hurt since I am using their money interest free?
Bill
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?
Jean, another variant on the Billy Idol quote came to me from my first boss about 30 years ago. He said “find something you love to do and you’ll never work a day in your life”.
I’d also add one caveat to your South Point example. A steady diet of playing good games on multi point days there will get you a revocation of your players card. There were a lot of people who got popped about three months ago to include yours truly. It was a bit of a live and learn experience for me and I still feel that it couldn’t have been handled in a less oppressive way but that’s life.
To close with another quote as it relates to the overall them of your post “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail”.
Labor Day is a 2x point day at Southpoint and it is giving a bonus for a royal.
Yes, many promos in Vegas casinos that cater to locals are geared toward locals. But out-of-towners should always check before their trip Scot Krause’s list of multiple points at
http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/greatdeals-slotpromotions.cfm.
Jean – what are the two promotions at South Point? On their web site I see some extra free play if you hit a Royal. But it appears to be free play that you can’t claim till the next day? We would like to learn how to chase bonus offers like this, but they seem targeted toward the locals (which we aren’t… we visit from Phoenix 3 or 4 times a year).
Do you just go in and pick up,or do you also play?