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Not long ago, I received an oversized postcard in the mail from Eastside Cannery Casino Hotel<\/strong><\/a> (or E-Can<\/strong>, in LVA<\/em> parlance). They want me to go to www.cannerycasinos.com<\/em> and sign up for a players’ card. And what do I get for adding my personal info to Cannery’s database? Just you wait!<\/p>\n Woo-hoo! I get to motor down to E-Can and pick up a free commemorative grand opening T-shirt!<\/em> I could practically “Squee!<\/em>” from the excitement. It’s almost as thrilling as meeting Amanda Tapping<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Well, no, actually it isn’t.<\/p>\n I mean, how many free-tchotchke promos are out there? And haven’t you lost count of the free T-shirts you receive from charities (I get so many I have to donate<\/em> them to charity; there’s irony for you) or at company events?<\/p>\n And, worst of all, other than having to actually be on-premises to get your freebie, there’s nothing in this promo to incentivize you to play. Nada. Squat. Bubkes<\/em>, baby. How about … oh, I dunno … some free slot play? Five bucks matchplay on blackjack? A discount at the buffet?<\/p>\n Legend has it that, when Excalibur <\/strong>opened, Circus Circus<\/strong> execs (including the late Bill Bennett<\/strong>, of sainted memory) were nearly trampled by hordes of patrons bulldozing their way into the casino for one free slot pull<\/em>. Imagine what E-Can* could do if it gave players’ club members a reason to plunk their fannies down and start, y’know, playing<\/em>.<\/p>\n * — Is it just me or does Cannery Gal<\/strong>, in the logo, look like the twin sister of Casino Boy<\/strong>?<\/p>\n Wizard in Oz<\/strong>. One of HP’s favorite numbers-crunchers, Michael “Wizard of Odds” Shackleford<\/strong>, will be speaking next month<\/a> at the Australasian Gaming Expo<\/a><\/strong>, in case we have any readers Down Under.<\/p>\n Shackleford played an important role in LVA<\/em> history. After some exhaustive research, several years ago, he was able to quantify that the slots at George Maloof<\/strong>‘s The Palms<\/strong> were looser than those at Michael Gaughan<\/strong>‘s Coast Casinos<\/strong> properties.<\/p>\n Gaughan never forgave us. Even after Coast was devoured by Boyd Gaming<\/strong>, its casinos continued to boycott our Pocketbook of Values<\/em><\/a>. Once Gaughan huffed off and left Boyd, taking South Coast<\/strong>, er, Point<\/strong> with him, the Coasts soon came onboard the PoV<\/em>. But if you ever see an announcement that LVA<\/em> is holding an event at South Point, you can be sure someone’s pulling your leg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Not long ago, I received an oversized postcard in the mail from Eastside Cannery Casino Hotel (or E-Can, in LVA parlance). They want me to go to www.cannerycasinos.com and sign up for a players’ card. And what do I get … Continue reading
![Amanda Tapping<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\nWell, no, actually it isn’t.<\/p>\nI mean, how many free-tchotchke promos are out there? And haven’t you lost count of the free T-shirts you receive from charities (I get so many I have to donate<\/em> them to charity; there’s irony for you) or at company events?<\/p>\nAnd, worst of all, other than having to actually be on-premises to get your freebie, there’s nothing in this promo to incentivize you to play. Nada. Squat. Bubkes<\/em>, baby. How about … oh, I dunno … some free slot play? Five bucks matchplay on blackjack? A discount at the buffet?<\/p>\nLegend has it that, when Excalibur <\/strong>opened, Circus Circus<\/strong> execs (including the late Bill Bennett<\/strong>, of sainted memory) were nearly trampled by hordes of patrons bulldozing their way into the casino for one free slot pull<\/em>. Imagine what E-Can* could do if it gave players’ club members a reason to plunk their fannies down and start, y’know, playing<\/em>.<\/p>\n* — Is it just me or does Cannery Gal<\/strong>, in the logo, look like the twin sister of Casino Boy<\/strong>?<\/p>\nWizard in Oz<\/strong>. One of HP’s favorite numbers-crunchers, Michael “Wizard of Odds” Shackleford<\/strong>, will be speaking next month<\/a> at the Australasian Gaming Expo<\/a><\/strong>, in case we have any readers Down Under.<\/p>\nShackleford played an important role in LVA<\/em> history. After some exhaustive research, several years ago, he was able to quantify that the slots at George Maloof<\/strong>‘s The Palms<\/strong> were looser than those at Michael Gaughan<\/strong>‘s Coast Casinos<\/strong> properties.<\/p>\nGaughan never forgave us. Even after Coast was devoured by Boyd Gaming<\/strong>, its casinos continued to boycott our Pocketbook of Values<\/em><\/a>. Once Gaughan huffed off and left Boyd, taking South Coast<\/strong>, er, Point<\/strong> with him, the Coasts soon came onboard the PoV<\/em>. But if you ever see an announcement that LVA<\/em> is holding an event at South Point, you can be sure someone’s pulling your leg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Not long ago, I received an oversized postcard in the mail from Eastside Cannery Casino Hotel (or E-Can, in LVA parlance). They want me to go to www.cannerycasinos.com and sign up for a players’ card. And what do I get … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[88,60,22,122],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=752"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25985,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752\/revisions\/25985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Image:AmandaTapping.jpg\"){kind=link}