Jean Scott's Frugal Vegas

Most of the eat-all-day-for-one-price casino buffet promotions might not appeal to many visitors. After all it can be pretty boring eating at the same buffet for all your meals, even if it is a good one. However, the recent promo running at the Las Vegas Harrah’s properties solves that problem. Read more… »

I promised you one last – at least for a while – discussion on the subject of what to do when one of your favorite casinos downgrades their video poker schedules. This has to do with your goals, a subject I have discussed off and on in my writings for years, beginning with book #1, The Frugal Gambler, published…. can it be…TWELVE years ago. (Time does fly when you are having fun!) Read more… »

Let’s continue our discussion about when/whether to turn down a good offer when a casino has downgraded their best VP machines. This is really a common decision we have to make, whether it is about an out-of-town casino where we play only occasionally or one right here in our hometown of Las Vegas where we may have played regularly for years.

This really isn’t a new dilemma. Read more… »

For several days now I have been checking my last post and was so disappointed that there were no comments; no one seemed to be interested in our “big decision.” In fact, I started wondering if anyone was really interested in my babblings here. Maybe I should continue with my gradual retirement and discontinue this blog.

However, today I did a check of the blog Spam file, something I have to do every few days Read more… »

This happened to Brad and me recently.

We received a good offer from an out-of-town casino, RFB including a suite for 3 nights, two concert tickets, 3x points, and a nice cash bonus to boot. We like this casino and were in the mood for a weekend get-away, plus we had friends who would be there at the same time. So we booked the offer. Read more… »

Quote: “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” — Maya Angelou

Or, if you are into video poker, you might need to change your game, or change your goals, or change your bankroll balance.

There has been some panic over reports that Harrah’s is not giving Seven Star status to some video poker players even when they earned the required 100,000 Reward Credits in 2009. Read more… »

Have you given the South Point casino your e-mail address yet?  They just sent out another e-mail blast to customers who had done so.  This time it was for a $20 free play bonus on April 1 – no April Fool joke here! Read more… »