Monthly Archives: October 2010

Some Vegas Culture

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. Some Vegas Culture was last modified: October 25th, 2010 … Continue reading

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Frugal Vegas Deals

“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 … Continue reading

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Losing at VP – Part 11

More from 2001, on how to lose less/win more at video poker. 7.   Strive for accuracy, but take into consideration human limitations. Losing at VP – Part 11 was last modified: October 18th, 2010 by queen of comps

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Q+A

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? Q+A was last modified: … Continue reading

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Another Senior Moment

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 … Continue reading

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South Point Casino

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 … Continue reading

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Current News on the Casino Front

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 … Continue reading

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Resources for the VP Student

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 … Continue reading

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