Monthly Archives: September 2011

Meet-and-Greet Reminder

American Casino Guide Meet-and-Greet on Sunday, October 2, at 2 p.m., at Sam’s Town  American Casino Guide author, Steve Bourie, and his son Matt, will be hosting this Las Vegas event for gambling fans.  Other gaming authors attending are  Jean and Brad … Continue reading

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More About the New Stations Players Club

Wow, change brings about a lot of questions and discussions, some of it very heated! I can’t answer all your questions but I will try to explain a little more to follow up the discussion on this subject in my … Continue reading

Posted in Slot Clubs, Stations | 8 Comments

Traffic Alert

From the R-J newspaper:  “For the next six weeks, repaving work on Interstate 15 will cause around-the-clock lane closures between Tropicana Avenue and the Spaghetti Bowl.” That news, coupled with I-Really-Don’t-Know-What-They-Are-Doing-But-It-Is-A-Mess” work around I-15 and Blue Diamond, demands some exploration … Continue reading

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The Locals Love War

I love it when casinos get in a war – it is good for us players!  And the new players club unveiled by the Station casinos last week is a major shot across the bow of the Vegas-based ship called … Continue reading

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Meet-and-Greet Scheduled

American Casino Guide Meet-and-Greet on Sunday, October 2, at 2 p.m., at Sam’s Town  American Casino Guide author, Steve Bourie, and his son Matt, will be hosting this Las Vegas event for gambling fans.  Other gaming authors attending are  Jean and Brad … Continue reading

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Red-White-and-Blue Las Vegas

 This is what I wrote in “Frugal Fridays,” the predecessor of this blog, after the attacks of 9/11/2001.                Last week I promised you that I would write about red-white-and-blue Las Vegas, a city with patriotic feelings as strong as … Continue reading

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Questions from your Comments

In your column “A Gambling Constant – Change” you mention the obvious perils of piling up slot card points.   What do you feel is a fairly standard rule-of-thumb for a minimum number of points to keep active in a casino? … Continue reading

Posted in Slot Clubs, Video Poker | 3 Comments

A Gambling Constant – Change

September seems to be bringing more changes in Vegas than just in the weather – and just like the weather, it isn’t  always good, at least for video poker players: There is scuttlebutt, but no confirmed details yet, that  Station casinos is bringing … Continue reading

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A Big Freebie on Labor Day

From SaveLV.com – a great daily e-mail for bargains in Las Vegas: Free Admission to Springs Preserve Target is sponsoring free admission to Springs Preserve Museum & Botanical Gardens A Big Freebie on Labor Day was last modified: October 15th, … Continue reading

Posted in Non-gambling Activities, Non-gambling Promo | 1 Comment