Monthly Archives: May 2012

Back Home from Georgia Trip

Posted on May 30, 2012 by queen of comps

You know how it is.  Gone a week.  Come back to a pile of mail to process – especially at the end of the month with all those casino offers to put on our June calendar.  We got a couple … Continue reading →

Posted in Family News | 2 Comments

Advantage Gambling in the Long Term

Posted on May 25, 2012 by queen of comps

I just transferred 15 years of gambling records (from 1997 to 2011) from a stack of yearly hard-copy DayMinders to an Excel spreadsheet.  I’ve been aiming to do that for years, but getting a new computer – and learning how … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Poker | 7 Comments

Read and Learn

Posted on May 21, 2012 by queen of comps

For a long time Boyd Casinos and Rebel Gas partnered to give customers with a slot club card a discount on gas.  But alas, that discount is no more, as of the end of April. Lesson here:  Be aware that no promotion lasts … Continue reading →

Posted in Slot Clubs, Taxes, Video Poker | 1 Comment

Atlantic City Here We Come

Posted on May 19, 2012 by queen of comps

Despite the fact that Brad and I neither one enjoy long plane rides, we decided to accept Harrah’s offer to fly us free to a June Seven Star event in Atlantic City, a place we haven’t visited for many years.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic City, Public Appearances, Travel | 3 Comments

Volunteering Provides Balance

Posted on May 16, 2012 by queen of comps

In going through some old computer files recently, I came across this Frugal Fridays article I wrote back in September, 2007: There are people in every area of life who become obsessed with one activity, whether it’s their job or a … Continue reading →

Posted in It's Personal, Non-gambling Activities | 3 Comments

Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on May 12, 2012 by queen of comps

Here is my favorite Mother’s Day card,  sent to me by Angela, the Frugal Princess, some years ago.   Happy Mother’s Day was last modified: May 12th, 2012 by queen of comps

Posted in Holiday Greetings, It's Personal | 4 Comments

Multi-Strike Musings – Part 2

Posted on May 9, 2012 by queen of comps

As promised, here is some more chatter about the Game We Love to Hate, Multi-Strike.  You may enjoy going back to Part 1 and reading some of the comments that followed after its posting.  As usual, there is added – … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Poker | 5 Comments

News Flash for Low Rollers

Posted on May 7, 2012 by queen of comps

And probably of interest to many mid-rollers too: From vpFREE: “The Palms has added 20 uprights in two banks by hotel registration with 25c/50c FPDW, 10/7 DB and 10/6 DDB. Big signs overhead proclaim the good paytables.   Of course they … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Poker | 6 Comments

Multi-Strike Musings

Posted on May 6, 2012 by queen of comps

Ah, volatility – we call Multi-Strike the Game We Love to Hate!  It’s our favorite form of video poker – and the one that frustrates us the most.  It’s the one that brings glorious highs – think royal flush on … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Poker | 3 Comments

Blog Housekeeping and Just “Stuff”

Posted on May 1, 2012 by queen of comps

I just went through my blog’s bulging “Spam File.” Most were generic innocuous comments, with the main purpose of getting attention for their commercial Web site that has nothing to do with gambling or Las Vegas. Some were inadvertently humorous. … Continue reading →

Posted in Comments, Taxes, Technical Note | 2 Comments