Jean Scott's Frugal Vegas

Last month I talked about using the newspaper to look for casino offers, but recently I found a new resource that might help you avoid  dirty newsprint staining your hands. Go online to the R-J’s Marketplace Ad and Coupon Search, type in “casinos”, and you will find all sorts of lists, including inserts, coupons, ads, and even special sections. Read more… »

Read this newspaper article to learn how the 4 cities in Ohio who have, or soon will have, a casino are going to extract some money from gamblers. Read more… »

Last week I wrote about people who really can’t take losing in a casino, referencing an article about players who take their anger and frustrations out on the machines.  And just a few days after I wrote that, Brad and I walked into Tuscany’s, where we were guided by numerous employees around the front door, helping us avoid a large area covered with glass.  Evidently machines aren’t the only target of angry losers. Read more… »

New changes coming October 1, according to their Web site, include the following:

The rolling expiration date for tiers and Tier Credits will be replaced with one set expiration date per year Read more… »

It’s blistering hot here in Vegas this week – but I probably will skip the new ice cream shop in Harrah’s.  IcePan has a brochure that tells you about their new method of making their icy treat but warns that you may have a little stomach trouble after eating it. Read more… »

First some questions that have come up after I wrote about forgetting to cash out a ticket from a video poker machines we had been playing:

Q:  Can the casino void a ticket if it isn’t cashed before the casino is notified of your loss? Read more… »

We all have lost money in a machine or at the tables in a casino – that is a usual event!  But when we have some stolen from us through a purposeful criminal action in a casino, or we have lost some because of a forgetful action on our own part, then that is not so usual.  However, by the chatter after I shared Brad’s and my recent experience with this latter event, it seems that it happens more often than one would think. It has generated a lot of discussion, both in the comments here and in private e-mails to me.   The subject also spawned a long thread on the vpFREE Internet forum.

Just what is the law on lost-and-found money in a casino? Read more… »