Monthly Archives: July 2014

News Flash of Importance

At least to me.   It’s my blog and I can get personal if I want to!!!  🙂 White Castle is coming to the Las Vegas Strip!   See details here:  http://vegas.eater.com/archives/2014/07/29/confirmed-white-castle-is-coming-to-the-las-vegas-strip.php And while I am talking about personal likes News Flash … Continue reading

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CRUISE NEWS

STATION CASINOS Station Casinos has announced a deal with Princess Cruises.   All Chairman-level Boarding Pass card holders — the highest status level of the program — are eligible to receive complimentary cabins on select Princess Cruises. Other Boarding Pass card … Continue reading

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Tier Talk

In the last couple of blogs I have talked about the tier-match promotion the Palms ran in June, including the chart in which they listed the tier structure of most of the local and Strip casinos.  Many of you found … Continue reading

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Coping with Promotions Without Losing Your Kool

Last month (June) the Palms ran a good “match your status” promotion.  At that time I put the chart here on my blog – and many players took advantage of the offer, showing their card from another casino and happily … Continue reading

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Interesting Reads

An example of an advantage play: http://www.mcall.com/news/local/bethlehem/mc-sands-bethlehem-asian-bus-20140329,0,4289753,full.story. And then how the casino took counter-measures: http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-sands-bethlehem-asian-bus-changes-20140412,0,1618845.story   Two sad stories about very sad lottery winners: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-12-13/lottery-winner-jack-whittakers-losing-ticket  (This is a long article, requiring clicking ahead to see all the segments.) http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-15/with-any-luck-you-wont-win-the-lottery Interesting Reads … Continue reading

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JULY VEGAS PROMOTIONS

Look for lots of special offers and activities around the 4th of July. PALMS “Play for Prizes” has three earning periods this months. The first is a mini one July 1-3, with free play as the prize. The next two … Continue reading

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