AUGUST VEGAS PROMOTIONS

Hot News:  (It’s my blog and I decide what’s “hot” and important!  🙂 )  The White Castle in the Casino Royale gives a 10% discount to locals.  Just show your NV ID.  Actually we don’t eat there very often because the buns just aren’t the same – or as good – as the ones in Indianapolis. They do have a new item – at least new to me although perhaps they have introduced it nationwide – chicken rings.  We didn’t order that when we were there recently but it seems to be something like chicken nuggets.  We always stick to the onion chips as our side.

And something else doesn’t seem “right” – they call their burgers “sliders.”  I guess I have an old-age disease that resists change.  A real White Castle fan doesn’t need a modern term to explain the small-size burger – a White Castle is a “White Castle,” not a “hamburger” – and certainly not a “slider.”  (I have been a White Castle expert since I went to college in Cincinnati, back a hundred lives ago.)

Okay, back to what YOU might think is important – casino news.

BOYD PROPERTIES (The Orleans, Gold Coast, Suncoast, and Sam’s Town)

Lots of promotions in August at these four casinos to celebrate the 40^th Anniversary of Boyd Gaming.   To kick off this celebration you can get a new commemorative players card from July 31^st through August 2. I just got a mailer that said each card will hold between $5 to $500 slot dollars – not sure if that is only for people who got the mailing or everyone has the chance at that wide money range.

There will be big-money drawings all month at these 4 casinos. See details here.

Suncoast – Four-of-a-Kind Bonus on video poker at the bar on Mondays and Thursdays in August. See other promotions here.

Sam’s Town – Movie bargains

SILVERTON

Another casino celebrating an anniversary – their 18^th.  Their August calendar of events is just chocked full.

TUSCANY

The roving 20% senior discount moves to the spa for all of August, for any service over $80.

PALMS

“Play for Prizes” is running as usual on Monday through Friday. The first period is August 3-14, offering Kohl’s gift cards.  The second is August 17-28, when you can play for Walgreens gift cards.  Redemption times for all three are the same as usual, Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., and Fridays 10 a.m.-midnight.

Lots of gift days for August – 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30.  To earn the gift-of-the-day, you need 100 base points on video slots or 500 base points on video poker, on that same day between 12:01 a.m. and 6:59 p.m.

Weekly drawings continue at 7 p.m. on Fridays.   (Earn 2x entries Fridays 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m. and 5x entries Fridays 8 p.m.-11:59 p.m.)  There is an added “Bonus Play”: “Activate 10 or more drawing entries and receive $10 in Free Slot Play on Saturday.”

ELLIS ISLAND

Julio’s Tagueria has opened where the sub shop used to be.  And if you get the mailer that contains the free food offer on Tuesdays and Saturdays, you can get a taco there as an alternative to the slice of pizza at Metro Pizza.  Both come with an EI Draft.

Passport Pick’Em, their football contest, is back – sign-up begins August 30^th, with a free T-shirt bonus.

HARD ROCK

I love the name of this promotion:  TOPLESS TWINS GIVEAWAY.  No, guys, don’t get too excited – although a drawing giving away a Mustang convertible on July 31^st and August 28 might raise your level of delight at least a little bit.  Start earning entries now.

Social Media News

I don’t do any of the social media promotions so I don’t have personal experiences to relate. However,  here is one place to get information about online promotions plus details about Vegas casinos.   Here is a recent news flash from that site:

The myVEGAS Room Reward Calendars for Excalibur, Luxor, MGM Grand, the Mirage, Monte Carlo and New York – New York have been updated to include dates through December   2015.  It appears some   of the Rewards are going away.  The calendars for Mandalay Bay still only go through November (with no more Comp Room Rewards listed on myVEGAS) and the Comp Room Rewards at Aria and Bellagio have been discontinued.

  Dining News – Definitely on opposite ends of the luxury scale:

EL CORTEZ

From a news release: El Cortez players can enjoy the luxury of Gambling Gourmet, game-side dining, which allows guests to no longer worry about deciding between dinner and winning. Guests can enjoy the great food El Cortez has to offer without ever leaving the casino floor. Gambling Gourmet is available every day from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

ARIA