The only promo of which I'm aware is Boyd's 6X points for video poker and 15X for penny slots. If anyone is aware of any comp or food promotions, please let me know.
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The only promo of which I'm aware is Boyd's 6X points for video poker and 15X for penny slots. If anyone is aware of any comp or food promotions, please let me know.
I don't see anything exciting.
Boyd (7 locations) has 15x pennies/11x slots/6x vp every Tuesday in July. Aliante usually has holiday multipliers, but I don't see anything for the 4th. Canneries have their usual Tuesday gift promo -- earn points to receive iced tea.
Stations/Fiestas/Palms has 10x slots/6x vp & tables every Tuesday in July.
The D has 5x slots, probably including vp, for the holiday.
Silver Sevens is advertising 21x for the holiday.
Silverton has 10x slots for the holiday, reels only (vp excluded).
Rampart for the holiday has a Pepsi giveaway: 100 pts for a 6-pack, limit 3. Plus the usual senior Tuesday promos for age 50+.
Both Arizona Charlie's locations have holiday hot seats for slot players, but prizes are only $50 for the base-level slot card. Also through July 9th is a cooler bag giveaway for 2000 points earned.
South Point is giving away copper pans on weekdays throughout the month. The week including the 4th, you can receive an 8" fry pan for 1250 points earned.
M Resort has its usual senior promos on Tuesdays.
Thanks, bocce. God, most of these are lame. I was checking the www.bconnectedonline stuff for Boyd, and they are trying to draw people into a casino with a mason jar giveaway in July?? Yowza, times are hard.Quote:
Originally Posted by bocce ball
Well, I'll do the Boyd stuff on the 4th and for senior day on the 5th, but other than that, it'll be strictly work. If anybody else has any leads, let me know.
True. Many of the giveaways have very reasonable requirements, but once you've earned the necessary few hundred points, there's no incentive to continue playing.Quote:
Originally Posted by redietz
Sam's Town and Suncoast have a new Monday promo this month called Sweet Scoops. Earn points for a kiosk swipe to win an unknown prize, then swipe again up to three times total as you achieve each point requirement. Sounds great, except the point thresholds are only 10, 50 and 100 -- which means the prizes will be pitiful.
The Canneries run a lot of kiosk swipe promos. Usually the point levels are 5, 150 and 300. Prizes are mostly drawing entries, and I think the best I've seen was $5 in either freeplay or points.
"Most" of these are lame? I'm having a tough time finding one that isn't lame...
The Boyd point multiplier is limited at all properties except suncoast, and they only have shit games AFAIK.
Rampart -- 100 pts ($200 coin in on VP) for a 6 pack of Pepsi isn't bad. At least you can do it 3 times.
I don't really cook or know specifically what a "fry pan" is, but that doesn't seem too bad either.
Not that these two aren't lame, because they absolutely are lame....these 2 are just the least lame from what I can see. Unless you're already there, no point in going to any of these places for those promos.
Here's the South Point promo:
http://southpointcasino.com/casino/s...azy-for-copper
http://southpointcasino.com/wp-conte...s-800x1046.jpg
It doesn't excite me, but I'm only mildly enthusiastic for copper.
The end-of-month bonus gift costs $59.99 at Bloodbath and Beyond:
https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/sto...set/1047605060
More news from South Point. Now this is how you do a hot seat promo:
http://southpointcasino.com/casino/s...reworks-frenzy
http://southpointcasino.com/wp-conte...s-800x1100.jpg
Except I'm not sure "midnite" is a word. Is "midnite" a word?
As far as cookware gifts from casinos those pans aren't too bad at all. Usually the ones I've seen in offers are stuff I'd be afraid to cook in.
I'd go one of those days to get one of those if that was my local just to try copper.
Those are two pretty decent promos. I won't have time to get out to South Point, but they are worthwhile.Quote:
Originally Posted by pkspins
What is truly lame is watching you people actually going gaga over these silly "giveaways". Six packs of Pepsi, copper :) pans, menial free play and extra points? C'mon....you're making the great grandmothers on vpfree look like high rollers!
Redietz, you are a true wonder.
The suckers will lose far more then these promo items cost the casinos. They get these things for pennies on the dollar.
Rob, you're beautiful. To get you to make another asinine "I'm so upper class" comment, I had to decide whether to (A) announce I was staying at Main Street Station or (B) agree that the copper pots were an alright promo. I took a stab at (B).Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob.Singer
C'mon, Rob, tell us what a high roller you are and how the rest of us are peons. My friend, Tony Stark, loves you. Don't be shy.
Well yeah and that's why most promos suck.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbjb
I'm on mailing lists for tons of places I've popped in on my travels. I looked through the pile of junk mail after reading and commenting on this post earlier. I have one offer for weekly pieces of ridiculously cheap looking cloth luggage. The Cleveland casino that used to be TR has weekly Sharper Image gadgets.
Neither are items that would prompt me to make a trip. If I ended up happening to be there on one of those days I don't even know that I would bother to pick them up because they're junk I don't want. But I have no doubt that people will be lined up spending way more money than they're worth earning the points to get them.
In general, gift promos at casinos suck. Even the ones which appear to be good (such as computer giveaways) tend to suck, as you get the lowest end crap.
There are rare exceptions to this, but this is usually the rule, especially when it involves promotions open to everyone (rather than invite).
I remember in 2008, Arizona Charlie's had a paper shredder promotion. I needed a paper shredder, so I went down there. I was disappointed to find out that they were out of the shredders, and I had wasted my time.
I got back home and visited my friend later that day, who had gotten there earlier and received the shredder.
He showed it to me.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....1IqW2qZjUL.jpg
LOL!!!!
That's not exactly what I pictured.
It's worth $10, by the way.
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Originally Posted by Dan Druff
Jesus, that shredder was bad. I am still trying to figure out how Boyd thinks mason jars make a good casino lure. I'm as big a fan of mason jars as anyone; Cracker Barrel used them for drinks back in the day. But what casino exec would say, "Hey, let's offer the rubes mason jars?"
Here's the #1 rule for all comps and offers: they will never be worth the money you ate expected to lose. So any advantage player who uses comps and offers to figure they have a profit is fooling himself.
Yes jbjb comps and offers are part of the big lie for so called advantage play. I'm glad you recognized it's part of the big lie.
By the way, don't underestimate the buying power of the casinos to get gift items. For the 4th of July Caesars Palace gave beach glasses that float or can be put in the sand as gifts. Retail price is $9.95 each from the manufacturer's website. Caesars gave two to each invited guest. I'm guessing Caesars made a special deal with the company because the style Caesars gave as gifts was marked as sold out on the company's website. It wouldn't surprise me if Caesars paid $3.00 each for the $9.95 retail item. They were given in a generic gift bag that can be bought for 25-cents each. There was no printing on the gift bag so it was the cheapest gift wrapping possible.
Mason jars? Like people use to can produce? In Nevada in July? That's hilarious.Quote:
Originally Posted by redietz
For awhile Mason Jars were getting scarce, now they are plentiful and sold at Walmart/etc. Its not as freaky an item as one might think. very popular.Quote:
Originally Posted by redietz
Its rare for any casino to really offer something that would alter a gambler's destination. Its more to get them in earlier or to tip their decision making process. Even for those popular mason jars its just a bonus, not something to get them to trek to that location if they were not already considering it.
Yeah, some players do. I don't count them. The only thing I consider at tax time is cash wins/losses from actual play. Not free gifts. It's very rare that there is an item that's worthwhile for me to play for. Even so, I don't count the item as winnings.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson
Here are the mason jars on offer at Gold Coast and Orleans:
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https://s8.postimg.org/gpwg1xrfl/mason_jars_orleans.png
Also, according to the LV Sun, Klondike Sunset is offering mason jar mugs with straws for 100 points on July 26th.
Although I personally have little use for the items (I drink directly from the faucet), prices I see on Amazon are in the $10+ range.
Here's how. They look at all the pathetics on forums like this who they know can be roped in to just about ANY promotion, and they concoct a pile of sure-thing "giveaways". And as sure as the sun will rise the next morning in the desert southwest, they KNOW a good percentage of you people will flock to this stuff in order to self-value to cover your losses....even though you swear on a stack of bibles that you "wouldn't waste your time" chasing this nonsense.Quote:
Originally Posted by redietzQuote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
Jesus, that shredder was bad. I am still trying to figure out how Boyd thinks mason jars make a good casino lure.
It is as clear as a bottle of Fiji water.
So, Rob, you're saying that when I spend four hours playing for the free car wash at the Palms, and I took a bus to LV, that I could have a problem?
Thank God you told me. The mason jars might have roped me in.
What you're doing is devaluating your own anonymous bs claims. Anyone who did even a sliver of the things you've claimed about yourself would never, ever bother showing the masses how sweaty your palms get over these ridiculous promos.
LOL -- Go ahead, Rob. Let's see a direct quote from me demonstrating "sweaty palms." And we're back to the "anonymous bs claims" stuff? Tsk, tsk.
I think it is ridiculous to crow about $10 promo gifts (mason jars) for (is it $1000 of) coin in?
I don't think anyone's "crowing" over $10 mason jars, really. I can see why people would be interested in getting some mason jars, especially during the summer. A lot of people like them for their summer lemonade, iced tea, or summer-like cocktails.
I don't really like mason jars. They remind me of those damn hipsters. Nobody likes hipsters.
Nobody? Hipsters seem to like hipsters.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS__
First of all, these gifts are not handled by the casino, a Premium Company has a catalog of items it has available and the casino simply selects from that catalog. No casino exec is whimsically wandering around Walmart and choosing some item. Instead a salesman from the Premium Company calls upon a casino exec and sells his company's fulfillment services for the item and any desired casino logos.
Mason jars are useful for fermenting certain items that are considered healthful to ingest by those who wish to ingest them in the privacy of their own home. (Enough said on this issue).
I remember a laughable giveaway situation from 2004.
My girlfriend at the time wanted to visit a friend who lived in Coarsegold, CA -- which is right near the southern entrance of Yosemite.
We made a summer trip of it. Her friend suggested we stay at the nicest place in town -- the Chukchansi Gold Casino.
I booked Chukchansi, and it was decent. Definitely was the best place to stay in the area, at least at the time.
I tried to take a look at their games, and they pretty much sucked. However, I went to go see if it was worth signing up for a players card, as perhaps they would have some decent signup promo.
I was told that there was no signup promo, but that they were running a promo open to everyone, regarding earning points and getting prizes.
The promo that weekend was for a beach towel, but it required thousands of dollars of coin-in to earn.
Clearly I was not going to run such coin-in for a freaking beach towel, especially on bad games.
The next day, we were about ready to leave, but wanted to eat at the restaurant there. We saw a MASSIVE line near the restaurant, and feared that was the line to get in.
I asked someone in line, "Is this for the restaurant?", and I was told, "No, it's to pick up our beach towel."
The line looked about 2 hours long, given how slowly it was moving.
I marveled at the fact that people not only ran thousands of dollars of coin-in to earn this crappy beach towel, but now were willing to spend 2 hours in line to pick it up.
Mind you, this was before smartphones existed, so there wasn't much to do to pass the time when standing in line.
Ten years later, Chukchansi Gold had a scary gun battle between warring tribes, both of which were attempting to take over the casino.
The hotel has also apparently gone downhill, according to reviews. I considered staying there for my 2016 Yosemite trip, but I chose nearby Clovis instead.
That beach towel line does not surprise me in the slightest.
I go pick up the random gifts sometimes if I am in the area and have the time. I won't play for them but I often get offers for things you just have to show up to get. If they're useful I'll go pick them up. I've seen several hundred people in line for a food container set of dollar store level quantity (I turned around and left).
My most useful run in to pick up item was a Roku. I didn't know what it was at the time but my husband wanted it. The line for that one was minimal.
One time the Goldcoast had a good jackpot promo, on top of that when you hit a Jackpot they also gave you a voucher for a Goldcoast jacket(with the exception of HRH, I would never wear anything with a casino logo on it) I had hit numourous JP's during this time. I didnt need or want a bunch of jackets, so I just gave people my vouchers. One of my friends went to get his jacket I gave him the voucher for. As it turns out, instead of the jacket you could chose a $50 credit and combind them for any of their other gifts, this included electronics and other good stuff(oops). I got a few more jackpots and was able to get a small handheld color TV and some other stuff.
You used to be able to use your points at the Silver Legacy to buy Tommy Bahama merchandise in the gift shop. The Tommy Bahama dealer down the street would pay you half the sticker price for it.
You mean the retailer got a better deal from the pkayers? Usually retauleea,pay 1/3 of retail. Mickey, you're saying this retailer got a better price from players.
All I'm saying is that's what the lady paid. I know nothing of the retail business.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson
Yeah, that's it. The ol' "big lie." Alan, you just don't give guys like me any credit. How in the hell can I pay my bills playing for a frying pan or a mason jar? The answer is I can't....so I"m not going to play in that spot, period. That is, unless....it don't take much wager to get a frying pan, I can play for unlimited frying pans, and I have an easy hassle free market for frying pans, and the most important thing of all, I have a positive expectation game to play to win all those frying pans.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson
Anyone who thinks they can take a negative game and turn it into a positive playing for a cheap frying pan is no AP, Alan. I don't know what the hell they are but they are not an AP.
Thank you for saying this. Rob Singer will love it.Quote:
Originally Posted by mickeycrimmYeah, that's it. The ol' "big lie." Alan, you just don't give guys like me any credit. How in the hell can I pay my bills playing for a frying pan or a mason jar? The answer is I can't....so I"m not going to play in that spot, period. That is, unless....it don't take much wager to get a frying pan, I can play for unlimited frying pans, and I have an easy hassle free market for frying pans, and the most important thing of all, I have a positive expectation game to play to win all those frying pans.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson
Anyone who thinks they can take a negative game and turn it into a positive playing for a cheap frying pan is no AP, Alan. I don't know what the hell they are but they are not an AP.
The funny thing is, I started this thread mainly because I was hoping there might be some food promos available because I was going to spend 48 hours running all over the city, and I hate paying for overpriced specialty buffets (common on holidays) and I hate eating in the more expensive coffee shops. Since it was a holiday, many of the point discounts and ACG coupons and such were a no go for food.
I thought maybe there would be some hot dog extravaganzas or cheap holiday turkey specials or something. I never found any. It wasn't my intention to start a Greek dialectic about copper pans.
Did you ever consider non casino restaurants for holiday specials or every day values?
I love places like Blueberry Hill and such, but I literally did not have an hour to spare, so anywhere I ate was going to have to be along my route. I had a lot of ground to cover and questions to ask, all in 112 degree heat, so there wasn't any time for anything more than a few yards from my stops. As it turned out, I skipped Treasure Island and Stratosphere as non-essentials due to time constraints. I would have preferred to cover them, too, but it would have added too much time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson
We got the point red. You want people to believe your some anonymous big time LV gaming expert, who hits more casinos than mistakes you've made with women. Then you expose yourself as some coffee-shop lurking, cheap buffet rat who needs whatever coupon deals are out there in order to feel like you're keeping up your act.Quote:
Originally Posted by redietz
Hey, Rob, let me get this straight. On one hand, I'm trying to fake being a sports gambler. On the other hand, I keep slipping up and letting people know I eat at buffets and coffee shops. God, I'm just incompetent in all kinds of ways. Plus I went 2000 posts without mentioning the sports gambling, but I'm trying to impress. Is that right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob.SingerWe got the point red. You want people to believe your some anonymous big time LV gaming expert, who hits more casinos than mistakes you've made with women. Then you expose yourself as some coffee-shop lurking, cheap buffet rat who needs whatever coupon deals are out there in order to feel like you're keeping up your act.Quote:
Originally Posted by redietz
The funny thing about you, my friend, is that you're all about addiction and some middle class version of conspicuous consumption. Hellcat rentals and Winnebagos? LOL. I mean really, dude, if you ate 200 meals a year in LV (as I do), you'd be what? Hanging with your lovely wife in top notch eateries for most of the meals? And the idea that someone can bet a lot in one area of expertise but have the discipline to not in another is something totally alien to you, which means most of these addiction caveats you keep tossing at Alan have mostly to do with you.
Rob, the fact is, you don't know what the hell you're doing when it comes to gambling. You should be proud of that. You've engaged all of these knowledgeable dudes all of these years, like jb and arci and mickey and so on, and you have no clue what you're doing. It's like people seriously engaging an orangutan in a debate about chess. It's pretty funny, if you have the right sense of humor.
One of my favorite places in Vegas is The Omelette House on Sahara in EAST Las Vegas. Rob, did you read that? In EAST Las Vegas. I happen to also eat at the café at Arizona Charlies and I really like the bacon cheeseburger special platter for $5.99 and there is a dive bar in EAST Las Vegas that has $1 artificial crab cocktails that are absolutely delicious -- it's a big parfait of artificial crab with plenty of cocktail sauce. I usually order two.
Alan, here is how things worked with me when the casino was giving away some cheap thigamajig. From about late 1999 until early 2002 the standard quarter AP play at the Pioneer/Laughlin was the unlinked 8/5 Flush Attacks (101.83%). The card was worth .16666% cashback and .3333% comp. And they came with regular promotions like Card of the Day or 2X or 3X cashback. At 1000 hands per hour the play was worth $25 an hour plus promotions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson
One time they came with a promotion where for a hit of 125 coins or more you got a six-pack of cheap beer. In normal video poker you would have to hit a quad or higher to get the six-pack. But with Flush Attack every fourth flush paid 125 coins. Averaging the quads or higher with the fourth flushes meant that you would average getting a six-pack about every 140 games. They brought the beer in by the container load. You were given vouchers for the beer. When you got through playing you went out to the container to pick up your beer.
There were a couple of guys who had a market for the beer. They paid $1 per voucher. Myself and others had no problem selling them to these guys. It was a quick hassle free market for us. And we didn't have to wrestle around cases of beer. It added about $7 an hour to the play.
That's how it works, Alan.
South Point today
10x pts on penny reels
5x pts reels
2x pts video poker
The card is .3 at normal levels