- going through the mailers

- going through e-mail offers

- going through promo’s

- researching casino websites in case I don’t get mailers

- reading the fine print

- sizing up free play offers & ranking the promo’s

- which casino is getting DESPERATE and giving away the store

- marking & circling dates on the calendar, e.g. making a plan

The weather was always a wild card in these plans. Competition is another wild card. Whether the game(s) gets burnt out is another. Heat is another. Are there new machines or games? What are gas prices going to be this month?

Every month has a big Holiday and this month is Luck of the Irish day, which falls on a Tuesday. March Maddness promo’s galore!! If you are a scavenger, you have to be there when the casino is crowded.

Day light savings time starts this month.

Then there’s the coronavirus ...

The nice thing about a busy month, is it goes by quickly ... I’m not big on free play so I don’t have monthly coin-in commitments. Room offers and free food are nice but I hate to dine and dash.

The nice thing about retirement is I don’t really have a calendar ... or the pressure to make money each time I am in a casino.