Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 123 LastLast
Results 21 to 40 of 44

Thread: July 4th Promos?

  1. #21
    Here are the mason jars on offer at Gold Coast and Orleans:





    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.

  2. #22
    Originally Posted by redietz View Post
    Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    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.



    LOL!!!!

    That's not exactly what I pictured.

    It's worth $10, by the way.

    Jesus, that shredder was bad. I am still trying to figure out how Boyd thinks mason jars make a good casino lure.
    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.

    It is as clear as a bottle of Fiji water.

  3. #23
    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.

  4. #24
    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.

  5. #25
    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.

  6. #26
    I think it is ridiculous to crow about $10 promo gifts (mason jars) for (is it $1000 of) coin in?

  7. #27
    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.

  8. #28
    Originally Posted by RS__ View Post
    I don't really like mason jars. They remind me of those damn hipsters. Nobody likes hipsters.
    Nobody? Hipsters seem to like hipsters.

    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).

  9. #29
    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.
    Check out my poker forum, and weekly internet radio show at http://pokerfraudalert.com

  10. #30
    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.

  11. #31
    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.

  12. #32
    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.

  13. #33
    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.

  14. #34
    Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson View Post
    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.

  15. #35
    Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson View Post
    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.
    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.

    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.

  16. #36
    Originally Posted by mickeycrimm View Post
    Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson View Post
    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.
    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.

    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.

  17. #37
    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.

  18. #38
    Did you ever consider non casino restaurants for holiday specials or every day values?

  19. #39
    Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson View Post
    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.

  20. #40
    Originally Posted by redietz View Post
    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.
    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.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. July events and openings
    By Alan Mendelson in forum Las Vegas
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 07-02-2014, 10:49 PM
  2. Is Rincon a bit more generous in July with offers?
    By Alan Mendelson in forum California/Western US Casinos
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 07-08-2013, 09:30 AM
  3. 4th of July at California Casinos
    By Alan Mendelson in forum California/Western US Casinos
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 06-28-2013, 02:15 PM
  4. MCX Silver July contract declines
    By harreymartin in forum Money, Shopping, Real Estate, Investing
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 05-15-2013, 12:29 AM
  5. The 4th of July in the USA....and the 4th in LV.
    By Rob.Singer in forum Las Vegas
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 07-04-2012, 02:16 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •