Tom and I were at Harrah's, Laughlin (HL) Friday through Sunday. This was
our first stay at HL since going Diamond in a Day in September. We received an
invitation to the Macy's $10,000 giveaway, which included three nights. (No,
we didn't win anything in the prize drawing).
It was nice to check-in at the Diamond counter and not have to stand in the
long line out front. We also had a host initial our $75 bouceback coupon so it
could be cashed. Had a room in the South Adult Tower. Small, but very
comfortable bed.
We used valet parking at HL, and each day we gave HL some action and then
walked down to River Palms for most of our play. On Friday, we each got three
scratch-offs at River Palms (each requires 250 points; maximum of three
scratch-offs per person per day). I got one for $5 and two for $2. Tom hit big....he
had two for $5 and one for $250! From the reaction of the booth attendants,
I think this was the biggest scratch-off they'd seen to that point. I also
got called for the wild card Young at Heart tournament and won $50 on Friday.
At HL on Friday we earned 884 base points and 1211 bonus.
On Saturday, I played the 50 play 9/6 in non-smoking at 4:30 a.m. Was
playing 25 lines and was dealt 4/Royal. Caught one. We headed down to River Palms
at 7 a.m. (nice workout walking up those 91 steps.....yes, I counted), earned
100 points and had the 2/1 buffet. Played (unsuccessfully) at RP until noon.
Walked back to HL and made our first visit to the Diamond Lounge. Had lunch
(wraps, chips, veggies, and great cookies). Sat outside overlooking the river
and had a couple glasses of wine. Went back and played some quarter 10/7 DB.
Tom was dealt 4/Royal and caught it! Nice. Again had a bite to eat in the
Diamond Lounge for dinner. On Saturday earned 2414 base points and 3055 bonus.
Sunday morning up early again but no luck at HL. Again down to RP for
breakfast and lots of play until noon. Scratch cards yielded a total of $18 for the
two of us. Note: No scratch cards issued on Sundays. Back up to HL for
lunch in Diamond Lounge again. We both commented that it was worth going Diamond
just for that benefit alone! As reported earlier, didn't get drawn for the
Macy's prize, or any other prizes. On Sunday earned 874 base points and 957
bonus points.
Monday checked out very early and retrieved car from valet. Arrived at River
Palms at 6:30 a.m., swiped card, and yes, Triple Points! We played and
played and played all day. Spent most of our time in the non-smoking area, but
also put quite a few points on at the NSU Spin Poker machines. Scratch offs on
Monday yielded a total of $18. It put on over 2000 points on Monday; Tom about
1500.
Tuesday morning played a short time (each put on 250 points), got our $4 fron
our scratch-offs and headed for home.
Note on loss of machines at River Palms:
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As reported earlier, all Multi-Strikes are gone. Also, two slant top full
pay deuces to south of main cage are gone. And, last but not least, three
upright full pay deuces on upper level along balcony are gone. The upright
machines in the middle of the floor are still there.
We broke even on this trip. Have had five losing trips in a row, so breaking
even was great. Will be back at RP Nov. 22-23. Hoping to get another night
on Nov. 24 (Thanksgiving), but can't book until hosts see if there is anything
available.
(Looking for a trip report from Terry, or Chris, or Bill who were in Laughlin
Halloween weekend and attended the Bill Cosby show at Harrah's!!)
Joan & Tom
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