Trip to Laughlin thoughts

[bluestreak86001]

In a message dated 3/24/07 2:09:37 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
ab6pq@aol.com writes:

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Bob- I am no expert on the amount of play required at the Colorado
Belle, but I have figured out that coin in day is the king. I have
been on some type of RFB for about 4 years now at the Belle. What I
do is play very heavy one day, and then never stick my card in again.
It must be sometype of rolling average, as one trip a year ago I only
put in less than 2K the whole trip, and they gave me rooms and food.
It just dropped me down to gold card status.

Here are the card levels as I know them:
Gold- Free dining in the Buffet, Coffee Shop and Snack Shop
Silver- Add in the Boiler Room and Mark Twains
White- Add in Orleans Room and Mississippi Lounge.

My first night there at the Orleans Room, my wife order the steak and
lobster, and I ordered the rack of lamb. We had crab cakes as an
apetizer, and I order a cheaper bottle of wine. No way to eat any
dessert. When the bill came, he said it was all covered including the
wine. When I asked about the wine, he said anything you want except
if you order anything in the $200 wine area they have to call a host.
I hate to admit it, but I probably could not tell the difference
between a $20 and a $200 bottle of wine.

Also the story going around reguarding the sale of the CB and EW:
They delayed the sale until after the River Run. They did not want to
lose the revenue, as this is the time where they make good money.

All this talk about color of cards and dining status probably will
just become a moot point after the sales goes through. Enjoy it while
you can.

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I think there is another point of discussion for this food card thing. It
really isn't part of any special offer, right? You just book the marketing
offer and then they surprise you at check-in with the card, right?

Can you earn food card status on a current trip?

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The Sale- I still have not seen anything about Marnell going before the
gaming board. Isn't that necessary before they can set a closing date for the sale?
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[Chris]

Yes, I see I was not very clear in my previous post. I get the regular
free room offers in the mail like everyone else. I book the rooms, and
no mention is ever made about the dining cards. When I check in (I
stand in line like everyone else), they must have me coded in for the
cards, as they just give them to me. I have NEVER asked for this card.
The first time I got the card, the check in lady said to come back the
last day of my stay as I had earned RFB for my last day. Since then it
has been every day of my stay. I have never talked to a host, as I am
afraid they could screw up a good thing for me, and what more could
they do??

I suppose with enough action you could get a card issued, or at least
get the meals comped through a host. I have no knowledge of this issue.

I have a feeling everything will change with the new owners, and this
was one of the reasons for the trip.

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I was just mentioning the latest rumor about the sale. Perhaps Marnell
already has been through the gaming board? How does one find out about
the status of a sale anyway? Maybe this will work:
www.latestcasinosalenews.com

--- In vpFREE_Laughlin@yahoogroups.com, GRAYTLEEGRAY@... wrote:

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I think there is another point of discussion for this food card

thing. It

really isn't part of any special offer, right? You just book the

marketing

offer and then they surprise you at check-in with the card, right?

Can you earn food card status on a current trip?

****
The Sale- I still have not seen anything about Marnell going before

the

gaming board. Isn't that necessary before they can set a closing

date for the sale?

[Bob2]

Yea as curious as I am to try to figure out how things happen, I hear what you're saying
that, by asking, a good thing can get screwed up.

In spite of the mailings I get for free rooms it doesn't seem to matter. I just keep getting a
free room every time I call. The closest I ever came to understanding it is one time one of
the desk clerks inferred that someone (at one time) had put something about permanent
free rooms on my account. I'll never ask about the origin of it but I'm still curious. ha

I think next month when I go down there I may ask a casino host what one can do to
enhance an account to get free food. Once she told me that by betting an average of $25
on BJ it would go a long way toward comps but with the ultra conservative BJ rules they
have there now I can't see it. Last Fall there there was no single deck game except the
crummy 6/5 on a blackjack. Even the one double deck hand-shuffled table only paid 6/5

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at that time. VP seems to be the only game to play there at the moment. --- In vpFREE_Laughlin@yahoogroups.com, "hamstockman" <ab6pq@...> wrote:

Yes, I see I was not very clear in my previous post. I get the regular
free room offers in the mail like everyone else. I book the rooms, and
no mention is ever made about the dining cards. When I check in (I
stand in line like everyone else), they must have me coded in for the
cards, as they just give them to me. I have NEVER asked for this card.
The first time I got the card, the check in lady said to come back the
last day of my stay as I had earned RFB for my last day. Since then it
has been every day of my stay. I have never talked to a host, as I am
afraid they could screw up a good thing for me, and what more could
they do??

I suppose with enough action you could get a card issued, or at least
get the meals comped through a host. I have no knowledge of this issue.

I have a feeling everything will change with the new owners, and this
was one of the reasons for the trip.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I was just mentioning the latest rumor about the sale. Perhaps Marnell
already has been through the gaming board? How does one find out about
the status of a sale anyway? Maybe this will work:
www.latestcasinosalenews.com

--- In vpFREE_Laughlin@yahoogroups.com, GRAYTLEEGRAY@ wrote:
> ****
> I think there is another point of discussion for this food card
thing. It
> really isn't part of any special offer, right? You just book the
marketing
> offer and then they surprise you at check-in with the card, right?
>
> Can you earn food card status on a current trip?
>
> ****
> The Sale- I still have not seen anything about Marnell going before
the
> gaming board. Isn't that necessary before they can set a closing
date for the sale?