After looking at much of the great information on this forum, I've
been learning FPDW with the intent of playing @ Cal/MSS. The comp
rate for those properties seems to be much higher than anyplace
else,
In my experience, the comps have been extremely tight at MSS. I
played .25 DB for TEN hours one day and then was told I hadn't
earned enough points for ONE buffet comp. The comp rate the last
time I played was a horrendous .1%, so that may have been why.
However, they did have excellent mailed rooom offers (which even
continued when I moved to Vegas).
FPDW plus the scratch cards, which are worth about +.25-.3
(depending on game played; you obviously don't get as many
scratchers playing DW) make this one of the best plays in downtown
Vegas.
I also suggest putting in a little time at the Plaza or Las Vegas
club to generate VERY easy, generous room offers.
plus I'm hoping that MSS will still have the "4 of a Kind" scratch
cards to put a little something back into my pocket while I'm
coping
with the variability of FPDW. Are there any $0.25 players that can
give me an indication of how much play I'll need before asking for
a meal comp?
Just about citywide, the days of "asking for a comp" are gone. The
slot hosts have very little discretionary power for the lowroller
these days. The bottom line will be, have you earned enough points?
If no tickee, then very likely no washee.
Does Cal/MSS/Fremont have a tiered slots club like many of
the other casinos?
All I know is, there's "ordinary scum", "silver", and "gold". It
takes a pretty hefty amount of play to get into the precious metals
tiers.
I'm travelling with a friend that insists on staying on the Strip.
He's familiar with the Trop in AC and I've noticed that the LV Trop
has very cheap room rates.
He still may be overpaying. But you can't beat the location.
The reviews I've read seem quite mixed. I
welcome any recommendations on Strip locations that are
inexpensive, but clean & safe.
A lot of people have said that the Westward Ho is a good value. I
personally would go for the Imperial Palace. They always have some
kind of package deal. In the past, I've gotten $29 and $39 rooms
there, and they were just fine.
Are there any free casino shuttles that hit the Strip/Downtown?
Will flashing a slot club card suffice or will I need to be a
registered guest at the casino?
The requirements for riding a casino shuttle are rigorous: you must
be breathing. (Look at it this way: you're either a potential
customer (going to) or an actual customer (coming from).)
If not, I can always take the bus back and forth to Cal/MSS.
I'd also like recommendations on any other slot clubs that I should
join.
If you're going to be staying downtown, I suggest you visit EVERY
casino and play $1000 (1 1/2 hour's play on quarters) through the
best machine available per the database. Having joined the slot
clubs before you play, of course.
My trip will be Sun-Fri and I'm trying to get a realistic
expectation for how much play I'm going to have to generate in that
timespan to get myself setup for future room offers.
I've found that a surprisingly little amount does it. That $1000
figure I mentioned seems to be some sort of threshold; it indicates
that you are a potentially valuable customer (you joined the slot
club; you played a decent amount of money, for more than just a few
minutes).
I'd like to set
myself up at a minimum of 2 casinos (not both downtown). I can
probably handle getting familiar with one other style of VP in
order to increase my ability to play at other locations.
The second style of VP you mentioned should be fullpay Double Bonus,
as it's usually the best game you can find when FPDW isn't offered.
If you don't want to learn this very difficult game, then I suggest
you learn NSUD. There are only a few strategy variations from FPDW
(and I'll summarize them below), and armed with a full knowledge of
NSUD, you can attack the Gold Coast, which is very generous with
room offers, has an excellent slot club, great, inexpensive food,
and a free shuttle to the Strip.
NSUD RULE VARIATIONS
1. With no deuces, a fourflush, and a pair, hold the fourflush.
2. With two pair, hold the two pair.
3. Hold all 3RF-one deuce, ignoring penalty card considerations
(yes, gang, I know this one isn't ENTIRELY accurate; deal with it)
4. Relax the 3SF-one deuce and 4SF-two deuces requirements to
include "one-gappers", i.e. hold 256, 268, 2810, 2256, 2268, etc.
Have fun!!
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Thanks!