Well I finally made it back to Las Vegas because of a couple good
back-to-back room offers. I was at MSS last Jan and March, but no
Summertime visit. I gave MSS so little action then I expected a
reduction in quality in offer...less than $5k over the 5 nights.
My usual mailer for MSS was for two nights (sun-thurs), 2x points and
$20 food. To my surprise these continued throughout the summer and
then a couple of specials tossed in. But when I got a four nighter
over the weekend before Thanksgiving I booked. This matched up
nicely with the Rio Winterfest Slot Tourney offer that took me to
Turkey Day.
I did Diamond in a Day at Harrahs-Laughlin in January. This was my
first offer for the Rio, which I never have even parked my car. I
can't believe how I have milked this Diamond status all year. I
barely have given H-L any action since, but have done several
drawings, tourneys, cash-for-gas offers in Laughlin. I was looking
forward to a new joint to check out...the Rio.
But heck lets spend a Wednesday night at the Pioneer in Laughlin
too. This was comped too. But the Pioneer is straightfoward with
their Getaway night requirements. Once you qualify for your first
$10 in cashback, you are eligible for two nights/month (Sun-Thurs).
To keep eligible you need $1k in VP action or table buy-ins.
I was checked-in by 8am. Walked down to the Colorado Belle and got a
haircut appointment. Pat had the place to herself and by 10am I
looked alot better. Frankly, I had no gambling budget for this
trip. This was more of a vacation...hoping for some early success.
I did the Wincard promo at CB, the $15 chips for $10 thing. You can
do this one every month. It was the only Craps I played all trip and
walked away up $5. I played my $20 coin-in at the Pioneer to be
eligible for the free $1,500 VP tourney they do on Weds/Fri. These
are a blast playing 1500 credits/20 minutes on Bonus 8/5 machines.
They pay 8 spots and have $25 free-play drawings for each session.
It really is a no brainer. No cash out with my 1530 score.
I wandered down to the Riverside to collect my cashback. I gave them
$6k in action last May one day and got summertime offers. Then the
mail went back to $22/nights. But December brought me a special for
three nights and two meals/show tickets. Anyway, collected my $31 in
cashback and quizzed them about a mystery comp account. I got "you
got enough for a few meals" line.
I burned $70 bucks at 80% return that afternoon playing Pioneer and
CB/Boiler Room 99.5%+ games on the bartops. I don't like drinking
those $10 beers. Called it an early day. Heck I am going to Vegas
tomorrow!
BS