Re: [vpFREE] Planned Vegas Trip

Since you are focused on downtown, be sure to check out  Fremont Street experience Buffet Coupons.pdf   It has 2 fer buffets at Main st. station, and the Fremont, $5 off Pasta Pirate, at the California, 2 fer shrimp cocktals at the Golden Gate, and so on-- w/ coupons- go to each slot club, with slot card,  FIRST to redeem- one per person per calender year

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From: Roger Smith <vprog42r@yahoo.com>
To: "vpFREE@yahoogroups.com" <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2012 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Planned Vegas Trip

 
Thanks for your reply!  I spent a few days in downtown Las Vegas in October, scouting and getting player cards.  I've been reading Jean Scott's book "More Frugal Gambling," especially regarding comps, rooms and food.  I kind of like downtown, because rooms are cheaper and hence easier for the beginner to get rooms.  Can you tell me what CET means?  I'm aware Main Street Station, California and Freemont are Boyd properties, and all downtown.  Aren't Gold Coast and Sun Coast also Boyd properties?  In your opinion, would you say all Boyd properties are good for comps?  That would simplify things.  There is some sort of relationship between Boyd comps, but I can figure those things out once I've selected a single destination casino for my first VP trip.

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From: Pat. Mccauley <kypat@aol.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Planned Vegas Trip

 
First do you have a player card anywhere? If so, contact them to see if you can get a comped room. I have found rooms easy to get for free at most places. CET is , in my opinion hard to get food comps, but you can use your reward credits to pay but they are very stingy with rc's when you play vp. I would suggest Gold Coast or Sun Coast as it is much easier getting food comped there.

Pat McCauley

On Feb 1, 2012, at 8:26 PM, "vprog42r" <vprog42r@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm hunting for a single casino where I can play VP with the only object to get comped for my room and food. My bankroll is limited, perhaps $3,000. Certainly I don't require an expensive room or 5-star dining! Maybe $5.98/night would be OK, as long as the dogs weren't too loud. Oh, and kibbles and bits are OK, too. In truth, as many casinos as there are in Las Vegas, I really do expect to find a single destination that I can start with, and I'd figure out improvements with time. I'd play slowly at first, but would practice a whole bunch before I go to Vegas. Game? I believe I'd like Jacks or better, or DDB... They have that at the Indian casino not far from my home.
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[vpFREE] Aqueduct Racino N.Y. Baccarrat games Random...Might be..

Was in the neighborhood so I stopped in for my second visit to explore the
bac.game
There are about six different bac. stations in the casino( total upstairs and
down stairs). The setup is a big screen or multi screens showing the draws.
Players sit at their own terminals and bet accordingly. Each row contains
anywhere from 6-15 seats and each row has a minimum bet. The back rows are the
least expensive ( $15 /20 min. depending on the station). There is a 5%
commission on a banker win. On two of the stations you can actually see the
eight decks in the stack and the mechanical hand turning them over as the play
progresses. They are read I guess by some sort of optical reader.
I happened to engage in conversation with an employee who worked in one of the
bac.areas. She was very knowledgeable. She absolutely knew about the
non-randomness of the VLT slots/video poker, but said that the bac. games were
truly random. Without disclosing my own observations she reiterated the dealing
of the eight card deck which could be seen at the two largest stations( she said
that the "smaller" stations also dealt from an eight card deck but this was a
virtual stack and couldn't be seen). She did say however, that this was also an
"honest" eight deck stack, hence the commission on a winning banker bet.
In addition, I was also told that many "regulars" had made the same inquiries
and had kept records of every card that came up and were convinced that this was
a Vegas/AC style game !
BTW the back rows with $15 or $20 min. were packed as were the smaller
stations where all rows had these denoms. The only seats available at 12:30 on a
Wed. afternoon were those with $50 minimums !
She also told me that the lower denoms were usually full by 9 or 10 o'clock.
The casino opens at 8:00.

Any comments ?

Larry Feldman

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Re: [vpFREE] Planned Vegas Trip

Thanks for your reply!  I spent a few days in downtown Las Vegas in October, scouting and getting player cards.  I've been reading Jean Scott's book "More Frugal Gambling," especially regarding comps, rooms and food.  I kind of like downtown, because rooms are cheaper and hence easier for the beginner to get rooms.  Can you tell me what CET means?  I'm aware Main Street Station, California and Freemont are Boyd properties, and all downtown.  Aren't Gold Coast and Sun Coast also Boyd properties?  In your opinion, would you say all Boyd properties are good for comps?  That would simplify things.  There is some sort of relationship between Boyd comps, but I can figure those things out once I've selected a single destination casino for my first VP trip.

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From: Pat. Mccauley <kypat@aol.com>
To: "vpFREE@yahoogroups.com" <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Planned Vegas Trip

 
First do you have a player card anywhere? If so, contact them to see if you can get a comped room. I have found rooms easy to get for free at most places. CET is , in my opinion hard to get food comps, but you can use your reward credits to pay but they are very stingy with rc's when you play vp. I would suggest Gold Coast or Sun Coast as it is much easier getting food comped there.

Pat McCauley

On Feb 1, 2012, at 8:26 PM, "vprog42r" <vprog42r@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm hunting for a single casino where I can play VP with the only object to get comped for my room and food. My bankroll is limited, perhaps $3,000. Certainly I don't require an expensive room or 5-star dining! Maybe $5.98/night would be OK, as long as the dogs weren't too loud. Oh, and kibbles and bits are OK, too. In truth, as many casinos as there are in Las Vegas, I really do expect to find a single destination that I can start with, and I'd figure out improvements with time. I'd play slowly at first, but would practice a whole bunch before I go to Vegas. Game? I believe I'd like Jacks or better, or DDB... They have that at the Indian casino not far from my home.
>
>

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