It does from time to time. For example for Breakfast the coupon works for
ala-cart or breakfast buffet.
Your right there is no sign that says buffet, but its there.
> Good report, except that I doubt the California Hotel buffet you didn't
> like even exists.
>
>
> In a message dated 1/6/2010 8:48:00 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
> tomflush@nyc.rr.com writes:
>
>
>
>
> Hi... Well Folks here is my trip report. This time , I'll simply change
> the
> format around and give you some observations , rants, raves and highly
> opinionated views from an AP player standpoint. This covers my XMAS 2009
> Trip
> to Glitter gulch with itinerary as follows:
> First 3 nights at California, 2 nights Southpoint, 2 nights ( including
> New Years Eve ) at Green Valley Ranch, and the last 3 nights at the Gold
> Coast.
>
> Airport Security: Kennedy on Christmas day was a madhouse. American
> Airlines charged us $20 for our checked bag. Good thing it was under
> 50lbs, else
> $50, and over 70 lbs its whopping $100. The wind gods were on our side,
> and
> our AA flight actually landed 45 minutes early ! Waited only 15 minutes
> for the bags, and the cab line was only a quick 5 minute wait.
>
> California Hotel: Its going downhill. Room was cold. Pasta Pirate was
> good, but Buffet was horrible. The "free food" offer consisted of a
> coupon
> book. We had to go to the host for some good comped gourmet type
> restaurant
> fare. Also for $2 more , you can substitute MSS buffet ( do this in a
> heartbeat @! ). The Boyd offers are decent, and they almost always give
> you a
> choice of CAL or MSS. From now on , I'm going to be choosing MSS.
>
> California Games: Big disappointment - They removed ALL NSUD! That was my
> favorite game over there , so its a show stopper - really disappointed
> !!!!. Still good games left like 10/7 DB, 9/5 white hot aces with 25K
> diamond
> Reversible Royal, decent progressives, 7/5 super aces multistrike, 9/6
> Jacks,
> 10/7 DB with 5000 coin Hearts royals, Treasure Chest, good-AA. I just had
> no luck there, and was constantly losing.
>
> I got killed net/net playing dollar 10/7 double bonus. But once in a
> while
> got thrown a bone like These 4 aces hits:
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> Main Street Station: Ok, its inventory is similar to CAL but I had luck
> on
> my side over there. While watching the football game at the main bar, and
> $60 invested , I hit a $2000 royal flush playing 9/6 Jacks .
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> Also had fun playing Ugly Ducks super times pay machines, triple play
> deuces, and 5/8 bonus poker progressive.
> The Red-Hot-Jackpots machines seemed super loose.
>
> Downtown LV:
> Got lucky at the Fremont, and made at least $800, playing my downtown
> favorite machine, the dollar/ $1199 9/5 Triple Bonus Plus machines. Did
> not hit
> the Aces this time, but a nice profit on various quads.
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> Car Rental vs Hitch-a-Ride:
> Well , Got away cheap this time with a total LV taxi cost at under $80.
> This compares to my best car rental offering of $260. I met up with a
> vpfree
> friend of mine who had a car, and bartered some free coupons and free
> buffets ( against my comps ) for car rides. This also worked out well
> because we
> were able to compare notes on machines and advantage play.
>
> SouthPoint Hotel:
> This is industrial Gambling at its best , bright lights , antiseptic
> atmosphere, square casino design. Checkin was easy, but I could not use
> my "buy
> one -night / next night free" coupon. The clerk pointed out the fine
> print
> clause...."prevailiThis is industrial Gambling at its best , bright
> lights
> , antiseptic atmosphere, square casino design. Checkin was easy, but I
> could not use my "buy one -night / next night free" coupon. The clerk
> pointed
> out the fine print clause...."prevaili<WBR>ng rates" and since I was
> getting
> a good internet discount, the coupon would actually raise my cost. At
> checkout the casino picked it all up anyway so it was ultimately a moot
> point.
> Room
> Food: Seattle's Best Coffee was good all around, took comps and points.
> Don Vitos: Really nice , reasonably priced Italian restaurant, great
> service - Use coupon book at checkin for free dessert.
> Buffet: Giant lines but worth the wait.
>
> SouthPoint Games: I cant mention all the games I played here, but lets
> suffice it to say its on my top 10 Nevada list for a reason, and it aint
> the
> Hotel, location, or food.
> * Sex in the city slots - fun and loose ( note - fun collection of slots
> here too numerous to name )
> * Big times VP with 9/6 DDB (99.5 )
> * Spin Poker with bonus deuces and white hot aces
> * double pay poker with 9/7 DB
> * Ultimate X with 8/6 bonus deluxe and pnsud ( note - got killed on
> these )
> * 9/6 Bonus Deluxe multi denom ( same machine has 50C/$1/$2 ).
> * Super Triple play with 10/5/4 bonus poker ( 99.5)
> * progressives at the bar. Played mucho positive 8/6 bonus deluxe with
> $2300 RF.
> * A five play nickel machine with the best game 6/5 super aces. That
> would
> normally really suck, but the dealt royal was $22,000 and you could
> hardly
> get a seat. Yes, I did hit 4Aces , doubled my money, and ran.
>
> Plenty of NSUD - like this machine that I hit ducks on.
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> The Goodtimes NSUD ( EV same as base game ) machines are my favorite at
> SP. On this particular machine I went 8 wins / 8 sessions which made me
> think
> later that I should have ignored all others. Here are quad ducks X2
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> I got lucky with the multipliers , with good hands like quad ducks:
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> The Dream Card 9/6 jacks are fun, and while I did not score a RF , this
> "dealt" SF was comforting.
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> I had some mild success with spin poker Dreamcard. Here, I only played 3
> lines and got this nice quad threes on 9/7 DB Hit.
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> This is my second favorite play at Southpoint, the five play 9/5 Super
> double machines. Got Dealt Jacks here....
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> Green Valley Ranch Hotel:
> This place is classy with great restaurants. Terra Verde is open for
> lunch
> and has a fantastic Gorgonzola salad.
> This was the best New Years Party I have gone to in years, Not because of
> the food or open bar but because of the entertainment. I got to meet Phil
> Vassar who plays all genre's with a fantastic party band. The pictures a
> blur, cause I was dancing while taking this shot from my cell phone.
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> The Coffee Bean is a fantastic shop at the next door GV District shopping
> area. Make sure to order the Hot apple cider with honey to kill that cold
> or make you feel great. The buffet was very good.
>
> Green Valley Ranch Games:
> Ok, they have a very good selection, but all games 100% and over need $4
> /
> pt. Their cash back / free play system is really poor compared to the
> others discussed here. While there, I did not re-qualify for Platinum ( I
> have
> 100,000 pts, but they were earned in 15 months not 12 --- so the
> boothling
> says ) Overall I lost big here ( They will be inviting me back, and maybe
> I
> can negotiate for a platinum car ) , but the comps were great ... here
> are
> some of the ones I tried:
> 10/7 bonus poker
> 15/8 loose deuces
> 10/6 DDB
> 8/5 bonus multistrike
> 7/5 super aces five play multistrike
> 8/5 bonus multistrike with progressive royals. Note the $ machines were
> better here, but you must play all 4 lines ( $20 a shot) to qualify for
> the
> progressive Jackpots.
> Ugly Ducks triple/ five play progressives ( pros hitting these hard while
> I was there because of large RF's )
> 9/6 or 9/5 DDB quick quads and 8/5 bonus QQ. ( Note --- got killed on
> these and quickly )
>
> Gold Coast Hotel:
> Rooms are nice and comfortable. Good security at night. The noodle shop
> and Ping pang pong restaurants are two of my favorites. The buffet is
> terrible, and Seattle's best coffee does not take comps and charges extra
> for
> cream cheese ( for the sparse amount put on their bagels ).
> Saw the Jasmine Trias and Society of Seven show. I had front row seats
> which cost $50 , and well worth it - Highly recommended. I met Jasmine
> after
> the show and she took a picture with me, and I got the entire SOS to sign
> autographs.
> They are running a special for this month, 2 - 1 show tickets, but you
> have to ask.
>
> Gold Coast VP:
> What I like most about my Emerald "B-Connected" card is that one same
> card
> worked great at CAL, MSS, Fremont, Gold Coast, Orleans.
> Gold Coast has a great VP selection where 3-way Action is king. I don't
> know why this game ( 99.3) is so popular, but locals actually lock up
> machines while they go to lunch. The Wizard has a good strategy for it on
> his
> site, but its not optimum, as that would take hundreds of lines and he's
> compressed it to 50.
>
> I love the NSUD multistrike machines. I have yet to hit a top line at the
> quarter level, but it was nice when it dealt me the following royal flush
> for $2000 on line 3.
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> There is Nothing like luck. The best pay schedule on the spin deluxe is
> 9/7/5 DB. Ok , not great but worth a $60 shot on a spin poker deluxe.
> Ended
> up getting 4 $240 30 penny royals like this one.
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> For the second trip in a row, their best paying game resulted in big
> beatings. I really know the 12/4 DB deuces game (99.8) strategy . Once in
> a blue
> moon a hand like this ( 5 aces ) got me close, but 15 minutes later back
> deep in the hole.
> These machines play lightning fast, and at one point I lost $1400 in
> about
> 90 minutes.
> PS - On New Years day, could not find a single pro pounding these playing
> two $2 machines at the same time. Whats up pro's 5X points are not good
> enough anymore ? Anyhow, here are quint aces...needed a few more of
> these.
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> Other games worth mentioning are full pay bonus deuces(9/4/4/Other games
> worth mentioning are full pay bonus deuces(9/4/4/<WBR>3), $2 NSUD in high
> roller room, and various progressives. They really got the kinks out of
> their free-play system and it seemed like every hour I had another $10 in
> there
> for me to download. But when I asked the boothling to explain the
> difference between free play and comp dollars she could not. So I'm still
> confused,
> but who care
>
> Rio and Orleans: A short walk from the Gold Coast thru the valet park
> entrance gets you to the RIO quarter Ultimate X machine. I played this on
> quarter 3 and 5 play PNSUD. Getting killed, 100, 200, 300, 400 in
> straight
> loses. Ok, Finally played one more hundred, got a few good hands
> including this
> one, and finished up $200.
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> The walk from the GC to the Orleans is a nice one which I've made many
> times. While there I played some 8/5 bonus Multistrike and broke out even
> on
> them. Moving over to the Ultimate X machines, I played the best schedule
> 5C/10C 9/5 DDB. Once again, got killed playing this game to the tune of
> down
> $400 in an hour playing dimes! The lady next to me was having luck
> playing a
> poor EV 20/12/10 Ducks dream card spin game. When she left ( because her
> husband kept nagging her to leave NOW and beat the traffic ) , I gave it
> a
> shot.
> Was doing well at 5C , when I thought...hey.Was doing well at 5C , when
> I
> thought...hey.<WBR>..what the heck lets go for it. So.... It was costing
> $9 a play betting dimes, and I was holding out mildly Was doing well at
> 5C
> , when I thought...hey.<WBR>..what the heck lets go for it. So.... It was
> costing $9 a play betting dimes, and I was holding out mildly ahead and
> up
> when I g
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> I walked back with a giant smile on my face ! I have to re-think my
> Ultimate X strategies and temper my efforts with modest session stop
> losses.
> While I love to play this exciting game, Its costing too much until the
> big one
> hits! But Dream card, moves up as one of my top ten games now.
>
> Homeward Bound: We left extra early before 5:30 AM to catch a 7:30AM
> flight , anticipating Giant lines at the airport. I was kind of tired,
> and I
> told the Philippines lady cabbie - American Airlines please. Well , half
> asleep I noticed we had barreled past Tropicana and was Taking the Tunnel
> to the
> airport! Oh no..... So what should have been a $16 taxi ride via
> Tropicana
> was now $27, only $3 less than the much longer non-tunnel route from GVR
> to GC! Ok, so I was long-hauled , and that resulted in a substantial
> reduced
> tip as I balled her out for ripping me off. The airport had long lines as
> expected, but surprisingly fast security. On the flight back , the only
> big
> change was an announcement to stay in your seat for the last 20 minutes
> of
> the flight, with attendants checked that all the toilets were vacated.
>
> Summary: I'm going to say 'dealt' top hits were prevalent for this trip ,
> as more often than not my big hits were all dealt. I tried a one card
> draw
> on at least 30 hands that would have paid over $2000, but none of these
> came in. Big negative swings tended to take away my profit, BUT in the
> end a
> $winning$ trip prevailed.
> Hope you enjoyed my report, and Happy New Year and dealt royals to
> all....Tom
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