Vegas on the Cheap....

Quickie today is how to garner mail offers that you don't deserve from your favorite Las Vegas Hotel/Casino

I'll preempt this by saying I have been going to Vegas for 7 years and I definitely missed out on the days of really taking advantage of things...........anywho....quickly

1) Sign up for a players card - Every piece of literature on gambling and getting comps encourages this and they are absolutely correct, getting in a Hotel/Casino's database is essential as it is the only way they know who you are.....side note, if they request an email address, by all means, give it, lots of specials come via email these days...its cheaper and we are in a recession.

Don't worry, casinos keep their mailing list on the hush hush, so you won't be getting telemarketing calls because of this...

2) Give some play - when I say some play, I mean something good and short term.......the trick that sometimes works for mailers/emails when a casino is slow and needs bodies in their casino is this...............go to $1 or $5 slot machine, stick a $20 or $50 in it and play through it.............you are either doubling this amount or losing it............what happens? The casino sees you as someone who might be compelled to play their biggest money making games in the joint...high limit slots..............you will sometimes get excellent deals in very slow times and possibly more..............this trick worked for my brother and I to get invited to Slot tournaments at the Plaza in downtown Las Vegas for 3 years......and we only did it for about 20 minutes....warning, results vary...........this may only get you a small discount on the strip, but it could be worth it.

Slots work best because they get exact play and their is no pit boss to fuck up your rating because he had too much vicodin before you sat down.

3) Ask for everything - Before booking, if you don't have some sort of offer, call around to the places you would like to stay and ask....tell them that you are calling their competitors too (be careful you know what casino is owned by who.....Harrah's and MGM/Mirage own a bunch of them).........give them your players card number sometimes that will garner a cheaper rate.

I have many more tips, especially gambing and drink ones....for later blogs...