Las Vegas Coupons?

Question

We are new to Vegas and gambling. We have only been there once to get married (didn't do much gambling that time - only slots and video poker) and didn't know things like signing up for "player's cards", etc. We are going back in March and I recently purchased a coupon book. My question is what does "$5 matchplay" mean? (I am assuming they match your bet or something?) Also what is "2x points", or "free ace"? Anywhere where I can learn what all these terms mean? How do you go about using these perks? Thanks!

Joseph...get a life. Anyhoo, I bought this:

http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/whyjoin-pocketbookofvalueslist.cfm

It has a lot of coupons that are good until the end of 2007, I just don't understand 1/2 of them!

Wow Jack...you are amazingly helpful. I already made reservations at Main Street Station a few months back (they are now booked for the week we are going - spring break!) Do you think they will still honor the coupon? Thanks

Answer 1

Welcome fellow LVA'er. You're going to love the POV...

Lets start with the hotel coupons. With some of them you have to find out what the hotels room rate is for the days you're interested in, you pay that rate for one night the next night is free. Some of the hotels have set rate(listed on coupon) for the first night, then the second night is free. Sam's Town and the LV Hilton just offer a flat rate per night(Sunday/Thursday). A really good deal is the one from Main Street Staion they offer first night at the casino rate of $35 second night free, you might check on this if you're interested in more nights, in the past MSS has allowed you to book more nights at the casino rate of $35 or $50 Friday/Saturday.

The Buffet coupons are a pretty straight up deal of buy one get one free. One of the best is the Fremont>Seafood Buffet Tue/Fri/Sun those were the nights, check to make sure they have not changed. MSS has a very good buffet, Orleans is a good one...

The dining coupons - each has its own rules so read them - you gotta try that free, Slots A Fun hotdog LOL it's HUGE.

Drinks - same as dining, read the rules.

shows - The Mac King coupon is a good one, but if you don't already have a Harrah's "total reward" slot club card they will give you 2 free tickets just for signing up(only have one of you sign up) that way next year you can do the same with the other(first time sign up). Mac King is a great show, the best afternoon show in LV by a mile. American Superstars at the Stratosphere is a good one. If you want an old time Vegas type show go and see Jubilee or Folies Bergere.

Clubs - Studio 54 and Tangerine are more upscale, wear your chaps if you go to Gilley's, last time I was there they had a bull ride haha..

Rides - the Stratosphere and Eiffel tower both have increcible views. Manhattan Express is worth doing one time I guess, to say you did it, same for Speed. Madame Tussauds is really pretty cool compared to other wax museums I have been to.

The Gaming/Gambling coupons
these are the heart of the POV IMHO
on the "match play" coupons you have the idea, yes, on a $5 match play you bet $5 along with the coupon if you win the casino pays you $10. same if it's a $10 coupon, bet $10 if you win they pay you $20. There are 2 $25 coupons in this years book. Win or Lose the match play coupon is good for one play only.> The best is the "Free play" coupons, tough to beat free money - The only one that is a pain is the one at Binion's they make you wait a couple of days before they add it to your account, but, if you're only going to be in LV a couple of days, use do it anyway the $10 will still be there when you come back for your next visit. I stay in LV for 2 weeks at a time so it's no big deal for me, I stop by the first day, then play the $10 later(cashed out $68 on a multi line .05 JW machine in December) . The one at the Hard Rock is great, sign up at the slot club, they give you a special card to insert in the machine. I only ended up with $5 on this one(oh well) I played for quite a while. The one at the El Cortez is a new one, what the heck, eat at Robert's Steak House($25 coupon) and use the $10 free play.

The way the free ace works is, Blackjack>the coupon acts as your first card and that card is an ace, this gives the player a huge advantage.

The 2X - 3X - 5X slot club points - take the coupon to the slot club booth when you sign up - for that 24 hour period the number of points that you earn - they will multiply by 2/3/5 times - keep in mind that a 24 hour period for the casino is midnight to midnight.

On the Sahara $50 for $40 deal, they give you $50 in chips for a $40 buy in, the thing is you must lose those chips. Sounds odd but it is a pretty good deal. I usually play roulette when I do this one and bet the first 2 colums and red.. NO, it's not as good a play as playing blackjack(perfect strategy) but it's kind of fun and I have been lucky and come out of the deal with the $50, $105 once, I have only used this one maybe 3-4 times. How it works is they give you 10 of these special $5 chips, when you lose the dealer takes them, when you win they pay you with the usual red $5 chips.

Funbooks - Turn these coupons in at the Slot club. The Stratosphere funbook is a good one, in the past it has contained match play coupons, and 2-4-1 coupon for American Superstars.

I almost forgot the best one: Make sure you take advantage of the Palms $50 coupon, this one is too good to pass on. Coupon #100

Later: I would call back and ask, IMHO, they probably will, but there is no way to know without asking. Also, if you're a player MSS is the best about comps, I have never paid for a meal there. Ask one of the slot club hosts, Gloria or Brenda or anyone of the "boothlings" LOL, they are incredible helpful...Same goes for when you go to check out, based on your play they may comp your stay. Just to let you know I play 5-6K per day through a .25c VP machine. They don't care if you win or lose it's how much you cycle through the machine.

I just talked with MSS reservations and they said that yes they would honor the coupon , if your stay falls Sunday through Thursday, The promo code given on the back of the coupon is wrong, it should read MLVA07 not MLVA06 .

At MSS you get a scratch off card when you hit a 4OAK or better, it's usually not much $2/$3/$5 but once a year or so someone hits $5,000 , what the heck it's fun.

Thank you for the feedback, it's nice to know when you make someones day.

Some "comp" basics
1-know what games to play
2-know how to play them
3-know how to manage your bankroll
4-play where you're appreciated
5-DON'T CHASE COMPS!! > play within yourself

Feel free to e-mail me with any Q through yahoo answers, it's anonymous.

Answer 2

Almost 80% of all Vegas activities are booked after the visitor arrives. Each casino or attraction will have current deals posted in the hotels because that is what they cater to. Trying to find it now is pointless for one they don't push coupons to much before arrival and two because promotions change so often here that they probably wont be valid by the time you arrive. Wait till you get to the airport or hotel and there will be tons of discounts available. Most hotels will even give you a coupon book upon arrival.

Answer 3

In all reality, it's really not good to involve yourself with it, or any type of gambling.