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Get "carded" at your favorite casino and get comps.
1. Sign up for players club cards
Join the casino’s players club and use the club card whenever and wherever you gamble. Casinos love visitors who play and they want to see you coming back to their casino -- not the one across the street, not the one across town. That’s why you’ll find a “promotions club” at almost every casino you visit. While these clubs go by various catchy names, they all exist to offer “comps” – free goodies – that reward players for both machine (slot, video poker) and table games. Everything from rooms, meals, gifts, tournament entries, cash and slot play, show tickets and more are given out to reward valuable players and further instill loyalty. Check out this post on "Comps" to learn more about how and why to use cards and to see some of the gift booty P.B. and I have gotten for playing with our various club cards.
2. Dress for comfort
One refrain I hear over and over again in every casino – “Why is it always so cold in here?” It can be 110 degrees in the Arizona desert and it will still be freezing inside the casinos. I have heard that the machines function better in low temperatures (just like computers) and I have heard that keeping it a bit chilly keeps players more awake - whether either reason is true doesn’t really matter when you are shivering in your sleeveless top, short shorts and sandals. Dress appropriately for the cool interiors and, if you plan on playing for a while, take a light sweater or wrap to fend off the inevitable blasts of cold air. For the guys, a shirt with sleeves that can be rolled up or down is a logical choice.
3. Groove to your own beat
My Apple iPod® goes just about everywhere with me and it’s always in my purse when I hit the casino. First, I love my music - which is not something I can always say about every casino’s choice of entertainment - and, even better, this trusty little device has saved me on more than one occasion from having to chat with a neighboring player when I really didn’t feel like talking. Just put the audio plugs into your ears and you, too, can feign selective hearing as needed.
4. Enjoy your own drinks
No, I am not saying you should BYOB to your local casino but I have become addicted to those single-serve drink packets that you mix into bottled water. Some of my favorite flavors are Peach Mango Green Tea and Cherry Pomegranate from Crystal Light® and the Grape Flavor with Vitamins from Propel®. Since the choice of non-caffeine soft drinks is sometimes pretty limited at casinos, I keep a stash of different drink mix flavors in my purse or I’ll just throw a couple of the slender packets into my pocket. When I’m ready for a sip, I simply ask the kind drink server to bring me a bottle of plain cold water, add the dry mix, shake and I’m happy.
5. Keep the germs at bay
I think of slot and video poker machines much the same way as the exercise machines I use at the gym – better to use a quick rinse with hand sanitizer before and after using them rather than risk getting a cold from the previous patron. A small bottle of Purell® and I’m good to go.
For more info: One of the most talked about players clubs is the Total Rewards Club from Harrah's Entertainment. This card is good at casinos all around the country including the popular Harrah's Ak-Chin in nearby Maricopa, AZ. You can read on how the card works plus the benefits of being a card member at Harrah's website. Just go to the Total Rewards® program overview.
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