BIRTHDAY BASH NEWSLETTER #5

BIRTHDAY BASH NEWSLETTER NUMBER FIVE



MORE HOTEL PRICE REDUCTIONS
As we mover ever closer to big party, the numbers increase and the prices go down. The late December party goers have 4 nights starting on Dec 24 reduced from $59 to $47. Again the discounter i4Vegas offers the low rates and Orleans matches.


http://www.vegashotelspecial.com/

ARIZONA CHARLIE’S FIRST TIME GAMBLER PROMOTION
The most astounding first time gambler promotion I have ever seen is still active. 100 dollars to be gambled at absolutely no risk of losing.

http://vegasbirthdaybash.blogspot.com/2006/09/gamble-your-first-100-no-risk.html#links


SOME SHOWS ARE DARK

Show news was a bit more limiting, with some of the favorites dark for December hiatus, but Ka and Mystere are still open most days. Other choices will probably be available even at the last minute, perhaps using half priced tickets.

VIDEO POKER NEWS
Video poker news is a bit dim. The Double Bonus 10/7 is drying up at the Orleans, but the latest news is that the quarter versions are still operating. All the bar versions have been downgraded, however, so there goes the fantasy of having a free Beamish at the Irish bar while playing.

MORE COUPONS COMING MY WAY - WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I scored three different mailings of people wanting to give away unused 2006 Orleans free drink and 2 for 1 buffet coupons. In November, the new 2007 American Casino Guide comes out, so there will be a couple in there. Let me know if you would like to buy this book, and when I order, I’ll get you one. I will order in a week or so.

Although it says 2007, the coupons are good as soon as the book is published and through Dec of 2007. It is full of good articles on all the games and a nice bunch of coupons, but I don’t really recommend buying one for just a few days in Vegas, especially if you are strip focused. However, if you are going to Vegas again before the end of 2007, it is well worth the price. List price is about $17. I never pay that. I will get an offer soon for $11 plus $3.50 shipping, and have the book in early November. Just using the $10 in free play coupon at the Palms (again a first timer’s promotion) will get you most of the price of the book back.

You can see the coupons in the 2007 at this link:

http://www.americancasinoguide.com/Store/Coupons-2007.shtml


I have increased the pace of planning information added to the Blog. To check to see what I’ve posted in the last month, go to the right and click on “September” under “Archives.” That will skip the Calendar post and give you all the little posts for that month. And of course, as I add more, all but the very newest posts will then fall into the October Archives.

USING BULLETIN BOARD LINKS

Some reported difficulty using Bulletin Board links on the Blog. These require you to register if you are going to post, but should be free and easy for you to read. If you want information in link form and the link does not work, please let me know. I can probably find a way to get you in. If not I can go in and retrieve the information you want. And knowing that I am posting bad links helps me correct the Board. I test every link on my computer, but then I have been there before so it may be different on your computer.


DEUCE BUS

The bus that goes along the strip and downtown can be a long ride during rush hour times, but it can be a cheap tour of the strip and the neon after dark. Unfortunately, on some buses they started adding a black mesh and advertisement which you can barely see thru. Still, if you manage to get an upper deck front seat, the view is clear. And as of today anyway not all buses have been fitted with that mess (according to locals posting from Vegas.)

THERE SHOULD BE SOME DEALS COMING

While there will not be anything to match those Orleans prices, there will be some strip deals emerging as the time towards December draws near. I am unaware of anyone looking for a strip booking, so let me know if you have something in mind and I’ll research your dates and see what the lowest price is. At some point it will even be a good deal to book casinos that will not match discounter prices or allow money back for cancelations. It is hard to know when to lock that in. Also, I expect any day to get two free rooms for three days in the Dec 4-9 week when everything is so outrageous. Slink and I will use one, but I’ll have the second one open so those of you watching that week, keep your eyes glued to these newsletters.


DON’T MISS THE PHOTO OF JAN’S MOM AT A VEGAS SLOT IN 1964

Remember that I enjoy finding the answers to any Vegas questions?

Janice sent me a 1964 post card of her Mom in Vegas at Diamond Jim’s Nevada Club and asked if the casino was still there and did I know what it was.

Here is that postcard and how I found out the answer:

http://www.vegasmessageboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23708


Jan’s mom has outlasted Diamond Jim and his casino and will be in Vegas again, but she has moved up from the Nevada Club to the Bellagio.

Lots of changes since 1964.

NEED A LITTLE SPANISH GAMBLING QUOTE?

''Paciencia y barajar''
( Patience and shuffle the cards)
Miguel de Cervantes

Perfect for a poker player.