Re: [vpFREE] Bob Dancer's LV Advisor Column - 17 JUL 2012

 

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> Bob Dancer's LV Advisor Column - 17 JUL 2012
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> "About the Elder Wisdom Circle"
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> http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/bob_dancer/2012/0717.cfm
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This is a great idea and it looks like it's well executed. However, the
website itself is AWFUL. I can't think of any reason to ever restrict the
vertical height of a webpage using a frameset (which are deprecated
anyway). It's like trying to read a book through a keyhole.

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Re: [vpFREE] Boyd's b Connected Tiers, home casinos, etc.

 

If the Stardust was such a "gold mine," why did Boyd demolish it?

On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 5:23 AM, Dave <haaljo@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> This caught my eye on the wiki about Boyd:
> "....In 1984, after leveling a $3 million fine against the Stardust for
> skimming, the Nevada Gaming Commission asked to Boyds to run the property's
> gaming operations. When the Stardust was taken over by the reputable Boyd
> family, they were surprised by its huge profits, now that every penny of
> income was being recorded. Ex-FBI agent William F. Roemer Jr., longtime
> senior agent of the FBI's organized-crime squad in Chicago and an expert in
> Las Vegas doings, said, "The amount of skim had been so heavy that the
> profit and loss statement did not present a true picture of the gold mine
> that the Stardust was."[5] After several years of successful operations,
> Boyd Gaming officially acquired the Stardust and Fremont in 1985..."

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Re: [vpFREE] Bob Dancer's LV Advisor Column - 17 JUL 2012

 

Sounds very worthwhile.
Maybe I'll join up in a decade or so.

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[vpFREE] Bob Dancer's LV Advisor Column - 17 JUL 2012

 

Bob Dancer's LV Advisor Column - 17 JUL 2012

"About the Elder Wisdom Circle"

http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/bob_dancer/2012/0717.cfm

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[vpFREE] A New Revel-ation

 

Hi Gang:
Hedy and I are going to make our first visit to the Revel in AC this
weekend and we have a few questions that we hope the members of these boards can
answer.
First of all, we were wondering how the "play up to your tier" promotion
works. Since we can show them our Seven Star cards from Harrah's we're
expecting to get their Tier 4 card and the accompanying $750 free play, but we're
told that you only get $250 of that on your first visit and then get the
balance on a subsequent visit. Is that right? Do you get it in the form of a
voucher/coupon or is it downloaded with a pin number at the machine of
your choice?
We're guessing that the inventory of $1 and up 9/6 JOB machines is still
intact (10-14 machines, we're told) and that 9/6 DDB is still available on
certain machines at $2 and up. Is that right? Can anyone give us a quick
description of where they can be found?
Also, we've heard some good things about their restaurants, particularly
Lugo's. Any other suggestions? For instance, a good coffee-shop type place
for breakfast. And the rooms. We're told they're very high-tech and
comfortable. Any thoughts about them?
Thanks in advance for any help/insights you can offer. We're really
thinking that Revel could become our primary backup casino in AC since we hardly
ever visit Borgata any more and get very little in the way of offers from
them.
Regards,
CoachVee & Hedy




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[vpFREE] Elliot Frome Gaming Today column - 17 JUL 2012

 

Elliot Frome Gaming Today column - 17 JUL 2012

Low Pairs, just over 28% of our video poker draws

http://gamingtoday.com/articles/article/37037-Low_Pairs_just_over_28_of_our_video_poker_draws

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[vpFREE] Scot Krause's Real Deals - 17 JUL 2012

 

Scot Krause's Real Deals - 17 JUL 2012

July meal bargains still available in all Las Vegas Casinos

http://gamingtoday.com/articles/article/37040-July_meal_bargains_still_available_in_all_Las_Vegas_Casinos

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[vpFREE] Re: Boyd's b Connected Tiers, home casinos, etc.

 

Main Street Station is a regular 2 night stay on our trips.
$150/FP and RFB. We just rcvd an offer from their IP in Biloxi.
That's the first time from a different Boyd casino that I can recall.

This caught my eye on the wiki about Boyd:
"....In 1984, after leveling a $3 million fine against the Stardust for skimming, the Nevada Gaming Commission asked to Boyds to run the property's gaming operations. When the Stardust was taken over by the reputable Boyd family, they were surprised by its huge profits, now that every penny of income was being recorded. Ex-FBI agent William F. Roemer Jr., longtime senior agent of the FBI's organized-crime squad in Chicago and an expert in Las Vegas doings, said, "The amount of skim had been so heavy that the profit and loss statement did not present a true picture of the gold mine that the Stardust was."[5] After several years of successful operations, Boyd Gaming officially acquired the Stardust and Fremont in 1985..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyd_Gaming

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> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "tomflush" <tomflush@> wrote:
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> >The requirements are the same at ALL boyd, basically X coin in
> > within a certain time period.
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> So, you've heard that it has changed now so that the tier score requirements and the length of time you stay in the tier are the same at all properties? That makes it even more strange that they don't have it on their website. I had thought they were concealing the differences between regions.
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[vpFREE] LVA Question of the Day - 17 JUL 2012

 

LVA Question of the Day - 17 JUL 2012

Q: How has Las Vegas changed over the past 15 years?
The conclusion to yesterday's answer.

Read the answer here:

http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/qod.cfm

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