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also in San Diego County, offers
another great player’s club with
bene ts including cash rewards,
complimentary meals, and hotel
rooms and golf at its award-winning
Singing Hills Resort, discounted and/or complimentary tickets to its fantastic concert events, complimentary valet, gift shop discounts and more! Club Sycuan offers four levels of membership based on play: Standard, Gold, Platinum and Elite. Sycuan Casino runs special weekly player’s club slot and video poker tournaments with great prizes (see page 17). Platinum and Elite level perks include meals at the Pearls of the Sea, one of the best Asian seafood restaurants in Southern California casinos, and Paipa’s Oasis Buffet; free tickets to concerts or theater events in the fantastic Showcase Theater, and personal casino hosts to cater to players needs!
Fantasy Springs Casino in the Coachella Valley has the exciting two-tiered Club Fantasy where players earn points for cash, merchandise, invitations to member- only events and tournaments, headliner entertainment preferred seating, discounts and complimentary rewards for Painted Canyon Collectibles gift shop, Fantasy Lanes Family Bowling Center, bingo and restaurants. And vip players are entitled to complimentary vip parking, invitations to vip player’s parties, vip seating for entertainment concerts based on availability. For players over 55 years of age there is Club 55 that currently entitles members to a free breakfast buffet every Monday!
Casino Pauma in San Diego County’s Pauma Valley has the Palm Club where members can earn points on both slot and table play. The Palm Club awards cash back, and members can parlay points for complimentary meals, merchandise and receive special entries for periodic promotions and tournaments. Pauma is known for its great monthly player’s club promotions that have made some lucky Pauma players owners of boats, Jeep Cherokees, PT Cruisers, Hummers, Harleys, and this month, Ford Mustangs! Check out page 14 for a coupon for extra entries for this player’s club contest (where you could win a 2004 Mustang!).
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In Riverside County, Soboba Casino’s Club Soboba gives players a great return for their frequent play. Players can trade points for free meals and valuable player’s club catalog merchandise, and enjoy discounts at the gift shop, the Soboba Steakhouse, Café Soboba, and Spicy Sushi
restaurants, and concerts and events (some of the most exciting and unusual attractions like “King of the Cage”); plus free slot tournaments and cash drawings. Club Soboba’s Silver Rewards, for players 55 and above offers additional discounts to Soboba’s restaurants, plus $10 off greens fees at
theSobobaSpringsGolfCourse.
Golden Acorn Casino in San Diego County has one of the most generous cash-back features in San
Diego County: 100 points equal $1.00. Points can be redeemed for meals and merchandise in its Player’s Gold Club. With a cash-back of 1,000 points = $10.00, Golden Acorn also treats its players to promotional cash-backs at varied times. Tournaments for player’s club members offer some of San Diego County’s highest prize money. Players can also redeem points for stylish logo merchandise including a jacket, T-shirt, stainless travel mug and other goodies. Golden Acorn’s “Quick Mart Bucks” can be redeemed towards merchandise and gas at the Golden Acorn Travel Center. The new vip level of the club gives vip players an even greater cash back: 100 points = $1.50, plus invitations to special events and other great goodies.
Check out other Southern California casino player’s clubs: Valley View Casino’s vip Player’s Club, Viejas Casino’s vip Rewards Club, Pala Privileges Club, Pechanga’s Rewards Club, Agua Caliente and Spa Resort’s Club Paradise, Harrah’s Rincon Total Rewards Club, Casino Morongo’s Winner’s Club and San Manuel’s Player’s Club. And remember, always play with your player’s club card, and make sure you get paid to play!
Use—Don’t Abuse—The Comp System
When I taught school, I was always pleased when my students did well, and as an author, one of the greatest joys is learning that my book has made a positive impact. When readers tells me that before The Frugal Gambler they knew little or nothing
about the casino comp system, but now they’re getting their fair share of the freebies, it’s music to my ears. However — and I never thought I’d have to write this — I must warn against taking my frugal comp suggestions too far.
To avoid disappointment or embarrassment, consider some of the
following guidelines.
• Remember that comps are given to reward casino play.
You do not “deserve” comps just for walking into a casino. Management likes you to stay in their rooms, eat at their restaurants, buy in their shops, and watch their shows, but they won’t give you a comp for doing so. Comps are for those who give the casino a shot at their gambling bankroll. Don’t expect them for sightseeing.
• Match your comp expectations with your play. The comp system is multi-tiered, based mainly on the amount of money you put through slot machines or table game play. Obviously, a nickel slot player with four hours of action shouldn’t expect nearly as many comps as a slot player with four hours of dollar play. In addition, many casinos take into consideration other, more complicated factors. Video poker players often earn half the comps slot
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