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HOT Casino Rewards
Make Your Play Always Pay!
by Maya Winkler
Make your casino play pay you all the time. Get exciting casino rewards each time you play by joining the club. e player’s club, that is, in all the casinos you play. e most important card in the casino is your players club card! And this card is worth much more these days than ever before.
Southern California casinos give their players some of the most generous and creative rewards or comps (short for complimentaries). And these days, the rewards are better than ever. Comps reward players for their loyalty. When you spend your gaming dollars at a casino, you are rewarded in a number of ways so casinos let you know how much they appreciate your business and want to retain you as their guest.
resort stays, golf, spa treatments, and even auto detailing. And with myview, you can access your Club Barona account and download points for play, right at the slot
machine you are playing.
Cash Back
While many Southern California casinos have free slot play, few still have a cash back provision, where you can receive a percentage of the amount you play back in cash. e amount of cash back varies, but is based on points that are accumulated as you play. At Sycuan Casino, Club Sycuan is about winning and getting rewarded for it. ree levels of Club Sycuan o er incredible bene ts. At Sycuan you will earn points when you play your favorite slots, table games, poker and bingo. Rewards include Unlimited Instant Cash Back, free play credits— FreePLAY!, meals, merchandise, resort stays, golf play, and a lot more.
Free Slot Play
Once you use your players club card, you’ll accrue points and receive lots of bene ts, including free slot play in many casinos. At Viejas Casino, the V Club card is your key to great rewards. Sign up for the V Club to get your share of cash and free play cash in promotions like April $howers, It’s Raining Cash and the Great Slot Race. In April Showers you can get showered with Free Play Cash from April 5th to 25th. And win your share of over $225,000 in Instant Bonuses just for playing slots with your V Club card. And as a V Club member, you’ll enjoy access to free concerts, dining discounts, shopping specials at the Viejas Outlet Center, tournaments, and
valuable rewards like the Instant Bonuses, free play cash, V Club giveaways and more! Plus, the V Club gives
daily double points for Premier, Elite and MVP V Club levels.
Always Use Your Players Club Card
If you aren’t already a players club member at every casino you visit, sign up now! It’s always free. Many Southern California casinos have players club sign-up provisions on their web sites, so you can sign up at home on your computer, and then pick up your card when you get to the casino. Once you have your players club card, use it faithfully in every slot you play. It’s simple. You place the card with its magnetic strip into any slot machine you play, and every time you play, the casino records your wins and losses. As this happens, you accumulate points.
e more you play, the more points you accrue. Smart players sign up for players clubs in
every casino where they play. And savvy casino players can make their comps
pay for their play. Dining, resort
stays, merchandise, golf rounds, spa treatments, concert tickets, and the ever-important free play and cash
back are just some casino rewards. Nationally known author and Southern California Gaming
Guide contributor, Jean Scott, The
Queen of Comps, has made hundreds
of thousands of dollars worth of comps at
casinos. Her Frugal Gambler books are casino comps primers on how to get more for your play at the casino. Check out her web site www.QueenofComps.com for her books and frugal gambling advice.
Note that players clubs are not just for the slot player. Table game players, don’t forget to show your players club card to the dealer at your table. Not all players club cards are accepted for table play in all casinos, but be certain to ask.
Also ask your favorite casinos for a list of their players club bene ts. Player rewards vary at each casino. Casinos know players are looking for the best values these days, so many casinos have created brochures on their players
club bene ts so that casino players know what they can earn while they play.
e featured casinos in the Southern California Gaming Guide have some of the best player rewards in the area. is article lists a quick-look of some players club rewards and current examples that you won’t want to miss. e rewards include promotions, cash back, free slot play, casino-wide progressives, slot tournaments, resort stays, mail o ers and sign-up bonuses. But casinos have even more rewards.
Amazing Promotions
To win awesome cash and car giveaways at casinos, being a players club member is essential. And these days, the promotions are bigger, more frequent and lots of fun. is
month’s Barona Rapid Fire two- day giveaway at Barona Resort & Casino is a sure attention grabber. Don’t miss your chance to win a share of $100,000. Barona ran this promotion last month, and
due to an overwhelming response, has brought it back. On Monday and Tuesday, April 13th and 14th, one guest will win $1,000 every 15 minutes! In addition, Barona’s award-winning
four-tiered Club Barona o ers guests amazing rewards, including generous cash back, award-winning dining,
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE
April 2009