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at means double cash back every day. New V Club members receive $5 free play cash, tote bags (while supplies last) and a chance to win $100!
Casino-Wide Progressives
Valley View Casino’s exclusive Colossal Coin jackpot has awarded guests with
over $6.6 million
just for using their Players Club card! Want to be the next big winner? Use your Players Club card when you play, and you could win up to $150,000 on one lucky slot machine. Take a look at the Winner’s page 34 this month for Valley View Casino’s latest Colossal Coin jackpot winner, Arnel R. who snared a hefty $73,949 in March just for playing with his Players Club card! And that’s just one of Valley View’s monthly promotions. e award-winning Players Club at Valley View rewards players with a myriad of bene ts
including free slot play—moreplayTM, tickets to summer concerts, award-winning dining, slot and blackjack tournaments, golf outings, luxury
box seats at Padres and Chargers
games, discounted movie tickets, special events and more!
Sign-Up Bonus
If you are not a players club
member at a casino, now is
the time to sign up. Look for
sign-up bonuses, o ers that
may include free bu ets and even
free slot play. is month Santa Ysabel
Casino is celebrating its 2nd Anniversary
and is o ering, along with fun giveaways and festivities, $10 free slot play to sign up for the Eagle’s Nest Slot Club. Don’t miss the coupon on page 33 for the new member sign-up bonus, and check out the o er on the web site www.SantaYsabelCasino.com.
Free Slot Tournaments
Make certain you take advantage of any free players club slot tournaments that casinos o er. Not only are they great fun, but without an entry fee, what do you have to lose? Barona Resort & Casino’s April Birthday Slot Tournament is on Tuesday through ursday, April 14th
through 16th, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. You could win up to $1,000 if your birthday is in April. Celebrate by playing the free Birthday Slot Tournament at Barona Casino & Resort. Check with Club Barona for details.
Free Resort Stays
Voted the Best Players Club by our readers for the
past six years, Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort’s Total Rewards gives players credits that earn valuable meals, merchandise, trips, and stays at nearly 40 Harrah’s casinos nationwide. And to increase your Total Rewards earnings, this month’s Reward Credit Multiplier promotion will earn Total Rewards credits faster! On
Tuesdays, April 7th, 14th, and 21st, Gold Cardholders earn 3x points, Platinum Cardholders earn 5x points, and Diamond and SevenStar
Cardholders earn 7x points.
Harrah’s Total Rewards program is one of the best players clubs in the world of gambling, and has amazing
rewards, including a catalog of exciting merchandise that is unmatched in players
club amenities.
Mail Offers
After you’ve signed up for the players club at your favorite casino,
you can expect to receive a monthly mailing that may contain coupons redeemable for special promotion
entries, slot play and other rewards. Casino Pauma recently gave its Palm Club members a 50% point increase. plus Palm Club members can use their points to purchase items at the gift shop, meals at food venues and more. And Pauma Play, Casino Pauma’s free slot play, gives players
more with more slot play time!
Don’t Believe the Players Club Myth
e players club card is an incredible way to expand your gaming dollar. Using a player’s club card is a no-risk, win- win exchange between you and the casino. Remember, you are always in control of your play. Privacy issue advocates understand that giving out limited information cannot compromise them.
I am continually amazed to see people play a slot machine for hours without using a players club card. On occasion, I’ve asked people why they don’t use a card and hear
di erent responses.
Many players say they don’t play enough to earn anything. But it’s surprising to see how quickly points can add up. Most players sit at a slot machine and will put back small wins as they play. e casinos call this “churn.” It’s not uncommon to churn hundreds of dollars through a slot machine in an hour of playing time. So why not get some
extra return on that play?
And some players believe the biggest casino myth: ey
say they don’t use a players club card because they think the slot machine can tell, and then it doesn’t pay. is can’t be further from the truth. ere is no connection
in a slot machine between the card reader and the slot machine’s
random number generator. Technically, the correlation is
impossible, and furthermore, illegal in California—or any other state for that matter.
And still other players say they don’t want to give out their address to the casino. However, the
casino cannot send you any rewards if your address. I never hesitate
to sign up for a players
club card whenever I
visit any casino. And in the past months I have been surprised at the number and quality of casino o ers that have come my way.
Don’t miss out on
the current hot casino rewards. If you don’t have or use a players club card for every casino you visit, sign up now, and don’t leave for the
casino without
your players
club card.
they don’t have
THE BIGGEST CASINO MYTH:
Using a Player’s Club Card Affects Slot Machine Payouts
TRUTH: Players club cards have absolutely no effect on slot machine payouts. In fact, the players club card reader, the slot where you insert your card, isn’t anywhere near the circuit board containing the slot machine’s random number generator, which determines a winning combination on a slot machine. Players club cards are used for the
sole purpose of recording play, including wins and losses, to reward loyal casino players. There is no reason whatsoever not to use a players club card. When you do not use a player’s card, you are denying yourself valuable rewards, free play and cash back from the casino.
April 2009
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