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Making the Most of Your Casino Experience
by Gail Anders
In Oceans irteen, the third sequel to the hit movie Oceans Eleven, there’s a scene where tech expert Roman Nagel (Eddie Izzard) tells Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt), “You’re analog players in a digital world.” He’s referring to the Las Vegas high-tech casino security systems that are too sophisticated for them to beat. But it’s also the bigger idea of the movie: old Vegas vs. new Vegas — or “old school” vs. “new school.”
a personal computer (PC) or laptop or tablet, like an iPad. ese devices can help you get even more great casino perks.
Let’s cut to the chase. Here’s a list of seven ways (in no particular order) that digital players can extend, enhance, and potentially receive more value from their casino play.
ere are a lot more, but this is a good start.
So how does this relate to you and your play in Southern California casinos? Are you an “old school” analog player? at’s not a bad thing, but knowledge is power, and knowing that technology has changed and enhanced casino play over the past few years can in uence the way you play, to make the most of your casino
experience.
What do analog and
digital mean to a
casino player? Both analog and digital players communicate with their favorite
casinos with casino hosts and by
snail mail, i.e., receiving monthly
casino mailers and coupons. But if you are not a players club member, you cannot take advantage of the free play and other great o ers.
Are you a players club member
in all the casinos you play? Do
you walk into the casino, sit down at a
slot or table game and play without using a players club card? We talk about players
clubs a lot in this paper, particularly if you read the Extraordinary Casino Values or Players Club Promotions pages. Every big cash, car or vacation casino giveaway winner is a players club member. ink about your resistance to joining players clubs and weigh the reasons
against the possible outcomes. With a players club card, you can
receive free play, bonus entries to promotion giveaways, and even free meals and resort stays. It’s a
no-brainer. If you are a casino player, join all players clubs at every casino you visit.
To be a digital player, you have to be “wired.” It helps to have a smart phone, a cell phone on which you can send and receive e-mail like an iPhone, Blackberry or any of the numerous
Android phones. You have to have either
Facebook Fan Page Specials
More casinos are using their Facebook Fan Pages to o er players great deals. is month, Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa and Spa Resort Casino are running Some Like It Hot on their Facebook page, where players can win $1,000, a VIP Resort package, and more. And Sycuan Casino is running a $25,000 Facebook Scratch Off for a chance at the grand prize of $25,000 cash. Get a free T-shirt just for participating (you must be a Club Sycuan member for the t-shirt o er). Just “LIKE” their
Facebook pages online to enter. It’s that easy.
Quick Response (QR) Codes
A QR code is a square image with black and white designs that can be scanned by a smart phone (with an easily downloaded app) that will direct you to a website and deliver
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