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Playing the Coupon Game in Vegas

July 25, 2012 at 4:53 PM | by | Comments (2)

This week our beloved East Coast Gambler is taking a well-deserved respite from blogging about players club, slot machines, coffee and steak. In his place is frequent Vegas Visitor, Joe K who will be telling us what he loves to do when he comes into town. Got your own Vegas tips to share? By all means, send 'em to us!

I never visit Vegas without using some form of a "2 for 1" or other freebie that I have come across. But, some coupons actually cost money. In that case, the length of your trip should determine what makes the most sense.

· 1-2 Days: For a short trip, I would stick to the books provided in your hotel lobby, taxi cabs, on The Strip, etc. Books like 24/7 often offer 2-for-1’s to attractions as well as some decent dining discounts. It’s also not a bad idea to pick up a paper. Usually, the last Friday of each month, Boyd Gaming puts out the “Coast Connection” with great coupons to Gold Coast, Orleans, Sam’s Town, and Suncoast.

· 3-4 Days: The American Casino Guide is a great book to purchase when you have a couple more days to take advantage of some excellent deals. You can pick this book up on their website, but I found it cheaper on Amazon ($11.71) and it has a lot to offer. [Ed. Note: Right now, the book is on sale from the ACG website for just under $10. It has $1,000 worth of coupons in the back.]

The first half of the book gives you information on every casino in the United States as well as some good articles and tips on gambling. The value comes in the back of the book where most of the coupons are for Las Vegas.

On my last trip I flew in on a Sunday so we stopped at the Silverton for the Champagne Brunch, which was $21.00 a plate. But, ACG had a 2-for-1 coupon so (since I had already paid for the book) I saved an additional nine bucks on one coupon!

· 5 or More Days: If you take a week-long trip (or if you're like me and come back several times a year) than a worthy investment would be a membership to the Las Vegas Advisor. The digital version of this runs $37 which gives you a monthly newsletter as well as access to all of their message boards and, most importantly, the pocketful of values!

This extensive coupon book gets better every year with the best deal being a $50 comp to the Palms (where if you spend up to $100, you get 50 percent off). If you’re a gambler, this book also contains many $10 free play coupons as well as other bonuses and coupons for table games.

The message boards always seem to provide me with a great coupon code to save money on my rental car, too, so for me this is a necessity in my Vegas arsenal.

Do you extreme coupon when you come to Vegas? Or, are you just a casual couponer? Share your coupon tricks in comments below!

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Good summary

Nice summary of the basics in coupon gathering.  I liked the division by days.  
One coupon I use every trip is the $5 destination.com coupon at Spice Market buffet in Planet Hollywood. I think you can even us it and pay for the rest of the meal using points.
<a href="http://www.destinationcoupons.com/nevada/las_vegas/spice-market-buffet/spice-market-buffet-coupons.asp">http://www.destinationcoupons.com/nevada/las_vegas/spice-market-buffet/spice-market-buffet-coupons.a sp</a>

There are other coupons on this site that are free and can be simply printed at home.

Link for clicking!

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