… And Casino Draws (Bewares). Finding loose slots in Vegas, or higher-paying casinos can make your money last longer and improve your winning changes (first part of this page). At the same time, beware of all those casino draws because you may just waste a lot of money for nothing (second part of this page).
Slot machines are great fun and Vegas (especially the most fun casinos or those who keep their casino floor up to date and, above all, with a large variety of machines) offers plenty of fantastic, fun, exciting slot machines.
And Casino Draws (Bewares). Finding loose slots in Vegas, or higher-paying casinos can make your money last longer and improve your winning changes (first part of this page).At the same time, beware of all those casino draws because you may just waste a lot of money for nothing (second part of this page).
But you can easily sit at a slot machine and lose hundreds of dollars in a short while without even realizing it… And that’s on just the penny slots! You can lose a lot more at the higher denomination slots! We have developed a basic strategy to maximize our wins but all in all on the Strip you have to be careful if you want to avoid losing large sums of money.
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The best places to play used to be, traditionally, downtown or anywhere off-Strip, generally considered areas with a better chance of offering loose slots in Vegas; if you actually wanted your money to last longer or to improve your chances of winning. But, lately, we noticed that this is not necessarily so. In fact, we have won at Cosmopolitan quite easily and several times (though this may well be an anomaly); we have also won at MGM Grand lately and we often do very well at the Excalibur casino (to name but a few). Off Strip, Gold Coast is hit and miss and the Orleans, once great, seems to have become a bit too ‘greedy’. Silverton (nice and modern) too seems to want to pay for its expansion through its patrons’ donations much faster these days. El Cortez, one of the cheapest (yet perfectly decent and clean) Vegas hotels often advertises having ‘loose slots in Vegas’ (by as much as 40 per cent) and about having won the award for best paying casino in Vegas a couple of years ago. In 2013 we did very well at El Cortez but, on our last 3 visits, there was not one slot machine that paid anything significant (and we played consistently throughout the night to test most of them): this, coupled with the fact that the ‘rewards’ given at El Cortez are not as enticing as the ones given at Mirage (as example of a worthwhile resort in which to play), makes it hard for us to justify playing at El Cortez (sorry!), which is a huge shame because they offer incredibly affordable (and decent!) rooms. (We have several videos of El Cortez standard rooms, by the way, start by visiting our Vegas Real Videos and asking us for any video you cannot find (we have thousands!).
Moreover, the slots at El Cortez are not the newest nor the fanciest (although they do have some new machines and games too, of course), so I would not necessarily recommend you go downtown to try your luck here. Our experience at Golden Nugget casino, which has a very cheerful atmosphere most times given its fan base, has been quite pitiful compared to even Wynn or Venetian on the Strip! Generally speaking, off-Strip casinos should pay out a bit more to entice local traffic but, given our latest experiences, I’d say that keeping to a gambling technique may be better than hoping for lose slots in Vegas.
Part 2. Casino Draws in Vegas
Many casinos run events where you win the right to a draw or a competition through the a mount of points you accumulate playing (using your players card). These casinos are very popular amongst the locals and it’s clearly a way to attract those who can regularly frequent those establishments, keeping them coming week after week. Gold Coast is one of those, with special days where players amass ten times the amounts of points per play, each score contributing to the number of tickets they will have for the weekly draw. It sounds great on paper but, as a visitor, you will have almost no chance of winning:
this because ‘higher-score’ players will automatically accumulate twice or three times the amount of points (its part of their rules) and, to become a higher-score player you will need to have so many points that only a local can manage to do this, or someone gambling thousands and thousands of dollars in one week’s visit.
Entering and playing for such competitions will keep visitors glued to those slot machines and frankly I think they run the risk of spending too much time and money gambling for nothing. I would not recommend it.
El Cortez has its own draws and daily slot competitions which appear to be managed in a much fairer way for everybody, and gaining the right to participate requires a lot less gambling. If you want to know more about loose slots in Vegas and other slot strategies, check our page on Slots Myths and Facts.
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Wynn Las Vegas is one of the most luxurious casinos in the country. The casino-resort is massive when you combine the original Wynn Tower and the Encore Tower. Personally, I prefer the experience at Encore. The property feels slightly less stuffy with younger guests visiting XS nightclub and Encore Beach Club. However, the sportsbook at Wynn is one of the most beautiful in Las Vegas. I love a good sportsbook.
When I visit the Vegas Strip, it’s typically to meet up with people visiting. My most recent trip to the Vegas Strip was to meet up with an old friend for breakfast. While self-parking is free once again, I was quickly reminded that Encore is a luxury resort. My wonderful breakfast at Jardin was about $30 between food and coffee. Hey, that’s what you get when you visit a luxury property. At least the food and coffee were good.
Wynn is making changes that are spectacular than the Paradise Park idea a couple of years ago. They rolled back plans and are simply upgrading the casino so many people love.
Hotel room renovations coming soon to Wynn
While Encore updated its rooms a few years ago, it’s been a while for the original hotel tower. Wynn will update the hotel rooms in 2020. Details on the renovations haven’t been revealed yet so check back for more information.
Updates to the property don’t end at the rooms. Wynn will be re-opening the Wynn Golf Club in October. Next year, there will be three new restaurants opening along with a new convention center.
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The average daily room rate at Wynn was $333 during the second quarter of 2019. This luxury resort is certainly worth the money but the high price means there’s plenty to be saved and used elsewhere.
It surprises me that there aren’t too many entries on the upgrade pages for Wynn and Encore. Trying a $20 trick tip at check-in could provide great savings. A $50 or even $100 tip might even save some money depending on the upgrade and length of stay.
Lio has the most recent upgrade at Wynn Las Vegas and it sounds pretty good.
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“I didn’t intentionally target any clerk, but jumped in a random line since o didn’t know about this part of the trick. It was 7am in the morning, which made the lines relatively short compared to other parts of the day. I was greeted by a very happy clerk, perhaps he had received great news. He was super excited, and when I slid him the 20 dollar tip he said he could upgrade me to the 3 bedroom duplex. I knew this was 4000 dollars on a regular day, so I was freaking out in my mind! I’m sure something amazing happened with this clerk to provide me with one of the best rooms in the Wynn. If he sees this, thank you so much!”
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Wowsers! This kind of MAJOR UPGRADE doesn’t happen all the time but it’s beautiful when it does.
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Another upgrade at Wynn started when Victor earned a complimentary room playing the free Wynn Slots app. That free room was upgraded to a deluxe corner room.
Wynn Slots is becoming a popular way to earn complimentary rooms at Wynn Las Vegas. Visit Wynn Slot wynnslot.com to download the app where Victor won his complimentary room.
The free slot game is easy to play. However, earning gems takes some time. Everyone has a certain value on their time. The amount of time it takes to earn a complimentary room might not be worth it to everyone. If you’re curious to learn how to best use your slot time for Wynn, Royal Flusher has some tips on playing Wynn Slots to earn complimentary rooms.