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"Nick the Greek" said, "the only thing better than betting and winning, is betting and losing." Well, I hate to lose, so I say the only thing better than betting and winning, is getting a bunch of freebies. If you haven't joined a player's club or slot club, you won't be able to take advantage of all the deals out there right now, so join the fun!

I spend more time in Nevada than in casinos on the east coast, so I'm used to getting all my drinks for free. Sometimes I even get a bottle of apple or orange juice for later. And since the drinks are free, I don't mind tipping the cocktail servers because they deal with crazy gamblers all night. That can't be easy.

Drinking alcohol and gambling is like those rear view mirrors with the sticker that says "objects in mirror may appear larger than actual size," your bankroll may appear larger than it is if you drink, so be careful with those free cocktails. Beyond the drinks though, it's always nice to grab some freebies. Look for clubs that offer double points or even 5x points on certain days. The South Point Casino in Vegas has a 5x slots points and 2x video poker points day on the 28th of May. They also have $49 room rates and $59 2-night packages. You can probably pay for that with your points if you put in the hours! At the South Point, 1000 points are worth $3 and every $1 in action gets 1 point.

At Station Casinos like Fiesta and Boulder, 1000 points are worth $1, but you get 3 points for every $1 in action. Several of the Station casinos have room rates as low as $39 a night, and points can be used for cash back, food, movies, bowling, etc.

At Coast Casinos like the Orleans and Gold Coast have room rates right now from $26 per night. With the Coast's B Connected club, earn 25,000 points and then you get 2x points all the time!

The Aquarius offers loyal players double points and energetic players can increase their points to 3x and even 4x.

The Riverside offers Bonus Points for cash. Every $5 coin-in earns you 1 point. Every 1000 points receives $10 cash, and room deals (often free) are offered to all club members.

The Colorado Belle and Edgewater offer $5 in slot play to new club members and an incentive of up to $250 for 48 hours. Earn 1000 points and receive $25.

The Avi casino has 2x points every Thursday.

The Tropicana and River Palms have 5x points on video poker and 15x points on slots for new members.

The Pioneer offers 5x points for new members and 3x points on special days.

At Harrah's, you can see Sheryl Crow in concert for $179 with a 2-night stay package for two guests.

Don't settle for just a free drink. Go out and get some real freebies!

Where's My Free Drink? originally appeared on About.com Casino Gambling on Saturday, May 19th, 2012 at 18:58:24.

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Goodbye Amarillo Slim Preston! You will be greatly missed by the poker community.

Amarillo Slim, World famous gambler, 83, died overnight in hospice care in Amarillo. He leaves a legend bigger than Texas when it comes to tall tales and tall mountians of chips he won in poker games, ping pong matches, pool halls and dance halls. The man never met a bet he didn't want to find a way to win. He bet on everything and anything, as told in his memoir, Amarillo Slim In a World of Fat People.

A long-time pool hustler and poker player (who partnered with Sailor Roberts and Doyle Brunson in the 1950's), Slim was well known in the poker world when he won the WSOP Championship in 1972. He wasn't known much beyond the Texas circuit of poker games and Las Vegas, however. But after the championship win, the never-at-a-loss-for-words Preston became a favorite on TV shows after stories of his championship ran in Parade magazine, which was inserted in millions of Sunday newspapers across the country.

Afterwards, Preston was a regular on The Tonight Show and was seen on 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, To Tell The Truth and even What's My Line. He was colorful, brash, funny, and a perfect ambassador for the poker world. He will be missed.

This year's WSOP starts on Sunday May 27, 2012 with the $500 entry Casino Employee, No-Limit Hold'em tournament. It's a great kick-off for the summer.

Besides the WSOP, I'll be heading to Lake Tahoe for a few weeks of R&R, and maybe back east for the Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival. If you haven't been to Caesars Entertainment's properties during the last week of July to drink down your share of the wine and feast on dozens and dozens of food station goodies, you just don't know what you are missing.

The festival starts July 26.............don't miss out!

Goodbye Amarillo Slim! originally appeared on About.com Casino Gambling on Sunday, April 29th, 2012 at 17:49:45.

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