And im trying to decide between the following choices.
A) Take a bus trip to Tampa to the seminole casino and pay $35 for the bus, and I will have: $80 in free slot play, $55 in food credit, a $25 free bet for BJ or bac. Ill have to leave at 8:15am to get there around 11:30am- and leave there at 5pm. Slow drive, no hours of flexability- but save $25 over paying for gas (and the $35 I pay for round trip is turned into $30 free play on slots and $5 in food.
B) Drive my own self down to Tampa- paying about $60 in gas. But Ill get to set my own time table and get down a hell of a lot quicker 45 minutes to an hour one way)- Ill still have $50 in free slot play, the $25 free bet, and $50 in food credits.
C) Forgoing the freebies and just go to local poker room on a friday night for the nightly $500 / half hour high hand promotion and play 1-3 spread limit.
Im thinking with all the freebies being given to me (pretty generous for someone whos not beein there in FOREVER.. I should go to Tampa and take the bus since its less and turned into comp anyhow.
What you guys think? Paying $35 to ride on a bus and stay down there for 5 hours with $35 in cash left on me- but with $80 in slot play, $25 free table bet, and $55 in meal vouchers worth going? .. I would say that the expected return on that much free stuff woudl be worth the trip. I figured outside of a damn good meal for $50 (I like the food down there, they have a couple nice restraunts) I coudl expect a return of about $70 on the $105 in free play.
The funds for this trip come from a few weekly poker games I deal. Tips honestly. So if I deal again Tuesday Ill have the $70-80 again.. its not hard work by any means, and the $70 is not irreplaceable. Im not ignoring bills with it (well, not ones I could make a dent in while unemployed).
Quote: MalaruIts not the last $70 I have. it just happens to be $70. Ive been out of work a long time- but I got my bills down to nill. This is just $70 to use one way or another. I figured I could take advantage of the offers.. just pay the bus fare and whatever cash I got from the freebies Id come back home with- so it woudl cost me half my money to get down there to use them (they would expire at end of month).. and if I have an expected return over $35 then Id be making a profit while having a good time and having some good food as well. I didnt really see a loss side to it.
The funds for this trip come from a few weekly poker games I deal. Tips honestly. So if I deal again Tuesday Ill have the $70-80 again.. its not hard work by any means, and the $70 is not irreplaceable. Im not ignoring bills with it (well, not ones I could make a dent in while unemployed).
I just assumed it was the last $70 you had for a week or whatever...I have been unemployed for terribly too long myself...and have ~$10k to my name...it blows; fortunately like you, I have no debt.
Quote: Miles1A, take the bus. You should have made it a poll. You have to consider the worse case scenario when you're short on funds. If you drive you could get a speeding ticket, blow a tire, hit a deer, etc. Plus, you get extra free play for taking the bus.
Yeah the bus ride is very inexpensive when considering the extra slot play.
Quote: Malaru
A) Take a bus trip to Tampa to the seminole casino and pay $35 for the bus, and I will have: $80 in free slot play, $55 in food credit, a $25 free bet for BJ or bac. Ill have to leave at 8:15am to get there around 11:30am- and leave there at 5pm. Slow drive, no hours of flexability- but save $25 over paying for gas (and the $35 I pay for round trip is turned into $30 free play on slots and $5 in food.
"A" is probably your best choice due to the time constraints and avoidance of gas expense.
The poker session might hone your skills more though... pulling a slot machine's handle ain't much of a skill.
What about the Gulf cruise from Tampa into international waters for a buffet, craps and miniBacc? Any freebies there? I think its called TradeWinds and the craps is 2x odds.
What about the Victory casino at Cape Canaveral? You can get a 40.00 dollar motel room and a 51.00 check from the casino ship, free pickup and delivery and a one-pass buffet. (Check the details, since I'm going on memory on this). They also have a bus program but its not at extensive Drive and Park program.
Quote: MalaruIm not ignoring bills with it (well, not ones I could make a dent in while unemployed).
I hope this doesn't mean you're carrying credit card debt or other high-interest debt. Your $70 would be more well spent paying that down than gambling.