Vegas trip this February for first time since 2009

Good day! My wife and I are going to Vegas for the first time since 2009. We will be staying at the Flamingo. I just learned that they have no coupon books and there are no incentives for signing up for the total rewards card.

Are there any sources(preferably free) that offer coupons for either food or gambling?

Thank you very much for your time.



PS. i was very disappointed that the Sirens show was cancelled

Ok, so, a couple of things.

First off, you're probably right about there being no sign-up incentives on the TR card. However, it's worth signing up for a couple of reasons, both you and your wife, though they seem to be pretty easy about two married people using the same card. Your call on that.

Anyway, everything is cheaper by about 10%, sometimes more, if you have the card. The discount goes up as your tier level goes up on gift shop and stuff, but all the meals are cheaper from the git-go. Charge everything to your room.

Second, if you're playing there or other CET places (they're all in a row there except Caesar's across the street). Harrah's, Quad, the Link, Flamingo, Bally's, Cromwell, Paris, Planet Hollywood are all next door to each other along the strip. Play using your card. When the time comes to check out, you want to leave yourself a few minutes and ask the desk to check your play. If you've given them any significant action (and it doesn't take much there) they can and usually will comp your rooms and some or all of your restaurant and gift shop charges. IMPORTANT: if you booked your rooms through a third party like hotels.com or something, they can't comp your rooms. If you're able to cancel the third party booking and book directly through the Flamingo's (Caesar's) website, do it; you will almost always get the same rate (their website is where hotels.com etc. pull their pricing from), and then the hotel hosts can comp you.

Now the other thing you might look at: you have enough time to get the TR Visa, which does have sign-up incentives. You get 2 tix on the linq's wheel (the big observation wheel) and you are automatically Platinum, which gets you better discounts and line-cutting, and also kills the resort fee, which is around 18/day. Also, if you spend 750 on the card before you get there, you get 10000 reward credits, which buys you food and gift shop stuff at the hotel, and is worth $100. You usually get an approval answer in a day or so, though the holidays may mess that up.

here's the link for that visa card, if you want to get it.

https://www.totalrewards.com/content/cet-tr/en/earn-and-redeem/with-tr-alliances/tr-visa.html

Obviously, I'm not guaranteeing anything; but those two things can add up to a thousand or more over 4 days or so, depending on what you do. Hope you have a nice time.

Wow I must be a conspiracy guy after all. This all most feels like an attempt at getting people to suggest a certain rewards program we have been discussing recently.

I'm'm not falling for it.

Quote: AxelWolf

Wow I must be a conspiracy guy after all. This all most feels like an attempt at getting people to suggest a certain rewards program we have been discussing recently.

I'm'm not falling for it.

Naw. I wouldn't have said any of this except the guy says they're staying at the Flamingo. With that in mind, and him asking about saving money, I said what I said.

Quote: beachbumbabs

Naw. I wouldn't have said any of this except the guy says they're staying at the Flamingo. With that in mind, and him asking about saving money, I said what I said.

I didn't mean you I was referring to the OP.

Quote: AxelWolf

Wow I must be a conspiracy guy after all. This all most feels like an attempt at getting people to suggest a certain rewards program we have been discussing recently.

I'm'm not falling for it.

That was my first thought ad well.

Quote: AxelWolf

I didn't mean you I was referring to the OP.

Got it. Late but I do get there most days.

Quote: AxelWolf

Wow I must be a conspiracy guy after all. This all most feels like an attempt at getting people to suggest a certain rewards program we have been discussing recently.

I'm'm not falling for it.

I assure you I'm not trying to do anything unethical here...I honestly love Las Vegas and its been too long since I've been. I've checked with the flamingo and they told me they don't have coupon books anymore and there were no incentives for signing up for the total rewards card.

With a limited budget I am just looking to try and save as much as possible on eating and some gambling.


I'd be glad to provide any proof you or anyone else would need to show this is my only reason for asking this question

Quote: RickW00716

I assure you I'm not trying to do anything unethical here...I honestly love Las Vegas and its been too long since I've been. I've checked with the flamingo and they told me they don't have coupon books anymore and there were no incentives for signing up for the total rewards card.

With a limited budget I am just looking to try and save as much as possible on eating and some gambling.


I'd be glad to provide any proof you or anyone else would need to show this is my only reason for asking this question

It's all good, Rick, and welcome to the forum. You coincided with a, call it, very active thread on a related topic. I hope you get some good advice.

Quote: beachbumbabs

Ok, so, a couple of things.

First off, you're probably right about there being no sign-up incentives on the TR card. However, it's worth signing up for a couple of reasons, both you and your wife, though they seem to be pretty easy about two married people using the same card. Your call on that.

Anyway, everything is cheaper by about 10%, sometimes more, if you have the card. The discount goes up as your tier level goes up on gift shop and stuff, but all the meals are cheaper from the git-go. Charge everything to your room.

Second, if you're playing there or other CET places (they're all in a row there except Caesar's across the street). Harrah's, Quad, the Link, Flamingo, Bally's, Cromwell, Paris, Planet Hollywood are all next door to each other along the strip. Play using your card. When the time comes to check out, you want to leave yourself a few minutes and ask the desk to check your play. If you've given them any significant action (and it doesn't take much there) they can and usually will comp your rooms and some or all of your restaurant and gift shop charges. IMPORTANT: if you booked your rooms through a third party like hotels.com or something, they can't comp your rooms. If you're able to cancel the third party booking and book directly through the Flamingo's (Caesar's) website, do it; you will almost always get the same rate (their website is where hotels.com etc. pull their pricing from), and then the hotel hosts can comp you.

Now the other thing you might look at: you have enough time to get the TR Visa, which does have sign-up incentives. You get 2 tix on the linq's wheel (the big observation wheel) and you are automatically Platinum, which gets you better discounts and line-cutting, and also kills the resort fee, which is around 18/day. Also, if you spend 750 on the card before you get there, you get 10000 reward credits, which buys you food and gift shop stuff at the hotel, and is worth $100. You usually get an approval answer in a day or so, though the holidays may mess that up.

here's the link for that visa card, if you want to get it.



Obviously, I'm not guaranteeing anything; but those two things can add up to a thousand or more over 4 days or so, depending on what you do. Hope you have a nice time.

Thanks for taking the time to reply...I actually booked my package through Orbitz. I will look into applying for the Visa card though.

Do some of the casinos still offer "Rapid Roulette"? I liked playing roulette that way.

Quote: beachbumbabs

It's all good, Rick, and welcome to the forum. You coincided with a, call it, very active thread on a related topic. I hope you get some good advice.

Thank you...I'm just remembering when I've visited in the past I could get coupon books from the hotel I was staying at and sometimes from other places too.

I liked the 2 for 1 buffet coupons and the match plays the best. I even liked the coupons for the free "souvenirs" (I'm kind of a pack rat).

I still have cups from over 20 casinos when they used to spit out coins/tokens. I also have stationary/soap/shampoo from the Sahara where I stayed around 2005.

I'm the type of player who plays knowing I probably won't get rich playing but is happy coming out a little ahead with a few comps(even small ones) at the end of the trip.

Here in Virginia the closest casinos are Hollywood at Charlestown, WV and Maryland live in Arundel mills, MD. They don't come close to the beautiful architecture of Las Vegas though, and to me, thats what I really enjoy about visiting there.

Quote: RickW00716

Thank you...I'm just remembering when I've visited in the past I could get coupon books from the hotel I was staying at and sometimes from other places too.

I liked the 2 for 1 buffet coupons and the match plays the best. I even liked the coupons for the free "souvenirs" (I'm kind of a pack rat).

I still have cups from over 20 casinos when they used to spit out coins/tokens. I also have stationary/soap/shampoo from the Sahara where I stayed around 2005.

I'm the type of player who plays knowing I probably won't get rich playing but is happy coming out a little ahead with a few comps(even small ones) at the end of the trip.

Here in Virginia the closest casinos are Hollywood at Charlestown, WV and Maryland live in Arundel mills, MD. They don't come close to the beautiful architecture of Las Vegas though, and to me, thats what I really enjoy about visiting there.

buy a las vegas advisor coupon book.

RR is pretty much a thing of the past. Organic Roulette is all the rage now, you will find it everywhere.

Quote: AxelWolf

buy a las vegas advisor coupon book.

RR is pretty much a thing of the past. Organic Roulette is all the rage now, you will find it everywhere.

Thanks! I looked into the LVA coupon book and i probably will get it. I thought first I would check to see if any free sources were still around.

I just watched a youtube video on the organic roulette...will definitely try it!

Just for the record, the resort fee is no longer waived for Platinum members (regardless of how you got there). So while the RC's are nice if you can put spend on the card, it's no longer worth it to get it just for the fee waiver at CET properties.

Quote: RickW00716

Here in Virginia the closest casinos are Hollywood at Charlestown, WV and Maryland live in Arundel mills, MD. They don't come close to the beautiful architecture of Las Vegas though, and to me, thats what I really enjoy about visiting there.

Instead of Maryland Live, drive another 15 minutes or so and check out Horseshoe Baltimore if you havent. It's right on B-W parkway as you get into town.

Quote: AxelWolf

Wow I must be a conspiracy guy after all. This all most feels like an attempt at getting people to suggest a certain rewards program we have been discussing recently.

I'm'm not falling for it.

Who's been discussing what recently? ????

Quote: RS

Who's been discussing what recently? ????

I forgot