Oddball promotions

I just got a marketing email from a casino trying to attract my business.

Their featured play-earn-win promotion theme this month is "Spring cleaning", and I swear - the gift items include a laundry basket, a carpet sweeper, and a mop (with wringer bucket).


Discussion prompt question: what curious casino promotions have you seen lately?

A casino here has one day a month when you earn 1000 points ($1,000 played through bad slots) and get a six-pack of a local soda.

Quote: Dieter

I just got a marketing email from a casino trying to attract my business.

Their featured play-earn-win promotion theme this month is "Spring cleaning", and I swear - the gift items include a laundry basket, a carpet sweeper, and a mop (with wringer bucket).


Discussion prompt question: what curious casino promotions have you seen lately?
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I guess that is a sign from above that I need to send my wife back to the casino.

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A casino here has one day a month when you earn 1000 points ($1,000 played through bad slots) and get a six-pack of a local soda.
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Any chance that they bottle the soda themselves?

Last time I was in Vegas the panhandle on the street were selling cold bottles of water

I might show up for a $20 food credit. I mean I'd try to schedule my gambling day for that if I had one. But if they give one day a week to that, I may not be the one being catered to. I don't show up enough to collect. Buffets went out with COVID, so it won't be what it was; and the $4 buffet was long gone before COVID. An all-you-can-eat plate of chicken parmesan with spaghetti or a fish fry with fries, or a double cheeseburger with fries are about all I look for nowadays in the food section of the casino. The $5-$10 hot dog, I pass by. Of course, in Vegas, prices are probably 3X higher than what I've ever seen.

With inflation, a $25 fun book from the mid- '90's would be $50-$60 now. I just don't see any of that around. I'd have to be betting near $35K per trip to afford $60 in points. The cheapest slots I can find are $0.50/spin instead of $0.05/spin. I'd need a $250 fun book really. I'd be a top tier player to get that in points each trip.

I got a special mailer today. It says earn 1 point and pick out a prize at the Farmer's Market food place in the casino. So what photos did I see of prizes on the flyer? I'll preface this in the TIMES ARE TOUGH! section. Camping gear! A big tent for a few people, a hard-winter sleeping bag, a camo lounge chair for outdoors with cup holders, and what looks like a gas burner for cooking outside. Go each Sunday and collect. So now I've gotta trek out there on Sunday's in June to obtain survival gear. I'm no camper, but this screams "get this stuff before you're gone!"

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I got a special mailer today. It says earn 1 point and pick out a prize at the Farmer's Market food place in the casino. So what photos did I see of prizes on the flyer? I'll preface this in the TIMES ARE TOUGH! section. Camping gear! A big tent for a few people, a hard-winter sleeping bag, a camo lounge chair for outdoors with cup holders, and what looks like a gas burner for cooking outside. Go each Sunday and collect. So now I've gotta trek out there on Sunday's in June to obtain survival gear. I'm no camper, but this screams "get this stuff before you're gone!"
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It sounds like the prizes are attempts to prepare the gamblers for homelessness. I admire that.

A casino I visited last weekend was doing a promotional giveaway.

It wasn't mentioned on their website or the players club kiosks. If there were mailers or emailers, I didn't get one.

Using my keen powers of observation, I decided I might want one of the knee-high charcoal grills that hundreds of people were carrying around. I inquired, and apparently I was qualified to get one. (Upon inspection, they're at least decent quality, although not a buy-it-for-life item.)

"If you know, you know" doesn't seem to be a great promotional strategy.

Quote: ChumpChange

I got a special mailer today. It says earn 1 point and pick out a prize at the Farmer's Market food place in the casino. So what photos did I see of prizes on the flyer? I'll preface this in the TIMES ARE TOUGH! section. Camping gear! A big tent for a few people, a hard-winter sleeping bag, a camo lounge chair for outdoors with cup holders, and what looks like a gas burner for cooking outside. Go each Sunday and collect. So now I've gotta trek out there on Sunday's in June to obtain survival gear. I'm no camper, but this screams "get this stuff before you're gone!"
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The less their customers waste on rent, the more chances they have to hit it big. It's a forward-thinking strategy.