Slot Tournaments - How do they work ?

Slot Tournaments - How do they work ?

I received a promo from the Orleans on joining their slot tournament and get
some comps included.

How do these slot tournaments work, are there any minimum amounts you have
to gamble?

Thanks

Re: Slot Tournaments - How do they work ?

On 14 Jul, 15:21, "Sam" <s...@sunn,com > wrote:
> I received a promo from the Orleans on joining their slot tournament and get
> some comps included.
>
> How do these slot tournaments work, are there any minimum amounts you have
> to gamble?
>
> Thanks

Generally the offers are for a free entry into the tournament. You
don't gamble a thing other than your time and your arm. They are
divided into at least two sessions where you are assigned a machine
out of a bank of specially designed tournament machines and have
exactly 20 minutes to accumulate the most points possible. Those with
the most points win prizes from the grand to the small. Occassionally
there are other events like suppers or award ceremonies included, but
generally those are boring affairs unless you just want to avail
yourself to the drinks and munchies.

Tom

Re: Slot Tournaments - How do they work ?

In article
<9f0f11be-013b-4e36-84fe-e74493972ec0@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups,com >,
DocTCW <doctcw@aol,com > wrote:

> On 14 Jul, 15:21, "Sam" <s...@sunn,com > wrote:
> > I received a promo from the Orleans on joining their slot tournament and get
> > some comps included.
> >
> > How do these slot tournaments work, are there any minimum amounts you have
> > to gamble?
> >
> > Thanks
>
> Generally the offers are for a free entry into the tournament. You
> don't gamble a thing other than your time and your arm.
Any more, your pointer finger is at risk...

Re: Slot Tournaments - How do they work ?

"Sam" <sun@sunn,com > wrote:

> I received a promo from the Orleans on joining their slot tournament
> and get some comps included.
>
> How do these slot tournaments work, are there any minimum amounts you
> have to gamble?
>
> Thanks


They take about an hour of your time. They play 70's rock/pop music.
There's a lot of comraderie among players. They can be a lot of fun.
I've played in three. I've finished in the money in all three.

V.W.

Re: Slot Tournaments - How do they work ?

In article <CzOek.99118$gc5.33248@pd7urf2no>, Sam <sun@sunn,com > wrote:

> I received a promo from the Orleans on joining their slot tournament and get
> some comps included.
>
> How do these slot tournaments work, are there any minimum amounts you have
> to gamble?

In April I did their "3 nights and slot tournament entry for $99" deal.
They have a bank of slots set aside just for these tournaments; no
money required out of your pocket. You play a 15-minute session in the
morning and another in the afternoon. At hotel check-in they'll give
you instructions on when to show up for the tournament.

Machines are assigned randomly in each session. There were about 350
players vying for 100 cash prizes from $50 to $2,500. I finished in
80th place and won $50.

--- Walt

Re: Slot Tournaments - How do they work ?

On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:21:54 GMT, "Sam" <sun@sunn,com > wrote:

>I received a promo from the Orleans on joining their slot tournament and get
>some comps included.
>
>How do these slot tournaments work, are there any minimum amounts you have
>to gamble?
>
>Thanks
>

Generally, if you get invited with comps, the tournaments are free.
The one I played in a month ago is probably typical. The tournament
consisted of 2 sessions one day (9AM and 2PM) and a 9AM session the
following day. Machines were assigned by picking numbered ping pong
balls out of a bag. Each session and each machine was set at 7
minutes. The idea is to see how much you can get on the win or
credits meter. At the end of the 7 minutes the machine shuts down and
your score gets recorded. The scores for all the sessions are added
together and placed on a list with the scores of the other players.

There is zero skill involved, unless you count being able to tell
time, being able to find where the tournament is being held and being
able to push the button to get the wheels spinning when they stop. I
noticed that the same machines with different players seemed to get
the most points so you can draw your own conclusions.

There was an awards ceremony the evening of the last session where
they announced the winners and had a drawing for additional prizes.
You had to be there to win a drawing but not to see how you did in the
tournament. I didn't attend because I decided to go to Andrew's
dinner party instead. We had 24 hours to check at the casino
cashier's cage to see if we placed in the money so I checked a few
hours later.

I found out early on that not playing in the tournament didn't negate
the comp room - YMMV. I played anyway because I'd never played in
one. I'm glad I did. I met some very nice people in their 80s who
called me, "Kid," because at 62 I was the youngest player in the
tournament.

The tournament was free and the comps (mine was a room comp for 5
nights (that covered the Soiree and pre/post activities) are obviously
there to get you into the hotel and casino. The awards ceremony gets
you back into the casino. Even having to go to the cashier's cage to
find out how a player did gets you back into the casino.

I got invited to the slot tournament and got the comp room based on
the fact that I stayed at this hotel 2 years ago even though I didn't
play at all in their casino.

Three or four times a year I get offers for comp rooms, etc., and
slot tournaments from just about every casino downtown, even though
I've only gambled in a couple. While gambling in the place would help,
I think the key to getting invited with comps, at least downtown, has
more to do with staying there (gambling or not) and (very important)
getting a slot club card, even if you never use it.

Skip

Re: Slot Tournaments - How do they work ?


"Sam" <sun@sunn,com > wrote in message
news:CzOek.99118$gc5.33248@pd7urf2no...
>I received a promo from the Orleans on joining their slot tournament and
>get some comps included.
>
> How do these slot tournaments work, are there any minimum amounts you have
> to gamble?
>
> Thanks
>

They stand there like robots and push the button a zillion times when in
reality all it takes is once every few seconds, for the reels to reset.


--
"Money Won is Twice as Sweet as Money Earned" ... Fast Eddie Felson

JK Sinrod
www .MyConeyIslandMemories,com

Re: Slot Tournaments - How do they work ?

"MetsJetsRangersKnicks" <spam@aol,com > wrote:

> They stand there like robots and push the button a zillion times
> when in reality all it takes is once every few seconds, for the
> reels to reset.

Actually, every tournament I've been in you sit. But the incessant
tapping is definitely overdone. The casinos usually use older, slower
machines that count up 1000, 2000, 3000.... after you hit a bonus like
10,000. The blue hairs sit there tapping away like mad while this is
going on so they can get the reels moving again as quickly as possible.
When I play, I stop tapping until the counter gets to about 9000. It
ain't rocket science.

Re: Slot Tournaments - How do they work ?

I thought, and it works on non-tournament machines, that if you tap while
the bonus it being counted, its gets added in one lump and you can spin
again sooner

I always like to annoy people waiting for my machine to win $100 in pennies
and watch it slowly count.




"VegasWow" <VegasWow@Vegas,net > wrote in message
news:Xns9ADCB4639DA1Vegaswow@216.196.97.142...
> "MetsJetsRangersKnicks" <spam@aol,com > wrote:
>
>> They stand there like robots and push the button a zillion times
>> when in reality all it takes is once every few seconds, for the
>> reels to reset.
>
> Actually, every tournament I've been in you sit. But the incessant
> tapping is definitely overdone. The casinos usually use older, slower
> machines that count up 1000, 2000, 3000.... after you hit a bonus like
> 10,000. The blue hairs sit there tapping away like mad while this is
> going on so they can get the reels moving again as quickly as possible.
> When I play, I stop tapping until the counter gets to about 9000. It
> ain't rocket science.

Re: Slot Tournaments - How do they work ?

On Jul 14, 1:21 pm, "Sam" <s...@sunn,com > wrote:
> I received a promo from the Orleans on joining their slot tournament and get
> some comps included.
>
> How do these slot tournaments work, are there any minimum amounts you have
> to gamble?
>
> Thanks

I have also found out that not all slot tourneys are created equal
(cash prizes aside).

At the Venetian, for example, the tournament area is nicely spaced,
and the cocktails were flowing quite freely. At GVR, the tournament
took place in one of their conference halls, and included munchies
like cookies and sandwiches (along with bottled water and soda).

At the Palace Station, however, you're wedged into a room the size of
the bathroom at the Venetian (okay, slight exaggeration...but not by
much), and I saw nary a cocktail waitress.

I personally would never pay for a slot tourney - but usually accept
them when they're fully comped (they generally come with comped
rooms). I look at them as free-rolls, and an opportunity to get a free
night (or book a friend into the room).

Re: Slot Tournaments - How do they work ?

The old new Aladdin used to have a "daily" slot tournament whereby you pay
a nominal fee and are guaranteed a nice prize. My wife loved it and we
took home stadium blankets, jackets, watches, etc until they got old
(never used any prize that I can remember.)

Tom
On Jul 16 2008 10:24 AM, Patrick wrote:

> On Jul 14, 1:21 pm, "Sam" <s...@sunn,com > wrote:
> > I received a promo from the Orleans on joining their slot tournament and
get
> > some comps included.
> >
> > How do these slot tournaments work, are there any minimum amounts you have
> > to gamble?
> >
> > Thanks
>
> I have also found out that not all slot tourneys are created equal
> (cash prizes aside).
>
> At the Venetian, for example, the tournament area is nicely spaced,
> and the cocktails were flowing quite freely. At GVR, the tournament
> took place in one of their conference halls, and included munchies
> like cookies and sandwiches (along with bottled water and soda).
>
> At the Palace Station, however, you're wedged into a room the size of
> the bathroom at the Venetian (okay, slight exaggeration...but not by
> much), and I saw nary a cocktail waitress.
>
> I personally would never pay for a slot tourney - but usually accept
> them when they're fully comped (they generally come with comped
> rooms). I look at them as free-rolls, and an opportunity to get a free
> night (or book a friend into the room).

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Re: Slot Tournaments - How do they work ?

You only have to gamble if you want to guarantee you will be invited
back for another free tournament. I have been to many tournaments at
the Las Vegas Hilton. They invited me back 5 times. The last
tournament I didn't do much gambling there, and I haven't received an
invite to another one. I really should have spent a little more time
there gambling, just to make sure they would send me another free
tournament entry/stay. At the LVH, they pretty much told you that you
needed to gamble X number of hours to be invited back.

Sam wrote:
> I received a promo from the Orleans on joining their slot tournament and get
> some comps included.
>
> How do these slot tournaments work, are there any minimum amounts you have
> to gamble?
>
> Thanks
>
>