http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm From the author of Frugal Gambler. en-us Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:49:59 -0700 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:04:00 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss queenofcomps@cox.net queenofcomps@cox.net http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/9/4/Comments-About-Ethics From Kevin: “Read your last blog entry about ethics in a casino and thought that I'd add my 20 Station Casinos points (two cents, get it?). ”To me, the ethics line is crossed when I do something that is clearly a violation of the ... 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Casino Promotion Stations Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:17:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/7/26/More-Station-Promo-Details--Part-3 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/7/24/The-Frugal-Princess-Family-News Today I am turning this space over to my daughter so she can update you on their family news. Take it away, Angela. -------   Well, Steve is finally home from Iraq!  He arrived on May 15 and led the ranks as the troops marched int... Family News Guest Blogger Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:06:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/7/24/The-Frugal-Princess-Family-News http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/7/22/More-Station-Coupon-Details--Part-2 I hope this is the last time I have to talk about Station coupons, at least until July is gone. This gets pretty boring to a lot of readers, especially those who want details that you can depend on or they are not interested.  Well, peop... Casino Promotion Stations Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:47:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/7/22/More-Station-Coupon-Details--Part-2 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/7/21/Station-Coupon-Update Someone just commented that Green Valley Ranch is not accepting coupons printed off the Internet.   (See July 13 blog entry for details) There is the possibility that just today management finally addressed this issue and has just pu... Casino Promotion Stations Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:09:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/7/21/Station-Coupon-Update http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/7/17/Calm-Down-Jean I guess I got a little hyper two days ago when I was talking about the good but frustrating Bounce Back Bonus promotion that the Stations is running at Green Valley Ranch and Palace Station.  I try to never lose my cool with casinos. Aft... Stations Casino Promotions Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:17:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/7/17/Calm-Down-Jean http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/7/15/The-Devil-is-in-the-Details Remember in my last entry, about Station promotions, I wrote: “As the casinos always say – See complete rules at the players club.”  Well, as usual, that is certainly what we all needed to do, even if one got the mailer... Casino Promotion Stations Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:18:00 -0700 http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/7/15/The-Devil-is-in-the-Details http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/index.cfm/2008/7/13/More-Station-Promotions Earlier today I talked about valuable coupons you could print off the Internet and use at any Station casino. This allows everyone to take advantage of the promotion, whether local or out-of-towner.  And now I have details about a free s... 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