Slot Tourney at Bally's or Paris

I just received a promotion from Bally%26#39;s and\or Paris for a slot tournament. B- $99.00 P- $149 includes 2 night hotel plus entry into tournament. Has anyone ever done one of these?

Slot Tourney at Bally's or Paris

No, but going in a couple weeks. Good deal for the room (works out to $75/night at Paris, plus you save even more since you don%26#39;t have to pay tax!)

Slot Tourney at Bally's or Paris

I%26#39;m in a slot Tourney in August @ Paris, and the rooms and entry are free. I%26#39;m going the 18-22, and the tourney is 19th and 20th. I%26#39;m not a slot person, but all you do is play for 10 minutes each day (the tourney is two days) and highest score wins.

The rooms in Paris are nicer, but how much time will you spend there? Either place is good, and since they are connected you can go back and forth.

My husband received this promotion also. We were booked for the 3 nights free and 2 nights for $99.00(casino rates) but as I have mentioned before in my other posts the lovely people at Bally%26#39;s have given us the whole 5 nights free!!!!!

Did yours mention any thing about $100.00 in free slot play? His did. We%26#39;re leaving Oct.9th. ( can%26#39;t wait). Even though We have never done this before (tournament thing) I believe the offer is great.

p.s. Let me know if you hear anything about it. If you decide to go before we do, please tell me about your experience.

These promos are extremely fine-tuned to the play history of the recipient. Some of the promos are for $99/149; others are for free. Same exact tournament and hotel rooms. It doesn%26#39;t make any difference to your chances of winning. It is just that some people are whales and some aren%26#39;t.

I did one of these once. I%26#39;m not much of a slot player, but put enough points on to qualify for an invitation to the slot tournament. I am pretty sure the one I did was for three nights, not two. And for $149, for two or three nights at Paris, I was happy to sign up.

I seem to remember (I%26#39;ve several tournaments over the years at Harrah%26#39;s, Bally%26#39;s and Venetian and on cruise ships, and don%26#39;t clearly recall which one was which) that there was NOT a Friday night dinner/reception, just a sign-in, and that there were two short playing sessions on Saturday and one or two more sessions on Sunday. I also think that I didn%26#39;t bother to go to all of my slot play sessions -- my scores on Saturday were poor enough that I didn%26#39;t feel a need to finish.

Part of the casino%26#39;s plan is to have you hang around at their casino all weekend, instead of going off to other casinos to gamble your money. So they spread the tournament sessions out. If you leave after your first session, you need to rush back to make your second session. Better to stay put.

Bottom line, from my perspective: $99/$149 is a very good rate for a couple of night%26#39;s stay! And to me, I%26#39;ll pay the extra $25 per night (if it is only two nights; if it is 3 nights, it is only $17 per night) for Paris.

I%26#39;m actually doing this tournament at Bally%26#39;s/Paris on August 10/11 (was actually surprised that someone posted they were doing the same tournament the following week as I assumed it was just once a month). We ended up with 4 nights for the $149 total with 2 of the nights free. Could have gotten 3 nights free at Bally%26#39;s but I%26#39;m partial to the Paris hotel.

I understand this was a year-long tournament with $10,000 guaranteed each month and the finale in October with a $1,000,000 guarantee. They told me that we sign up on Wednesday and do two sessions - morning and afternoon - on Thursday. No reception but they gave $30 slot play I believe.

This will be my first slot tournament - I thought since I would be there anyway, why not. I don%26#39;t think I would come all the way from the East Coast just because of it though as it seems like there aren%26#39;t many chances to split the pot.

The 8/19 - 8/20 dates corresponded with my husbands%26#39; birthday so we decided to go. I prefer Paris to Bally%26#39;s and since they are comping all 4 nights at the Paris - why not go. The tournament is only 10 minutes each day. The tournament I%26#39;m goint to says the final $1 million main event is in December (8-10), and the top 50 from each ';under card bout'; will play in the finals.

I';ve done blackjack tournaments before, and even though I didn%26#39;t win, I thought it was fun.

Good luck to everyone, maybe we%26#39;ll all be at the finals!

I think one can get excellent deals doing the slot tourny. The wife and I are doing one at the Stardust August 8-10 for $99.

THATS THREE DAYS STAY ON THE STRIP FOR $99. Granted its not center strip, but heck cant beat the price. We are rounding off our week by staying at the Luxor for $79 per night.

Thanks for all the replies. I think we are going to try it this time. Our 20th anniversary is in Oct, and even though it sounds cheap we may just fit this in as part of our celebration. For you that responded that received free extended days- how did you go about getting this comped. Did you just call and ask when you made the original reservation? Thanks again can%26#39;t wait to get back.

bkjds - When I called I mentioned the promo, but told them the dates we would be traveling. I think mine is comped due to amount of money gambled previously this year - I was there in February and then again in June. I didn%26#39;t ask for the free additional days, so it%26#39;s based upon previous play.

If you pay for additional nights and gamble, you can always apply those comped $$ earned towards your room bill.

Congrats on 20 year anniversary. October is my favorite month to be in Vegas!

Just did this at the Paris in July. I was so skeptical, the rate seemed too good to be true. But it did keep us tied to the Paris for a few days. It ended up being fun. Regardless of where you stay, Bally%26#39;s or Paris, the tournament is at Bally%26#39;s. You register on the first day for your times on the second day. Morning session and afternoon session. You will check-in at each session, and pick a chip to determine the number of the machine you will play. You can have another person play the 2nd session if you tell them ahead of time. Might be fun for two of you to try it.

A good score is about 10,000 points for a session. Most people get about 4,000. They combine the 2 scores. I ended up with about 14,000 points and won $100. That brought the total cost of the room down to $50 for 2 nights! Fabulous!

I definitely say try it.