Cannery giving away luggage; Ellis Island offering players an iPad

Saturday is Luggage Blowout Day at the Cannery. Players earning 199 same-day points ($199 coin-in on slots, $398 coin-in on video poker; no point redemption required) can either receive a Swiss Army folding tote. Earn 200 more points and receive a Swiss Army shoulder tote. Earn 300 more points (499 same-day points total) and receive a Swiss Army carry-on bag. Limit one Swiss Army item per customer.

The Hard Rock Hotel is doing hot seat drawings this Wednesday from 6-11 p.m. Every hour, a random player (using his Rockstar card) will be chosen to win $100 in free play.

Ellis Island is giving away an Apple iPad this Wednesday at 9 p.m. Pit players earn one ticket for every hour of action as well as bonus tickets for various hands and plays. You must be present to win.

Pit players can win a barbecue grill and up to $250 in cash from 4-7 p.m. Saturday and July 31 at the Eastside Cannery. Please check the rules regarding how to earn drawing entries and whether you must be present at the drawing to win.

Six times each day (though Dec. 31), Bill's Gamblin' Hall will give away 100 comp dollars to use at select locations at eight Las Vegas Harrah's resorts. Players may enter only once per day and can do so by accumulating at least one hour of same-day tracked slot play, table play or race and sports play. Winners have 24 hours to claim their prize.

The fifth annual Del Mar Handicapping Contest kicks off Saturday at Jerry's Nugget and runs through Sept. 4. Every Saturday is a separate contest. Players purchase a special $10 card and make five picks over eight races accumulating points for win, place and show. The highest point earner receives $400 cash, second highest receives $100, and both of them get a $30 dining certificate if they show their More Club cards. Guests coming in early morning on race day will be served complimentary donuts and coffee.

This month's Station/Fiesta 50-plus club drawing will take place at all locations at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Grand prize is a 2010 Lincoln Town Car. Players must swipe their cards by 4:45 p.m. to activate all entries earned on Wednesdays in July.

Bonus Point Days: Cannery (C.A.N. Club): 5x Mondays, 5x midnight-6 a.m. and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays (some machines excluded); Casino Royale (Club Royale): 2x 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 8 -11 p.m., 3x 7-9 a.m. and 4-7 p.m.; Eastside Cannery (C.A.N. Club): 4x Sundays; Eldorado (Prime Rewards): 9x Wednesdays (penny slots only); Ellis Island (Passport Players Club): 6x Sundays and Tuesdays, 5x Fridays, 10x 3 p.m.-11 p.m. Saturdays (some machines excluded); Gold Coast (B Connected): 9x reels only Wednesdays, Young at Heart (50-plus) Mondays; Hacienda (Club Matador): 2x Mondays-Thursdays; Jerry's Nugget (More Club): 5x Fridays, 6x Saturdays; Jokers Wild (Prime Rewards): 9x Wednesdays (penny slots only); Opera House (Slot Club): 3x Fridays; Orleans (B Connected): Young at Heart (50-plus) 5x 8 a.m-4 p.m. Tuesdays; Railroad Pass (Players Junction): 2x Mondays, 3x Tuesdays; Rampart (Club Rampart): 2x Mondays and Wednesdays; Sahara (Club Sahara): 2x Fridays; Sam's Town (B Connected): Young at Heart (50-plus) Thursdays; Silver Nugget (Slot Club): 3x Fridays; Suncoast (B Connected): Young at Heart (50-plus) 9x slots 7x video poker Tuesdays and Thursdays; Station Casinos: 5x for seniors (50-plus) Wednesdays at all Stations and Fiestas; Terrible's (Players Club): 5x Thursdays (some machines excluded), 10x slots-only Sundays; Texas Station (Boarding Pass): 5x reels 3x video poker midnight-6 a.m. Mondays-Thursdays; Tuscany (Players Club): 10x Wednesdays and Fridays, 5x Sundays, 5x midnight to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday Mondays-Fridays (some machines excluded).

The Player's Edge appears Fridays in Neon. E-mail Jeffrey Compton and Bob Dancer at jeffrey.compton@ compdance. com.