Week’s casino offers include pies, booze, cash, NBA tickets

How do you celebrate the last week of September? By checking out one (if not all) of the following casino giveaways:

Today, all M Resort players earning 500 points ($500 coin-in; no point redemption required) receive a berry pie. Earn another 500 points on Sunday and get a bottle of Stoli vodka.

On Saturday, all Cannery players earning 249 points ($249 coin-in on slots, $598 coin-in on video poker; no point redemption required) will win a free collectible plus a minimum prize of $5 cash or $10 free play, and possibly as much as $1,000 cash. Players earning 99 points on Tuesdays get to swipe their cards for a minimum prize of $5 free play or a $5 buffet credit, and up to $2,500 cash. The casino also is awarding free swipes on Mondays and Wednesdays to all players earning 49 points; minimum prize is $5 free play, maximum prize is $500 cash. And all losing football parlay cards can be entered into a Monday night drawing for a pro football jersey. Drawings take place during the third quarter.

On Monday, all Eastside Cannery players earning 300 points ($300 coin-in on slots, $600 coin-in on video poker; no point redemption required), playing three hours of $10 action at the tables or playing six hours in the poker room will receive their choice of Smirnoff vodka or Jack Daniel's whiskey. Limit two per customer.

This Tuesday and Thursday, all Hard Rock Hotel players will receive $25 for every 2,500 points earned ($2,500 coin-in on slots, $5,000 coin-in on video poker) up to a limit of $250 per day.

From 4-10 p.m. Wednesday, Ellis Island will have random hot seat drawings to win a bottle of liquor or wine. Every day, table players can earn entries to win tickets to the Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings basketball game. The drawing is this Tuesday; the game is on October 13.

And every day from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. and 9 p.m.-11 p.m., the Fremont is randomly choosing slot and table game players to reach into the grab bag and win a prize.

Bonus Point Days: Cannery (C.A.N. Club): 5x Mondays and 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.; El Cortez (Club Cortez): 3x Sunday and Monday 5 p.m.-midnight; Eldorado (Prime Rewards): 5x Tuesdays and Wednesdays (video poker only); Ellis Island (Passport Players Club): 6x Sundays and Tuesdays, 5x Mondays and Fridays, 10x 3 p.m.-11 p.m. Saturdays (some machines excluded); Gold Coast (B Connected): 9x reels Wednesdays, Young at Heart (50-plus) 5x Mondays; Hacienda (Club Matador): 2x Mondays-Thursdays; Jerry's Nugget (More Club): 5x Tuesdays and Thursdays for players 55-plus; Jokers Wild (Prime Rewards): 5x Tuesdays and Wednesdays (video poker 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): Double Cashback Mondays and Wednesdays; Sam's Town (B Connected): Young at Heart (50-plus) 7x reels/5x video poker Thursdays; Silver Nugget (Slot Club): 3x Fridays; Silverton (Discovery Club): 5x slots, 2x video poker 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.