Day 19
Sunday December 27, 2015
Once we were up we finished packing up our things and got ready to move. I went to the VIP registration to get my balance and to settle the bill. We actually went over the $500 by $36 so I used points to cover the balance and we were on our way.

For lunch we stopped at McDonald's. I know it's crap and we've got more comps than we know what to do with but sometimes you just want crap. I got a couple McDouble's and ordered an Egg McMuffin value meal for Dee. So when I get to the window to get the food the asshole only entered an Egg McMuffin so Dee got no hash brown or coffee. Eff 'em. I stopped at a convenience store and got her a coffee.

We headed out to Summerlin where we'd be spending our final 4 nights at the Rampart. I booked thee nights on mail offers we got. Dee got 2 nights, $350 free play and $15 in food. My offer which we'll be using for the last 2 nights is for $300 in free play. The odd inconsistencies here are baffling to me since we do almost identical play on my card and hers yet her offers are typically better than mine are.

When we arrived checking in was easy. Our room wasn't ready and they took my phone number to call us when it was ready. While we waited we went to the casino.

We started off with $1 9/6 jacks or better. I loaded both machines with $500 and covered the credit meters up so we couldn't see the swings. We would only look at the meter after we hit a quad. We both hit quads right away and then plugged along from there. I knew I was going through some swings and Dee said she was too. We couldn't tell how bad they were though. I was popping quite a few quads and each time I looked my meter was higher. Dee wasn't hitting as many but was still within expectation. Ion the other hand was up to my 8th quad including dealt 4's. When I checked the meter I was up $650. Dee finally hit her second quad and looked at the meter expecting to be down around $400 and was shocked to see that she was up five bucks! We continued to play and then we got the call the room was ready. Didn't matter, I wasn't leaving this machine! I knew I had dropped below the $1000 mark because the meter moved over a digit on the screen (I only had the $ amount covered). I played another hand and got it to $1000 and cashed out with a $500 win. Dee flipped her cover over and saw she was down $50 so all in total we just did 11k in action and actually won $450. So far so good for today.

We went to the front desk to get our keys and were off to the Palm Tower. We were assigned room 3246. This is room has 2 queen beds, a night stand, work desk, arm chair, dresser and flat screen TV. There is a small counter with coffee maker and fridge (a real one, not those odd coolers that some of the rooms here have). It has a view of the golf course off in the distance as well as Summerlin Parkway. The bathroom has 2 sinks, a Jacuzzi tub, standing shower stall and toilet room. Based on the room we had last trip and the action we give this place I have to say I was a little disappointed in the room we were given this time around. My guess is because we're kind of rolling into the NYE weekend and everything is probably sold out.

We got our things into the room and took a break for a while before we went back out and hit the small gym here in the hotel tower. It's been too long for Dee to go without some exercise so we need to get back on track.

When we were done at the gym we hit the casino and got Dee's free play activated and her food voucher.

Then we started pounding away at the video poker machines again. Things here were ok but not great. I was only hit with one quad this time and Dee had a few. The end result was a loss of $600. Combined with the $450 win earlier we were now down $150 which really isn't terrible considering dollar play and over 20k in action. If the whole trip was like this we wouldn't be in the hole we're in.

For a late dinner we went to the Promenade Cafe. I got the fettuccine Alfredo with chicken and Dee had the Angus burger off of the 3 for $10 menu. My appetizer was a quesadilla and Dee got the chicken egg rolls and we shared. For dessert we both got the apple cobbler.

We had Dee's free play to run through and we chose 9/6 jacks to do this for halves. There were some hits and she turned the free play into $210 cash.

We took another shot at video poker for dollars after that. Dee hit a couple of quads and shot her meter up while I hovered. She was up over $200 and I was never up more than $60. We decided she'd quit at $300 and I'd quit even giving us a small win.

To wrap up the night we played a variety of penny slots. We hit one machine for a nice bonus round and got something like 75 free spins. They all added up to about a $50 profit. We played for quite a while on that profit and then quit with only a 17¢ win. Don't knock it. We need it! Actually we found more money in abandoned credits, left tickets and coins laying on the floor.

It has been a long day so we came up to the room and jumped in bed.

Total win/loss for the day $200
Total Comps for the day $325
Total Coin - In for the day $25150
Room(s) $110
Cash/Free Play $175
Food $25
Shows $0
Gift Shop $0
Other $15