tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20461794Wed, 14 May 2008 16:10:18 +0000http://www.judgevegas.com/index.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)Blogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20461794.post-5295336879303477310Wed, 14 May 2008 16:07:00 +00002008-05-14T09:10:18.552-07:00pensdicecardsgenerousthe canneryI received a huge package from The Cannery on Thursday last week. Inside were 7 dice, two packs of playing cards, two pens, and 4 (four!) buffet tickets. We used the tickets Friday night. The total would have been about $50 for the four of us. Though The Cannery was slow to respond, they did respond in kind, so I can only say that The Cannery is generous! The MGM should be ashamed.http://www.judgevegas.com/2008/05/cannery-is-generous.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20461794.post-3665728187771054616Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:03:00 +00002008-04-21T13:11:41.035-07:00My wife and I went to Laughlin on Friday, april 19th 2008. We try to go about three or four times a year. We were there a little more than a month ago, but we brought the baby so we were limited to what we could do. As usually we stayed at the Edgewater and checked in around 4:00pm. We stayed in the Santa-Fe rooms which are the less expensive rooms and had a nice view of the Employee smoking http://www.judgevegas.com/2008/04/laughlin-trip-report-april-19th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20461794.post-7120454407598909969Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:49:00 +00002008-03-12T18:56:49.758-07:00not generousToday I received a generic post card from the MGM-Mirage. It says: MGM MIRAGE Charitable Giving Program Thank you for your request for support from MGM MIRAGE. Each year, we receive many requests from individuals seeking support for their specific needs. While all of these requests have merit and are deserving of attention, our company's policy is to provide assistance where it will have the http://www.judgevegas.com/2008/03/mgm-mirage-not-generous.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20461794.post-601192150902671386Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:16:00 +00002008-03-07T23:20:42.212-08:00dicecardsmatchesbinionsroom keygenerouspen Just when I was going to announce the Las Vegas Experiment as a complete failure, the fabulous Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel pulled through. On March 6th, 2008 I found a small manila envelope in my mailbox. Inside, there was a hand written note that said: Mr. Salzman Thank you for your interest in items from our hotel. We definitely strive to provide the best for all of our hotel guests. http://www.judgevegas.com/2008/03/binions-hotel-and-gambling-hall-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20461794.post-1466233625984040129Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:20:00 +00002008-02-18T13:24:52.896-08:00southpointrestaurantTomorrow will mark one week since the letters were dropped in the mail. I figured they'd arrive at the casinos by either Thursday or Friday, maybe even Saturday, and with today being President's Day I don't expect to receive any reply until the earliest of this thursday. This weekend we ate at the new prime rib restaurant "Primary PrimeRib" at the SouthPoint. It wasn't expensive at all and it http://www.judgevegas.com/2008/02/still-waiting-for-first-replies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20461794.post-4163901082286339488Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:56:00 +00002008-02-12T12:04:15.486-08:00The first 18 letters destined for the casinos are ready to go. They include the Circus Circus, The Cannery, The California, Caesars Palace, Buffalo Bill's (Which I heard Terrible's Purchased), Boulder Station, Binions, Bellagio, Barbary Coast, Bally's, Arizona Charlies (Decatur), Arizona Charlies (Boulder), Aquarius (Laughlin), Green Valley Ranch (Nice buffet by the way) , Golden Nugget, http://www.judgevegas.com/2008/02/step-4-put-letters-in-mail-box.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20461794.post-7678908866199877124Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:01:00 +00002008-02-12T08:16:03.333-08:00Late last night I purchased stamps and damn they were expensive. $9 for 18. Clearly a convinience fee. After sending this first batch to the casino/hotels I'm hoping their response will be motivation (guilt) enough to send the rest. And since the funds from this experiment is coming from my other web ventures (www.salaciousdonations, www.salzmodels.com, www.usefulcomplaints.com, http://www.judgevegas.com/2008/02/stamps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20461794.post-8777458678348912640Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:28:00 +00002008-02-11T12:31:40.094-08:00So what happened? Where are the results. Funny story. Actually no story at all. I never followed through. I sometimes I have a problem with that. The letters are sitting in the trunk of my car right now. All they need is postage. So we're going to try this again. The letters will be sent out by this Friday 2/15/08 - Or sooner. I suspect they would have gotten the same response had I mailed them http://www.judgevegas.com/2008/02/so-what-happened.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20461794.post-6759794348056894482Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:17:00 +00002007-12-01T00:21:14.425-08:00 We've had rain all day in the Las Vegas Valley. Streets didn't seem to be flooded but there were accidents everywhere. Late this evening there was a bout of fog too. Anywho, hope to send out the first batch of letters this weekend. http://www.judgevegas.com/2007/12/las-vegas-weather.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20461794.post-7297698020377722309Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:02:00 +00002007-11-28T19:08:08.498-08:00This is the complete list of all the casinos that we hope to eventually mail our request of free stuff to. Aquarius 1900 S Casino Drive Laughlin, NV 89028 Arizona Charlie's Boulder 4575 Boulder Hwy Las Vegas, NV 89121 Arizona Charlie's Decatur 740 S Decatur Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89107 Bally's Las Vegas 3645 Las Vegas Blvd S Las Vegas, NV 89109 Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino 3595 Las Vegas Blvd http://www.judgevegas.com/2007/11/list-of-las-vegas-hotels.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20461794.post-5185680656050707354Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:02:00 +00002007-11-28T18:53:56.911-08:00The first 29 letters are ready to send to the Las Vegas Hotels - less the postage stamp in the photo of course. After thinking about it I've decided it might be best to send them in rounds of 29 - track which casinos replied, then ship the next 29. Suppose in the worst case scenario those 29 don't repond there isn't much point in spending money on further postage.In case you're wondering these http://www.judgevegas.com/2007/11/multimedia-message.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20461794.post-6697376989823912619Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:19:00 +00002007-11-27T21:22:44.793-08:00Printing the letters was simple by using a mail merge with a table of the casinos I made in Excel. The table was originally created for another project that went bust. 87 Sheets of paper later I have my list. I also hand signed each one of them, and mentioned www.judgevegas.com at the very bottom. I contemplated using a fancy letter head and paper but the truth is we are not a business, so a http://www.judgevegas.com/2007/11/step-3-print-letters-envelopes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20461794.post-5238936215716707718Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:18:00 +00002007-11-27T21:19:30.338-08:00Writing the letter to the casino was easy. I basically introduced myself, explained how long I've lived in Las Vegas. I commented on how much I love Nevada and the casinos, and I made a request to send me promotional items. Short, simple, and to the point.http://www.judgevegas.com/2007/11/step-2-write-letter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20461794.post-4544080938206814597Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:21:00 +00002007-11-27T08:31:28.465-08:00The first step of this experiment is to compile the list of casinos. We originally had a list of about 90 properties, but many of them were closed or renamed (The Frontier, and The Aladdin come to mind.) After editing the list and addint properties in Laughlin and Mesquite Nevada, we now have 82 complete with their addresses.http://www.judgevegas.com/2007/11/step-1-get-list-of-casinos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20461794.post-1410287521702785151Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:28:00 +00002007-11-27T08:20:07.922-08:00What is the Las Vegas Experiment? Well as thirty-year residents of Las Vegas we've decided to see how generous casinos and hotels in Southern Nevada really are. How this experiment is being executed: Send a formal letter to 100 casinos/hotels requesting free promotional items. Keep a log of which casinos respond, which casinos do not respond, and what items (if any) are sent. Share the detailshttp://www.judgevegas.com/2007/11/now-its-time-for-something-useful.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)