DaiLun
R.C., L.C., and A.A.N.G.
OK, for those of you who follow me or read my threads, you know that I am an avid Silver Striker. I missed the last gathering that was January 27th because I was on a 7* retreat in New Orleans.
The strikes were Marilyn Monroe themed. Here's the story on how QQQQ (Four Queens) got the rights to the images:
Normally, Shaun, the Director of Slots at Four Queens gets images that are in the public domain, because paying for the rights would add to the cost of minting the strikes. The story goes that the President of Sunshine Mint, the company that mints strikes for QQQQ owned the rights to the 5 pictures that were used for the strikes, and "gave" QQQQ permission to use the pictures on the strikes. The President of Sunshine Mint still needed to go to Marilyn's estate and get permission to use the pictures on strikes.
OK, so, as it goes, the strikes were VERY popular, and there were 144 entrants to the slot tournament, the most there had been in a LONG time. Tournament participants got first priority in the distribution of the $300 strikes. I had asked a local friend of mine to get a $300 strike for me. I actually gave him 60 $10 strikes to see if h could gt me two. As it was, he got the LAST of the 148 strikes that were available. So, I got a $300, but I didn't get any reds/blues. The normal price for red/blue caps is $30/$20 People that have extra sets are charging what the market will bear, as much as 100% over The normal price for red/blue caps ($60/$40).
They put the reds/blues in the Wednesday before the $300 distribution, and they usually last a week or so after the tournament. I decided to go down after the tournament and play for some. I got a $100 R/T airfare and went down for 90 minutes of slot action.
I dropped my son off at school, and took a 9:05 flight to LV, got into LV at 10:30AM.
My first trip with Uber got me to QQQQ at 11AM, and the machines were "empty" of people but had red/blue caps in them.
So, I sat down at the machines (I play two at a time) and played for strikes. The machines were being reasonable, but it took me 15 clears caps before I got my first Red/blue cap. 90 minutes and $500 later, I ended up with:
The total cash outlay was (just for slot machines)
$470, and I got 53 silver strikes, forty eight clear, two red and three blue
Nominally, that adds up to $650 in silver strikes.
Total travel costs were about $150.
All the Silver Strike machines are three reel Double Diamond machines
I hit a DD - DD - 7, and a DD - DD - 3bar, which kept me playing.
Decided that I was "done", and took Uber back to McCarran.
Left QQQQ at about 12:45PM, got back to the airport about 1:15PM.
I will post a picture of the $300 when I gt it from my friend in February.
Back at home by 5PM. 90 minutes in the casino, and all spent on silver strike machines.
The strikes were Marilyn Monroe themed. Here's the story on how QQQQ (Four Queens) got the rights to the images:
Normally, Shaun, the Director of Slots at Four Queens gets images that are in the public domain, because paying for the rights would add to the cost of minting the strikes. The story goes that the President of Sunshine Mint, the company that mints strikes for QQQQ owned the rights to the 5 pictures that were used for the strikes, and "gave" QQQQ permission to use the pictures on the strikes. The President of Sunshine Mint still needed to go to Marilyn's estate and get permission to use the pictures on strikes.
OK, so, as it goes, the strikes were VERY popular, and there were 144 entrants to the slot tournament, the most there had been in a LONG time. Tournament participants got first priority in the distribution of the $300 strikes. I had asked a local friend of mine to get a $300 strike for me. I actually gave him 60 $10 strikes to see if h could gt me two. As it was, he got the LAST of the 148 strikes that were available. So, I got a $300, but I didn't get any reds/blues. The normal price for red/blue caps is $30/$20 People that have extra sets are charging what the market will bear, as much as 100% over The normal price for red/blue caps ($60/$40).
They put the reds/blues in the Wednesday before the $300 distribution, and they usually last a week or so after the tournament. I decided to go down after the tournament and play for some. I got a $100 R/T airfare and went down for 90 minutes of slot action.
I dropped my son off at school, and took a 9:05 flight to LV, got into LV at 10:30AM.
My first trip with Uber got me to QQQQ at 11AM, and the machines were "empty" of people but had red/blue caps in them.
So, I sat down at the machines (I play two at a time) and played for strikes. The machines were being reasonable, but it took me 15 clears caps before I got my first Red/blue cap. 90 minutes and $500 later, I ended up with:
The total cash outlay was (just for slot machines)
$470, and I got 53 silver strikes, forty eight clear, two red and three blue
Nominally, that adds up to $650 in silver strikes.
Total travel costs were about $150.
All the Silver Strike machines are three reel Double Diamond machines
I hit a DD - DD - 7, and a DD - DD - 3bar, which kept me playing.
Decided that I was "done", and took Uber back to McCarran.
Left QQQQ at about 12:45PM, got back to the airport about 1:15PM.
I will post a picture of the $300 when I gt it from my friend in February.
Back at home by 5PM. 90 minutes in the casino, and all spent on silver strike machines.
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