More Frugal Gambling

by Scott, Jean; Sparks, Angela

• ISBN13: 9781935396710
• ISBN10: 1935396714
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-12-13
• Publisher: Huntington Press

Summary

Jean Scott’s first Frugal book took the gambling world by storm. It showed how “small” players could get in on the bonanza of casino giveaways, including free rooms, meals, shows, and many other complimentaries. Queen Jean returned five years later with the sequel, More Frugal Gambling, which contained a veritable truckload of new frugal advice and strategies for recreational gamblers who wanted to stretch their money and their fun in the casinos.

And now, the second edition of More Frugal Gambling is even more of a powerhouse, updated to reflect the baker’s-dozen years since the publication of the first edition, which included the 2008 recession that had an intense impact on the casino industry.

Jean updates all the highlights and lowlights of frugal advantage play, including the ins and outs of players clubs, cashback, bounceback, free play, and comps; finding and beating promotions and tournaments; and using coupons, casino-mail offers, and slot hosts to get the freebies that most gamblers assume are beyond their reach.

More Frugal Gambling Second Edition is just that: more of what made the “Gambling Grandma” the favorite of hundreds of thousands of frugal casino aficionados.

Author Biography

At first glance, Jean Scott appears to be what she is—your average 60-something retired English teacher from the Midwest. In her secret life, though, she’s the most successful casino low roller in the country. Dubbed the “Queen of Comps” by CBS’ “48 Hours,” by using slot clubs, taking advantage of promotions and contests, gambling with coupons, and exploiting everything in the casino world that’s even remotely vulnerable, Scott has developed a technique for getting everything she wants from the casinos from Las Vegas to Atlantic City. She has been featured on “Dateline,” “Hard Copy,” “To Tell the Truth,” numerous Travel and Discovery channel documentaries, and “48 Hours.” She lives in Las Vegas.

Angela Sparks, the Frugal Princess, is Jean Scott’s daughter. A chip off the frugal block, she is following in her mother’s footsteps and becoming an expert low roller in her own right. She lives with her career Army Ranger husband Steve and two grade-school children near Ft. Benning, Georgia, until Uncle Sam decides to send them elsewhere. She keeps busy with volunteer work and substitute assignments in the school system.