Every Thursday through the end of June, the Sahara will draw the names of 30 players to pick a number on a 100-number prize board and win cash (up to $500), prizes or free slot play. On Sundays and Thursdays, players will receive one entry for every 20 Club Sahara points ($200 coin-in on slots, $400 on video poker) earned on their cards, for every suited blackjack (minimum bet $5) or for every 30 games of Keno. Five names will be drawn every hour beginning at 2 p.m., and if the winner is not present, another name will not be drawn. Participants may win only once every hour and twice per drawing day.

Arizona Charlie's has instituted a loss-based new member reward program and will now reimburse up to $100 of your losses in cash on your first day of play. This sounds like an excellent deal, but please review the rules (available at the Reward Center) carefully before playing.

The Cannery's new 3,000-square-foot poker room opens Monday with 12 tables and six TVs. The room is nonsmoking, but there is a smoking lounge in the back. Players with 12 hours of action in May will receive a hat, those with 42 hours will get a jacket and those with 50 hours qualify for an upcoming Freeroll Tournament. The casino's new Race and Sports book also opens Monday and will be giving away free grand opening T-shirts. All race and sports bets now receive American Can Club points at a rate of 30 points for $1 race bet and 300 for a $1 sports bet.

Every Friday, Eldorado slot and video poker players receive a 100-coin bonus when hitting a designated four-of-a-kind or specified slot jackpot. Every Saturday at Jokers Wild, a total of $5,000 in bonus cash will be passed out to 30 players (using their Prime Reward Card) via a random Hot Seat selection.

Bonus Point Days: Barbary Coast (Club Coast): 2x May 5, 14, and 29; Binion's (Club Binion's) 3x Sunday; Cannery (American Can Club): 5x Saturdays 6 a.m.-6 p.m. (some machines excluded); Casino MonteLago (Club Uno): 5x Sundays (all machines included); 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.; Eldorado (Prime Rewards): 3x Mondays, 5x Saturdays, 6x May 29; Ellis Island (Passport Players Club): 2x Saturdays-Thursdays, 5x Fridays (some machines excluded); Fiesta Henderson (Club Amigo) 5x Fridays; Fiesta Rancho (Club Amigo) 5x Fridays, 5x Saturdays 6 p.m.-midnight; Gold Coast (Coast Club): 2x May 5, 14, and 29; Golden Nugget (24 Karat Club): 2x Wednesdays and Fridays for Las Vegas locals only ($1 and up video poker excluded); Hacienda (Club Matador): 2x Mondays, 4x Tuesdays; Jokers Wild (Prime Rewards): 3x Mondays, 6x May 28-29; Nevada Palace (Players Circle) 2x Tuesdays and Thursdays; Orleans (Coast Club): 2x May 5, 14, and 29; Rampart (Club Rampart): 2x Wednesday and May 17 and 31; Railroad Pass (Players Junction): 2x Wednesdays, 3x Thursdays; Silver Nugget (Slot Club): 2x 2-8 a.m. every day; Silverton (Discovery Ultimate Club): 3x May 29; Slots A Fun (One Club): 2x Wednesdays; South Coast (Coast Club): 2x May 5, 14, and 29; Suncoast (Coast Club): 2x May 5, 14, and 29; Speedway (Pit Pass) 5x May 14 and 29; Terrible's (Players Club): 5x Sundays and Thursdays, 2x cashback Sundays-Wednesdays; Tuscany (Players Club): 2x Tuesdays and Thursdays (all machines), 5x Wednesdays (some machines excluded); Wildfire (Wild Card): 5x Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays; Wild Wild West (Wild Card): 5x Thursdays. Note: Several casinos could not confirm their May Bonus Point schedules at press time.

The Player's Edge appears Fridays in Neon. E-mail Jeffrey Compton and Bob Dancer at jeffrey.compton@ compdance.com.