Coast Casinos' Horseplayer World Series runs Jan. 19-21 at The Orleans. For a $1,000 entry fee, each contestant makes 11 $20 win and $20 place (mythical) wagers per day on any race from the pre-designated tracks. The top player will take home a $500,000 cash prize (assuming 1,000 entrants). The next nine highest scorers receive $100,000 down to $20,000 and the 11th through 30th participants get $5,000 down to $2,500 each. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

The Sahara is offering interesting deals on Thursdays, including a two-for-one buffet, two-for-one payout on suited blackjacks and a double payout on a second royal flush when it is hit within a "specified timeline." Unfortunately, we got conflicting stories regarding that timeline, so you might want to check the written rules before you play.

Outerwear appears to be a popular prize item this month. Earn 700 points ($700 coin-in) on any Saturday at the Bighorn or Longhorn and you can collect a fleece logo jacket. Earn 600 same-day points ($750 coin-in) at the Nevada Palace on Monday, Wednesday or Friday and you can pick up a logo jacket. You can get a denim logo shirt weekdays this month at the Wildfire Casino by earning 1,000 same day points ($1,000 coin-in). None of these promotions require that points be deducted from your account.

Bonus Point Days: Barbary Coast (Club Coast): 2x Monday and Feb. 5; Bighorn (Big Shot): 2x Sundays-Fridays; Cannery (American Can Club): 5x Tuesdays and Thursdays; Casino MonteLago (Club Uno): 4x Sundays (reels only), 2x Mondays-Thursdays (all machines); 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, 6x Monday; Ellis Island (Passport Players Club): 2x Saturdays-Thursdays, 5x Fridays (some machines excluded); Fiesta Henderson (Club Amigo) 5x Fridays, 5x Saturdays 6 p.m.midnight, 5x Monday; Fiesta Rancho (Club Amigo) 5x Fridays, 5x Saturdays 6 p.m.midnight, 5x Monday; Fitzgeralds (Club Fitz): 3x Tuesdays; Gold Coast (Club Coast): 2x Monday and Feb. 5; Gold Strike (Jean's Cash and Comp Club): 2x Tuesdays; Golden Nugget (24 Karat Club): 2x Wednesdays and Fridays for Las Vegas locals only ($1 and up video poker excluded); Hacienda (Club Matador): 4x Tuesdays; Jokers Wild (Prime Rewards): 3x Mondays, 5x Saturdays, 6x Monday; Longhorn (Big Shot): 2x Sundays-Fridays; Mirage (MGM Mirage Players Club): 2x free-play on reels; Nevada Landing (Jean's Cash and Comp Club): 2x Tuesdays; Nevada Palace (Players Circle) 2x Tuesdays and Thursdays; Orleans (Club Coast): 2x Monday and Feb. 5; Palms (Club Palms); 3x Mondays and Wednesdays (reels and video reels only); Railroad Pass (Players Junction): 2x Wednesdays, 3x Thursdays; Rampart (Club Rampart): 2x Tuesday; Sam's Town (Prime Rewards): 6x Saturday through Monday; Slots A Fun (One Club): 2x Wednesdays; South Coast (Club Coast): 2x Monday and Feb. 5; Suncoast (Club Coast): 2x Monday and Feb. 5; Terrible's (Players Club): 5x Sundays and Thursdays, 2x cashback Sundays-Wednesdays; Treasure Island (MGM Mirage Players Club): 2x Free Play (reels and video reels only); 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.

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