May 14 is Mother's Day, several casinos are scheduling bonus point days (see below) or other events that weekend. All players earning 1,500 ($1,500 coin-in) American Can Club points at the Cannery on May 13 can pick a complimentary Sak purse. Rampart players also can receive a purse by earning 1,000 points ($2,000 coin-in on slots, $4,000 on video poker) on May 13.

All women can play in a free Mother's Day Slot Tournament on May 14 at the Riviera. The five top scorers will receive cash and free slot play including a $500 top prize. At 5 p.m., a "Mom's Only" (how do they verify this?) drawing will be held for five dinners for two at the Riv's new BB's Prime Rib Restaurant. Every Advantage Buck ($200 coin-in on slots, $400 video poker) earned (by a lady) between May 12-14 qualifies for one free entry.

Jackie's Gold Giveaway continues all month long at the El Cortez. Players winning a $200-plus jackpot on slots or $300-plus on video poker will receive a prize ticket that can be immediately exchanged for a $10 gift card to Exxon/Mobil, ARCO, Smith's, Sears or Walgreens or saved up in batches of five, 10 or 15 tickets to be redeemed for solid gold jewelry items. Each winner also will receive an entry into that week's Saturday night drawing for a $1,000 first prize and four $500 prizes.Winners must be present.

Every Saturday this month, Texas Station is giving away a backyard barbecue grill and four $100 free play prizes. Drawing entries can be earned all week, only in the pit, and you must be present at the 7:30 p.m. drawing to win.

Venetian poker players accumulating 50 hours a month of rated play in May, June and July (or 200 hours during the same three month period) will receive an entry into a $500,000 Freeroll Tournament on Aug. 11-13.The top 200 players will receive cash prizes.

Bonus Point Days: Barbary Coast (Club Coast): 2x today and May 14 and 29; Cannery (American Can Club): 5x Mondays and Wednesdays, 5x Fridays 6 a.m.-6 p.m. (some machines excluded); Casino MonteLago (Club Uno): 5x Wednesdays and 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 (Club Coast): 2x today and May 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 29; Nevada Palace (Players Circle) 2x Tuesdays and Thursdays; Orleans (Club Coast): 2x today and May 14 and 29; Railroad Pass (Players Junction): 2x Wednesdays, 3x Thursdays; Rampart (Club Rampart): 2x May 17 and 31; Sam's Town (Prime Rewards): 6x May 13-14, 6x May 27-29; Silver Nugget (Slot Club): 2x 2 a.m.-8 a.m; Slots A Fun (One Club): 2x Wednesdays; South Coast (Club Coast): 2x today and May 14 and 29; Suncoast (Club Coast): 2x today and May 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.

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