With October comes the return of the annual $250,000 Pumpkin Patch Pick at the Suncoast. Every Wednesday (including Nov. 1) at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. the casino will draw 10 names, each of whom will get to chose a pumpkin worth $1,000 to $10,000 in cash. All slot, table, bingo, and race and sports book players are eligible to earn tickets beginning Sunday.

Jackie's Jacket Jackpot Jamboree begins Sunday at the El Cortez and continues through Oct. 31. Players winning a $200-plus jackpot on a slot or video keno machine, a $200-plus jackpot on a video poker five-cent or lower denomination machine, a $300-plus jackpot on a video poker 10-cent or higher denomination machine, or a $200 jackpot on live keno will be awarded a prize ticket that can be redeemed for a Jackie's El Cortez Jacket or a $10 gift card to Mobil/Exxon, Arco, Shell, Walgreens, Sears, or Smith's.

The Imperial Palace is featuring a cash wind tunnel promotion throughout October. Every day at 3 p.m., the casino will draw seven names, each of whom will have 45 seconds to collect as many ($1-$100) bills as they can. Imperial Player Club members receive one entry for every 100 points ($1,000 coin-in) earned on their card. The casino also is giving away a candle set to all members earning 200 points (no redemption required) during the month of October.

Terrible's is continuing its Double Royals Promotion through the end of the year. This can be a good video poker promotion (especially for quarter players), but you must follow the rules very carefully. On Saturdays from noon-6 p.m., as well as Sunday evenings/Monday mornings through Wednesday evenings/Thursday mornings (6 p.m.-6 a.m.) royals hit on penny through quarter machines will be doubled up to $1,000 (max coins bet no wild cards). Royals hit on 50-cent games will receive a $1,000 bonus and dollar-and-above games get a $2,000 bonus. All Jacks or Better games are excluded from this promotion. Players cannot receive more than two bonuses in any 24-hour period.

Bonus Point Days: Barbary Coast (Club Coast): 2x Oct. 9 and Oct. 31; Binion's (Binion's Club): 3x Wednesdays; 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 Tuesdays and Thursdays; Ellis Island (Passport Players Club): 2x Saturdays-Thursdays, 5x Fridays (some machines excluded); Fiesta Henderson (Amigo Club): 2x today and Saturday, 5x Fridays; Fiesta Rancho (Amigo Club): 5x Fridays, 5x Saturdays 6 p.m.-midnight; Gold Coast (Club Coast): 2x Oct. 9 and Oct. 31; Golden Nugget (24 Karat Club): 2x Wednesdays and Fridays, Las Vegas locals only ($1 and up video poker excluded); Hacienda (Club Matador): 2x Mondays, 4x Tuesdays; Jokers Wild (Prime Rewards): 3x Wednesdays; Nevada Palace (Players Circle): 2x Sundays, Mondays, and Wednesdays; Orleans (Club Coast): 2x Oct. 9 and Oct. 31, 2x Thursdays, 2x Oct. 26 noon-midnight; Palms (Club Palms): 3x Thursdays (some machines excluded); Railroad Pass (Players Junction): 2x Wednesdays, 3x Thursdays; Slots A Fun (One Club): 2x Wednesdays; South Coast (Club Coast): 2x Oct. 9 and Oct. 31; Suncoast (Club Coast): 2x Oct. 9 and Oct. 31, 2x Wednesday 1 p.m.-9 p.m. through Nov. 1; Terrible's (Player's Club): 3x Sundays and Thursdays, double cashback Sundays-Wednesdays; Tuscany (Players Club): 5x Wednesdays and Sundays (some machines excluded); Wildfire (Wild Card): 5x Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays; Wild Wild West (Wild Card): 5x Thursdays all day, 2x Sundays-Wednesdays midnight-8 a.m. (Note: Several casinos could not confirm their October Bonus Point Days at press time.)

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