Casinos offering play-for-food promotions throughout valley

Hungry? Your timing is perfect -- there are an abundance of play-for-food promotions all over the valley this month.

Earn 100 same-day points ($100-$400 coin-in -- no point redemption required) at any Station or Fiesta casino on Sundays-Thursdays in September and you get a breakfast or lunch buffet. Players earning 200 same-day points can get a brunch or dinner buffet. You must pick up a comp slip from the players club after you have earned the designated points.

Every Thursday at the Cannery players earning 799 same-day points ($799 coin-in on slots, $1,598 coin-in on video poker -- no point redemption required) receive a seafood buffet plus $20 in free slot play. And all month long the Silverton is offering two-for-one buffets when you present your Discovery Card.

The Bighorn and Longhorn casinos are paying bonuses ($2-$10) to players hitting a four-of-a-kind in 5s-10s as well as for slot jackpots of $50 and up. Bonuses are paid directly at the machines and club membership is not required.

You can pick up a variety of prizes this week by earning 500 same-day base points ($500 coin-in -- no point redemption required) at M. Players earning 500 points today receive a sport bag. Sunday 500-point earners get a wine tote -- and can earn the actual bottle of wine by earning 500 points on Tuesday or Thursday. What do players get for earning 500 points on Wednesday? How about Girl Scout cookies?

Twice every September night (6 and 9 p.m.) the Vegas Club chooses three winners to spin the wheel and up to $500 cash. Players receive one entry for every 100 slot club points earned at either the Vegas Club or the Plaza.

Throughout the season at both Arizona Charlie's Boulder and Arizona Charlie's Decatur all losing $20 parlay and $50 straight wagers can be used as entries into drawings (Sept. 24, Oct. 29, Nov. 26 or Jan. 2). Total prizes are $1,000 at each drawing with a top prize of $500. We were not told if winners must be present at the drawings.

Terrible's poker room is awarding $100 to the high-hand-of-the-day (noon-noon). A four-of-a-kind or better is required and the pot has to be at least $10.

Bonus Point Days: Cannery (C.A.N. Club): 5x Mondays and Wednesdays (some machines excluded); 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.; El Cortez (Club Cortez): 3x Sunday and Monday 5 p.m.-midnight; Eldorado (Prime Rewards): 5x Tuesdays and Wednesdays (video poker only); Ellis Island (Passport Players Club): 6x Sundays and Tuesdays, 5x Mondays and Fridays, 10x 3-11 p.m. Saturdays (some machines excluded); Gold Coast (B Connected): 9x reels Wednesdays, Young at Heart (50-plus) 5x Mondays; Hacienda (Club Matador): 2x Mondays-Thursdays; Jerry's Nugget (More Club): 5x Tuesdays and Thursdays for players 55+; Jokers Wild (Prime Rewards): 5x Tuesdays and Wednesdays (video poker only); Opera House (Slot Club): 3x Fridays; Orleans (B Connected): Young at Heart (50-plus) 5x 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays; Railroad Pass (Players Junction): 2x Mondays, 3x Tuesdays; Rampart (Club Rampart): Double Cashback Mondays and Wednesdays; Sam's Town (B Connected): Young at Heart (50-plus) 7x reels/5x video poker Thursdays; Silver Nugget (Slot Club): 3x Fridays; Silverton (Discovery Club): 5x slots, 2x video poker Fridays; Suncoast (B Connected): Young at Heart (50-plus) 9x slots, 7x video poker Tuesdays and Thursdays; Station Casinos: 5x for seniors (50-plus) Wednesdays at all Stations and Fiestas; Terrible's (Players Club): 5x Thursdays (some machines excluded), 10x slots-only Sundays; Texas Station (Boarding Pass): 5x reels, 3x video poker midnight-6 a.m. Mondays-Thursdays; Tuscany (Players Club): 10x Wednesdays and Fridays, 5x Sundays, 5x midnight to 5 a.m. Mondays-Fridays (some machines excluded).

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