The Orleans beginning ’12 Days of Holiday Cash’ promotion

Monday is the first day of The Orleans' "12 Days of Holiday Cash" promotion. Each day through Dec. 23, 1,000 randomly selected B Connected members will receive $100 in free play -- and also each day players earning one point ($1 coin-in) will automatically receive a 1,200 point bonus.

At 8:15 p.m. every Saturday in December and January the Gold Coast will draw eight names to win $800 or draw one of six envelopes containing $200-$4,000. Entries can be earned at the tables with triple entries every Friday. Winners must be present at the drawing.

This and next Monday Cannery players earning 199 base points ($199 coin-in on slots, $398 coin-in on video poker -- no point redemption required) receive one bottle of red or white wine. The casino is also giving away complimentary buffets to all players earning 249 points on Sunday or 199 points on Tuesday or Friday (Dec. 10 and 24). Players earning 799 points on Thursdays receive both the buffet and $20 in free play.

Jerry's Nugget players earning 25 base points ($25 coin-in) on Monday and Wednesdays (through Dec. 29) can swipe their card to win assorted prizes including up to $200 cash, $100 comps, holiday cakes, cookies and treats from Uncle Angelo's Baker and assorted mystery gifts from the gift shop.

All month long M Resort members receive a 50 percent point redemption discount when they use their iMagine Rewards points to pay for meals at the casino's fine dining restaurants.

From noon to 6 p.m. Saturday the El Cortez is passing out free slices of fresh Marie Callender's pecan pie for all Club Cortez members playing the machines or at the tables.

Bonus Point Days: Bighorn (Big Shot Club): 2x every Friday, Saturday and Sunday; Cannery (C.A.N. Club): 5x Mondays; 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.; Eastside Cannery (C.A.N. Club): 4x Sundays, 5x Dec. 24; El Cortez (Club Cortez): 3x Sunday and Monday 5 p.m.-midnight; Eldorado (Prime Rewards): 9x penny slots Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 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 Thursday, 11x reels Dec. 31 (3 p.m.-3 a.m.), Young at Heart 50+ 7x reels Mondays; Hacienda (Club Matador): 2x Mondays-Thursdays; Hard Rock (RockStar Club): 5x slots Thursdays; Jerry's Nugget (More Club): 3x video poker/5x slots today, Saturday, Dec. 17-18 and Dec. 24, 10x slots Dec. 31 10 p.m.--midnight, 11x slots Jan. 1; Jokers Wild (Prime Rewards): 9x penny slots Tuesdays and Wednesdays; Longhorn (Big Shot Club): 2x Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; 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): 2x Wednesdays; Sam's Town (B Connected): Young at Heart (50-plus) 7x reels/5x video poker Thursdays; Santa Fe Station (Boarding Pass): 7x reels/slots Saturdays; Silverton (Discovery Card): 2x reels every day, 3x Fridays; Silver Nugget (Slot Club): 3x Fridays; South Point (The Club): 2x video poker/5x slots Dec. 25; Suncoast (B Connected): 10x Saturday and Dec. 31, 8x reels/4x video poker Dec. 25-30, Young at Heart (50-plus) 9x slots/7x video poker Tuesdays and Thursdays; Station Casinos (Boarding Pass): 5x for seniors (50-plus) Wednesdays at all Stations and Fiestas; Terrible's (Players Club): 5x Thursdays (some machines excluded), 10x slots Sundays; Texas Station (Boarding Pass): 5x reels/3x video poker midnight-6 a.m. Mondays-Thursdays; Tuscany (Players Club): 10x Fridays-Sundays. (Some machines excluded.)

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