Green Valley Ranch Station Casino
Henderson NV
Owned by Station Casinos
Casino Monitor: staninnv
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$4 Coin-In = 1 Point on positive VP Free Play: 1000 Points = $1 (0.025%) Comps: 600 Points = $1 (0.042%) $1 Coin-In = 1 Point on negative VP Free Play: 1000 Points = $1 (0.10%) Comps: 600 Points = $1 (0.167%) Free Play or Comps Bounce Back Cash: Yes Discretionary Comps: Yes Marketing Comps: Yes Points Expire after 13 months of inactivity Slot club day runs from Midnight to Midnight |
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FPDW (100.7%) (2) 25c in non-smoking section. (6) 25c MG/MD uprights in a carousel outside poker room. (6) 25c MG/MD slant-tops in front of Terra Verde. (6) 25c MG/MD 'Optimum' slant-tops near doors to I-215 parking garage. (8) 25c MG/MD 'Optimum' uprights between poker room and Sushi+Saki. 10/7 DB (100.2%) (3) 25c/50c (10-coin) MD uprights outside the entrance to Hank's. (6) 25c/50c/$1 MG/MD uprights in a carousel outside poker room. (6) 25c/50c/$1 MG/MD slant-tops in front of Terra Verde. (6) 25c/50c/$1 MG/MD 'Optimum' slant-tops near doors to I-215 parking garage. (8) 25c/50c/$1 MG/MD 'Optimum' uprights between poker room and Sushi+Saki. 15/8 LDW (100.1%) (6) 25c/50c/$1 MG/MD uprights in a carousel outside poker room. (6) 25c/50c/$1 MG/MD slant-tops in front of Terra Verde. (6) 25c/50c/$1 MG/MD 'Optimum' slant-tops near doors to I-215 parking garage. (8) 25c/50c/$1 MG/MD 'Optimum' uprights between poker room and Sushi+Saki. 10/6 DDB (100.1%) (6) 25c/50c/$1 MG/MD uprights in a carousel outside poker room. (6) 25c/50c/$1 MG/MD slant-tops in front of Terra Verde. (6) 25c/50c/$1 MG/MD 'Optimum' slant-tops near doors to I-215 parking garage. (8) 25c/50c/$1 MG/MD 'Optimum' uprights between poker room and Sushi+Saki. (10) 25c/50c/$1 MD slant-tops across from the Sportsbook Bar. (3) 25c/50c/$1 MD uprights near middle door entrance on Paseo Verde side. (6) 25c/50c/$1 MD uprights north of the Sportsbook. 10/8 TDW (99.9%) 5c in (2) circular banks on the opposite side of the Drop bar from the 25c TDW, near the cashier. 25c circular bank in front of Hank's Steakhouse. (6) 25c in a carousel near Hank's Steakhouse. 9/6 JoB (99.5%) (10) 50c PROG (RF) MG/MD uprights East of Tides ($4 to earn 1 point) . 9/4/4 BDW (99.4%) $2 Multi-Strike in high-limit room. 8/5 BP (99.2%) (10) 25c MG PROG (Separate prog for each suit) slant-tops near Sushi+Sake ($4 to earn 1 point) . (6) 25c MG/MD PROG (RF) near restrooms by Sushi+Saki ($4 to earn 1 point) . (1) 25c MG/MD Multi-Strike slant-top right next to the slant top Optimum machines near the 215 parking entrance/Coffee Beanery food court area. (8) 25c MG/MD Multi-Strike slant-tops near buffet. 25c MG PROG (RF) bartops @ Drop Bar. (2) 25c (10 Play) next to cafe. (2) 25c/50c/$1 MD (3/5 Play) scattered around casino. (2) 25c/50c/$1 MG/MD Multi-Strike slant-tops in high-limit room. 25c/$1 MG/MD PROG (RF) bartops @ Sportsbook Bar and Quinn's Irish Bar. (10) 50c MG/MD PROG (RF) uprights East of Tides ($4 to earn 1 point) . (6) 50c/$1 (3/5 Play) MG/MD uprights near restrooms by Sushi+Sake. (3) $1 MG PROG (RF) bartops @ Drop Bar. (6) $1 (3/5 Play) MG/MD Quick Quads slant-tops between the sushi restaurant and the table games. (6) $1/$2 (3/5 Play) MG/MD uprights near restrooms by Sushi+Sake. (6) $1/$2/$5 (3/5 Play) MG/MD slant-tops in high-limit room. $1/$2/$5/$10/$25 slant-tops and bartops in high-limit room. $5 MG/MD PROG (RF) bartops @ high-limit bar ($4 to earn 1 point) . 9/7 DB (99.1%) (6) $1 (3/5 Play) MG/MD Quick Quads slant-tops between the sushi restaurant and the table games. 9/6 DDB (99.0%) (6) $1 (3/5 Play) MG/MD Quick Quads slant-tops between the sushi restaurant and the table games. 13/4/3 BDW (98.8%) $5 PROG (RF) in high-limit room. |
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Free shuttle to the Strip and to the Airport several times a day. (2) $1 NSUD Multi-Strike slant-tops in in high-limit room. (1) $1/$2/$5 NSUD MD Multi-Strike slant-top in in high-limit room. The Multi-Strike NSUD in the High Limit Room has been downgraded to pNSUD (15-9-4-4) on all three machines and all denominations. Out on the floor near Hank's there is a new carousel of six machines with Triple Pay Deuces (20-10-8-4-3-2-2-1) in quarters. The machines have the same green faceplate as the machines at Sunset Station. Finally, all the machines between Terra Verde and Hank's have no smoking signs on them. This includes the bank of six machines at the SE entrance with 100% games. (8) $1 (3/5 Play) MG/MD 8/5 BP PROG (RF and Dealt RF) uprights near restrooms between China Spice Restaurant and the Sportsbook ($4 to earn 1 point) . GV has two $1 and one $1,$2,$5 Multi-Strike NSUD slant tops in the high limit room. GV has $1 (3/5 Play) 8/5 BP PROG (RF and Dealt RF) near restrooms by China Spice Restaurant. (8) 25c MG/MD 'Optimum' slant-tops across from El Fornaio were moved to an area in front of the doors to the I-215 parking garage. Two additional slant tops were added to this bank so there's now a bank of ten machines. The games and denominations are as they were. (2) 25c/50c MG/MD 'Optimum' slant-tops across from China Spice have been converted to MG/MD machines containing short pay games. While updating GVR's site I also added the names of two hosts that were not on the list. I've also update the rewards level for chairman. From my last three months of rewards as a chairman level player, I have not received more than $755 in a single month. (4) 10 cent ten play prog have been converted to other games. 50c denomination was added to a bank of ten MG/MD Progressive Royal uprights east of Tides. For the 50c denomination only, they've added 9/6 JOB and 8/5 Bonus Poker. Lower denominations are short pay. With the addition of the new Sportsbook & poker room many machines have been moved or added. (2) of the (10) 'Optimum slant-tops were moved near China Spice and all ten contain 25c AND 50c denomination except FPDW which is only in quarters. (4) 10c (10 play) containing 8/5 Bonus Poker with Progressive royals for each line and the dealt royal were added East of the poker room. (8) 25c PROG (RF and Aces) MG/MD 8/5 BP slant-tops near cashier. The (10) 25c/50c (10-coin) MD slant-tops in front of the garage elevators have been converted to video slots! Green Valley has a 5-play Multi-Strike bank near high-limit where most games pay 99-99.2%. I only checked the .25 denom, but I think it's the same for nickels and dimes. |
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Qualify for a Free Play level by logging the required number of base points for that level, in the 90 day period that ends one month before the monthly mailing. For example, the qualifying period for the May mailing is the three month period ending 31 March. Positive VP machines (which have a disclaimer tag) require $2 coin-in to earn 1 base point. Listed below are guesstimates of the latest guidelines (Green Valley Ranch requirements may be higher) used for the monthly mailings. |
No Longer Being Updated as of FEB 2005
Base Points 90 Days |
Free Play |
Minimum Mystery Play |
Total |
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750,000+ |
N/A |
N/A |
$1000 |
337,500+ |
7 X $50 |
5 X $25 |
$475 |
225,000+ |
6 X $50 |
6 X $20 |
$420 |
150,000+ |
4 X $45 |
7 X $15 |
$285 |
112,500+ |
4 X $30 |
8 X $15 |
$240 |
75,000+ |
4 X $30 |
6 X $15 |
$210 |
56,250+ |
4 X $20 |
6 X $7 |
$122 |
37,500+ |
4 X $15 |
5 X $7 |
$95 |
18,750+ |
4 X $10 |
5 X $5 |
$65 |
11,250+ |
2 X $10 |
4 X $5 |
$40 |
7,500+ |
2 X $5 |
4 X $5 |
$30 |
3,750+ |
1 X $5 |
2 X $5 |
$15 |
1,250+ |
1 X $5 |
0 |
$5 |
375+ |
0 |
1 X $4 |
$4 |
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The bank of three $1 3-play progressives (the one with a progressive for the dealt Royal, plus a progressive for each individual Royal, best game was 8/5 BP) has been removed from the floor. I was told by a slot manager that there are no plans to bring it back. The bank has been replaced with $1/$2 3/5-plays. No progressives, best game is 8/5 BP. GVR is a nice property. That said, as long as you would stay there anyway and pay to eat there, fine. From the experiences that friends of mine have had, it will take AT LEAST $30,000 coin-in a day on fullpay machines to get a room comp. The hotel is sold out most days during the weekends and they don't feel the need to give away rooms. There are people I know that play ten hours a day on dollars and have a hard time getting more than their room comped which has caused them to stay at other properties. They also used their slot points to pay for meals as discretionary comps are tough unless you're a whale. We stayed and played at GVR in December '03. Here's our admittedly subjective report: We noticed that internet room rates were relatively affordable ($119) and we had always wanted to check out the GVR property. We called a host and said that we played about $6,000 per day and she said she could bring us in at casino rate ($99 plus tax)and would check our play on departure. We arrived early and found our room ready and VERY NICE. Not as large as the Venetian, but every bit as nice. The staff were professional, courteous and went out of their way to make us feel welcome. It wasn't the down home hospitality of the BC, but it was what you would expect of a relatively small property that realizes that happy guests are the key to success. A truly luxurious hotel. It was a long walk to the casino which was surprising considering that the hotel has very few rooms. However, the layout is such that you have to walk past all the banquet areas to get to the casino. The casino is quite nice, but not spectacular. Much nicer than BC but certainly not the Bell. Nowhere near as smokey as the BC, but certainly not smoke-free. I would say that, smokewise, the GVR casino is similar to the LVH on an average night. There are two banks that have FPDW for quarters (our preferred game). One of the banks are slant-tops. The slant-tops were almost always busy. Even early in the morning. It was easier to find an open machine at the uprights, but even the uprights were often busy. One side of the uprights was VERY WARM especially when the casino was crowded. So warm, in fact, that they were virtually unplayable for any extended length of time. This was surprising to me because I am almost always cold in a casino. So, between the crowded conditions and the temperature, it was often difficult to find a bank of Deuces where both of us could comfortably play. This was our only complaint about the GVR experience. We often played the 50 cent 10/7 DB slant-tops when the Deuces were crowded but even those machines were sometimes crowded. We actually ended up playing some 8/5 bonus triple play! Our stay was in the last month before Stations cut their points in half for full-pay machines, so that may have had something to do with the crowds. In addition, all of the FPDW are on Optimum Play machines that also contain full-pay DB, DDB and LD. We often saw people playing one of these other games. So it may be that things have improved since GVR recently added a new bank of 10/6 DDB. The music in the casino was at the perfect volume - loud enough to hear but not so loud that you can't carry on a conversation in a normal tone of voice. We were there the week before Xmas and were surprised to hear all the Xmas music they were playing. The cocktail waitresses and restaurant staff was very friendly and service was good. The buffet was pretty good, but not great. Fatburgers has very good old-fashioned hamburgers. The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is not as good as Starbucks but is better than the coffee joints in most casinos. Il Fornaio was very good - it's the same restaurant (although slightly different menu) than the Il Fornaio in NY NY. The quality is equal, if not better, than Il Fornaio in NY NY. The sushi bar was quite good but a bit overpriced. We used our points to pay. We didn't try Bullshrimp. The spa area and pool area are terrific. You walk by the pool area to get to the spa which is located in a separate building. The pool is not open in December. We had a car so I don't know anything about GVR's shuttle service. The car was handy and allowed us to visit Montelago and FH. Both are relatively close if you have a car. We played about $20,000 over three days. No Royals, no Deuces and no Aces in DB. Lost about $1,400. When we checked out, our host comped one night and we paid for two. This was what we expected based on what we had read and what our host had said to us over the phone when we booked the room in the first place. Before checking out, we asked our host for (and were given) a discretionary comp to the buffet. So, I would say that if you are looking for a relaxing and luxurious stay with good vp, you will not be disappointed. On the other hand, if our experience is typical, you will get far more comps elsewhere. That might change when the new hotel section is completed and they have more rooms to fill. In any event, the overall experience was so positive that we are thinking of returning. However, we would only do so if we could get an upfront room rate that we would be prepared to pay in case it wasn't comped. *** As a general rule, it appears that it now takes $2 to earn 1 point @ Stations and the Fiestas on all positive ER games. Current policy at Stations seems to be that they won't give any discretionary food comps to people who play positive machines, but will comp their rooms. A discretionary room comp probably requires around $8,000 Coin-In per day (on average) now. LV Stations and Fiestas announce that full pay games will require $2 to earn 1 point beginning in JAN 2004. Rooms are top of the line. Service is first rate. The buffet is very good. Trophy's is good and Bullshrimp, although pricy is the best food I've ever eaten. China spice just opened this past week. Several of my gambling buddies have eaten there and now going to make it a twice a week event saying, 'it's the best chinese that they've ever eaten.' There's also a sushi bar if you like that sort of food. |
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