Harrah's Laughlin has 2 50 play .05 9/6 JOB machines in the smoking casino by the doors to the river. These are multigames, but I was shocked to find the JOB were full pay at the nickel level since they eliminated full pay at the quarter level some time last year. The Bonus Rewards earned on these machines are miminal (around half of the base rewards) so comps are hard to generate. But it isn't often that I've come across full pay nickels in any Harrah's property so I thought I was seeing things when I saw the paytable. The 50 play machine in the nonsmoking casino is not full pay it has 8/5 JOB.

Can't confirm the new .05 fifty plays, yet. MIA-nonsmoking the 9/5/4 SDB are missing, actually the whole 3/5 play games are gone, 1 in nickels and 1 in quarters. They remain in the smoking casino. Down to three (from nine) 8/5 Sigma DJ .25 in the non-smoking section, still against the west windows. The south casino enterance is closed off for the Market Square Buffet construction. My 55 total reward tier points in 2003 has generated mail for 2004. Cheap or comped room offers for Feb/March.

The popular Fresh Market Square Buffet at Harrahs closed on Dec. 14th for renovations and expansion. They are scheduled to re-open on April 15th 2004. Until the renovations are completed, dinner buffet service will be available in the Fiesta Showroom from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at a cost of $10.99 plus tax a person. The all-you-can-eat prime rib and shrimp will continue to be made available for dinner only. For breakfast the Baja Blue is available from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. effective Dec. 24, 2003. The cost of the breakfast buffet is $7.99 plus tax a person. The $1 discount for your slot card still applies. I assume there is no lunch buffet available until the renovations are completed.

1 Base Reward Credit is earned for every $5 coin-in on reel slot machines ($10 video poker), and Bonus Reward Credits are awarded based on the type of machine played. On average you get 2 Bonus Credits and 1 Base Credit for every $10 of VP coin-in (probably fewer Bonus Credits for positive VP machines). It takes 3,000 (increased

It takes 3,000 (increased

Diamond Lounges require Photo ID to get in and usually you can only take 1 guest. Be sure to have your Diamond/Platinum cards to avoid lines for buffets.