Casino Resorts
Place du Casino in Monte Carlo with the Café de Paris terrace. Photo: Jorge Láscar from Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Grand hotels and casinos have grown up side by side, from Monaco to Macau.
Here we look at them the way a points collector would.
Each guide combines a hotel stay with practical detail about the casino or the game next door: entry and dress rules, how comps and players' clubs compare with hotel points, how the house edge and sportsbook odds work, and how to keep a fixed budget for an evening out.
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A weekend in Monaco built around the Fairmont on the Grand Prix hairpin and the Casino de Monte-Carlo a few minutes away: what to know about entry, dress, games and timing.
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Hotel programmes reward what you spend. Casino resorts reward what you are expected to lose. Here is how comps are calculated and how they compare with a points balance.
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Macau became the world's biggest casino market in the 2000s. From the old Inner Harbour to the Cotai Strip, here is how hotel points collectors can approach a visit.
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Poker festivals draw players to Las Vegas, Monte Carlo, Barcelona and beyond. How to use hotel points and loyalty status to keep the cost of a poker trip under control.
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Enter to win a dream stay! Loyalty programmes love prize draws. Here is how to read the small print and how the odds compare with a national lottery.
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Travelling for a big match is a classic points trip. How to book around fixtures, what to know about sports betting rules abroad and how to keep a weekend under budget.