The Cannery bingo room is celebrating its birthday Aug. 10 with free Cannery daubers and birthday cake. You must make a minimum buy-in to join the party.

Texas Station players earning 100 points ($100-$200 coin-in; no point redemption required) on Tuesdays and Thursdays will receive a free breakfast buffet. Or earn 200 points for a free lunch buffet, or 300 points for a free dinner buffet. Points must be earned from 12 a.m.-9:30 p.m. and must be redeemed at the Feast Buffet on the same day. There is a maximum of one buffet per Boarding Pass account per day. The casino also is running a free keno tournament on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Five prizes (including a $500 cash first prize) are awarded every weekend.

Every Monday through Thursday in August, Santa Fe Station table game players receive a free sandwich maker grill when their average bet times hours played equals 40 (examples: $40 for one hour, $10 for four hours).

As an ongoing promotion, blackjack players hitting 21 naturals in 24 hours at the Fremont will receive a logo jacket. Keno players buying a 21-game ticket at $1 per game will receive a stuffed frog.

Bonus Point Days: Binion's (Club Binion's): 2x Wednesdays and Fridays; Cannery (American Can Club): 5x all day Thursdays, 5x 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays (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.; Eldorado (Prime Rewards): 2x Tuesdays, 3x Thursdays, 3x 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturdays; Ellis Island (Passport Players Club): 2x Saturdays-Thursdays, 5x Fridays (some machines excluded); Hacienda (Club Matador): 2x Mondays, 4x Tuesdays; Gold Coast (Club Coast): 2x Aug. 13 and Aug. 29; Hard Rock (Back Stage Pass): 2x every day (locals only); Jerry's Nugget (More Club): 3x Tuesdays and Thursdays; Jokers Wild (Prime Rewards): 2x Tuesdays, 3x Thursdays, 3x 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturdays; Railroad Pass (Players Junction): 2x Mondays-Wednesdays; Rampart (Rampart Rewards): 2x Fridays; Sahara (Club Sahara): 2x comp dollars Wednesdays, double comp redemption Sundays and Thursdays; Slots A Fun (One Club): 2x Wednesdays; Terrible's (Player's Club): 3x Thursdays and Sundays, double cashback Sundays-Wednesdays; Tuscany (Player's Club): 5x midnight-5 a.m. Monday-Fridays; 5x all day Sundays and Wednesdays; Wildfire (Wild Card): 5x Saturdays, 2x Mondays-Wednesdays midnight-8 a.m.; Wild Wild West (Wild Card): 5x Thursdays, 2x Sundays-Wednesdays midnight-8 a.m. (Please note that several casinos could not confirm their August Bonus Point Days by press time.)

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