Sep, 2005
(4) of the 25c (10-coin) 10/7 DB are back.
Aug, 2005
Confirmed that 10/7 DB are all gone There is a bank of 10 MG/MD IGT slant tops neat the Contrada that have: $.50/$1 NSUD, 9/7 DB, 9/6 JoB, 9/5 DDB, all at 5 coin. There is a bank of 12 MG/MD IGT machines near the cashier. 3 machines in that bank have $.25/$.50/$1 10 coin 9/6 JoB. The 10 coin $.05 NSUD on progressive is still there. There are some uprights with $.25 8/5 BP near the hotel end of the casino. The 8/5 BP is of particular note because this is the highest percentage play in the casino. The database lists $.25 8/5 BP progressive, but I was unable to locate this. The inventory has been shuffled around a lot in the last year, so it's likely that these are gone. I did find $.25 7/5 BP progressive. For those that don't know, a very long running promotion at the Siena is a bonus on any quads on VP machines (excluding wild card games and 50/100 plays). The quad bonus requires max coin in, and is $2 on $.05/$.10 games, $5 on $.25/$.50 games, $10 on $1/$2 games, and $25 on $5/$10/$25 games. With the quad bonus, $.25 bonus poker becomes 100.11%, $.25 10 coin or $1 5 coin 9/6 JoB becomes 100.01%, both beating out the NSUD (since the quad bonus does not apply to wild card games). Various other games at low denominations end up above 99.5% with the quad bonus. They also have a double royal promotion that's been going on for a long time. If you hit 2 royals within 24 hours of each other, they will match the payout on the lesser royal (up to $4000). This used to be from midnight-midnight but is now within 24 hours (you get a card when you hit the first royal with the time on it so you know what time you have to hit the next one). The double royal bonus is valid on all VP machines, but only applies once/day (significant if you play 50/100 play machines). There are various other promotions as well, subject to change.
Jun, 2005
Siena: The $.25 10/7 DB (on 8 MG/MD slant tops) is now a 10 coin game. The game is full pay on 5-10 coins. The 3 upright 8/5 Bonus Poker $1 progressives are now $1 MG progressives, with the Bonus Poker reduced to 7/5. I don't know if any of the other 8/5 BP has survived. Slot club point coin in rate at the Siena seems to be about $14/point (used to be $12.50/point a year ago), cashback rate is about .07%, not sure what the comp rate is.
Feb, 2005
The bank of 25c 10/7 DB has been moved and is now near the video poker bar.
Dec, 2004
They're paying double for second royal within 24 hours and still pay their quad bonus.
Sep, 2004
Siena has a permanent promotion that pays $5 for quarter quads and $10 for dollar quads. They also send out coupons to regulars for 0.67% additional cashback ($50 max per week).
Aug, 2004
All 9/6 JOB MIA - we searched the entire casino (small) and all are less than 9/6. One bank of multdenominational multigame slantops near the Contrada has $.25 10/7 DB - all other denominations on machine are shorted. This bank has a sign advertising the bank as 100%+ on top. A $1 9/7 DB progressive near the bar at center of casino is a slow meter but can get positive As a side note - I love the rooms at the Siena!! Great linens and wonderful pillows. The corner rooms have great bathrooms with whirlpool tubs!! By far the nicest rooms in Reno. One more thing about Siena, they have free high speed internet access in the rooms and in the business center. Also Lexies has a great early bird dinner special with a 3-course gourmet meal for $12.95. It's a limited menu but absolutely fabulous. Entrees included a chicken with an apple and sun-dried cherry sauce, filet mignon, some sort of prawn entee and a fish entree we didn't try.
Dec, 2003
Siena downgraded all of their .25 VP. No more 10/7 progressives - they are now 9/6, no more 9/6 DDB progressives - they are now 9/5. They also downgraded all of the games in the 3 and 5 plays. Simply put, there are no more .25 decent plays anymore. They did not downgrade the $BP prog, nor the $9/6 JOB prog, but that was it.
Sep, 2003
My problem with the place , as a tourist with little time is - why bother? Certainly El Dorado, Silver Legacy, Cal/Virginian, Peppermill, Atlantis offer much better VP-comps-offers thus this out of the way place is hardly worth the effort. They would have to up the cashback to .4 before I'd ever put them on my short list. The Siena is the newest downtown Reno resort (to my knowledge); it's located on the "wrong" side of the Truckee River on Mill Street. It fronts the Truckee River between Center Street and Lake Street. The new owner really did a wonderful job of renovating the old property, in my opinion. It has an Italian city theme that is done quite well both outside and inside. One problem is that I've never seen them advertise multi-point times anywhere, nor have I ever received anything in the mail with good offers (although my play has been minimal so that may be the problem). So, on the surface, there doesn't seem to be any GREAT Play there . . . but there are some reasonable ones. To begin with, however, a couple of XVP notes. First, they have an excellent breakfast special in their coffee shop, the Contrada. It's 4 eggs, 4 sausage or bacon and 4 pancakes for $2.49, a heck of a deal for hearty eaters. Second, they have a good single deck blackjack game with double on anything for a house advantage of just .18%. However, it has been reported that management is pretty sharp so be careful trying advantage play for green chips or higher (I've never had any problem with my little $5 to $20 spread). The one thing about this property that puzzles me, and this returns to my earlier comment about them being on the wrong side of the Truckee River, is how they stay in business. I have never, ever seen them busy.
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