As the American economy sinks deeper and deeper towards a second Great Depression, many Las Vegas casinos are not taking the slump lying down. Instead, they have been building up their most generous promotions in recent years to try to encourage more people to get in on the action and take advantage of all that the Strip’s wonders have to offer.

Mandalay Bay is offering fabulous progressive high-hand jackpots and a high hand of the day that pays up to $200 on top of whatever the high hand jackpot was worth that day – as much as $500. Also, the casino has a special progressive jackpot designed for a royal flush for each suit. That has been known to get as high as $6,000.

From 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. the Imperial Palace will reward any and all early risers $50 or $100 if their aces or kings get cracked. So if you are a morning person, the Imperial will make things worth your while. They also have progressive jackpots for straight flushes and royal flushes that go from $250 and $500 on up. Additionally, they have numerous different cash rewards set up for quads.

Unfortunately, not every Las Vegas casino has found it necessary to bring forth a wave of thrilling new promotions. Some casinos that are keeping things same old same old include the MGM Grand, The Mirage, Bellagio and most other MGM casinos. The Hard Rock, which was keeping things pretty chill, is gearing up to offer folks an awesome weekly free-roll so be sure to keep your ears and eyes open for that development.

While Caesar’s Palace and the Wynn are planning huge deals to get people in their doors to plump up the Strip’s revenue, a handful of other Las Vegas casinos are trying to get in on the action as well. Red Rock is currently offering a $300,000 free-roll in which the first place player will walk away with a guaranteed $40,000. Every player who is able to log no fewer than 50 hours at the casino between now and December will get a shot at this particular glory. And each and every player who is able to log the required amount of hours is sure to at least get a $65 reward. They also have some stellar progressive bad beat jackpots and some fantastic NFL Sunday promotional deals and high hand rewards.

The Orleans is not to be outdone by anybody. They are just about to finalize their qualification for their enormous free-roll tournament. In order to qualify, their players must log at least 80 hours in October and November to get a shot to compete in their $100,000 free-roll. In that contest, the winner is guaranteed a payout of $30,000. And even if you don’t come away with the big prize of the competition, you are guaranteed to win some sort of cash reward no matter what.

And the Orleans does not stop there. They also have a progressive bad beat jackpot that starts at a whopping $75,000. Just a few weeks ago, some lucky soul hit on the jackpot and went home with $118,000.

As an attempt to jumpstart the local economy in Las Vegas, many different casinos are coming out with some spectacular promotional events to get the financial ball rolling. One of the leaders of this trend is the Wynn. They have been hard at work developing details of a special promotion that will give one lucky and loyal customer the chance to play in the Wynn Classic for free. That one can cost a pretty penny at $10,200 but you could have the chance of playing in that phenomenal event for nada!

The casino has recently confirmed that they will raffle off no fewer than 13 seats for their Wynn Classic. This particular event offers games that range from $545 to as high as $10,200 for entry fees. At least one seat is guaranteed for getting in on the real action that will occur at the main event.

Each and every hour that a player is able to log while playing at the Wynn after the first day of January will earn himself or herself a virtual ticket for the raffle. Between February 16th and February 19, the casino will hold a raffle and have thirteen separate drawings. In order to win a seat, however, the player whose name they call has to be present in the casino at the time that they drawn his or her name. So be there or be left out in the cold, shivering with pangs of regret. This is one of the biggest promotion offers around right now and if you are looking to get in on some high-rolling poker action, this is your best bet.

With the current down-in-the-dumps atmosphere surrounding our national economy right now, the Las Vegas strip has been hit pretty hard. Fortunately for those folks out there who are still in the mood to get in on some action at the mecca of bright lights and sordid scandals, Las Vegas poker rooms are doing everything they can to keep their rooms vibrant and active. And what that means for you is a splendid array of awesome promotional deals.

How would you like to play in the invitation-only, celebrity-stocked National Heads-up Poker Championship on NBC? What is normally a $20,000 buy-in could be yours absolutely free!

For their big free-roll events that will come up in early 2009, Caesars is fine-tuning the details and trying to determine how to bring in the most business to get their revenue back on up to a healthy level. Caesars is bringing you the chance for the heads-up championship seat.

In order to be eligible to win, players must first log at least 50 hours in their poker rooms during the month of January. And once you have qualified for that, you will participate in a free shootout tournament against all the other players who logged enough hours. From there, the top two players from each table will score enough money to make it into the second phase of the free-roll tournament.

The second phase involves pitting the remaining players in a heads-up tourney in which the winner will ultimately claim the $20,000 seat and the rest of the folks there will have to divide up the remainder of the $80,000 prize pool.