Some really helpful advice. I have downloaded the California list of casinos from Wikipedia and am going to each casino's website to see which ones have a players card and then start to map them out. We usually stay at Huntington Beach but this time will be at one of the hotels at Universal Studios and I am seeing what I can make in one 3-4 hour trip. As long as I get a couple of cards I will be happy - as long as I have some decent music in the car and air-con I don't mind driving.

I'll let you all know what itinery I come up with for the trip (at the end of August)

Jason