With the convention about a month away, I figure I have to start harvesting for my trading. I went on a 3 day sweep to Minnesota, Northern Wisconsin and a little of Upper Michigan. At the Grand Casinos at Mille Lacs and Hinkley, MN, they have put in new cards for use at both places with a four-level card system. They were just put in the beginning of May, so I was happy I was getting something ndew, but the package is so new that there are not many of the higher levels in use yet. I found a bunch of the first level "Players Club" cards, and just one "Bronze" level, but none of the "Platinum" or "Diamond" cards, which I show here from a brochure. But the most amazing thing about the switchover at Grand Casinos is...

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