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Because it's the snowball effect.. it's not just the nicer room, then the restaurants are more expensive, the massages are more expensive, the comps are worse, etc.
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This is where I'm at... if you're talking about $100-150/night on a trip where I'm spending $500-1000/day... I'd rather sleep/shower/unwind and enjoy the common area benefits (pool/dining/lobby/etc) of a nicer place... then go gamble on the cheap elsewhere.
If my on-site dining options are Kahunaville and Senior Frogs, I'm out. I don't travel to Vegas to eat at a slightly jazzed up Chilis. :X
if it makes you feel any better, i didn't dine at kahunaville or Senior Frogs, but I did use their breakfast buffet and one of their vendors for a quick piece of pizza at lunch.. but my dinners were at nice plazes at Caesars or Encore
Don't get me started. 6/5 BJ is an abomination and should be boycotted by everyone. They already run out 6+ decks with only 70% penetration as it is. They'll never return to 3/2 unless the sheeple stop playing it. Some places tout it almost like it's better than 3/2 and the morons buy it.
Yes, it's nuts. Be sure to go walk the strip around 11 pm. It's quite a sight to see.
It's been my experience that things escalate pretty quickly in Vegas.
in my 20's I did a lot of stupid stuff in Vegas and fortunately it was in the days before camera phones were in every hand.... but this seems really excessive, no?
Good God why exactly are you guys intending to do that you simply can't risk everybody agreeing to photograph or record anything?
I was thinking something a little less abusive and hateful than that, more along the lines of regressing to the 24 year old version of myself for a weekend.
Drink bourbon. You're a grown up now.
I like bourbon but for free drinks while gambling, full strength beers are often the best choice over watered down cocktails
Are people really tweeting and Facebook ing that much to cause a problem? If so the burner phones are still a problem, group texts are danger as well.
I guess I should clarify... Any other suggestions for gambling floors that actually serve beers outside the regular bud/miller/coors/heineken choices?
Actually, I was just being a doosh after having a few bourbons last night. Corona is my go-to beer in vegas.
Order your bourbon neat. They can't water it down.
Havent had much issue with Bourbon on rocks being watered down in casinos but mixed drinks definitely are. I should not be able to drink 24 Jack & Cokes and still be able to form complete sentences
I'm a ##### though and prefer my bourbon chilled. 
I'll usually order a double when I order neat or rocks. Sometimes they'll do it, other times they won't. But you usually end up with a decent pour.Havent had much issue with Bourbon on rocks being watered down in casinos but mixed drinks definitely are. I should not be able to drink 24 Jack & Cokes and still be able to form complete sentences
Craps is nearly never 25. 15 is the highest you ever really see it. I've only once been in a hotel where 25 was the cheapest table and that was the Wynn and at like 11pm on a Saturday. And by midnight they dropped it to 15.
I love Pai Gow Poker to kill time, clear my head, tread water, and drink while losing almost nothing.
For those who like Blackjack in Vegas, fairly comprehensive list of games offered sorted by casino, number of decks, minimum, etc.
The Wizard does a fantastic job crunching odds and giving "proper" play advice as Wizard of Odds. Can't recommend his site enough to people who will play any table games.
It is good for that. However there are so many pushes that Pai Gow is about as exciting as watching paint dry.
You can play $5 craps at NY/NY during the week in the morning through early afternoon...same with Planet Hollywood. It's basically the only game we play when we go to Vegas. At night we will play $10 craps at where ever we decide to go. Typically we play at Planet Hollywood (awesome casino BTW), MGM, NY/NY or Caesars. Sometimes we get to Mandalay Bay as well. If we decide on blackjack it is also during the week in the day at NY/NY where they have $5 blackjack.
Boring. As. Crap. No doubt. It's great for just hanging out BS'ing w/ the boys watching a game or just to collect your thoughts, but those folks who play it religiously are nuts in my book.
Never stayed @ MO but I've hearf it's pretty awesome. Great, great bar at the top -- can't recall the name right now, but I've been there a few times. No casino if that matters to you.Otis said:
Depending on how important the pool "scene" is to you, I'll throw in Trump as well. It's more built around being a romantic trip...no casino on site, so it's much quieter. It's also 5 star accommodations, pool, and spa, but there isn't a lot of action. Access to the strip through the Fashion Show Mall.
These are solid choices. For more modern accommodations, Cosmopolitan and Delano are also good choices. Cosmopolitan has some amazing views of the fountains and is in the middle of City Center (but not quite as big and loud as Aria). Delano is at the south end of the strip so it's a little quieter than City Center (I personally prefer that), has a great spa and still some great restaurants on site.Otis said:
Totally disagree on the Wynn. I don't think it touches the Venetian. I've stayed at both and the Venetian is head and shoulders above, IMO.
Stayed there once about 3 years ago for a conference my wife had. I just wasn't that impressed. Maybe just had a bad trip and/or were in the wrong tower.
The worst room at the Venetian is 700 sq ft with a sunk in living room. Their standard room blows away the standard Wynn room. I was at the Wynn last year and was not impressed. But hey, it's obvious that lots of people like it.
Our room wasn't 700 sq ft. It felt a tad bigger than the standard room at the Wynn, which I think is in the 600 sq ft range.
If you want to lose 20 pounds fairly easy, do the Quick Weight Loss program, if you have those in your area. It is fairly expensive but if you did it between now and July faithfully, you would probably be down 30-35 pounds. Not guaranteeing you will keep it off afterward (I didn't) but it definitely works if you want to loss a lot of weight in a fairly short period of time.Otis said:
