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| Author: | Brick [ Mon Mar 06, 2017 11:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
I don't know why but I'm a big fan of The Orleans too. I've never stayed there and probably wouldn't but it is a fun day trip. The problem is so many casinos seem openly telling you they are going to not even give you a chance at winning. I like table games but sometimes I just want to sit and have a good time and lose my money in a slower fashion but so many of the games are so heavily tilted in their favor compared to other places that it isn't even fun. The Paris was absolutely horrible for video poker. I just played 25 cents a hand for a while. I can only imagine the slot machines, which I don't enjoy, would be even worse. |
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| Author: | Douchebag [ Mon Mar 06, 2017 11:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
denisdman wrote: I heard good things about Red Rock. I haven't been. Yes, there is that large outdoor shopping area outside Bally's now. It actually has some cool stores. I wouldn't go in Bally's as that place is rundown as much as Flamingo. Harrah's too. They all need a serious refresh, PH style. My last trip to Vegas was about 3 years ago. My wife and went with another married couple that are friends of ours. They're very cheap people (and probably had a higher HH income than us), and they insisted on going cheap and staying at Harrah's. My god that place was truly a dump. I had gambled there in the past, but the rooms and food there was just god awful. It has to be the worst hotel on The Strip. |
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| Author: | Chet Coppock's Fur Coat [ Mon Mar 06, 2017 1:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
I really enjoy Red Rock as well. Decent food options, it's a nice drive, and mostly locals who aren't quite as amped up. |
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| Author: | Chilli Palmer [ Mon Mar 06, 2017 2:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
Mandalay Bay |
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| Author: | Kirkwood [ Mon Mar 06, 2017 2:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
I've only been to Vegas three times with one stay at Mirage and two at Palazzo. Both places were too expensive to gamble for a college kid and/or new grad. I'm not much of a casino gambler but one nice thing about Palazzo was they had war. Higher card? You win. Pretty easy way to kill time and not lose too much money while your friends are on hour 2 of a craps binge. |
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| Author: | Joe Orr Road Rod [ Mon Mar 06, 2017 2:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote: More importantly, where do people enjoy eating away from the strip? Pamplemousse is a awesome. It's not a place to go with the guys but when you're with your girl, it's great. It's run by a couple of gay dudes who like to argue with each other. The food is absolutely first class. The night before we went there we had eaten at Michael Mina in the Bellagio. It was a pretty good dinner. One of the courses was a lobster pot pie. I can tell you I had a very similar dish at Pamplemousse that absolutely blew the one at Michael Mina away. The Golden Steer is as good as any hotel steakhouse on the Strip. Years ago my friend Jerry who died and I were out there for a bowling tournament. We were in Vegas for about a week and one night we just got in a cab and told the guy to take us to a good restaurant that wasn't in a fucking hotel. He took us to Battista's Hole in the Wall. I liked it so much that I had the reception dinner for my first wedding there. My mother-in-law complained like, "what is this fuckin' place?" until she had the food and then she was all apologetic and even got her ex-husband to pick up the check. Bonus! |
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| Author: | Hank Scorpio [ Mon Mar 06, 2017 2:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote: More importantly, where do people enjoy eating away from the strip? Pamplemousse is a awesome. It's not a place to go with the guys but when you're with your girl, it's great. It's run by a couple of gay dudes who like to argue with each other. The food is absolutely first class. The night before we went there we had eaten at Michael Mina in the Bellagio. It was a pretty good dinner. One of the courses was a lobster pot pie. I can tell you I had a very similar dish at Pamplemousse that absolutely blew the one at Michael Mina away. The Golden Steer is as good as any hotel steakhouse on the Strip. Years ago my friend Jerry who died and I were out there for a bowling tournament. We were in Vegas for about a week and one night we just got in a cab and told the guy to take us to a good restaurant that wasn't in a fucking hotel. He took us to Battista's Hole in the Wall. I liked it so much that I had the reception dinner for my first wedding there. My mother-in-law complained like, "what is this fuckin' place?" until she had the food and then she was all apologetic and even got her ex-husband to pick up the check. Bonus! Battista's!!!! You even get the all you can drink wine that tastes a step up from anti-freeze. I thought I heard they were closing down. I hope not, it is a great spot. |
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| Author: | Kirkwood [ Mon Mar 06, 2017 2:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
denisdman wrote: Vegas is upscale and expensive and completely changed. There are no cheap flights or rooms. On weekdays, you can still get a cheaper room. At some casinos, you can't even find a $10 table. It's hard to play craps (with odds) when you need to start with $15 on the pass line. If you're looking for a fun casino, then it's Planet Hollywood. We prefer the Mirage as it is reasonably and has a good sports book. My dad is a TI junkie, but that place is pretty dead. After each time visiting I've felt dread. I could've funded a decent week long vacation instead of a 3 night bender in Vegas. I haven't been back in 4 years after making my 3rd visit. It's probably different for West Coast people. It's really easy jaunt to get there and back. |
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| Author: | Joe Orr Road Rod [ Mon Mar 06, 2017 2:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
denisdman wrote: It's hard to play craps (with odds) when you need to start with $15 on the pass line. Are you trying to destroy your brand, denni$? CFMB finds it hard to believe that having $135 in bets on the craps table at once is a big problem for you. |
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| Author: | Chet Coppock's Fur Coat [ Mon Mar 06, 2017 4:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
I've been to Batista's a couple of times, a group I know goes out there for a week every October for the last 25 years, and about every 5 years I'll join them for 48 hours if I have to be out on the west coast for work anyway. Batista's looks like nothing, but it's pretty good. |
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| Author: | Chus [ Mon Mar 06, 2017 4:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
Kirkwood wrote: I've only been to Vegas three times with one stay at Mirage and two at Palazzo. We stayed in a king suite at the Palazzo. Awfully good. There is a nice Mexican restaurant near the casino. Our server was from Chicago. He hooked us up with some free drinks. |
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| Author: | Brick [ Mon Mar 06, 2017 7:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
Chus wrote: Kirkwood wrote: I've only been to Vegas three times with one stay at Mirage and two at Palazzo. We stayed in a king suite at the Palazzo. Awfully good. There is a nice Mexican restaurant near the casino. Our server was from Chicago. He hooked us up with some free drinks. |
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| Author: | Kirkwood [ Mon Mar 06, 2017 8:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
Boilermaker Rick wrote: Chus wrote: Kirkwood wrote: I've only been to Vegas three times with one stay at Mirage and two at Palazzo. We stayed in a king suite at the Palazzo. Awfully good. There is a nice Mexican restaurant near the casino. Our server was from Chicago. He hooked us up with some free drinks. Nice! 
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Thu Mar 09, 2017 11:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
a genius wrote: Dreadnaught847 wrote: a genius wrote: When we were there last it was in August. One day even though we found some $5 tables off strip my wife and I blew through the daily blackjack budget pretty quickly. So we ended up back at the Flamingo sports book (and what a dump that was) betting on the Arlington Million races. We laughed at ourselves for traveling 1,500 miles to bet on races taking place 8 blocks from our home. I miss the 2 dollar blackjack at o'sheas I have great memories of that place. $2 blackjack plus decent draft beer. Didn't they have draft Guiness? It's been a while. |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
Chilli Palmer wrote: Mandalay Bay This. At least you have the beach if you bust out at gambling |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
I don't think I have been for a decade. I'm sure the city is completely different since then so any suggestion I would have is outdated. One time I went where it was the tail end of a trip out west for my wife and I. I was meeting friends at NYNY. She was going to a bachelorette party with her south side irish friends, predictably, at The Flamingo. She was pregnant at the time. We got there a day early and stayed at NYNY. The next day I took her to The Flamingo and it felt like I was dropping her at the gates of Auschwitz. I really didn't want to leave her there like that while pregnant. There was a perfect confluence of cheap everything and guy oriented advertising of Las Vegas just as I was entering my years of financial freedom. The casino's had their own airline with Chicago being a major hub. 7 pm out of O'Hare on Thursday was perfect for working a full day and hopping the el to ohare for your flight then arriving in Vegas in time for an all nighter on Thursday. Win or lose, I always felt suicidal by the Sunday flight home. Great times. |
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| Author: | Chris_in_joliet [ Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
Been to Vegas twice with other couples and it's just a weird experience both times. Guy I went with the first time blew through $200-300 in probably the first 30 mins of the trip at one of those Super Texas Hold'em tables. Basically he proceeded to not really gamble the rest of the trip saying he was broke after that save for a $20 bet on the Cubs. |
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| Author: | Chus [ Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
Chris_in_joliet wrote: Been to Vegas twice with other couples and it's just a weird experience both times. Guy I went with the first time blew through $200-300 in probably the first 30 mins of the trip at one of those Super Texas Hold'em tables. Basically he proceeded to not really gamble the rest of the trip saying he was broke after that save for a $20 bet on the Cubs. What kind of jabroni goes to Vegas with only $300? |
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| Author: | Brick [ Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
Chus wrote: Chris_in_joliet wrote: Been to Vegas twice with other couples and it's just a weird experience both times. Guy I went with the first time blew through $200-300 in probably the first 30 mins of the trip at one of those Super Texas Hold'em tables. Basically he proceeded to not really gamble the rest of the trip saying he was broke after that save for a $20 bet on the Cubs. What kind of jabroni goes to Vegas with only $300? |
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| Author: | Douchebag [ Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
Chris_in_joliet wrote: Guy I went with the first time blew through $200-300 in probably the first 30 mins of the trip at one of those Super Texas Hold'em tables. Basically he proceeded to not really gamble the rest of the trip saying he was broke after that save for a $20 bet on the Cubs. Why did you go to Vegas with shit-foot? |
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| Author: | Chus [ Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
Boilermaker Rick wrote: Chus wrote: Chris_in_joliet wrote: Been to Vegas twice with other couples and it's just a weird experience both times. Guy I went with the first time blew through $200-300 in probably the first 30 mins of the trip at one of those Super Texas Hold'em tables. Basically he proceeded to not really gamble the rest of the trip saying he was broke after that save for a $20 bet on the Cubs. What kind of jabroni goes to Vegas with only $300? CIJ said that broke the guy for the entire trip. |
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| Author: | Don Tiny [ Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
Douchebag wrote: Chris_in_joliet wrote: Guy I went with the first time blew through $200-300 in probably the first 30 mins of the trip at one of those Super Texas Hold'em tables. Basically he proceeded to not really gamble the rest of the trip saying he was broke after that save for a $20 bet on the Cubs. Why did you go to Vegas with shit-foot? Still waiting for 'piracy to write the Dylan-esque 'Ballad of Shit-Foot & The Ditcher'. |
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| Author: | Brick [ Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
Chus wrote: Boilermaker Rick wrote: Chus wrote: Chris_in_joliet wrote: Been to Vegas twice with other couples and it's just a weird experience both times. Guy I went with the first time blew through $200-300 in probably the first 30 mins of the trip at one of those Super Texas Hold'em tables. Basically he proceeded to not really gamble the rest of the trip saying he was broke after that save for a $20 bet on the Cubs. What kind of jabroni goes to Vegas with only $300? CIJ said that broke the guy for the entire trip. Spending your whole bankroll the first day is just dumb. |
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| Author: | Chris_in_joliet [ Thu Mar 09, 2017 1:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
There was a $20 poker tournament we played in the next day but besides that I dont remember gambling with him that much. I do remember catching a bit of grief from my wife saying that such and such is hanging out with his wife so why weren't we hanging out. I had to break the news to her that he lost $300 in an hour and that was more likely than case than his love for her. I wanted to go to Vegas to drink and gamble and sit at a poker table for hours upon end. We can do dinner at a nice restaurant at home. |
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| Author: | a retard [ Thu Mar 09, 2017 5:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favorite casinos in Vegas |
good dolphin wrote: a genius wrote: Dreadnaught847 wrote: a genius wrote: When we were there last it was in August. One day even though we found some $5 tables off strip my wife and I blew through the daily blackjack budget pretty quickly. So we ended up back at the Flamingo sports book (and what a dump that was) betting on the Arlington Million races. We laughed at ourselves for traveling 1,500 miles to bet on races taking place 8 blocks from our home. I miss the 2 dollar blackjack at o'sheas I have great memories of that place. $2 blackjack plus decent draft beer. Didn't they have draft Guiness? It's been a while. Yes, I think they did. True Irish Pub vibe. Except for the Burger King in the back
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