Im really glad you guys enjoyed the reviews...The reason I did it was to hopefully answer teh questions that get asked here all the time..(which books are best? did you get free drinks? etc...)....The only book I missed out on while I was there that I wanted to see was the Mirage...Totally forgot about it....Next Vegas trip will include all of Downtown, and then hopefully the Palms, The M resort, and Red Rock..
and If I win some nice coin..maybe I can give a review on all the strip clubs and legal brothels in the area.
Cheers to all for the nice comments, and thanks for reading!
Im really glad you guys enjoyed the reviews...The reason I did it was to hopefully answer teh questions that get asked here all the time..(which books are best? did you get free drinks? etc...)....The only book I missed out on while I was there that I wanted to see was the Mirage...Totally forgot about it....Next Vegas trip will include all of Downtown, and then hopefully the Palms, The M resort, and Red Rock..
and If I win some nice coin..maybe I can give a review on all the strip clubs and legal brothels in the area.
Cheers to all for the nice comments, and thanks for reading!
excellent read. I'm going to Vegas for my 2nd time over Labor Day. Staying at Mandaly. Pumped to hit the Book there.
Thanks for the kind words....Id play soem cards before hitting up the sportsbook so you have a few drinks...then make sure to get a sandwich from that deli thats in the sportsbook to the left when you are facing the tv screens...great little sandwich shop!
Quote Originally Posted by sanderz16:
excellent read. I'm going to Vegas for my 2nd time over Labor Day. Staying at Mandaly. Pumped to hit the Book there.
Thanks for the kind words....Id play soem cards before hitting up the sportsbook so you have a few drinks...then make sure to get a sandwich from that deli thats in the sportsbook to the left when you are facing the tv screens...great little sandwich shop!
thanks for the writeup, can't wait to get out there for my first time post 21...
bless your organs for 18 rbvodka's
2 years ago I drank about 12 during a Cowboys/Packers Thursday night game and felt like I was going to die the next day. They sure do go down easy though lol. Haven't had one since
thanks for the writeup, can't wait to get out there for my first time post 21...
bless your organs for 18 rbvodka's
2 years ago I drank about 12 during a Cowboys/Packers Thursday night game and felt like I was going to die the next day. They sure do go down easy though lol. Haven't had one since
I agree with write up on sports books but probably rate MGM a little higher. It is good on a lively football weekend and they cover a lot of sports. Also poker room is right behind it so you can go play a tournament for a couple of hours.
In general though I feel Vegas has totally lost a lot of what it was 10-15 years ago. I have been going at least once and many years 2-3 times since 1995. I just got back and I think I'm done. Not cause I got my ass kicked, in fact I got so bored with gambling there that I didn't spend $700 of my budget which never happens.
All these people suckered into hand dealt black jack ripoff at paying 6-5 on black jacks. Free drinks, what a joke. Can't get any waitresses anymore so I just go buy them at the nearest bar for huge prices. I'm not some newby who expects to win when I go. I bet on sports and play poker when I want to make money. When I play table games I expect to lose and I'm ok with it. It's part of my entertainment dollar. All I expect is some decent dealers, free drinks, some music and fun crowd to play with. None of that happened. Dealers are big time cynical and scared for their jobs now and they deserve to be. These casinos are treating them like crap. Many layoffs and I saw a pit boss not give a dealer is standard break after he had been at that table for 90 minutes. Pitiful!!!! Crowd at Vegas is different. Way more kids than should ever be there, way too many people that don't understand gambling at all. I always expect some of that but no gamblers around anymore.
All casinos oriented to the Asian customer. Its a business and it's their business so I hope that works for them. They are losing the middle class US customer and they can count me as part of their losses.
I used to think Vegas would be around forever and always come back from down turns, in fact I planned on moving there when my daughter went to college. Now I know I won't and am not sure if they will truly recover. I sound like one of the old Vegas guys now missing the Stardust and the mob but that's how I feel. Never thought I would.
I agree with write up on sports books but probably rate MGM a little higher. It is good on a lively football weekend and they cover a lot of sports. Also poker room is right behind it so you can go play a tournament for a couple of hours.
In general though I feel Vegas has totally lost a lot of what it was 10-15 years ago. I have been going at least once and many years 2-3 times since 1995. I just got back and I think I'm done. Not cause I got my ass kicked, in fact I got so bored with gambling there that I didn't spend $700 of my budget which never happens.
All these people suckered into hand dealt black jack ripoff at paying 6-5 on black jacks. Free drinks, what a joke. Can't get any waitresses anymore so I just go buy them at the nearest bar for huge prices. I'm not some newby who expects to win when I go. I bet on sports and play poker when I want to make money. When I play table games I expect to lose and I'm ok with it. It's part of my entertainment dollar. All I expect is some decent dealers, free drinks, some music and fun crowd to play with. None of that happened. Dealers are big time cynical and scared for their jobs now and they deserve to be. These casinos are treating them like crap. Many layoffs and I saw a pit boss not give a dealer is standard break after he had been at that table for 90 minutes. Pitiful!!!! Crowd at Vegas is different. Way more kids than should ever be there, way too many people that don't understand gambling at all. I always expect some of that but no gamblers around anymore.
All casinos oriented to the Asian customer. Its a business and it's their business so I hope that works for them. They are losing the middle class US customer and they can count me as part of their losses.
I used to think Vegas would be around forever and always come back from down turns, in fact I planned on moving there when my daughter went to college. Now I know I won't and am not sure if they will truly recover. I sound like one of the old Vegas guys now missing the Stardust and the mob but that's how I feel. Never thought I would.
I agree with write up on sports books but probably rate MGM a little higher. It is good on a lively football weekend and they cover a lot of sports. Also poker room is right behind it so you can go play a tournament for a couple of hours.
In general though I feel Vegas has totally lost a lot of what it was 10-15 years ago. I have been going at least once and many years 2-3 times since 1995. I just got back and I think I'm done. Not cause I got my ass kicked, in fact I got so bored with gambling there that I didn't spend $700 of my budget which never happens.
All these people suckered into hand dealt black jack ripoff at paying 6-5 on black jacks. Free drinks, what a joke. Can't get any waitresses anymore so I just go buy them at the nearest bar for huge prices. I'm not some newby who expects to win when I go. I bet on sports and play poker when I want to make money. When I play table games I expect to lose and I'm ok with it. It's part of my entertainment dollar. All I expect is some decent dealers, free drinks, some music and fun crowd to play with. None of that happened. Dealers are big time cynical and scared for their jobs now and they deserve to be. These casinos are treating them like crap. Many layoffs and I saw a pit boss not give a dealer is standard break after he had been at that table for 90 minutes. Pitiful!!!! Crowd at Vegas is different. Way more kids than should ever be there, way too many people that don't understand gambling at all. I always expect some of that but no gamblers around anymore.
All casinos oriented to the Asian customer. Its a business and it's their business so I hope that works for them. They are losing the middle class US customer and they can count me as part of their losses.
I used to think Vegas would be around forever and always come back from down turns, in fact I planned on moving there when my daughter went to college. Now I know I won't and am not sure if they will truly recover. I sound like one of the old Vegas guys now missing the Stardust and the mob but that's how I feel. Never thought I would.
wow, this is kind of depressing to read, but I get where you are coming from. Im still relatively young and have only been to Vegas twice, and I absolutely loved it....Id go once a month if I could....that being said...I dont know what it used to be like. I hope I never get to that point in which I dont want to go tommorrow...I usually do one really big vegas trip in the summer, and look forward to it more than anything. Im a huge sports bettor, and have only been out there for baseball season...I cant imagine how much fun a football weekend or march madness would be.
but cheers to you for posting your opinion....
Quote Originally Posted by nbkicker610:
I agree with write up on sports books but probably rate MGM a little higher. It is good on a lively football weekend and they cover a lot of sports. Also poker room is right behind it so you can go play a tournament for a couple of hours.
In general though I feel Vegas has totally lost a lot of what it was 10-15 years ago. I have been going at least once and many years 2-3 times since 1995. I just got back and I think I'm done. Not cause I got my ass kicked, in fact I got so bored with gambling there that I didn't spend $700 of my budget which never happens.
All these people suckered into hand dealt black jack ripoff at paying 6-5 on black jacks. Free drinks, what a joke. Can't get any waitresses anymore so I just go buy them at the nearest bar for huge prices. I'm not some newby who expects to win when I go. I bet on sports and play poker when I want to make money. When I play table games I expect to lose and I'm ok with it. It's part of my entertainment dollar. All I expect is some decent dealers, free drinks, some music and fun crowd to play with. None of that happened. Dealers are big time cynical and scared for their jobs now and they deserve to be. These casinos are treating them like crap. Many layoffs and I saw a pit boss not give a dealer is standard break after he had been at that table for 90 minutes. Pitiful!!!! Crowd at Vegas is different. Way more kids than should ever be there, way too many people that don't understand gambling at all. I always expect some of that but no gamblers around anymore.
All casinos oriented to the Asian customer. Its a business and it's their business so I hope that works for them. They are losing the middle class US customer and they can count me as part of their losses.
I used to think Vegas would be around forever and always come back from down turns, in fact I planned on moving there when my daughter went to college. Now I know I won't and am not sure if they will truly recover. I sound like one of the old Vegas guys now missing the Stardust and the mob but that's how I feel. Never thought I would.
wow, this is kind of depressing to read, but I get where you are coming from. Im still relatively young and have only been to Vegas twice, and I absolutely loved it....Id go once a month if I could....that being said...I dont know what it used to be like. I hope I never get to that point in which I dont want to go tommorrow...I usually do one really big vegas trip in the summer, and look forward to it more than anything. Im a huge sports bettor, and have only been out there for baseball season...I cant imagine how much fun a football weekend or march madness would be.
I agree with write up on sports books but probably rate MGM a little higher. It is good on a lively football weekend and they cover a lot of sports. Also poker room is right behind it so you can go play a tournament for a couple of hours.
In general though I feel Vegas has totally lost a lot of what it was 10-15 years ago. I have been going at least once and many years 2-3 times since 1995. I just got back and I think I'm done. Not cause I got my ass kicked, in fact I got so bored with gambling there that I didn't spend $700 of my budget which never happens.
All these people suckered into hand dealt black jack ripoff at paying 6-5 on black jacks. Free drinks, what a joke. Can't get any waitresses anymore so I just go buy them at the nearest bar for huge prices. I'm not some newby who expects to win when I go. I bet on sports and play poker when I want to make money. When I play table games I expect to lose and I'm ok with it. It's part of my entertainment dollar. All I expect is some decent dealers, free drinks, some music and fun crowd to play with. None of that happened. Dealers are big time cynical and scared for their jobs now and they deserve to be. These casinos are treating them like crap. Many layoffs and I saw a pit boss not give a dealer is standard break after he had been at that table for 90 minutes. Pitiful!!!! Crowd at Vegas is different. Way more kids than should ever be there, way too many people that don't understand gambling at all. I always expect some of that but no gamblers around anymore.
All casinos oriented to the Asian customer. Its a business and it's their business so I hope that works for them. They are losing the middle class US customer and they can count me as part of their losses.
I used to think Vegas would be around forever and always come back from down turns, in fact I planned on moving there when my daughter went to college. Now I know I won't and am not sure if they will truly recover. I sound like one of the old Vegas guys now missing the Stardust and the mob but that's how I feel. Never thought I would.
I live here and can vouch for this....
Quote Originally Posted by nbkicker610:
I agree with write up on sports books but probably rate MGM a little higher. It is good on a lively football weekend and they cover a lot of sports. Also poker room is right behind it so you can go play a tournament for a couple of hours.
In general though I feel Vegas has totally lost a lot of what it was 10-15 years ago. I have been going at least once and many years 2-3 times since 1995. I just got back and I think I'm done. Not cause I got my ass kicked, in fact I got so bored with gambling there that I didn't spend $700 of my budget which never happens.
All these people suckered into hand dealt black jack ripoff at paying 6-5 on black jacks. Free drinks, what a joke. Can't get any waitresses anymore so I just go buy them at the nearest bar for huge prices. I'm not some newby who expects to win when I go. I bet on sports and play poker when I want to make money. When I play table games I expect to lose and I'm ok with it. It's part of my entertainment dollar. All I expect is some decent dealers, free drinks, some music and fun crowd to play with. None of that happened. Dealers are big time cynical and scared for their jobs now and they deserve to be. These casinos are treating them like crap. Many layoffs and I saw a pit boss not give a dealer is standard break after he had been at that table for 90 minutes. Pitiful!!!! Crowd at Vegas is different. Way more kids than should ever be there, way too many people that don't understand gambling at all. I always expect some of that but no gamblers around anymore.
All casinos oriented to the Asian customer. Its a business and it's their business so I hope that works for them. They are losing the middle class US customer and they can count me as part of their losses.
I used to think Vegas would be around forever and always come back from down turns, in fact I planned on moving there when my daughter went to college. Now I know I won't and am not sure if they will truly recover. I sound like one of the old Vegas guys now missing the Stardust and the mob but that's how I feel. Never thought I would.
Great read! Heading to Vegas on the 19th of Nov. and stumped about which book to head to. Here I come Bellagio!
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