Going to VEGAS!!!!!!!!

[kmckis1029]

I'll be in Las Vegas from July 30th til Aug 2nd with one of my homeboyzs

We'll be staying at the Encore Wynn

this will be my first time on the west coast... anyone got any recomendations or "secret spots"?????

[pfarmer]

I'll be in Las Vegas from July 30th til Aug 2nd with one of my homeboyzs

We'll be staying at the Encore Wynn

this will be my first time on the west coast... anyone got any recomendations or "secret spots"?????

Gift shop of the Luxor.

Also say high to my gf, she should be handing out out some advertisements on recipe sized cards.

Perry

[marlin29311]

Also say high to my gf, she should be handing out out some advertisements on recipe sized cards.

Perry

Just don't steal Mike Tyson's tiger...

[joe603]

Sweet! When you play the tables, try this with blackjack:

Try to find a low table with no limit...bet the min on every bet, except those that come after a loss. On those, bet double. Keep doing this and you're chances of winning increase as the probability of not winning a hand x numbers in a row is low.

Having $1275 on you will ensure a good night, unless you lose 8 times in a row...then you should go home and never gamble again!

So:

$5 win, bet $5, lose bet $10

5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320, 640.

Be careful when doubling down or splitting as this can change your numbers.

[G_whizz]

Have fun and come back with your shirt on!

Gift shop of the Luxor.

Also say high to my gf, she should be handing out out some advertisements on recipe sized cards.

Perry

[LuckyLuke]

I'll be in Las Vegas from July 30th til Aug 2nd with one of my homeboyzs

We'll be staying at the Encore Wynn

this will be my first time on the west coast... anyone got any recomendations or "secret spots"?????

don't forget to stop at Grand Canyon... about 3 hours away from Las Vegas...

[370Z/28]

Oh man....that is MY TOWN! I go once a year.

You HAVE to eat one meal at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville. It has the coolest atmosphere. It is on the northern corner of the Flamingo. If you go downtown, go after dark so you can see the Freemont Street experience. It is cool and they run it every 1/4 or 1/2 hour, I forgot which. Ride the elevator to the top of the Stratosphere...it rocks! If you have the nerve, ride the rides on the top of that!

If you win a few bucks, eat at the steakhouse at Harrah's. I think it is called The Range. Ask for a table by the window. It is so cool to watch everything go by on the Strip.

If you like shopping...you must shop at the Miracle Mile shops at Planet Hollywood. Lots of really good shopping and restaurants.

Last few times I have been to Vegas, I have stayed at Planet Hollywood. For some reason, I do better gamb|ing wise there than anywhere else.

There is fun around every corner!

[Sentientbydesign]

Kareem! Drive another 3 hours and come visit me! lol

Vegas...

Don't sleep with a whore.

Remember that the casinos off the strip are easier to win at than on the strip.

Remember that there is SOOOOO much more to do in Vegas than gamble (or even drink for that matter).

Shopping is amazing! Check out the Desert Passage next to Aladin. The Ceasar's Palace Mall (can't remember the name).

Blue Man Group is ridiculously entertaining if you have an open mind.

Check out a Cirque Du Soleil show while you're there.

Vegas is hurting worse than just about everywhere else. This is a nice place to negotiate.

[370Z/28]

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Shopping is amazing! Check out the Desert Passage next to Aladin.

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That is the Miracle Mile @ Planet Hollywood. Changed ownership about 4-5 years ago.



What did I do to mess up the quote window?

[Sentientbydesign]

Damn, it's been a while

Do they still do the thunder storm show?

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[Rivalry]

I wanna go to Vegas so badly... like, really bad.

[kmckis1029]

we're flying... thank for all the suggestions and advice.

[pfarmer]

Sweet! When you play the tables, try this with blackjack:

Try to find a low table with no limit...bet the min on every bet, except those that come after a loss. On those, bet double. Keep doing this and you're chances of winning increase as the probability of not winning a hand x numbers in a row is low.

So the cards are not being shuffled to a full deck? If they are all hands are dealt with the same odds.

Perry

[johnparkyourcar]

if you like "whose line is it anyways" then you should go watch wayne brady at venitian. Its like that show with a vegas twist to it. best $93 i spent.

[pfarmer]

Remember that the casinos off the strip are easier to win at than on the strip.

For slots (video type), as long as the Casinos are licensed the random number generators contained within are tested by the Nevada Gaming Commission who are probably the toughest group just ahead of New Jersey. All new machines have to be approved prior to being placed on site. That said machines can be a little bit off the center line but over their life are suppose to prove out. They will and can be moved around the casino so the best bet for ones that are a little bit better is to play in high traffic areas near the end of rows. Some players will play two machines at once to see if one is a little warmer as often times these machines will be separated.

In the case of video p0ker look for the payouts and play the ones with the highest payouts for Royal Flush, Full House, Flush, and two pairs. Video p0ker is unique in that it gives you a payout table that you can play against. Some casinos will only have ones on the lower end of the scale, others an average mix, still others on the high end as sort of a draw to their other machines that are pretty much random.

For example a Royal Flush with 4700 credits, Straight Flush with 1000, 4 of a kind with 200, FH with 40, Flush with 40, Straight with 40, 3 of a kind with 15, 2 pairs with 5, and Jacks or better with 5 equal a machine that will payout at 101.1%.

One with Royal Flush - 4700, Straight Flush - 250, 4 of a kind - 125, FH - 40, Flush - 25, Straight - 20, 3 of a kind - 15, 2 pairs - 5, and Jacks or better - 5 only equals a payout of 84.7%.

Play the top amount that makes sense. If you plan on winning you will see in the payout tables that the difference between a bet of 1 credit and that of 5 is typically 5 times as much with the exception of the Royal Flush. In both examples above of real machines a single credit win shows a 250 payout while a 5 credit win is 4700 or 18.8 times as much. However you will see on some machines even more credits can be bet without any change in the statistics on the top end. Always play towards a hand that will give you the highest amount based on statistics and never keep a high card simply to keep it as this is the strategy to play at the table not in competition with a machine. I have a group of players that tend to follow some variation of the following rule. Be willing to lose everything you come in with (so only come in with what you are willing to lose). Play all the way down or until you have 150% of your money you came in with. Pocket what you came in with and play with the 50% until you either lose it or you are up at least 200% of your initial seed. Then go home.

If a club has a rewards/players card of some sort always get it as this can really change your odds when it comes to adding in discounts for food and so on. If you don't want mailers be careful about supplying an email address.

Perry

[Brahiem]

you should go to town square...which is south of the strip....by the airport...if shopping is your thing that is...also, red rock canyon is pretty cool...I actually live up by there...

[pfarmer]

I'll be in Las Vegas from July 30th til Aug 2nd with one of my homeboyzs

We'll be staying at the Encore Wynn

this will be my first time on the west coast... anyone got any recomendations or "secret spots"?????

Make sure you go to the old casino area as well, it is a contrast in styles that should be seen.

Perry

[370Z/28]

Do they still do the thunder storm show?

No...they don't do that anymore. It is more ultra modern and upscale shopping now.

[bina12834]

make sure you hit up the In-N-Out Burger while youre there. the only one i saw was like 2 blocks away from the Excalibur on Tropicana Blvd heading towards the airport.

[Sentientbydesign]

No...they don't do that anymore. It is more ultra modern and upscale shopping now.

FAIL!!!

I think I was 14 the first time I went to Vegas and loved it. All of these do-dos who say kids can't have fun in Vegas have issues.

[jmcohen23]

Just don't steal Mike Tyson's tiger...

...and don't buy any ex with roofies in them....

in other words, make sure to watch the Hangover before you go...

[jmcohen23]

Gift shop of the Luxor.

Also say high to my gf, she should be handing out out some advertisements on recipe sized cards.

Perry

and also say hi to my ex girlfriend, she goes by the stage name, Jordan.

[tollboothwilley]

No...they don't do that anymore. It is more ultra modern and upscale shopping now.

They did the thunderstorm show last time I was in Vegas...and that was in March.

make sure you hit up the In-N-Out Burger while youre there. the only one i saw was like 2 blocks away from the Excalibur on Tropicana Blvd heading towards the airport.

There is an In-N-Out right off of Tropicana on the west side of I-15. Great burgers if you've never been out to the west coast before. My favorite burger joint.

Me personally, I don't care much for the "Miracle Mile". I don't like the shops in there, none really hold my interest. I do, however, love the shops at Caesar's Palace. The mall inside there is great...they have the "Yard Margarita" inside where you get some ridiculously oversized drink. Everyone carries these around. They have Cheesecake Factory inside there as well, if you like that.

Blue Man Group is a great 1 time experience.

You should probably watch the Hangover before you go. It'll prepare you for a fun time.

[Sentientbydesign]

Blue Man Group is a great 1 time experience.

I agree with everything you've said except this ^ I've watched it twice and there were slight variations and I loved it both times. I've been wanting to take my wife to go see it too, which will be 3x.

Some of us just like weird guys in blue make up and skull caps miming with marshmellows, rocking with PVC & Fiberglass, and of course the "Toilets go away" skit.

[kmckis1029]

touched down in vegas! this will be my last post

[370Z/28]

I'm soooooo jealous!

[kmckis1029]

im back!!!! had a great trip... met a lot of ladies... we partied at the palms, mandalay bay, and Encore. did a little gamb|ing... came out $40 bucks on top lol... went to Minus5 Ice louge (only 5 in the world... everything including the cups is made of ice)

Our room at Encore was Amazing! Ate purple snapper from the italian fish place in Wynn... ate at strip Burger... ate at RA sushi... ate at denny's... we was up til the sun came up everyday... im still jet laging...

i willl be back next year!!!

Now for the bad part...

we ended up missing our 10:50am flight back to atlanta becuase the guy in front of us in the checkout line of the hotel took 30 mins talking about his hotel bill... we missed flight check-in by 4 MINUTES and the lady at the airport wouldnt work with us... ended having to fly first class via Denver to Atlanta... cost us $600 each... the next option was to fly standby for a 12 midnight flight to atl, and if we didnt make that then spend the night in las vegas airport. so we dropped the money and got back home sunday.

then my G35 had been sitting for four days and gave me a couple of weak starts the last two days, even after driving for an hour back to Warner Robins from Atl... then finally this morning the G dosent start... i get a jump... turns out i have the stock battery from 2005... so i just replace it with an autocraft titianium from advanced auto parts. Now the car is starting like a champ!

[370Z/28]

Glad you had a good time. Vegas is like New Orleans...you CAN'T have a bad time.

[kmckis1029]

thanks