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#1 Aug 06 2004 at 8:40 AM Rating: Decent
Me and my buddies are going to Vegas next month! I have never been there so I was wondering if anyone could tell me things I should do while I'm there. I will obviously be gambling quite a bit.

I believe we are staying at Excauliber (sp?). I am staying for 5 days. If any of you can help me out that would be awesome!
#2 Aug 06 2004 at 9:37 AM Rating: Decent
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how to win at roulette:L

1.pick a colour, for this guide we'll use red
2.place $10 on red, if you win congratulations, if you don't move on to step 3
3.double your original bet and keep it on the same colour so thats $20 on red, if you win congratulations! if not, step 4
4.double your bet on the same colour until you win (by double i mean 10 - 20 - 40 - 80 - 160 - 320)

heres the maths; by placing it on a colour you win double your money if your colour comes up so say you lose on 10 - 20 - 40 and then win on 80, you win $160 so 10+20+40+80 = $150. You just won $10. This is a surefire way to win 10 bucks, the only thing that stops it is a betting limit from the casino. Good luck!
#3 Aug 06 2004 at 9:38 AM Rating: Decent
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Since I almost live in Livge in Vegas, let me see if I can help.

Do you play Poker? The Excalibur has proabably the softest low limit poker games in Vegas. The casino itself is a little run down at this point to be honest, but you probably got a good deal on the room.

The shows at the Excalibur didn't do much for me, but you might be into them. See Penn and Teller at the Rio if you can afford it. I was comped, I think the tickets are like $90 a peice. Well worth it, it's funny and amazing.

If you don't play poker, play at the Bellagio. It's by far the nicest layout, and more importantly, quiet. The tables are well away from any machines and you won't go nuts feeling like you're inside a pinball machine while playing Blackjack or whatever.

Rise the new coaster on the top of the Stratosphere that shoots you out over the Vegas skyline, it's worth it.

Freemont Street is fun if you've never been, or if you care about things like 100X Odss on craps.

Do not, I repeat, Do not bother with New York New York unless you're into massively crowded, poorly laid out places with little to offer.

See the water show at the Bellagio, it's free and pretty cool. It's amazing how high the water gets up in the air.

The Luxor is a waste of time at this point, even though you're essentially attached to it, there's nothing there.

The Venitian is a little too tacky for me, which is saying a lot for Vegas. The Golden Nugget down on Freemont Street has an actual giant Goldenn Nugget that's neat to see and probably the most frightenening interior decorating job in history.

Cesars is really quite over and unless you're looking for 70 year old women playing slot machines I wouldn't bother with it.

The Palms is off the strip a little, but has a good young crowd of tourists looking to get laid, if that's your thing.

The IHOP (near the Stratoshpere) sucks. If you can't get comped for food, the Korean BBQ places on the strip mini-malls are ussually actually very good. There is, of course, $4.99 prime rib everywhere and $2 steak and eggs at places lookingt for the morning crowd.

This is critical, there is a 24 hour Starbucks at the Alladin.

The lions at the MGM are cool to see. They're in a big plexi room in the middle of the casino and just wander around.

Let's see, what else? There's about 45,000 Cirque de' Soliel shows at various places. I was compend for the on at the Bellagio which is in a giant pool. It was ok, but really not my thing. My wife liked it a lot.

There's about 900 golf courses if you're into that sort of thing, but they're not cheap if you're not comped.

There's allways about 90 mexican guys handing out fliers for hookers on the Strip. Take some it'll make them happy.

I don't know, tell me what you play and I'll tell you the best places I think there are to play it.

Whatever you don't pump money into machines. The odds are horrible, the atmosphere is horrible. It's a sucker bet all around.






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#4 Aug 06 2004 at 9:39 AM Rating: Decent
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how to win at roulette:L

1.pick a colour, for this guide we'll use red
2.place $10 on red, if you win congratulations, if you don't move on to step 3
3.double your original bet and keep it on the same colour so thats $20 on red, if you win congratulations! if not, step 4
4.double your bet on the same colour until you win (by double i mean 10 - 20 - 40 - 80 - 160 - 320)

heres the maths; by placing it on a colour you win double your money if your colour comes up so say you lose on 10 - 20 - 40 and then win on 80, you win $160 so 10+20+40+80 = $150. You just won $10. This is a surefire way to win 10 bucks, the only thing that stops it is a betting limit from the casino. Good luck!


Win 10 or loose $500 trying to win ten.

Casinos would love you.
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#5 Aug 06 2004 at 10:01 AM Rating: Decent
Yea thanks for the tip! I mostly play blackjack with a few breaks of Roulette in between. I would like to play Craps, but I still don't know WTF I am doingSmiley: banghead. Other than that I am pretty much open to anything.

I think for the most part free drinks will keep me happy. I do intend on doing a little sightseeing though. Not the Bunny Ranch though lol I have HBO and saw enough on that special!
#6 Aug 06 2004 at 10:22 AM Rating: Decent
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You should play craps unless you play blackjack perfectly. Craps has the best odds. I'd say play Bacarrat, but it's really very, very boring. On the plus side, you can't make any mistakes in Baccarrat so if you don't play blackjack well it's the best game by far.
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#7 Aug 06 2004 at 10:30 AM Rating: Decent
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Nice Vegas!...all I can say is hit up the clubs that are in the casinos/hotels, but be prepared to wait 2-3 hours in line =)
#8 Aug 06 2004 at 10:46 AM Rating: Decent
Wow I'm going to Vegas too! Only problem is I'm under 21. How strict are they about underage gambling? COuld I get away with it? I'd mainly be playing blackjack or holdem.
#9 Aug 06 2004 at 10:47 AM Rating: Decent
Wow I'm going to Vegas too! Only problem is I'm under 21. How strict are they about underage gambling? COuld I get away with it? I'd mainly be playing blackjack or holdem.
#10 Aug 06 2004 at 10:51 AM Rating: Decent
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Wow I'm going to Vegas too! Only problem is I'm under 21. How strict are they about underage gambling? COuld I get away with it? I'd mainly be playing blackjack or holdem.


Not very strict untill you win a lot of money.

If you look over 21 you should be fine. If you look Emmanual Lewis you're screwed.

You can play Holdem at 18 at some places in Nevada.

Edited, Fri Aug 6 11:51:40 2004 by Smasharoo
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#11 Aug 06 2004 at 11:49 AM Rating: Decent
I live in this pile of filth called a vacation capital. Its a great place to come and visit, it sucks to live here though. I don't care to partake in the night life offered here as it is not as appeasing as it once was.

At any rate, the strip is rather large and should keep you buys 3 of the 5 days you're here... at least. If you get a chance tho, go off the strip. Go to Sam's Town, The Palms, The Orleans. Some of the casino's off the strip cater to locals a little bit more and are set up to be a lil looser on some machines. Of course, live games are still live games no matter where you go.

Clubs are ok, but personally, I can't stand the mind state and attitude of the women that go there. It makes me wanna strangle them till they have some sense... but then I realize that they're just gunna go home with some random A-hole and catch some new strain of VD and I feel a lil better. Watch out for the clubs... not only are they expensive, they can be nauseating.
#12 Aug 06 2004 at 11:59 AM Rating: Decent
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What do you do for work, living in LV?
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#13 Aug 06 2004 at 1:22 PM Rating: Good
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walkerscrisps wrote:
how to win at roulette:L

1.pick a colour, for this guide we'll use red
2.place $10 on red, if you win congratulations, if you don't move on to step 3
3.double your original bet and keep it on the same colour so thats $20 on red, if you win congratulations! if not, step 4
4.double your bet on the same colour until you win (by double i mean 10 - 20 - 40 - 80 - 160 - 320)

heres the maths; by placing it on a colour you win double your money if your colour comes up so say you lose on 10 - 20 - 40 and then win on 80, you win $160 so 10+20+40+80 = $150. You just won $10. This is a surefire way to win 10 bucks, the only thing that stops it is a betting limit from the casino. Good luck!

So sad. Do people still believe in 'betting strategies'?


#14 Aug 06 2004 at 1:26 PM Rating: Good
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For Blackjack, make sure you buy one of those books that tells you 'expert play.' They've used computers to figure out the absolute best decision for any situation. Just memorize it on the plane trip there.

Or, if you don't mind looking like a dork, you can carry a little 'cheat' card around that tells you what to do.

#15 Aug 06 2004 at 2:07 PM Rating: Default
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So sad. Do people still believe in 'betting strategies'?


People that forget about the little green numbers on the roulette wheel apparently do.
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#17 Aug 06 2004 at 4:55 PM Rating: Decent
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Me and my buddies are going to Vegas next month! I have never been there so I was wondering if anyone could tell me things I should do while I'm there.



One word...

Brothel
#18 Aug 06 2004 at 5:02 PM Rating: Default
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One word...

Brothel


There aren't any in Vegas.

Wrong county.
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#19 Aug 06 2004 at 5:06 PM Rating: Decent
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There aren't any in Vegas.

Wrong county.



But a short drive away, no?

I have never been to Vegas, so not for sure.....
#20 Aug 06 2004 at 5:08 PM Rating: Default
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But a short drive away, no?

I have never been to Vegas, so not for sure.....


I think it's like an hour drive.

I went in one when I was like 23, but it was $500 for a BJ, so we played blackjack instead.
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#21 Aug 06 2004 at 5:14 PM Rating: Decent
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$500 for a BJ



Yeah, ***** that, gamble insted.
#22 Aug 07 2004 at 7:19 PM Rating: Decent
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What do you do for work, living in LV?

We're not just a strip of casino's in the middle of the desert :p. We're acutally a town about 20 miles wide on a quick estimate. I work for a sales company, managing a leads department.
#23 Aug 07 2004 at 9:03 PM Rating: Decent
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Vegas, I'm jealous.

I've made about 4 trips there since I've turned 21, and hopefully I can throw down a few tips for you.

Gambling: Don't play slot machines if you want to win money. If you want to put money in a machine with flashing lights and noises that will give you nothing back, go to one of the many, many arcades in Vegas. Craps is the best pure odds in the casino, yes, it's a little intimidating but most casinos give free lessons on craps during the day, and you can get books cheap on how to play. Play the pass and come line; don't play the field, the numbers in the middle, or anything else unless you want to take a big risk. Also, a good craps table can be a whole lot of fun

For Blackjack, get a book entitled "Beat the Dealer" written in the 60s by an MIT professor that has mathematically figured out the best plays for each hand. Or at the very least get a basic strategy chart, memorize it, live it, love it. It's a pretty good play at the casino too. For god's sake don't play roulette, or any of the other games there like 3 card poker. Good Luck!

Places to Go:
Mandalay Bay is my favorite property there as far as restaurants go. Though they are very pricey, there are a bunch of neat ones there, also, the niteclubs at the House of Blues and Rumjungle are fun but never seemed to be too busy when I was there. The Stratosphere tower is neat, plus, staying at the Excalibur you are at the opposite end of the strip from it. It may be nice to just walk all the way down there (preferably at night) and check out all the casinos, the outdoor shows at Bellagio and TI, and all the pretty lights. Shopping at the Fashion Square mall and the Desert Passage shops at the Alladin. Eat at The Steakhouse at Circus Circus. Like one of the previous posters said, avoid the New York New York and go in the Venetian for like 10 minutes just to see it then leave. For shows, see Blue Man Group (if you've never seen them before and they aren't in in/near your home town) or a magic show like Lance Burton or Penn and Teller. If you're a dork like me, ride the monorail to the Las Vegas Hilton and see the Star Trek thing. Gameworks arcade is cool if you're into that, and downtown can be fun if you still want some of that classic Vegas feel. Also, for those fans of extreme engineering and art deco industrial design, the Hoover Dam can be cool too.

Ummmmm, Vegas. Don't take cabs, they're too expensive. If you want ADULT entertainment, I recommend doing it in your hometown, because it's too darn expensive in Vegas. Don't use the valet park; don't bet more than you expect to lose; don't steal a car, shoot a bouncer and light a hotel room on fire. Other than that, have fun, good luck and always tip the dealers.

#24 Aug 08 2004 at 9:53 AM Rating: Default
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It may be nice to just walk all the way down there (preferably at night) and check out all the casinos, the outdoor shows at Bellagio and TI, and all the pretty lights


Yeah, it's about a five mile walk through a construction area.

Fun!
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