I very rarely go to Downtown. A little too crusty and I HATE the parking situations. Sam’s Town is a pretty big place and away from everything. The Boyd casinos are pretty fun and really laid back. I usually have pretty good luck at Sam’s in their “High Limit” slots area.
The staff at those “locals” casinos are always super easy going and when I feel like taking it easy and just nursing free drinks, those places are great. I like the Keno lounge at Sam’s Town. Stretch those dollars forever and get your free beers while chatting up with Grandpa Gums and Lady McWalker.
I didn’t take a picture of my best jackpot ($1200 on “4 of a Kind Spin Poker”), but here’s a shot of a $758 win on “Dancing Lobsters” (note it was a $2.50 spin). And since Grumpy will ask . . . . $10 was put in it to start.
Nice! I never have luck with those damn things, usually I’ll spend $20 max on them. Something that has lots of flashing lights, buzzers, and spinny bonus things. Most I’ve won in a trip is around two grand, mostly from a lucky streak of single deck $25 dollar a hand blackjack using a retarded progressive betting system (just increased bet by one chip, maxed out at five, drop back to one if lose…happened to hit a fuckton of blackjacks/winners in a row that session).
NICE RUN!!! I’ve never won $2K at a single sitting, but I was up about $2700 halfway into the trip I took at New Years from various jackpots and table wins. Ultimately I gave back about half of it but it paid for the trip and some pretty things for the wife.
My gambling tends to be pretty retarded (I don’t like to think about it too much) so I’ve never had the nerve to play poker in a casino.
Blackjack is great, but I’ve been hooked lately on Spanish 21. I’ve played almost every game in the casino at one time or another, but my tops would probably be Blackjack and Craps. I’ve been pretty into Fortune Pai Gow Poker lately as well.
I’m heading back up on the weekend of the 13th, but I’ve not yet decided where I’ll stay. As much as I love the Cosmo I kind of want to try Tropicana to see how the rooms are. I played there a few weeks back and the casino was completely renovated and it seemed the staff were too (super helpful and friendly).
I went to Vegas as a kid, and dont really remember much as it was basically uneventful for a 7 year old.
I had a blast there when I was twenty. I couldnt legally drink, or gamble, but still enjoyed seeing all of it. It was mariachi weekend, and I had breakfast at the mandalay bay at 2am. I DIDnt sleep for two days straight, partly because the hotel i booked, didnt allow anyone under 21 to check in =(
i’d go back.
if I were to get married, Zombie Elvis will orate it.
Well, I’m ready for my next bender . . . gonna go up for a 3 day tear on May 13th with my wife. Cosmopolitan is comping us for the stay. I’m already thinking about what I’m going to eat when I’m there.
I took a couple clients to STK last month (the new steakhouse in Cosmo) and it was amazing. They had a “foie gras French toast” that just about floored me. And the lobster there was mindblowing (as was the steak).
Other than that, I’ll be at a felt-covered table somewhere, being all lonely and sad and burning my money. YYYYEEEEHHHAAAAWWWW!!!
I absolutely detest Las Vegas, but I can’t put my finger on it as to why, though. I haven’t been there in at least a year. I used to go quite a bit because my buddy and his wife live there but since I knocked my old lady up and then the boy being been born we haven’t gone.
Detesting Las Vegas is probably what separates you from the apes.
Oh wait…yeah, you’d need plausible thumbs for that to work.
I first noticed it when I was in college and it’s really the feeling I get out of the place but I can’t really say what it is.
The place depresses me like nothing else but it’s not like a normal “depression” It’s just a sad feeling like no other.
That’s really the great thing about being an English teacher isn’t it - not being able to express yourself coherently or being unable to effectively convey your innermost thoughts and desires when the need arises. Your grasp of the vernacular astounds even me, Tolstoy. Generally, when you babble on like an arrogant fuckwit I just switch off. But this time…no, this time you really nailed it.
I wonder if any of your students ever request to swap classes.
Oh and that analogy with the “lonely, cheap hotel” bit - priceless. Straight out of the Stephen King School of Tired Americana Cliches.
I haven’t gone downtown for a while, but saw this on [cough]"MTV’s Real World[cough] and it looks awesome. It’s only $15! I thought it was gonna be like $40 or something. I’m going to try it next time.
Just watched the video with the lady zipping down the street. That looks like fun and you could do some zipline terrorism by wearing a kilt with no undies.
I think it comes as a shock and surprise to us all that the long-standed war between Grmps and Olsen has finally been won, but won it has been. Who could have ever imagined that Olsen would use the unpresidented “Plausible Thumbs” attack? Not even with the inevitable mountain of words can Grmpy make a comeback from that offense. I have never witlessed a victory so undisreputable.
Well fought gentlemen. Olsen, enjoy your victory lap! Grmpy, well fought but there is know way you could have seen “Plausible Thumbs” coming.
Does anybody here really like him? Acts like a spoilt fucking crybaby - like one of those shithead school bullys on school sports day who kicks over the trophy table when somebody dares to beat him in the 100m sprint.
A fucken know all and vindictive, arrogant, jealous prick - who must “win” every thread he posts in…like this is all some kind of competitive sport.
