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If you are not a gambler but you really fancy your chances on the tables then take my advice and attend the half hour lessons that most hotels offer . Just half an hour can save you from the embarrassment I suffered at the Roulette table. Never having played the tables before and thinking I was being kind of cool, I slid onto a stool at one of the tables and tossed 100 dollars to the croupier who pushed me a stack of red chips. I slightly raised my head to glance at my table companions, they all looked pretty professional to me with high stacks in front of them. The croupier called and we all placed our bets. NO I didnt know that there was a minimum bet on certain parts of the table....red face for the first time! NO I didnt know you could place chips covering 4 numbers and sort of placed mine neither on a line or in the middle and the croupier had to call my attention to this....red face second time. Then I placed a little stack on a single number and it came up!! Wow, I screamed as he pushed a high stack of chips to me. Fellow player on the right said.."nice one Red". I was beginning to feel like a high roller. Then I went and made the biggest mistake ever. As my brother and sister came up to see how I was doing I suddenly started scooping up the chips and filling their hands ....I wasnt going to lose it all. Everyone stopped and watched in amazement as we left the table full of chips spilling everywhere. I approached the Cash Desk , piled the chips into the drawer and asked for them to be changed. The cashier took one look at me and said... " Gee I bet the croupier is happy with you, your are supposed to change them with him" Oh God now I had to go back and face them all again! I sidled up to the table and dumped my chips in front of me. No way was I just going to ask for change so I played another couple of rounds...and lost! This time I quietly got up off my stool and very politely asked for my chips to be changed please and left.....VERY red faced!
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Las Vegas is an unbelievable city, so busy. Gambling, gambling, gambling and gambling...
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Both water and the alcoholic type of drinks!
On the southern end of "The Strip" and there are several mini-marts at the AM/PM gas stations. You can buy water & soda in various sizes, and snacks.
The AM/PM mini-marts I am talking about are on 1. Las Vegas Boulevard (the strip) at Reno St; 2. Las Vegas Boulevard between Tropicana and Reno streets.
The first thing I did was scout out for these mini-marts to stock up on water!
Another tip is that if you are gambling, the drinks are free! If in the casinos while you are using the slots or at the gaming tables you order from the casino waitstaff ladies walking around. It is customary to tip the staff who brings you the drinks. They work hard and are on their feet for very long shifts. Leave a Comment
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Don't bring your walet with you!
Leave it in the hotel room locked in the safe. Make sure your credit cards are in the wallt Leave a Comment
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Gamble, anywhere and everywhere!
All the sounds of the slot machines. Leave a Comment
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I highly recommend joining every Player's Club you can find, they offer so many extra benefits, and if you're going to gamble anyways, why not earn something even if you lose? I found it easy to get comps for free meals and some free merchandise as well.
5AM at the Craps table in the Hooters Hotel & Casino. Just me & a few other rollers taking the House for a stroll. Don't forget to place bets for the Dealers, they'll help you out as much as possible. Leave a Comment
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My friend and I happened upon Casino Royale by accident, but I'm really glad we did. It's a bit grittier than the surrounding casinos like Venetian or Caesars, but I liked it that way. The dealers were really great - lots of fun and helpful if you need it. The waitresses were there with the drinks constantly. The crowd in general was loud and fun (well, at least our table was anyway). I also hit 4 aces on the Video Poker machine!! I'll be going back again. Leave a Comment
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The Sports Book at Caesars Palace is a sports fans dream come true. I was there recently on a Sunday for the NFL games. They have a wall of huge tv's. I was able to watch 7 games at once!! Plus I sat at the Video Poker game so I was able to play that during halftime/commercials!! It was awesome. Leave a Comment
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When in vegas you must visit the Broadwalk Hotel and Casino. It is a smaller older place but the slots are win able.
It is hard to say what is my fondest memory. I enjoyed my whole stay. Leave a Comment
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nothing in life is free, but you can get some benefits when you gamble (besides a drink and eye candy)
the comped rooms usually come when you lose big (cuz they feel you've earned it?) or when you win big (cuz they want to get it back)...high rollers need not look here at my little tip, but the way the comps work for average joes is through a membership you show the dealer or stick in the slot machine, which gets you rated every time you play...yes, this can result in free stuff, but the amount of money played to 'earn' these things depends on the hotel, how much you play and more importantly, they watch how long you play...(I came to the crap table with $700 once at the Venetian hotel and played for about 30 mins, and that got me a suite there for example). . . possible to get a free room/dinner/show tickets (shows at that particular hotel) if you do indeed play, I think it depends what mood they're in too, so it's worth the try
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