Dos and donts around Vegas

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Oh look P, I found a picture of you guys!



A cold Millers Lite to anyone who can identify this movie without Googling the image.

Oh man, I wish.

[jsglow]

It definitely helps to set things up ahead of time or know the right person, or go to places on slower nights (unless you are a group of smoking hot girls in which case you can do whatever you want).  I was there for a bachelor party like 10 years ago so we had a group of 10-12 guys ranging from late 20s to early 40s.  I was with a subset of the group that hired a "nightlife host" for around $100.  Basically this is a super hot girl that makes sure you get easy entry into any club and can arrange transportation, reservations, tickets or whatever.  Definitely worth the price and more.

Absolutely right and that's a legitimate above board job in Vegas.  Both men and women fill the role.

[jsglow]

I will second the Red Rocks. Awesome.

Awesome.  Was there just this past Sunday. Desert was in bloom.  Beautiful.

[Coleman]

And young attractive girls get absolutely fawned over by the casinos.  My daughter and her friends were out there celebrating someones 21st birthday after the fact a couple summers ago.  EVERY night they were comped into the hottest clubs, often with FREE bottle service.  Casino hosts would literally stop them in the various casinos and ask them to attend that evening or the next.  So for all you guys who think Marquette girls are the bottom of the barrel, Caesars, Bellagios and Mirage would disagree.

Chick wondered aloud as to why that never happened to us.  Of course all our smart a*s friends said she needed to walk 10 feet farther away from me.  Ladies night is alive and well out there.  

Same thing happened to my wife when she was there with some friends when she was 22. Drank for free the entire time she was there.

I went there last year for a work conferece and got no such treatment. Still had a great time though, won $3k on penny slots and an extra $100 at the sports book.

OP, my suggestion would be stroll around and just take it in. It is free and entertaining. I enjoyed walking through the Forum Shops at Caesars. So much high-end stuff it will blow your mind. I especially enjoyed the high-end watch stores. Where else in the world can you try on $30,000 watches, just for fun, with no intention of buying?

[Spotcheck Billy]

Get Pete Rose to sign an autograph for you

[warriorchick]

Get Pete Rose to sign an autograph for you

I saw The Fridge (RIP) signing autographs there once.  Also, Dick Butkus.

[MUWarrior2007]

I saw The Fridge (RIP) signing autographs there once.  Also, Dick Butkus.

Ummm, The Fridge isn't dead...

[keefe]

So for all you guys who think Marquette girls are the bottom of the barrel...

I have heard USC guys complain about the local talent...I think it is more a function of crashing and burning than not having enough worthy bogies

Like you I married a Marquette girl. The only thing I will say is that the 9 months of WI winter adds layers of fat and fleece that are non-existent in Austin and Tucson...   

[JuniorCardigan]

Go out to eat with cousin Eddie and make sure to order some of the yellow

[warriorchick]

Ummm, The Fridge isn't dead...

Hmmm...why did I think he was?

Maybe I was just thinking about his career.

[Chicos' Buzz Scandal Countdown]

Back to the Vegas advice..... You always double down on 11, baby

[Benny B]

The Wizard...aka the "90 minute commercial for Nintendo"!

That was Reno... a/k/a Benny's Las Vegas.

[Coleman]

Back to the Vegas advice..... You always double down on 11, baby

+1

And split when you get two 8s!

[wadesworld]

Reopened as part of the Linq.

A first timer should always walk the strip and gawk at the casinos.  Best free attraction are the Bellagio fountains.  They are as cool as they seem from that scene in Ocean's Eleven.  And I'd STRONGLY recommend Fremont East.  It's downtown and cutting edge.  Joints like Griffin and Beauty Bar.  Been an amazing resurgence from scary to urban hip in 36 months.

PM chick or me if you like.  We have a home in Summerlin and get out there multiple times a year, mostly for the great weather.  We're actually not gamblers very much.

Just hand the kid the keys already.

Speaking of keys for a house out west, anybody have a place relatively close to Cannon Beach, OR that they wouldn't mind a complete stranger use for a week?  Been itching to get back there since the second I left.

[Benny B]

+1

And split when you get two 8s!

I'd rather have one 16 instead of two 18s when the dealer's showing a 9 or paint.

[4everwarriors]

While walkin' The Strip, if some random broad axs ya if ya got the time, just say its 'bout 7 o'clock, hey?

[Coleman]

I'd rather have one 16 instead of two 18s when the dealer's showing a 9 or paint.

True. Depends on what dealer is showing.

[Galway Eagle]

While walkin' The Strip, if some random broad axs ya if ya got the time, just say its 'bout 7 o'clock, hey?

I feel like I pigeon held you with jokes by saying I wasn't into hookers

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Clubs are all about if you know people. I was lucky enough to get into Tao for free with free drinks all night because my dad is friends with the matire'd at Delmonaco.

[rocket surgeon]

if you do decide to take a couple hours off-terry fator is the best show in vegas and super reasonable compared to others.  at the mirage-the best singing ventriloquist i've ever seen.  does everyone from axel rose to michael jackson to louis armstrong right on.  you'll schmit your pants

gotta see binions downtown-one of the last "old time" casinos with the $$million under glass.  great odds at the crap table. as long as you're in the neighborhood-  the pool area at the golden nugget is pretty cool with the big aquarium in the middle

take the tour around the pool at top of mirage=bare

a dog at pinks!  get the brooklyn pastrami swiss cheese dog and/or the bacon chili cheese dog-outside of planet hollywood at the beginning of the miracle mile-you've never had a hot dog like this.  make sure ya got matches for the library the next day

[Jay Bee]

Mariah Carey show!

If you're there at some convention that sounds like it's mostly for chicks, you should link up with chicks at the conference. Go out with them, be the last man standing if you're disgusting, and hook it up.

In & Out is also good for a meal.

[keefe]

you've never had a hot dog like this.  make sure ya got matches for the library the next day

What's with the matches? Share the experience!

[keefe]

I'm here for cosmetic surgery & aesthetic dermatology convention

Cosmetic surgeon convention? Are there any fake tits in Vegas?

[Galway Eagle]

Cosmetic surgeon convention? Are there any fake tits in Vegas?

Funny my company actually sells those sadly there's no market out here

Went on those stratosphere rides, did the free fall, did New York New York, about to get a dog at Pink's! Thanks for all the recommendations lads and lass! Any more tips I'll appreciate!

[Benny B]

Any more tips I'll appreciate!

Place $100 on the Colts at 12-1.