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Technically speaking, every place was in the middle of nowhere until it wasn't.
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Technically speaking, every place was in the middle of nowhere until it wasn't.
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Nonsense. Based on the topography of that part of the country, LasVegas will always be in the middle of nowhere
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Hunter S Thompson over here lol
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I've never been to vegas. Unreal now looking at how often I shold have gone.. Sonofabitch. My friend Amand and I made plans when were like 22 and of course never went..Now shes pregnant and my friend has become domesticcated...Ah, such is life.
I think I'd love Vegas.. But I don't want some crazy seizure in some club, get patted down for having my pills on me(happened in Chicago before and had to stay in backroom for like an hour), blow my money gambling(i'd lose like 100 bucks and be done tho). Ah I really realy wanna go though. Can never find a good, committed group to go with. It sucks.
The only person who wanted to go with me is my Dad lol. We've talked about it since last year, me and him do a few trips together.. Last two times have been to Nashville. Next stop is Vegas/Austin.
I feel if I go there I'd spend most of my days at the pools drinking, then sleepingt because I'd be too damn tired to party at night.
I think I'd love Vegas.. But I don't want some crazy seizure in some club, get patted down for having my pills on me(happened in Chicago before and had to stay in backroom for like an hour), blow my money gambling(i'd lose like 100 bucks and be done tho). Ah I really realy wanna go though. Can never find a good, committed group to go with. It sucks.
The only person who wanted to go with me is my Dad lol. We've talked about it since last year, me and him do a few trips together.. Last two times have been to Nashville. Next stop is Vegas/Austin.
I feel if I go there I'd spend most of my days at the pools drinking, then sleepingt because I'd be too damn tired to party at night.
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Have any of you actually won money in Vegas?
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Wasnt this a plot for a made for TV movie?
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Truly?
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Maybe not today, but back in the 30's? Where else was the Mafia going to put gambling and prostitution? I'm not an expert on demographics, but out in the middle of nowhere, where nobody will complain seems to be a good place. Add 5,000 dam workers and you have the perfect place.
And yes, Vegas is a phoney as hell, but for all intents it's nothing more than a giant amusement park with vices added for the adults.
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Vegas is the only place I've come out ahead. Three out of four trips.
Laughlin, indian reservations, racetracks and the riverboats? A break even or two, but mostly losses.
I'm a stingy m'fer when it comes to gambling though. I set my limits, stick mostly to the machines and if I get a nice payoff I walk away.
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You get the best chance to win in Vegas, not everywhere in Vegas, but there are spots that a good player can get the house advantage down under 1%.
The one advantage the player has in any casino is the ability to walk away up. Manage your bankroll, play the right way, at the right place, at the right time, you should do okay. Thankfully the vast majority of gamblers don't do any of those things and get their asses kicked, keeping casinos open.
Many thanks to all the morons in the world who refuse to do 10 minutes homework before playing.
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Enjoy your trip! Mon Ami Gabi at the Paris is the perfect place for a hangover lunch. Sit outside on the patio and watch the Fountain Show at Bellagio.
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Yes, the best thing you can do is play everything by the book (e.g., if you're playing blackjack and the dealer is showing a 6 and you have a 12, then don't hit!), then leave the table when you're up. If you sit there playing with a stack of winnings, I can almost guarantee you'll give it all back to the casino. And if you have big winnings, they'll comp you free rooms because they know that if you stay, you'll gamble more and end up giving all your winnings back.
They say that the game that has the least advantage to the house is baccarat, but that game is mindless and boring as ****... I like the action of blackjack, but you can blow through a lot of money in no time if you're not getting the right cards, but conversely, I've also won big money playing this. One time I was using a money management system that would dictate how much I would place on a hand, and it was based on whether my prior hand won or lost. Well I went on a pretty big streak and the system dictated that I start placing $600 and $1,200 bets down, and that's when the pit boss and other employees started watching me. I'm pretty sure they thought that I was counting cards (which is not allowed) due to my betting patterns, but eventually they knew that wasn't the case. If you just wanna slow play everything and enjoy some drinks and conversation at the table, then Pai Gow is ideal. You can sit there for a long time without losing (or winning) much of anything.
But this was all in my younger days. Now that I have a family, I value money much more and would never do shit like this again. In fact, whenever I'm in Vegas now, it makes me a little sick inside to see people gambling money away, and I'm a little ashamed that I used to do shit like that. Now, a much better time for me would be to enjoy some drinks at the sports book, watch a bunch of games, catch a show or two, and enjoy the many different world class restaurants they have there. Oh, and the eye candy is unbelievable.