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Originally Posted by eco74
Harrah's got into a beef with them on an editorial issue, and decided as punishment to stop advertising and to stop stocking the publication in their hotel sundry shops. It was a bit misguided, as their guests saw having it available as a service they didn't want to go without. Harrah's has never been good at long-term strategy, and this is a prime example of a knee-jerk decision getting in the way of good business practice.
Speaking of Harrah's, one of the hotels they now own (which shall remain anonymous) used to base comps on part on whether or not you used one of their house hookers. All you had to do was go to the concierge and ask and they would set you up. Of course, once Harrah's acquired it, that deal was gonzo.
The best days of Vegas are indeed behind us.
But I should point out that some of the concierge in many strip casinos still can get a hooker for you, unofficially of course. The ones that do, wear a red lapel pin, a rose I think. If you don't see one at the concierge desk, just ask the concierge on duty if there are any "red pin concierges" on duty. He/she will know what you mean. Also, you should slip the concierge on duty a $20 bill before you ask. That way they'll know you are not a cop. Cops can't do that because it's considered entrapment. Also, if they claim they don't know what you're talking about it's because a supervisor or someone else of concern is lurking about. Just thank them, let them keep the $20 (or they'll be pissed), and return about 20-30 minutes later and ask them if it's okay to talk. By the way, the red-pin concierge gets a $50 for his/her trouble.
The reason I'm going though all of this is that some of the casinos don't give out the weekly's or coupons. MGM, Aria, Bellagio, Mirage, Wynn and the Venetian don't. There may be a few others. Also, the concierge hookers are a lot cleaner and don't cost that much more than independent operators.
Good luck, and of course, post a trip report. We don't charge for our advice, but feed off other poster's trip reports.
Last edited by George Rice; 09-20-2010 at 05:59 PM.