So that website that tracks the success of the $20 tip at checkin says it is only about 50% successful at MGM grand and most of the successes are in my opinion not that successful.

Has anyone tried this there? I am going to be there 5 days and thinking of switching it up to the $50 or 100 since it will go over a weekend. (W-Sun nights).

Anyone think this will help?

+EV

Try Caesers. A very nice room with a $70 tournament and a 50 seat max. Some real soft players but a couple Vegas regulars. One at 3PM and Midnite. THe 7PM is for $160 and 9PM is $130 with a $50 bounty.
I chopped on 2 and came close to the money on 3. Came away a winner. Friendly staff. $1500 to 2K is good.

Question: I have never gotten a massage before. Where should I go for getting a massage in vegas? And what type should I get (ex. Sweedish, deep body, etc)? I don't really wanna spend more than 200. Prefereably around $100 range.

going to vegas monday 09/22 to thursday 09/25 to meet up with two friends from germany that I haven't seen for about two years. don't know where we'll be staying yet, maybe at luxor, they like the building lol.

i guess we mostly just wanna get drunk and have a good laugh. anybody know a good bar or something for three guys in their early 20s to have a beer or ten and just have a good time?

what about food options. were not looking to spend a bazillion dollars, no fancy sea-food and stuff, just a good steak or so. btw, does the riviera still have the $1 menu in case we need a quick bite in between?

any other ideas?

how about hofbrauhaus (sp?) on paradise across the corner from hard rock. great beer, good food. very germanic.

Doubt those guys have any trouble finding German food.

great observation wiseass. just like any americans visiting other non american don't like going to american bars/restaurants on vacation.

i'm new here, but are you always a dick?

Where are you staying, lots of the hotels outsource their spa operations, so several are really the same company. Paris is good mid/high level, Canyon Ranch at Venetian and Qua at Caesars should be good.

For just screwing around kind of bars: Dicks at Excalibur, 9 fine irish men at NYNY, Hawaiian Tropic Zone at Planet Hollywood Miracle Mile stores, and McFaddens at Rio. Cheap food is everywhere. There are millions of steak places, most USDA Prime stuff tends to work out at about the same sort of price at around $100 a head, try N9ne at Palms and Delmonicos at Venetian. Second tier but good steak places: Binions top of the world steak house, and Range at Flamingo.


Over a weekend always makes things more difficult, the big secret of the front desk tip is to KNOW YOUR ROOM CATEGORIES AND NAMES. Find out the name for the first level suite and ask specifically for it, so man people think that the 'upgrade' from resort room to 'premium deluxe' -or someother rubbish name is actually an upgrade, when really you've now got a marginal strip view. I cannot stress it enough, KNOW WHAT YOU WANT, DONT JUST ASK FOR AN 'UPGRADE'. Checking in your birthday should help things too, also I like to make sure the line I get in doesnt have a supervisor hovering near by.

is thier any housing available about 15-30 min from the strip for sale/ good price? about how much for a 1 or 2 bedroom place?

Mostly around new guys.

And sometimes around old guys.

thanks you two, gonna check it out

check the after midnight food thread, a lot of those places are a very good value for food all day.

How many buy ins would you recommend a person bring for NLH over 3 nights in Vegas?

how good at poker are you?

Regular at Stars 200NL 6max.