This is my experience in mid- to late April and mid- to late October (notwithstanding current heat wave). The number on the thermometer looks OK but you freeze your a-- as soon as you get out and the wind hits you. Fine for just sitting on a chaise though.

I had a last minute trip pop up for Oct 20-23 and no rooms are available for the Wynn or The Venetian. What's going on out there, I thought he the place was suppose to be dead?

Thanks

http://www.lvcva.com/meetings/convention-calendar.jsp

There are 44 conventions etc going on that week.

This should be listed somewhere as a poker game selection tool.

Thanks

^ Haha no joke!

Tech Ed. 5k attendees.

SAP conference at the venetian that week. On the plus side, SAP sales guys and engineers make very good bank and many like poker and are way worse than they think they are at it.

That site brings some great trivia like .. Which will have more attendees?

A: The International Sourdough Reunion
B: The American Society of Tax Problem Solvers
C: American Payroll Associations Seminar on Payroll Administration in the UK

fyp

These days we are lucky to find a job of any kind.

Gonna be in Vegas during that time. Win.

Dry air makes the moisture evaporate much quicker which cools the surface way more. Same reason you sweat profusely in humid heat but less in dry heat.

Kinda wondering, how does chip handling in the poker rooms work? Can you actually buy chips with you creditcard / traveler cheques or do they prefer cash?

you can not buy chips with a credit card. you can get a cash advance with your credit card but the fee will be like $40.

you can buy chips with traveler cheques, yes. redeem them at the main cage though, not the poker room.

Any place near Harrah's where i can rent a scooter? Any thoughts on getting around on a scooter?

Check the Yellow Pages.

anyone else?

same goes for non-USA debit i guess?

You can just use an ATM for debit cards, fee would be like $5.
Don't buy chips with a credit card

Is there a law or something about buying chips with a credit card? I think (may be wrong) that at the Bicycle in CA you could buy in to their tournaments with one. Just curious.

wtf you guys. it's called an ATM!

Ca$h money bro. Unless you already have a credit line established with the casino.

Most credit card agreements state that the purchase of monetary instruments such as money orders, travelers cheques, or casino chips are considered the same as a cash advance with the applicable fees and interest rate. Unlike purchases, where a signature is all that should be asked for in the United States (Chip and PIN in Europe), the cash advancer can request identification to protect itself since replacing cash costs a lot more than merchandise.

The Bike, for instance, will ask for your ID or Bike casino card (which has your picture on it) if you choose to buy-in with a credit card, and you will be charged for a cash advance of the buy-in (Fees + immediate accrual of interest) rather than a purchase (no fee + grace period on interest).

Thanks, that makes sense.

Now that I think about it more, if that weren't the case I could see people buying chips and cashing them back just to accrue massive amounts of reward points.

Money that is knowingly lent for gambling is not considered an enforceable debt in some (most?) jurisdictions. That's why ATMs are just sitting off by themselves, outside of the gaming areas.

http://masscases.com/cases/app/31/31massappct348.html

I believe that is untrue in Vegas.

The credit card companies charge 3% juice, or thereabouts. Walmart eats that because it's taken into account when they price their goods. Casinos are not going to eat it. There is also some danger that a disgruntled gambler mey get a charge reversed.

Most credit card companies don't operate out of Las Vegas.

$400 limit on my debit card. See the irony?