Carlo--

Another option: go through the tunnel across the street to the Bellagio. Walk through the casino to the tram, which will take you right to the Aria--it's roughly a 30-second walk from the tram to the poker room.

I stayed a while at Bally's last year, and this was my preferred way to get down to the Aria.

All my best,

--Nate

Not sure where to post;

Better to register for tournament as Canadian citizen or US citizen for tax purposes?

um canadian cause you get the money back?

FYP

Thanks, Homanga, Nate and Bav; I hve taken the tram from the Bellagio but usually when i wa on the other side of the street. I'd add to those who haven't done this do not get off at the sign for Aria/Crystal(?) but get off at the Monte Carlo exit and down the stairs and you're there, easy.
I'd hoped that the cross from the other side of the street from Planet Hollywood would just go to the intersection of Aria and Monte Carlo which is exactly where the poker room is.

Right, not only do they make it difficult to get in but definitely harder to get out of casinos. the deal is, I guess I'm lazy and am looking for a short route which keeps the 110 degree sun off my arse.

By the way Nate, is there a tunnel from Bally's to Bellagio? Sounds good as I've only gone over the overhead walkway and then to the Bellagio.

Hate to ask because Im sure it's somewhere, but best way between aria and Bellagio. Know tram is an option, but something's better, right?
Will be going between the poker rooms regularly I believe.

Walk out of Aria, around the traffic circle, straight through Vdara and you're in Bellagio. Faster than the tram.

Thanks
Looking forward to a week of LhE at B and PLO at aria
And some secret pizza mixed in for the walk

Can't you just keep on walking past Crystals and take the street up into Aria from the main driveway? Beats meandering through the infernal mall.

And if you want to include secret pizza in the walk, go through Cosmo instead of Crystals, go out through the valet area, hang a right and there will be a staircase up ahead that takes you to right outside the back of Aria.

People keep saying that. But far as I can tell it's greatly misleading. I haven't been able to find anything that says Canadians are supposed to get their withholdings back. Quite the opposite, actually.

Canadians face immediate withholding from their tournament winnings >$5000. They can file a 1040NR with the IRS after the end of the year if they like. But all the 1040NR does is let you offset wins by losses. So if you have $15K of wins and $10K of losses, the IRS will give you back some of your withholdings. But that's true of US players, too, if you itemize your tax return or file as a professional gambler.

So yes, if you want to lie and say you lost $15K while showing a $15K win, nothing stops you. Or if you actually lost money gambling in the US over the course of the year, you can file honestly. But far as I know, if you won $15K and have no offsetting loses, you owe the IRS taxes on the $15K.

Or is there something else available to Canadians I'm unaware of?

There are alternatives to the maze of twisty little passages, all alike. Like the maze of twisty little passages, all alike downstairs.

Reading people's directions always makes me laugh. "Go out this door at Aria and into that door at Veer and then out that door at Veer and into this door at..." A role model in how not to lay out a casino. People should never be on a public forum saying "I can't figure out how to get to the casino to give them my money".

http://www.irs.gov/publications/p513...ublink10008623

It's pretty clear to me that gambling winnings aren't on the list of taxable events.

You're taxed on US income. Gambling proceeds has always been considered income.

Easiest place to see it is to just look at form 1040NR schedule NEC lines 10 and 11. This is the form you actually have to fill out to get the refund. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040nr.pdf

It shows what to do with gambling income, and has a special mention for Canadians. "Gambling—Residents of Canada only. Enter net income in column (c)". Canadians get to enter their net gambling income into column C which is taxed at 30%. Everybody else is supposed to enter their gross gambling income into column c on line 11 ("Gambling winnings—Residents of countries other than Canada. Note. Losses not allowed").

I guess I'm wrong!

What is the best way to check cheap show tickets on short notice? I'm looking for Blue Man Group for tonight, 6/16.

Depends where you are on the strip, Casino Royale, Bally's multiple discount ticket venders on the strip

how is the Las Vegas monorail as a transport option?

Last time I took the Deuce Bus, would the monorail be a better option for me?

If you want to get from mid-strip to the convention center or LVH, it is an OK option. Other than that, it is useless.

Is a 2BR in a nice part of LV for $800 or less possible?

http://www.reviewjournal.com/view/do...twoplustwo.com

Underground home was built as Cold War-era hideaway

Not really. 900+ starts improving.

maybe, I'd look in Henderson on warm springs

its also not terrible to get from mid-strip to MGM and back

The issue with the monorail is the time you have to take to walk to and from the stations, which are at the back of the Strip casinos where it stops. That wastes a lot of time.

thanks,

also How much for a pack of Camel lights around the strip? Are there certain places that sell cartons for a good price?