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I wonder how real the concept of the "gee that looks fun, I'll try it" walk up players really is. I guess I can see that happening at certain rooms like Aria or MGM where the poker space is conspicuously located next to major pedestrian walkways. With the way things are presently set up at Venetian though, I actually think the poker room feels very contained and cloistered despite ostensibly being in a good location. There are walls on all sides, so you're effectively hidden from passersby. There's no sense that you're an animal in the zoo ala Caesars, Aria, Bellagio.

I play a reasonable amount of tournaments there and tend to see the same people again and again. If the casino knows their clientele is primarily a small group of repeat customers then maybe they don't think there will be any real loss in traffic by putting the room even further away from the masses. People who play poker there are probably going to the casino specifically to play poker and not just randomly stumbling into a game.

It's huge. You can tell in places like Ballys and PHo, where they moved the rooms around.

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02-23-2024 , 01:17 PM

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This is part of the fun!

I love to see the annoyed looks from the promo chasing nits who just wants to limp in every hand. Although in my (limited) experience of the room, I think the games were more limp-happy like 5 years ago compared to how it has been on my more recent trips.

In general it's great to see a casino trying to actually expand and commit to poker, but I too have my concerns about the move to second floor. It's never a good thing when casual players have to go chase for the poker room, instead of finding it right on the casino floor.

I wasn't aware there was ANY gaming on the second floor. Just shops and food court and canal rides.

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02-23-2024 , 01:18 PM

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They're competing with the Wynn for season midstakes MTT series. It probably has something to do with that. Their cash games are drying up, but DSA is a brand they likely wanna salvage.

I don't even like that any more. They used to have single table satellites, and those are gone.

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02-25-2024 , 04:45 PM

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I wandered around the Venetian for over 10 years before I found out they have a second food court upstairs.

yep, I've still never seen it despite staying and playing there like 8 wsops

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02-26-2024 , 05:39 PM

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So where *exactly* is this new room, if you go up to 2nd floor using the escalators next to existing room.

Is it next to Tao or further into the retail/canal area?

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02-27-2024 , 12:34 AM

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What does the culinary union think about having self-service drinks?

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02-27-2024 , 12:41 AM

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What does the culinary union think about having self-service drinks?

people are still going to want alcohol so servers will be fine.

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02-27-2024 , 02:07 AM

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the Venetian has had self-serve coffee and soda for years

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02-27-2024 , 07:32 AM

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the Venetian has had self-serve coffee and soda for years

That's been gone since COVID.

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02-27-2024 , 10:16 AM

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That's been gone since COVID.

Because additional people touching your drink and carrying it all around a large crowded room somehow made it safer.

Covid really made people even more stupid than they already were.

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02-27-2024 , 10:36 AM

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Covid really made people even more stupid than they already were.

didn't make people more stupid, it justified or at least gave a reason for management to make bad changes without going back

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02-28-2024 , 11:30 AM

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I may come out of retirement and start a new business; I can buy a small bus and shuttle poker players to South Point, Orleans and Red Rock from Venetian. I might be flush with just gratuities.

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02-28-2024 , 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BigWhale

This is part of the fun!

This move sounds like the V's Poker department LOST a turf war with someone like Slots
for the prime real estate where the poker room sat.

cc: Mandalay Bay Poker vacating a prime location adjacent to high traffic flow. sportsbook, snack bar to a random spot behind House of Blues.

This Venetian move is cut by the same cloth.

The SINGLE exception has been South Point, where poker has a good environment and is valued.

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02-28-2024 , 03:58 PM

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I'd say they're still valuing it somewhat being it looks to be a big room and very nice.

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02-29-2024 , 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by feel wrath

yep, I've still never seen it despite staying and playing there like 8 wsops

Some good food options up there. Would it blow your mind if I told you there is a third floor with a great restaurant too?

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02-29-2024 , 11:36 AM

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That's been gone since COVID.

lol oh

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03-02-2024 , 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Langdon

didn't make people more stupid, it justified or at least gave a reason for management to make bad changes without going back

These things are not mutually exclusive.

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03-02-2024 , 01:43 PM

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ChipsOmNom

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Who cares? Poker rooms don’t make the casino money anyways

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03-04-2024 , 10:18 PM

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Man Stung in testicles by scorpion at Venetian

better watch out if you're staying at the Venetian

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03-06-2024 , 03:53 AM

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better watch out if you're staying at the Venetian

100% the scorpion crawled into this guy's luggage before he left whatever California craphole he came from

0% the scorpion just materialized in a room at the Venetian.

I've lived in Vegas since forever and have never seen a scorpion. So I would be inclined to believe Cali guy is full of s**t in all of this. But, he has retained a local LV lawyer to represent his claim. My opinion:

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03-06-2024 , 04:31 AM

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I have stayed in many different Vegas abodes, including many long term off strip properties. I have also seen lots of scorpions. They are numerous in the desert, especially if you know how to look for them.

Scorpions live in lots of places in Vegas. That said, it is unlikely to find them in a strip hotel if they are in a strip hotel they were likely carried from some place else.

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03-06-2024 , 11:27 AM

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All the Vegas pest control services specifically list scorpions. Would be pretty weird if there weren't any?

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03-06-2024 , 11:38 AM

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Scorpions are a solitary creature, they dont live in hives so if you see one, there is a chance that's the only one.

That being said, if you see one, that means there are more.

here is my killing jar... I haven't had to add to it since 2020, but that doesn't mean there aren't any more.

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03-07-2024 , 01:33 PM

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Never seen a scorpion in the 30 years I've lived here but I've also never had a palm tree on my property. I think that's generally where they are found.

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03-24-2024 , 05:05 PM

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It's huge. You can tell in places like Ballys and PHo, where they moved the rooms around.

Yeah no doubt. In Venetian I’m there maybe 10-15 total days a year but you inevitably always see a player or two on a 3-4 day trip who just wandered their way into the room because of where it is. Problem is they’re usually nitty and clueless so more often than not they slow the game down more than anything. I don’t think moving the game upstairs will hurt a ton. You won’t get those players as much but they contribute so little anyhow

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