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I've never been to Vegas. Joey and I have decided to plan a getaway at the end of the month and we actually thought about going...then realized that neither of us like to gamble and figured it would be more exciting to getaway somewhere we may actually enjoy more. We picked California. One day when we make it to Vegas, I'll contribute to this thread
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dcfaithful wrote:My first notable story of Vegas was being a way easy target for this dude to rip me off when lookign to score some pot at age 17. In retrospect it's pretty funny, but at the time I was mad as hell.
The first time I went, I was walking into the MGM and a couple of people walked up to me and said they had cheap tickets for the clubs...I was totally bamboozled (not to mention drunk from the flight in). $60 and a sobering hour later I realize 2 things - a)I hate clubs b)it was a total scam.
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Well at least we learned from our mistakes!WI '98, WI '99 (EV), WI '00, Chgo '00, MO '00, Champaign '03, Chgo '03, WI '03, IN '03, MI '04, Chgo '06:N1 & 2, WI '06, Chgo '07, Chgo '08 (EV:N1), Chgo '09:N1 & 2, Chgo '11 (EV:N1), WI '11:N1 & 2, Philly '12, Wrigley '13, Pitt '13, Buff '13, Detroit '14, MKE '14, Wrigley '16: N1 & N2, Seattle '18 N2, Wrigley '18: N1 & N2, Fenway '18 N1, STL '22, St Paul '23 N2, Chgo '23: N1 & N2, Wrigley '24 N1 & 20 -
F Me In The Brain wrote:DS1119 wrote:I've only played Pai Gow in Vegas or The Turning Stone which is an Indian Casino here in Central NY. Didn't know they even offered this variant. I would love to be yelled at in some Asian language while drinking!
I feel like a total fucking degenerate when I go and play at the local card clubs. But it is a great amount of fun and my buddy and I might be the only guys speaking English at a table. We are certain they are talking shit on us & that makes it even more fun. Barely a bit of strategy with the game so it is indeed a good one to go and get housed while playing. Being the bank is so much fun....
Have you ever played Pai Gow at the Imperial Palace...that's Asian central on the strip! I LOVE that casino so much to play at! 0 -
Mamasan23 wrote:dcfaithful wrote:My first notable story of Vegas was being a way easy target for this dude to rip me off when lookign to score some pot at age 17. In retrospect it's pretty funny, but at the time I was mad as hell.
The first time I went, I was walking into the MGM and a couple of people walked up to me and said they had cheap tickets for the clubs...I was totally bamboozled (not to mention drunk from the flight in). $60 and a sobering hour later I realize 2 things - a)I hate clubs b)it was a total scam.
:oops:
Well at least we learned from our mistakes!
That's the single worst part of Vegas. There's always someone with an angle there. :x0 -
DS1119 wrote:F Me In The Brain wrote:DS1119 wrote:I've only played Pai Gow in Vegas or The Turning Stone which is an Indian Casino here in Central NY. Didn't know they even offered this variant. I would love to be yelled at in some Asian language while drinking!
I feel like a total fucking degenerate when I go and play at the local card clubs. But it is a great amount of fun and my buddy and I might be the only guys speaking English at a table. We are certain they are talking shit on us & that makes it even more fun. Barely a bit of strategy with the game so it is indeed a good one to go and get housed while playing. Being the bank is so much fun....
Have you ever played Pai Gow at the Imperial Palace...that's Asian central on the strip! I LOVE that casino so much to play at!
You want to talk degenerate? Try playing pai gow at the El Cortez on Fremont (oldest casino there...and it smells like it)...they've got $5 mins! While we were there, one of the workers just got off his shift and played a hand at $500. He pushed. Played again. Won. Dude walked away $500 richer within 2 minutes...said he does it EVERY DAY!WI '98, WI '99 (EV), WI '00, Chgo '00, MO '00, Champaign '03, Chgo '03, WI '03, IN '03, MI '04, Chgo '06:N1 & 2, WI '06, Chgo '07, Chgo '08 (EV:N1), Chgo '09:N1 & 2, Chgo '11 (EV:N1), WI '11:N1 & 2, Philly '12, Wrigley '13, Pitt '13, Buff '13, Detroit '14, MKE '14, Wrigley '16: N1 & N2, Seattle '18 N2, Wrigley '18: N1 & N2, Fenway '18 N1, STL '22, St Paul '23 N2, Chgo '23: N1 & N2, Wrigley '24 N1 & 20 -
Mamasan23 wrote:You want to talk degenerate? Try playing pai gow at the El Cortez on Fremont (oldest casino there...and it smells like it)...they've got $5 mins! While we were there, one of the workers just got off his shift and played a hand at $500. He pushed. Played again. Won. Dude walked away $500 richer within 2 minutes...said he does it EVERY DAY!
They let someone who works there gamble?
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DS1119 wrote:
Have you ever played Pai Gow at the Imperial Palace...that's Asian central on the strip! I LOVE that casino so much to play at!
No I dont believe I have, will need to try it!The love he receives is the love that is saved0 -
DS1119 wrote:Mamasan23 wrote:You want to talk degenerate? Try playing pai gow at the El Cortez on Fremont (oldest casino there...and it smells like it)...they've got $5 mins! While we were there, one of the workers just got off his shift and played a hand at $500. He pushed. Played again. Won. Dude walked away $500 richer within 2 minutes...said he does it EVERY DAY!
They let someone who works there gamble? :shock:
That is pretty f'd up. Guy works all day and turns around and puts $500 down. As much as I love to gamble I am very thankful it doesn't hold me by the balls as it does so many others. I learned long ago to understand on my way in what my budget was and to stick to it. Sometimes I win, most times I lose but I always have fun.The love he receives is the love that is saved0 -
DS1119 wrote:Mamasan23 wrote:You want to talk degenerate? Try playing pai gow at the El Cortez on Fremont (oldest casino there...and it smells like it)...they've got $5 mins! While we were there, one of the workers just got off his shift and played a hand at $500. He pushed. Played again. Won. Dude walked away $500 richer within 2 minutes...said he does it EVERY DAY!
They let someone who works there gamble? :shock:
It's the El Cortez....if they didn't let their workers gamble there they'd probably be shut down within 2 weeks
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Mamasan23 wrote:DS1119 wrote:Mamasan23 wrote:You want to talk degenerate? Try playing pai gow at the El Cortez on Fremont (oldest casino there...and it smells like it)...they've got $5 mins! While we were there, one of the workers just got off his shift and played a hand at $500. He pushed. Played again. Won. Dude walked away $500 richer within 2 minutes...said he does it EVERY DAY!
They let someone who works there gamble? :shock:
It's the El Cortez....if they didn't let their workers gamble there they'd probably be shut down within 2 weeks
I have been in there. Don't remember if I gambled or not. I do know they used to give away six packs of soda as an enticemnet to gamble. :?0 -
i was at a red hot chili peppers concert years ago, wearing kind of a quasi s&m punk skirt w/metal loops on it, standing at the bar at a bar in the Hard Rock and these 2 guys come up to me, one tall the other short w/dark hair and the one w/dark hair kept staring and acting kind of creepy and then the tall one talked to me and we DID not hit it off, he made up some story being from Alaska, and the moment I said I was from nyc he kind of immediately assumed i was full of myself or some other weird interpretation,,,,anyway. it turned out to be Hall and Oates, and NO I was not interested in going to a party with them. period.Into the Wild Things0
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fuck vegas.....lived there from 1978-2010.....yeah, there were a ton a good times, but......fuck that place. No desire, at all, to go back.If I had known then what I know now...
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bowerymission wrote:i was at a red hot chili peppers concert years ago, wearing kind of a quasi s&m punk skirt w/metal loops on it, standing at the bar at a bar in the Hard Rock and these 2 guys come up to me, one tall the other short w/dark hair and the one w/dark hair kept staring and acting kind of creepy and then the tall one talked to me and we DID not hit it off, he made up some story being from Alaska, and the moment I said I was from nyc he kind of immediately assumed i was full of myself or some other weird interpretation,,,,anyway. it turned out to be Hall and Oates, and NO I was not interested in going to a party with them. period.
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I took a leak in the fountains at the Bellagio one night.0
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DS1119 wrote:
Never tried the strawberry, but I'll be in New Orleans this weekend and there's like 3 Fat Tuesday's within walking distance of my hotel
DS1119 wrote:I took a leak in the fountains at the Bellagio one night.
Gotta keep it classy! WI '98, WI '99 (EV), WI '00, Chgo '00, MO '00, Champaign '03, Chgo '03, WI '03, IN '03, MI '04, Chgo '06:N1 & 2, WI '06, Chgo '07, Chgo '08 (EV:N1), Chgo '09:N1 & 2, Chgo '11 (EV:N1), WI '11:N1 & 2, Philly '12, Wrigley '13, Pitt '13, Buff '13, Detroit '14, MKE '14, Wrigley '16: N1 & N2, Seattle '18 N2, Wrigley '18: N1 & N2, Fenway '18 N1, STL '22, St Paul '23 N2, Chgo '23: N1 & N2, Wrigley '24 N1 & 20 -
Mamasan23 wrote:
It's hard for me to tell Vegas stories and keep them classy.
While you're in New Orleans you should try the strawberry...also grab a steak while your at it. Ask for ketchup. 0 -
DS1119 wrote:It's hard for me to tell Vegas stories and keep them classy.
While you're in New Orleans you should try the strawberry...also grab a steak while your at it. Ask for ketchup.
Good point!
I shall! I'll have to have a 190 octane, hurricane, and a strawberry...not sure there'll be any room for steak!!WI '98, WI '99 (EV), WI '00, Chgo '00, MO '00, Champaign '03, Chgo '03, WI '03, IN '03, MI '04, Chgo '06:N1 & 2, WI '06, Chgo '07, Chgo '08 (EV:N1), Chgo '09:N1 & 2, Chgo '11 (EV:N1), WI '11:N1 & 2, Philly '12, Wrigley '13, Pitt '13, Buff '13, Detroit '14, MKE '14, Wrigley '16: N1 & N2, Seattle '18 N2, Wrigley '18: N1 & N2, Fenway '18 N1, STL '22, St Paul '23 N2, Chgo '23: N1 & N2, Wrigley '24 N1 & 20
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