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Posts: 1949 (Sun, 5-Jul-09 7:40 PM) Wanna Bet . .?? Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Eight trips so far this year, and yeah, I'm still up. But most trips have involved only three full play days, and often I felt like I was pressing just because there wasn't more time available to find "the right table." Soooo.... I'm doing something I'd thought about doing for a very long time: staying for a full two weeks. There'll no doubt be lots of time spent in various sportsbooks watching MLB because many days simply demonstrate early on that I don't need to be at the tables, hence the alternative gambling fix. (For my erstwhile gambling club buds, I'm barely holding my own in MLB right now, nearing the halfway point -- well behind where we were this time last season). Anyway, for any of you guys who might show up there between 7/8 and 7/22, here's my cell no.; call me and I promise to at least buy you a beer and play a hand or two with you. 512-466-2729 Last Edited By: Starpost9 Thu, 9-Jul-09 5:58 PM. Edited 1 time.
improved booley		#1	[-]
Posts: 17782 (Sun, 5-Jul-09 7:56 PM) SJSA XI Speedy Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Didn't Nicolas Cage make a movie about this called "LEAVING LAS VEGAS" ?
Texagator		#2	[-]
Posts: 11712 (Sun, 5-Jul-09 8:13 PM) SJSA XVIII Rollin' Down The Highway Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Vegas in the summer ain't my bag of tea.Go out on the strip and sweat instantly appears go back in the casino and you get cold. I only go to Vegas mid week from Sept. To April. Hope you rack up some bucks Andy. Play 23 red. Old Ugly Is Better Than Old Nothing - DKR
Starpost9		#3	[-]
Posts: 1949 (Mon, 6-Jul-09 1:24 AM) Wanna Bet . .?? Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Texagator wrote: Play 23 red. Wasn't that from Suport Your Local Gunslinger? (James Garner as the compulsive roulette player always on #23.)
pasotex		#4	[-]
Posts: 40346 (Mon, 6-Jul-09 6:20 AM) SJSA XXV El Paso . . The Other Texas Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	michael jordan Hook 'em!
Capn Hook		#5	[-]
Posts: 6587 (Mon, 6-Jul-09 7:50 AM) SJSA XIX Wanna See My Hook ? Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	pasotex wrote: michael jordan Wouldn't that be 23 Black? Some people are like Slinkies, they're really good for nothing, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
pasotex		#6	[-]
Posts: 40346 (Mon, 6-Jul-09 8:11 AM) SJSA XXV El Paso . . The Other Texas Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Hook 'em! Last Edited By: pasotex Mon, 6-Jul-09 8:13 AM. Edited 1 times.
Capn Hook		#7	[-]
Posts: 6587 (Mon, 6-Jul-09 8:43 AM) SJSA XIX Wanna See My Hook ? Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	The 23 is black. Some people are like Slinkies, they're really good for nothing, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
MegaDittos		#8	[-]
Posts: 25055 (Mon, 6-Jul-09 11:01 PM) Rush This . .!! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I was actually thinking about going to Vegas. I've never been and I'd like to go while I still have a little sight left. I've heard you can get good deals on hotels... how much is airfare?? Any good deals out there?? the economy in 2004 was pretty good and we still almost made people think it wasn't -PasoTex-
microhorn		#9	[-]
Posts: 6758 (Mon, 6-Jul-09 11:40 PM) SJSA XVII Hey! All My Stories Are True I Promise..!! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	When it comes to hotel rates, everything's based on being on the strip and proximity to the Strip. There's also a lot of negotiation room in all the hotel's rates. I'd say the rates are from 40.00 and up (way up). Get on the internet and shop around, there's plenty of bargains.
MegaDittos		#10	[-]
Posts: 25055 (Tue, 7-Jul-09 9:34 AM) Rush This . .!! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	cool, thanks Micro!! Yeah. I heard on the news that the economy has really cause Vegas to halt lots of projects and that hotel rooms are pretty cheap now days. I'm sure the airfare is high though thanks to the rise in oil the economy in 2004 was pretty good and we still almost made people think it wasn't -PasoTex-
microhorn		#11	[-]
Posts: 6758 (Tue, 7-Jul-09 1:09 PM) SJSA XVII Hey! All My Stories Are True I Promise..!! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Hint---it's a buyer's market, go on from there. Once you get there, transportation is not a problem. The airport is literally next door to the strip. Once you take a short taxi or limo ride from the A/P, all the action can be walked to/from. Most of the good spots are between Caeser's and the Mandalay Bay. That's maybe a mile. The Bellagio interior in general, and water show outside are must-sees. The only side trip off the strip you'd want to make is to the "old" part of Vegas. Fremont street is totally roofed over with a giant TV screen underneath, and cool light/music shows go on after dark.
Capn Hook		#12	[-]
Posts: 6587 (Tue, 7-Jul-09 2:11 PM) SJSA XIX Wanna See My Hook ? Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Fremont is so much better than the strip for strolling, even at night. Other than the heat the worst thing about the strip are those perverts who try to get you to take their "girly" cards as you walk down the street. I finally told one of them to "get the fuck away from me". I'm not sure he understood me since I would place a large bet that 99% of those guys are illegals. Some people are like Slinkies, they're really good for nothing, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
pasotex		#13	[-]
Posts: 40346 (Tue, 7-Jul-09 2:45 PM) SJSA XXV El Paso . . The Other Texas Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	megs would like those perverts Hook 'em!
Starpost9		#14	[-]
Posts: 1949 (Wed, 8-Jul-09 7:17 AM) Wanna Bet . .?? Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Cap'n -- Dunno about illegal, but I betcha 99% of them are just plain losers... at gambling & everything else in life. I can't even imagine standing out in that heat all day long doing about anything, but that? Well...........
srr50		#15	[-]
Posts: 1184 (Wed, 8-Jul-09 8:47 AM) Talking Head Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I'm headed out there the first week of August, to meet a couple of golfing buddies. We play 36 holes a day (great prices since it is still the "off-season" there) and then do some gambling at night. It's damn hot, but hell we are used to it, and I find it easer to walk away from a table when I am up (or in a losing streak)) since golf is the main goal of the trip. There are some great golf courses out there and the rates are reasonable before Labor Day.
TheBeeve		#16	[-]
Posts: 18047 (Wed, 8-Jul-09 8:55 AM) SJSA XII Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Gambling, to me, is boring. I give them a few bucks, they give me a few bucks, I give it all back plus a little. It's a time waster. Still, Vegas is a fun vacation destination. The sights are all within walking distance of each other, great food and drink, and very nice hotels at reasonable prices. Vegas is a place where you don't have to worry about knowing where you are, knowing where you are going, everything is there and you don't need a car.
shuhorn	vegas trip	#17	[-]
Posts: 2130 (Wed, 8-Jul-09 9:04 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I was in Vegas this past Feb. for two weeks and should have stayed another week. Had a great time seeing several shows and eating the great buffets, specially at the Venice. Ate way too much! Did a little gambling too! I will return to Vegas next month, around the 13th or 14 and will stay at Bally's, not free rooms but at a reduced rate! Good luck Star and win some damn money. Hookem
DoyLaw		#18	[-]
Posts: 2023 (Wed, 8-Jul-09 10:06 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	It really IS a great time of year to play golf in Vegas. The courses are awesome and the rates are 25 - 33% of what they are during the cooler months. No crowds. The heat is no worse than around here and sometimes better (drier heat). Best free show -- FAT ELVIS at Bill's Casino (next to Bally's). Roundtrip on Southwest is a little over $200.00.
Starpost9		#19	[-]
Posts: 1949 (Wed, 8-Jul-09 10:24 AM) Wanna Bet . .?? Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Yeah, Doy, I like that guy, too. But he bills himself as BIG ELVIS.
Cowboy3949		#20	[-]
Posts: 3779 (Thu, 9-Jul-09 12:40 PM) SJSA XXXII P T Cruise Missile Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Gallagher's in New York New York is a pretty good steakhouse for the money. CUT, Wolfgang Puck's new steakhouse in Palazzo, had the best filet I've ever had. Ever. The regular, not the kobe. I'm pretty sure I'm going to hell for eating it. It's too good. The Wynn has a really cool sportsbook. For golf, Primm Valley is way SW of town, maybe 30 minutes down the Interstate from the airport, but it's drop dead beautiful and has two great courses. I played the Lakes, but I'm told that really good players prefer the Desert course. It's also a bargain, by Vegas standards. The Wynn is handy and beautifully kept, but it's disconcerting to look up and see huge hotels looming over you. And playtime comes dear. I don't think they'd comp a round for Michael Jordan. "I never had an opinion I didn't like."

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