In reverse order of what I want you to care about
5) You can gamble everywhere. Literally, you can gamble everywhere… here are a few examples - Slot machines at the airport
- Gambling with your life by getting into a cab with Vegas cabbies that I’m not sure even have valid licenses or are actual U.S. citizens
- Every business is followed with the words “and casino”. Resort and Casino, Restaurant and Casino, Museum and Casino, Hospital… and Casino.
As a side note, you can also drink everywhere and at any time. There seem to be no rules of any kind around these two items. After a favorable pull of the $10 slots at New York New York around 7:00am, we were immediately presented with a tray of shots and beers… on the house of course. Order a shot and a beer at Bob Evans at 7:00am next time you’re there and see what happens. Even if they give it to you, it won’t be free!
4) O’sheas, a little slice of heaven on the strip, nestled in obscurity among the giant more popular casinos. You won’t find a concierge. You won’t find a bell desk. You won’t find security unless they’ve been called about 15 minutes earlier and are done with their nap. What will you find? You’ll find that the largest portion of the casino dedicated to one activity is the section that houses beer pong. You’ll find that Burger King is the nicest restaurant inside (that’s not made up). You’ll find that a beer, even if you’re not gambling, is about $1 as opposed to $9 during happy hour at Caesars Palace. And finally, you’ll find what has to be the only full time midget on staff at any Las Vegas “casino”.
3) Leroy’s Sports book at the Dirty Trop. If you’re ever at the Tropicana and walk all the way to the back before deciding to turn right back around… Make sure you stop by Leroy’s. I’ve seen a lot of sports books in my day, each with their own subtle nuance, but it was such a nice surprised to find that the Dirty Trop has some sort of time machine where you can step back into the sports book of the 60’s. You’ll enjoy four different 19” TV’s, 2 on each side of the big screen 21” TV and each TV seems to have it’s own tint and contract issue that makes it unique and special. The crown jewel of Leroy’s… the dry erase board used to track the active lines and scores. Yes, the bookie actually gets updates from some sort of telegraph machine, and updates the dry erase board. Efficiency and technology be damned! Leroy’s doesn’t dress up for anyone.
2) Sunday Rehab at the Hard Rock. I cannot explain Rehab in a way that would give any accurate context to someone who hasn’t experienced it themselves. I can tell you the most important things that you can do to really make the most out of this popular Las Vegas attraction though. Just follow these simple steps: - Be 21-25 years of age
- Be tan
- Be rich
- Be thirsty
- Be obscenely attractive
- Be willing to spend $33 a drink
I guess hypothetically you could get away with 5 out of 6 of those! But seriously, Rehab is the craziest party I’ve ever been to, in a good way. I suggest you check it out.
1) Glitch. Never heard of it? Not surprising… Casinos wouldn’t advertise a name like “the Glitch”. It’s official name is Texas Hold em’ although this is the table game where you play against the dealer, not the game you play in your garage with your turd friends for a $20 buy in while wearing sun glasses because you saw some other turd on TV doing the same thing. I digress… The glitch is the ATM machine of the Vegas table games. Hypothetically, you could lose, but I don’t see how. I suggest you play this game at O’sheas or Imperial Palace. It is the experience of this writer that extremely drunk people (Bo Hogan) can get away with a lot more as these places don’t put so much emphasis on the rules of the game like reaching into the chip tray, touching other people’s cards and chips and mocking the nationality of the dealers. Also, if requested, they are willing to refer to you as “nighthawk” for the entire night.
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