Best Strip casino for??
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The last time I took the bus, it took almost an hour and 45 minutes to get downtown (admittedly, from a stop by Mandalay Bay). It was horrible, and we took a cab back.
Splitting a cab with one other person isn't bad, and almost certainly worth the vacation time you'd lose on a bus. If you're going downtown anyway, there's no sense in not cabbing. If you're not going downtown, it's probably not worth the trip just to play basic strategy blackjack.
Splitting a cab with one other person isn't bad, and almost certainly worth the vacation time you'd lose on a bus. If you're going downtown anyway, there's no sense in not cabbing. If you're not going downtown, it's probably not worth the trip just to play basic strategy blackjack.
I usually get one for less than that. $11 or $12 for a Stratus.But I'm there to gamble and look up old friends.Not much sightseeing on an average trip.
Walking isn't an option when your iternerary for my day includes El Cortez,Ranch Henderson,Rampart Terribles,lunch in Nipton and a special stop at the best four deck game in existance.
Walking isn't an option when your iternerary for my day includes El Cortez,Ranch Henderson,Rampart Terribles,lunch in Nipton and a special stop at the best four deck game in existance.
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um i did this past monday while in vegas. had never been. was with a friend sorta sightseeing.
As for the trip, was way above EV, around 7-8 units an hour, so I ended up playing a little less than I originally planned. At one joint, I left after one DD round, I was up 15 units and it was heat city (i had my own PB, how thoughtful of that casino!) So i got up an left. Nothing like winning that much in 5 minutes. Even better because they definitely won't remember me there in 1-2 months when i go back.
As for the trip, was way above EV, around 7-8 units an hour, so I ended up playing a little less than I originally planned. At one joint, I left after one DD round, I was up 15 units and it was heat city (i had my own PB, how thoughtful of that casino!) So i got up an left. Nothing like winning that much in 5 minutes. Even better because they definitely won't remember me there in 1-2 months when i go back.
It actually is quite a walk.
From Mandalay Bay (what I consider the southernmost point on the Strip) to the Wynn (what I consider the northernmost point) is about 2 hours. Downtown is sufficiently far from the Strip that you shouldn't attempt to walk it. Palms and Hard Rock are close enough to the Strip that you can walk, but it's probably not worth it in terms of time/effort/risk of mugging, especially if you're plastered and it's 3am.
I've been to Vegas enough so that I have no incentive to take the "scenic" route through all the casinos; even in the midsummer, midday heat, I'll walk outside and can get from MB to Wynn in 45 minutes. The first two years we went out we had a car; it was moderately useful for the "oh crap we're staying at Mandalay Bay and I need to cash a sports bet at the Bellagio" or "oh crap we've got 15 minutes to get from TI to MGM Grand" moments, but we just have fewer of those moments now.
From Mandalay Bay (what I consider the southernmost point on the Strip) to the Wynn (what I consider the northernmost point) is about 2 hours. Downtown is sufficiently far from the Strip that you shouldn't attempt to walk it. Palms and Hard Rock are close enough to the Strip that you can walk, but it's probably not worth it in terms of time/effort/risk of mugging, especially if you're plastered and it's 3am.
I've been to Vegas enough so that I have no incentive to take the "scenic" route through all the casinos; even in the midsummer, midday heat, I'll walk outside and can get from MB to Wynn in 45 minutes. The first two years we went out we had a car; it was moderately useful for the "oh crap we're staying at Mandalay Bay and I need to cash a sports bet at the Bellagio" or "oh crap we've got 15 minutes to get from TI to MGM Grand" moments, but we just have fewer of those moments now.