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#4901
47 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said:
Las Vegas: 1988. 2024.

 

Circus Circus hanging in there unchanged.

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  • TXSooner518
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    I’m staying at FB for free right now. I love the room and the casino. Don’t love the distance from everything of course. Eating at Mother Wolf tonight with free dining credit, have heard good things.

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#4903

What's the best site to compare Vegas hotel rates?  I usually just use hotels.com, but Vegas is sort of its own animal.

#4904
On 12/2/2024 at 8:06 PM, Wally Pryor said:
Las Vegas: 1988. 2024.

 

God damn I miss $1.99 steak and eggs at the frontier after midnight. 

#4905
On 12/3/2024 at 11:42 AM, Sbbruin said:

What's the best site to compare Vegas hotel rates?  I usually just use hotels.com, but Vegas is sort of its own animal.

I think you may be able to save a buck or two on a particular hotel on a particular site but booking.com seems to give me the most places and consistently best prices. 

Then I always check the hotel site directly just to make sure they aren't offering anything better. 

#4906

Stayed at the Venetian for the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.  All the pedestrian bridges over the strip were covered preventing you from watching the race from that vantage point.  Also, that long walk from the Palazzo to the Sphere had F1 race posters covering the glass the whole damn way.  Other than having a hotel room overlooking the strip, there was no way to watch the race for free…aside from watching it streaming.  We ventured north from the Venetian and the next stop was the Wynn/Encore.  Much less foot traffic and a much less noisy casino than the V/P.  So, we continued the trek north to Resorts World.  Huge, beautiful casino, but you could fire a cannon in there and not hit anyone.  And we continued our trek north to Circus Circus and then to the Fountainebleau.  Another large, beautiful casino and, once again, there were very few bodies gambling.  It’s a long way from the Fountainebleau to civilization, so, if you offer decent action, you should be able to get a freebie at either Resorts World or the Fountainebleau.  Both have to be hemorrhaging cash based on the few people gambling. 

#4907
14 hours ago, Harrison Stafford said:

 All the pedestrian bridges over the strip were covered preventing you from watching the race from that vantage point.  Also, that long walk from the Palazzo to the Sphere had F1 race posters covering the glass the whole damn way.  Other than having a hotel room overlooking the strip, there was no way to watch the race for free…aside from watching it streaming.

F1 are tight asses about "free" views. They tightened the viewing restrictions from last year and I'm sure next year will be even more. I know some YouTube streamers that had their feed cut because there were glimpses of cars during the race. They were concentrating on the crowd, but it was enough for a copyright strike.

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#4908
Stayed at the Venetian for the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.  All the pedestrian bridges over the strip were covered preventing you from watching the race from that vantage point.  Also, that long walk from the Palazzo to the Sphere had F1 race posters covering the glass the whole damn way.  Other than having a hotel room overlooking the strip, there was no way to watch the race for free…aside from watching it streaming.  We ventured north from the Venetian and the next stop was the Wynn/Encore.  Much less foot traffic and a much less noisy casino than the V/P.  So, we continued the trek north to Resorts World.  Huge, beautiful casino, but you could fire a cannon in there and not hit anyone.  And we continued our trek north to Circus Circus and then to the Fountainebleau.  Another large, beautiful casino and, once again, there were very few bodies gambling.  It’s a long way from the Fountainebleau to civilization, so, if you offer decent action, you should be able to get a freebie at either Resorts World or the Fountainebleau.  Both have to be hemorrhaging cash based on the few people gambling. 

I’m staying at FB for free right now. I love the room and the casino. Don’t love the distance from everything of course. Eating at Mother Wolf tonight with free dining credit, have heard good things. Great view of Strip and Sphere and Wynn Golf. Also fun hitting a one outer for $750.

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#4909
6 hours ago, TXSooner518 said:


I’m staying at FB for free right now. I love the room and the casino. Don’t love the distance from everything of course. Eating at Mother Wolf tonight with free dining credit, have heard good things. Great view of Strip and Sphere and Wynn Golf. Also fun hitting a one outer for $750.

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Is the casino dead?

#4911

Mother Wolf was fun and really excellent. Had crispy short rib meatballs, fettuccine with butter and prosciutto, and ribeye cap with fried potato cakes. Then a chocolate hazelnut tart with red wine cherries and vanilla gelato. Went hard. 66951667b7c4e4977e1ef8f277e575e0.jpg
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#4913

FWIW(not much).

Obviously online speculation about Fountainbleau's financial state is pretty rampant.  I was in Vegas in Sept and the second hand speculation going around was financial collapse is eminent and its losing up to 10's of millions per week.   Some of that chatter was from the stereotypical friends of the guy who know the guy.   Obviously here we are 3 or so months later so take it for what it's worth.

#4914
FWIW(not much).
Obviously online speculation about Fountainbleau's financial state is pretty rampant.  I was in Vegas in Sept and the second hand speculation going around was financial collapse is eminent and its losing up to 10's of millions per week.   Some of that chatter was from the stereotypical friends of the guy who know the guy.   Obviously here we are 3 or so months later so take it for what it's worth.

Yep definitely have heard the smoke. Would really be a shame IMO. Would be interesting to see how it would be if FB and RW were located where, say, Harrahs and Flamingo are.
#4915
3 hours ago, TXSooner518 said:


Yep definitely have heard the smoke. Would really be a shame IMO. Would be interesting to see how it would be if FB and RW were located where, say, Harrahs and Flamingo are.

Based on what I saw in mid-November, both FB and RW would both be killing it at those locations.  Both properties are stunning…certainly, in comparison to Harrah’s and the Flamingo.  But, the foot traffic on the strip comes to an abrupt halt north of the Wynn/Encore.  Humanity ceases to exist and it really is that dramatic.  My brother and I needed to get our steps in and wanted to see both the FB and RW which is why we kept walking north by ourselves.  It’s a way decent stretch of the legs from the Wynn/Encore to RW and its dark side of the moon territory to hoof it all the way to the FB.  We did this in mid-November.  No way in hell you do that walk between April and October.  I think both resorts want the Wynn/Venetian/Bellagio upscale crowd, but both the RW and FB have low gambling energy and feel empty.  Perhaps, both properties are simply too big.

#4916

I hate giant casinos personally. Too much of a pain in the ass to navigate around in.

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#4917
Based on what I saw in mid-November, both FB and RW would both be killing it at those locations.  Both properties are stunning…certainly, in comparison to Harrah’s and the Flamingo.  But, the foot traffic on the strip comes to an abrupt halt north of the Wynn/Encore.  Humanity ceases to exist and it really is that dramatic.  My brother and I needed to get our steps in and wanted to see both the FB and RW which is why we kept walking north by ourselves.  It’s a way decent stretch of the legs from the Wynn/Encore to RW and its dark side of the moon territory to hoof it all the way to the FB.  We did this in mid-November.  No way in hell you do that walk between April and October.  I think both resorts want the Wynn/Venetian/Bellagio upscale crowd, but both the RW and FB have low gambling energy and feel empty.  Perhaps, both properties are simply too big.

I walked from Paris to RW and FB in June when I was here for WSOP. Long ass walk for sure and you’re 100% right on humanity stopping past Encore. If doing it late I would def move to the mall/RW side and then back across by Circus Circus to FB. Walking alone past the old Riviera empty pit past bus stations isn’t great late.
#4918
3 hours ago, TXSooner518 said:


I walked from Paris to RW and FB in June when I was here for WSOP. Long ass walk for sure and you’re 100% right on humanity stopping past Encore. If doing it late I would def move to the mall/RW side and then back across by Circus Circus to FB. Walking alone past the old Riviera empty pit past bus stations isn’t great late.

As isolated as that walk felt during the day, would not want to attempt it after dark.

#4919
8 hours ago, Harrison Stafford said:

Based on what I saw in mid-November, both FB and RW would both be killing it at those locations.  Both properties are stunning…certainly, in comparison to Harrah’s and the Flamingo.  But, the foot traffic on the strip comes to an abrupt halt north of the Wynn/Encore.  Humanity ceases to exist and it really is that dramatic.  My brother and I needed to get our steps in and wanted to see both the FB and RW which is why we kept walking north by ourselves.  It’s a way decent stretch of the legs from the Wynn/Encore to RW and its dark side of the moon territory to hoof it all the way to the FB.  We did this in mid-November.  No way in hell you do that walk between April and October.  I think both resorts want the Wynn/Venetian/Bellagio upscale crowd, but both the RW and FB have low gambling energy and feel empty.  Perhaps, both properties are simply too big.

Yep... Middle of nowhere. I had an unexpected night there the night after F1. Rooms were basically free at every property. Stayed at the signature for 50 bucks. Wanted to walk up to RW and FB. By the time I got over to the strip and saw all the shit still there from the race then looked at my phone to see how far the fuck they were away just said fuck it and went over to aria. 

#4920
FWIW(not much).
Obviously online speculation about Fountainbleau's financial state is pretty rampant.  I was in Vegas in Sept and the second hand speculation going around was financial collapse is eminent and its losing up to 10's of millions per week.   Some of that chatter was from the stereotypical friends of the guy who know the guy.   Obviously here we are 3 or so months later so take it for what it's worth.

Personally think they should just convert them to elder living facilities. Those already bleed folks dry, so why not offer a little entertainment?
#4921
17 hours ago, kevwun said:

I hate giant casinos personally. Too much of a pain in the ass to navigate around in.

That's why I like Fremont. Everything is walkable, lots of outdoor entertainment and if you want to hit the strip it's a quick Uber (or The Deuce if your salty) ride away.

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#4924

Spent a total of 3 hours roaming around. The rest I've been inside my room sick as fuck. Not cool.

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#4927
In 24 Hours I will be shooting craps on Fremont.

Still accurate though
#4928
10 hours ago, RPM said:

Spent a total of 3 hours roaming around. The rest I've been inside my room sick as fuck. Not cool.

guess you chose go home

#4929
9 hours ago, WBT said:

guess you chose go home

Fuck that.  Power through!

#4934

You should see the final image of the livestream I was following 

Will upload later. 

#4941
11 minutes ago, Bill Brasky said:

what's the story here?  

I have the same question. I can’t figure out what in the fuck happened on this trip for RPM. Is that him? Was that a guy on a livestream he was tracking? WTF. 

#4942

Unfortunately nothing very interesting. I took an Ambien after NYE partying.  Got up in the dark room to go pee, walked straight into a couch and faceplanted the wall. Was wearing my glasses and fucking titanium wins every time.

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#4944
9 minutes ago, RPM said:

Unfortunately nothing very interesting. I took an Ambien after NYE partying.  Got up in the dark room to go pee, walked straight into a couch and faceplanted the wall. Was wearing my glasses and fucking titanium wins every time.

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#4945
1 hour ago, RPM said:

Unfortunately nothing very interesting. I took an Ambien after NYE partying.  Got up in the dark room to go pee, walked straight into a couch and faceplanted the wall. Was wearing my glasses and fucking titanium wins every time.

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#4949
5 hours ago, RPM said:

Unfortunately nothing very interesting. I took an Ambien after NYE partying.  Got up in the dark room to go pee, walked straight into a couch and faceplanted the wall. Was wearing my glasses and fucking titanium wins every time.

This sounds like something that someone who got roofied by a midget hooker and then face-fucked by a clown would say.

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