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Is Las Vegas your favorite gambling destination?
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45 members have voted
| January 29th, 2012 at 9:22:23 PM permalink | |
| reno Member since: Jan 20, 2010 Threads: 75 Posts: 240 | If given a choice between a gambling trip to Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Biloxi, Blackhawk, Reno/Tahoe, Tunica, Laughlin, New Orleans, Connecticut or any other U.S. destination renowned for its casinos, I would choose Las Vegas. I assume that this is a non-controversial statement on this forum: Las Vegas is #1, right? Would you still pick Las Vegas over international gambling locations like Monte Carlo (near Southern France) or Macao (near Hong Kong)? But as much as I love Las Vegas, I have to admit that hitting a winning streak on a craps table in Tahoe is every bit as exciting as hitting a winning streak in Vegas. |
| January 30th, 2012 at 2:08:02 AM permalink | |
| RonC Member since: Jan 18, 2010 Threads: 9 Posts: 371 | Winning works anywhere but Vegas is where I'd rather play. |
| January 30th, 2012 at 5:18:18 AM permalink | |
| DJTeddyBear Member since: Nov 2, 2009 Threads: 105 Posts: 5716 | "Favorite gambling destination" and "Favorite place to gamble" are different things. My favorite gambling destination is Vegas. My favorite place to gamble is Mohegan Sun, CT. Then again, I haven't been to a lot of different destinations, or casinos. I'd like to go to Monte Carlo and Macao at least once, but I'd have to be blown away by the other tourist stuff available to make me want to return. And that's why my favorite destination is Vegas. I'm constantly impressed with all the stuff that I put on my Vegas "To Do" list. My most recent additions are the Chuck Jones exhibit at Circus Circus, and "SPACE: A Journey to Our Future" exhibit at the Springs Preserve. I found out about Chuck Jones from someone here, and Space from Anthony Curtis' Las Vegas Advisor. FYI: Space is only until May 13th if you're interested. I'm hoping to need to come to Vegas to have a meeting with a game distributor about Poker For Roulette before then.... Superstitions are silly, childish, irrational rituals, born out of fear of the unknown.
But how much does it cost to knock on wood? |
| January 30th, 2012 at 6:01:24 AM permalink | |
| thecesspit Member since: Apr 19, 2010 Threads: 38 Posts: 3106 | I only gamble live in Vegas, these days. I bet sports online. But I'm not sure when I'll be back. I'm less concerned to gamble as I was. "Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept through nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire, for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829 |
| January 30th, 2012 at 8:52:59 AM permalink | |
| Doc Member since: Feb 27, 2010 Threads: 21 Posts: 2819 | I have some difficulty formulating an answer that properly fits both my opinions and the question. I very much like Las Vegas as a vacation destination, not just for the gambling but for the "experience," including entertainment of many sorts. Once I am at a crap table, I'm not sure it matters much whether I am in Las Vegas, Tunica, Biloxi, Atlantic City, or wherever. For a cheapskate like me, the travel expense becomes an issue. I can easily drive my wife and myself to any of the casinos from Mississippi to Indiana to New Jersey, but I have to buy plane tickets for us to visit Las Vegas, Reno/Tahoe, or other PST casinos. If I only want to gamble, I might prefer to save the airfare to spend on chips, but there is more to a Vegas Vacation than the gambling. There might even be a WoVCon. |
| January 30th, 2012 at 9:20:20 AM permalink | |
| MrV Member since: Feb 13, 2010 Threads: 58 Posts: 804 | I would like to try Tahoe during winter, to combine skiing with casinos. |
| January 30th, 2012 at 11:44:47 AM permalink | |
| reno Member since: Jan 20, 2010 Threads: 75 Posts: 240 |
Is it because of its proximity to your home? Why does Mohegan Sun beat out Foxwoods (and every other casino in your region)? |
| January 30th, 2012 at 11:47:19 AM permalink | |
| reno Member since: Jan 20, 2010 Threads: 75 Posts: 240 |
Basically true. Except not every jurisdiction allows free drinks. (Or real dice in the case of California Indian casinos.) |
| January 30th, 2012 at 12:12:24 PM permalink | |
| DJTeddyBear Member since: Nov 2, 2009 Threads: 105 Posts: 5716 | I live in Northern NJ. Its almost the exact same mileage to Mohegan Sun and A.C. The Sands in PA is my second choice favorite place to gamble. It's almost an hour closer to home, but it doesn't have the resort casino feel to it. It's what it is: an old factory, converted into a casino. Don't get me wrong. The did a nice job with it. But it still lacks something. Between Mohegan Sun and A.C, my choice for a "destination" is A.C. simply because of the multiple choices once I'm there. But A.C. is in such a decline, that I'd rather just go to the Sands for the day, or Mohegan Sun for an overnight. But Vegas as a "destination" For a single casino, for the casino itself, it's ammenities and gambling, I prefer Mohegan Sun. I might prefer something in Vegas, but I haven't spent enough time in any one of them to form an opinion. Mohegan Sun is only a couple miles from Foxwoods, but it's continents apart in decor and vibe. Read more about it in this thread I started a while back: http://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/other-casinos/1918-mohegan-sun-vs-foxwoods-comparisons/ Superstitions are silly, childish, irrational rituals, born out of fear of the unknown.
But how much does it cost to knock on wood? |
| January 30th, 2012 at 12:14:43 PM permalink | |
| Doc Member since: Feb 27, 2010 Threads: 21 Posts: 2819 | Although I think I have played at all but two of the tribal casinos in Southern California (Golden Acorn in Compo and Quechan in Winterhaven), I had ruled out those tribal casinos in my earlier post by saying, "Once I am at a crap table...." Yes, free drinks can make a difference, but not much of one to me, since I don't consume alcohol myself. I'm more concerned with table minimums, the casino atmosphere (cleanliness, friendliness, non-rowdiness, etc.), and what else there is to do besides gamble. |
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