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Is Las Vegas your favorite gambling destination?
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 | 37 votes (82.22%) | ||
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45 members have voted
| January 30th, 2012 at 1:35:46 PM permalink | |
| EvenBob Member since: Jul 18, 2010 Threads: 231 Posts: 6400 | Vegas when its not 110 in the shade. I won't even go there when its hot now, too many other places to go where you don't die everytime you go outdoors. One casino owner to another: "It would be so much easier if we could just hit them over the head, steal their money, and throw their bodies in the creek." Al Swearengen, Deadwood |
| January 30th, 2012 at 2:23:35 PM permalink | |
| SanchoPanza Member since: May 10, 2010 Threads: 24 Posts: 734 |
MoSun is a former factory, too. It produced military products.
I haven't been to Adelson on the Delaware yet, but you're spot on about MoSun. They've done an excellent job with the physical plant. |
| January 30th, 2012 at 3:35:49 PM permalink | |
| DJTeddyBear Member since: Nov 2, 2009 Threads: 105 Posts: 5716 | Really? The one in CT? Even though I've never been there, based upon what's been going on elsewhere in PA, I'd believe it about the Mohegan Sun in PA. But CT? Really? Superstitions are silly, childish, irrational rituals, born out of fear of the unknown.
But how much does it cost to knock on wood? |
| January 31st, 2012 at 5:07:31 AM permalink | |
| SanchoPanza Member since: May 10, 2010 Threads: 24 Posts: 734 |
You'll see the reason for locating along the Thames just upriver from the big base at Groton in this narrative: "The Mohegans had partially terminated their reservation in 1861, because Mohegan overseers had permitted the theft and desecration of tribal land. By 1872 only the burial grounds and the Mohegan Church remained on the reservation roles, preserving approximately 150 acres. The Mohegans claimed the State of Connecticut had ignored the 1790 Trade and Intercourse Act, which protected Mohegan land rights. In negotiations with the State in 1993, TCA and the Mohegans settled these centuries-old land disputes. The Mohegans dismissed its land claims and the State conceded the right of the Mohegans to seek economic independence on their traditional reservation through their choice of development. The Mohegans and TCA secured the option to purchase the 240-acre site of the United Nuclear Corporation (UNC), a dormant nuclear manufacturing facility located on part of the tribe's original reservation, and began to plan and design the casino." Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority |
| January 31st, 2012 at 8:22:45 AM permalink | |
| pacomartin Member since: Jan 14, 2010 Threads: 545 Posts: 6200 | Las Vegas Convention Authority has not released the December visitation numbers, but Jan-Nov 2011 visitation has been 35,971,217. That is less than half a percent from the all time high in 2007 where Jan-Nov was 36,120,930 . The 2011 visitation is slightly over the 2006 numbers. So depending on how the December numbers come out you can probably expect a press release that it was the second highest year, with outside chance of being either first or third. The numbers are back to pre-recession levels, but the spending is not. That statement may be true three years from now. Wine loved I deeply, dice dearly -Edgar, betrayed son of Gloucester in King Lear |
| January 31st, 2012 at 4:04:14 PM permalink | |
| 1BB Member since: Oct 10, 2011 Threads: 7 Posts: 385 |
People say that's why the valet parking garage goes so far underground and no the chips don't glow in the dark. Prior to United Nuclear it was Olin Chemical. I am benbakdoff -Member since: July 13,2010. |
| January 31st, 2012 at 4:37:51 PM permalink | |
| Tiltpoul Member since: May 5, 2010 Threads: 28 Posts: 1145 |
Well said Teddy! My favorite gambling destination is tough to narrow down... Vegas is the experience, but the gambling is kind of rotten. Tunica has great gambling, but is ONLY about gambling, which can get old if you're losing. Atlantic City has some amenities and good, but not great gambling options, with an ocean view and lousy service. I haven't been to any other "destinations" but outside of Tahoe, Reno and the odd SD and CO cities, I wouldn't say there are any other gambling "destinations." If forced to choose, I'd probably play in Tunica, but if they had tiles, I DEFINITELY would limit my play there. My favorite CASINO though is Horseshoe Southern Indiana. They have all my favorite games, good dining options (except for JB's cafe), a nice though not fancy hotel, and overall good service. There may be other aspects of casinos that I enjoy better, but they have everything I like. Cosmopolitan could be a close second, though. [Profile updated... more to come] |
| January 31st, 2012 at 6:55:38 PM permalink | |
| fremont4ever Member since: Nov 24, 2009 Threads: 5 Posts: 118 |
Taking your points from last to first, I also find that a hot table (or machine) is pretty much the same anywhere. I'm sure Monte Carlo and Macao are nice, but since I know neither language and have little desire to learn, I wouldn't choose them. I wouldn't choose Las Vegas either. If you gave me free plane tickets and accommodations to any major casino in the U.S., I would choose Reno. There are several reasons for this: * The video poker is better (generally) * The blackjack is better (generally) * The slots feel looser * The comps are easier * The folks are friendlier * Traffic is less of an issue * Free shuttles to/from the airport are the rule, not the exception There are, of course, several reasons why I don't go there all the time: * It's more expensive to get to, compared to LV (but less so than it was even two years ago) * The rooms are more expensive - especially on weekends (if you have to pay) * The weather is unpredictable |
| February 1st, 2012 at 3:03:43 PM permalink | |
| CowPieDon Member since: Jan 16, 2012 Threads: 0 Posts: 8 | I consider Vegas to be one of the most miserable places to play - especially if blackjack is your game. If you want a low limit game, you're often limited to 6:5 garbage. If you can afford a higher limit, most dealers seem to have a serious attitude problem, and the pit stares at you stone faced without saying a word. It's as if they assume that you are up to something just for knowing the proper basic strategy. If you get lucky and start winning, they really start sweating, even though the amount of your win is a drop in the bucket compared to the total revenue these places earn from gambling. Cashing out more than $3000 is always a hassle. They want your ID and attempt to record a whole bunch of personal information they are not entitled to have. Many places will harass you for this information even if you present a player's card, which already has all the information they want. If you play off-strip, in an effort to find friendlier people and better lower limit games, you're greeted with banners and employee name badges which read "We love locals". As soon as they learn you're from out of town, you realize that they may as well read "We hate out of towners". While these statements are not universally true of all Vegas casinos, it's true for enough of them that the overall experience is pretty miserable unless you take some time ahead of time, or during your visit to scout out the handful of places which might offer a reasonably pleasant playing experience. |
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