Favorite Non-Gambling Thing to Do in Las Vegas?

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nobody here said.. HOOKERS

That's because they are the BIGGEST gamble you can make!

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Me and Mrs Croup are planning on going to see them this year. We will be shelling out extra for the VIP section, to be close to the action. And I already know we wont be disappointed.

Good for you. I sat rather far away and it was great. Sitting close you might wind up on stage, too :)

Some advice, if they still have poeple signing the envelope before the show, go up and sign. And if they ask for volunteers with knowledge of bullets and guns, raise your hand. Maybe you can draw "WovCon" on the bullet or the cartridge before the trick (if you're so inclined, of course).

Oh, and since you stay in vegas a long time (2 weeks if I recall rightly), I'd advise you to try one of the discount ticket places. There's one at Bill's, but the lines get long early. I think there's another one in the mall next to the MGM.

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Oh, and since you stay in vegas a long time (2 weeks if I recall rightly), I'd advise you to try one of the discount ticket places. There's one at Bill's, but the lines get long early. I think there's another one in the mall next to the MGM.

You don't have to wait in line!
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They will send you a daily TXT that gets you $2 off and access to the VIP line. You just show your phone to the guy running the queue. It saves you 20 minutes standing in the heat. It's one of those "best-kept secrets."

If we're up, we'll go to one of those booths, and decide what we want to see that night.

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You don't have to wait in line!
Before your trip sign up for text messages here.
or you can text ‘Events' to 75309

I think I haven't mentioned the $5 per call/message roaming fee my cellphone carrier so usefully charges me.

I like to try and see things I have not seen before on each trip, so I may
try and get to the Neon Boneyard and the Pinball Musuem.

Vegas is also a good home base for taking a rental car and a couple
of days and going to Zion, Bryce, or the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
We've done all of those.

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I like to try and see things I have not seen before on each trip, so I may
try and get to the Neon Boneyard and the Pinball Musuem.

I highly recommend the pinball hall of fame. Just remember to bring along quarters or singles so you can play.

If you're interested in really old games, too, they have some. I don't mean just pinball tables with mechanical score dials, but also really old "pinball" games without flippers or even sound effects.

The one thing they're missing is the Hercules pinball table. I recall playing it in Canada in 81 or 82. It was billed as the world's largest pinball machine. It is pretty big, using a billiard ball rather than a small metal ball to play.

Favorite non-gambling activities to do in Vegas:

(1) Walk the strip. If we are in mid-strip, we'll do a round trip to the north end or the south end, and if we are north or south strip, we'll do a one way trip and then monorail or taxi it back. Great exercise, builds up an appetite for a great meal, gets you invigorated, gets you some Vitamin D, and includes some bonus people watching and sight-seeing, which includes the Volcano, the Bellagio Fountains, St. Mark's square in the Venetian.

(2) Meals. You can eat whatever you want, whenever you want, pretty much at the price that you want. There are so many eating possibilities on the strip that it's hard sometimes to make up your mind. I usually reserve an over-the-top meal in Vegas that you can only get in LA, NY, or Chicago.

(3) People-watching. So many people visit Vegas for so many reasons, and the best night is Saturday night. You have people dressed up for the clubs. You have weddings and their parties. There are celebrity sightings. And just watching ordinary people live out their lives... there's just such a variety of people to watch and stories to see that it's fascinating.

(4) Swim. If you're in a hotel with a great pool, there's nothing nicer than taking a break with a dip and getting some sun before and after.

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There are celebrity sightings.

Years ago, I saw Jay Leno at the IP car museum. He was getting a private, guided tour.
I didn't stop and bug him for an autograph or anything like that. Just a celeb sighting.

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Years ago, I saw Jay Leno at the IP car museum. He was getting a private, guided tour.
I didn't stop and bug him for an autograph or anything like that. Just a celeb sighting.

On one trip there was a celbrity hockey tournament going on at the Hard Rock (this occurs every summer) and just coincidentally I ended up hanging out with them. I was in heaven cuz it was a whole bunch of NHL players including Anson Carter, Chris Chelios, Brad Ference, Scott Melanby, Reid Simpson, Nathan Perrott, etc. The celebrities that were a part of the group were Cuba Gooding, Jr., Alan Thicke, Jerry Bruckheimer, and others. I saw someone that looked like Joe Pesci but I wasn't sure if it was him or not.

I was in heaven! Not only did I get to hang out with a whole bunch of NHL players (I was a huge hockey fan at the time) but even got hit on and phone calls from them too! :)