Hi Im AIMEE

Hi y'all. My name is Aimee and Im now 21 years old!! and MUST GO to Las Vegas. Prolly go in the springtime. I figured this would be a good place to learn stuff and help plan my trip.

We have a casino in my home town and I have been there but just to have some drinks and dance. I need to learn about gambling before I go to Vegas.

Anyhow, I gotta go, TTFN.

First of all, welcome to Wizard of Vegas, Aimee, and I hope you enjoyed your 21st birthday. While all birthdays, 'Only happen once,' that is definitely the big one.

You can learn about games at Wizardofodds.com and you can learn about the different casinos with hotels in the Reviews on this site. I believe that almost all casinos with hotels have been reviewed here.

I would recommend obtaining copies of the American Casino Guide and Las Vegas Advisor before going to Vegas, they are full of all sorts of useful coupons, many of which are for Free Play or table game Match Play which will give you the opportunity to play many different games. Do not use a Match Play (or play at all) on Blackjack if the table pays 6:5 on a Natural, you want the Table to pay 3:2. If you have a Match Play and only want to bet the Table Minimum, but it is a 6:5 table, make your bet on Craps instead, either bet the Pass or the Don't Pass.

If you tell them it is your first time ever playing Craps, they may well pass the dice to you so you can shoot at earliest opportunity. The earliest opportunity would be after the current hand has finished. Many players consider a female first-time (apologies if my assumption based on your handle is incorrect) Craps player to be good luck. It's not actually mathematically true, of course, but if it were me I would skip my turn to shoot out of deference to the superstitious ones. It's polite to a first time player to give them the dice if either he or she wants them anyway, I would suggest.

Other than that, I've got no further advice for you at this time, other than to check out WoO. Video Poker is better than slots. Try to play a good bit if you are staying at a casino's hotel and they might comp off some or all of your room charges, but don't play for JUST that reason or beyond what you can afford.

Many casinos offer benefits for new players club members, but it is up to you whether or not you want to do that. In many cases, it would be better to wait for a better new player offer and not take the first one that comes around. Keep in mind that would also prohibit you from doing some of the Free Play coupons if you do not want to join the players club at that casino. I think there are also a few places that you couldn't get your match play down without a card, but not many. Cannery is one that would not let me play my match play without a PC card, of course, they didn't say that until I had already bet it and won.

If there are any specific games you may have observed that you think you might be interested in, then you would do well to say so, and some of us could more specifically direct you to the pertinent information.

Also, people with no players club cards are often a hot commodity. You might receive a few PM's when you post a more specific date that you are heading out there, and perhaps even before that. Most people here can be trusted, probably all of them, but I don't personally know all of them so can't say that.

Again, welcome to WoV, may you enjoy your time here.

Very sensible of you to want to learn how to play first. So many tourists just show up and think they know what they are doing.
Many casinos offer free lessons usually in the late mornings or around 3:00pm. Even if you think you know how to play, sample the lesson sessions since you can still learn and sometimes get some sort of "sweetener" from the casino. Immediately after the lessons play will start and the crew, knowing your "newbie" status will try to keep the play 'slow and informative" for a short while.

Immediately before leaving for Las Vegas I suggest you check the casino web sites for details on any New Player Club Members deals. Don't bother with free trinkets unless they really interest you. Do get a free plastic lanyard for slot players. Even if do not ever play slots its nice to have a free item that clips to your clothing and to your players club card. It keeps you from losing it and having to open your purse unnecessarily.

Remember: stay hydrated, bring walking shoes and socks, and STAY SOBER when you gamble. Well, relatively sober.

didn't anyone let her know all new members must post a selfie?

Go to Ellis Island for some great Karaoke with friends and cheap drinks! Perfect for 21 year bday bash!

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Go to Ellis Island for some great Karaoke with friends and cheap drinks! Perfect for 21 year bday bash!

My suggestion is to learn craps. It's intimidating at first, but actually very very simple. By far, it has the best skill to house edge ratio of any casino game. And it's a hell of a good time. You will be super popular at the table too.

Mike did a video series not to long ago.

hmmmmmm

OMG!! You guys responded to my post!! Thank you soooo much.

Mission146- thank you soooo much for all the advice. I will read it carefully. Bad news is that I have a hangover this morning. Too much vodka red bull last night. UGH.

FleaStiff- thank you. You made me LOL with your STAY SOBER advice. I will try really hard but imma prolly get drunk. Hey its Vegas right?

Wizardofnothing- my new avatar is a selfie from summer afternoons at the pool. I must get into bikini shape again before Vegas. I think the holidays made me gain 10 pounds. UGH.

WatchMeWin- ellis island in New York? Maybe its an inside joke or something. I dont know and I cant think right now. SO SORRY! Vodka no more.

gamerfreak- I want to play craps. I reallllllly want to play craps. My ex ex BF was a gambler. He liked craps and BJ too.

Imaa back to bed now.

Hangover 1
Aimee 0

Welcome!

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...Hangover 1
Aimee 0

I hope you enjoy Vegas when you get there.

One idea is to try out a large casino and also, if you can, one down-town and a trip to a smaller one out-of-town. If you're there on holiday for a few days (and have a car) I'd also recommend a day trip to somewhere like Death Valley, Valley of Fire, or even to Utah.

As has been suggested, Craps is a good starter. The best way to start is to play simple and just make one minimum "Pass" bet at a time and, if you're happy to bet more, ask how to take single odds - just remember to ignore all other bets until you've mastered the game. The second step is learn Blackjack - but there's a fair learning curve to master.

I wouldn't recommend mixing gambling with drinking - but that's a personal choice.

>FleaStiff- thank you. You made me LOL with your STAY SOBER advice.
>I will try really hard but imma prolly get drunk. Hey its Vegas right?
Yes, its Vegas but its also your money so try to gamble while relatively sober.

>WatchMeWin- ellis island in New York? Maybe its an inside joke or something.
>I dont know and I cant think right now. SO SORRY! Vodka no more.
Ellis Island is a CASINO with its own brewery. It has a steak dinner deal that is famous for never being on the menu but is always available to those in the know. Good BBQ too. The beer at Main Street Station is better.

>Hangover 1
>Aimee 0
It makes a lovely light.

Another vote for learning craps. And do you know HeyJude?

I don't care for catfish.

RogerK- hi :o)

CharleyP- I will enjoy Vegas. Thank you. I did some looking around online and Cosmopolitan looks like a fun place, but expensive. Also driving in Vegas is scary to me as a first time visitor. I also see you suggest craps and not drinking. Its funny because most guys want me to get drunk but not you guys. Is my dad here? hahaha

FleaStiff- another vote for staying sober again. I will try but its gonna be hard and not as fun. I didn't know Ellis Island was a casino so at least I learned that now thank you.

JohnZimbo- another craps vote!!!! Ok Ok OK I will learn craps. That will be my primary game I guess. Love HeyJude!!! Its my favorite karoeke song.

onenickelmiracle- interesting name..... I dont like catfish either. Do you like snapper? While on the topic of fish........ I want to kiss the person that invented BlowFish. BEST. HANGOVER. CURE. EVER.

Imma look around at some other topics. Bye Bye.

What's the line on OP being a sock puppet?

Quote: djatc

What's the line on OP being a sock puppet?

So far so good.

"snapper"

"blowfish"

Egad.

Being offered red snapper so fast, making the bet on dude.

Quote: djatc

What's the line on OP being a sock puppet?

I personally don't think the OP comes off as being a sock puppet. She seems legitimate and like a true blue Vegas newbie trying to learn the ropes of Vegas craps.

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FleaStiff- another vote for staying sober again. I will try but its gonna be hard and not as fun.

FleaStiff is master at "Do as I say, not as I do."

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RogerK- hi :o)

My friends call me rogerkunt. They're so mean he he ;)

Quote: Nathan

I personally don't think the OP comes off as being a sock puppet. She seems legitimate and like a true blue Vegas newbie trying to learn the ropes of Vegas craps.

I'm sure kentry and company would agree. So I am not surprised you would have this take on the situation.

God bless you all.

Smells like Romeo Oscar November Alpha. The only one who'd get it is AxelWolf.....unfortunately I don't think Axel knows what those 4 words are. :( Ugh, one day.


Oh yeah, craps is a fun game and stuff.

Quote: djatc

What's the line on OP being a sock puppet?

My 2 cents are on that.

Quote: Johnzimbo

Another vote for learning craps. And do you know HeyJude?

Or jennie?

Quote: djatc

What's the line on OP being a sock puppet?

I get #DIV/0! when I try to calculate it in Excel...

Quote: MathExtremist

I get #DIV/0! when I try to calculate it in Excel...

Whatever the case, I'm sure this is all -EV In the long run.

But I'm sure everyone will go though the motions and play their usual roles. That being said, everyone might want to be more cautious their rolls.

I am giving the OP the benefit of the doubt. No sense in potentially scaring off a legitimate newbie for good. For example, on another website a newbie was constantly harassed by posters thinking he was a banned member. He left and hasn't come back in four years. No legitimate newbie wants to be harrassed by posters constantly calling them a sock puppet. Innocent until proven a sock puppet should be the status quo for Aimee. :)

Quote: Nathan

For example, on another website a newbie was constantly harassed by posters thinking he was a banned member. He left and hasn't come back in four years.

I am familiar with that situation. That harassed poster was a banned member. Seeing him leave and never come back was a good thing

Quote: Nathan

Innocent until proven a sock puppet should be the status quo for Aimee. :)

That's fine, I'll be in Las Vegas in probably a few weeks. I'll shoot dice with Aimee at the Cromwell and play the 100x odds parlay system that Steen analyzed in the other thread. If she's truly a newbie, 6 passes in a row should be no problem. :)

Quote: djatc

What's the line on OP being a sock puppet?

Yes -9999

Quote: SM777

Yes -9999

No sounds like a juicee bet. What are you offering?

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I am familiar with that situation. That harassed poster was a banned member. Seeing him leave and never come back was a good thing

Turns out, the Admin on the other website overturned the ban on the banned member and the harassed newbie turned out to not to be the previously banned member. So the regular members ended up harrassing and running off a legitimate newbie for good. Really sad.

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Turns out, the Admin on the other website overturned the ban on the banned member and the harassed newbie turned out to not to be the previously banned member. So the regular members ended up harrassing and running off a legitimate newbie for good. Really sad.

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Lol at the owl, but it's still wise to give all newbies the benefit of the doubt. :) Don't want to run off legitimate newbies.

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"snapper"

"blowfish"

Egad.

You make me laugh MrV. What's the V mean?

In case you dont know BlowFish isnt the real blowfish it is a hangover remedy that disolves in water. Duh. I think I'm adicted to it. Give it a good try next time you drink too much.

Quote: Nathan

I personally don't think the OP comes off as being a sock puppet. She seems legitimate and like a true blue Vegas newbie trying to learn the ropes of Vegas craps.

Thank you for sticking up for me Nathan. Also you are right on Im just a young gal looking to learn about Las Vegas and gambling before my fist vacation there. Seems really weird that some people would doubt me. Oh well. :o0)

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FleaStiff is master at "Do as I say, not as I do."

FleaStiff is an interesting one for sure. I guess he likes to have some drinks too!!! Too funny!!!

Quote: RogerKint

My friends call me rogerkunt. They're so mean he he ;)

Oh my RogerK that is a horrible thing for your friends to call you. Please tell me you are kidding around. The he he at the end must mean you are. I would never call you that if I was your friend. Some people!

Quote: Aimee21

Oh well. :o0)

us old-timers have to look that stuff up

https://www.google.com/#q=:o0)+meaning

Quote: Nathan

I am giving the OP the benefit of the doubt. No sense in potentially scaring off a legitimate newbie for good. For example, on another website a newbie was constantly harassed by posters thinking he was a banned member. He left and hasn't come back in four years. No legitimate newbie wants to be harrassed by posters constantly calling them a sock puppet. Innocent until proven a sock puppet should be the status quo for Aimee. :)

No person will scare me off. Besides it appears that most everyone here is honest and wants to be helpful. The rest of the people will come around after I prove myself to be sincere. Im sure of that.

Quote: MathExtremist

That's fine, I'll be in Las Vegas in probably a few weeks. I'll shoot dice with Aimee at the Cromwell and play the 100x odds parlay system that Steen analyzed in the other thread. If she's truly a newbie, 6 passes in a row should be no problem. :)

OMG I would looove to play craps with you but there is bad news. My Vegas vacation wont be until May.

Quote: odiousgambit

us old-timers have to look that stuff up

OMG I have to do that sometime too. I know a few teenagers that say things that I must look up. I guess that makes me an oldtimer too. HAHAHAH

Okay now some good news. Me and my girlfriend are going to the local casino Saturday night!! Im sooo excited. I will try craps unless I chicken out. It will be helpful that my girlfriend is going to play too so I think it will really happen. I practiced online and won $70!!!! WOOT WOOT. I bet on the pass line and sometimes odds but wasnt really sure if I was doing it like a expert or not. Oh well at least I won. Saturday will be my first time. I am nervous. I will take around $50. If thats not enough I can take $100 but cant afford to lose it all.

WTF??

I usually save my winnings for a haircut

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OMG I would looove to play craps with you but there is bad news. My Vegas vacation wont be until May.

According to Trump's public schedule, he'll have an public appearance in May at the Venetian. Do you have any plan to meet him? Judging at your user Icon and considering Trump's history of treating women, especially those in tiny bikini, I want to give you an advance & sincere advice: please don't get anywhere near Trump.

Have a nice Vegas trip, and good luck to you.

This post was edited to emphasize the "please don't get anywhere near Trump" using bold text.

Shall we address the elephant in the room? OK, this is a gambling site with the great majority being male. A sweet 21 year old girl with a provocative bikini pic appears and wants help. hmmm, Everyone is probably thinking the same thing. This is not a real profile but we really want it to be. So, we try to be nice, befriend her, call her out, offer hero advice, etc, etc. He/she is loving the attention and continues to bate the forum. Im all for innocent until proven guilty, but in some cases you have to presume guilty until proven innocent. At the end of the day, I believe everyone here is a good person with good intentions. That being said, whoever you are, here is an itinerary that I would suggest to whomever the person is... make or female.
- start of having a drink at whatever lounge you check in at. shots of tequila to kick off trip.
- treat yourself to a spa/massage to start the trip right.
- pool cabana and drinks if weather permits.
- roll the dice for a few before dinner
- dinner wherever you and friends agree to because 'where you go is the place to be' (thats my rule of thumb anyway)
- one night you have to hit Ellis Island for good fun karaoke and cheap drinks with locals and wannabe out of city singers
- one night at at one of the popular night clubs.. one oak, XS, etc... easy to get in with a group of girls
- spearmint rhino late nite.... always good for girls and guys
- late night / early morning craps table and walk of shame.. try to find the guy wearing a 6k sweater and 60k watch and latch on to him! get married. wait two years and get divorced. take half and come back to this forum and share the love!

Enjoy!
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Quote: WatchMeWin

Shall we address the elephant in the room? OK, this is a gambling site with the great majority being male. A sweet 21 year old girl with a provocative bikini pic appears and wants help. hmmm, Everyone is probably thinking the same thing. This is not a real profile but we really want it to be. So, we try to be nice, befriend her, call her out, offer hero advice, etc, etc. He/she is loving the attention and continues to bate the forum. Im all for innocent until proven guilty, but in some cases you have to presume guilty until proven innocent. At the end of the day, I believe everyone here is a good person with good intentions. That being said, whoever you are, here is an itinerary that I would suggest to whomever the person is... make or female.
- start of having a drink at whatever lounge you check in at. shots of tequila to kick off trip.
- treat yourself to a spa/massage to start the trip right.
- pool cabana and drinks if weather permits.
- roll the dice for a few before dinner
- dinner wherever you and friends agree to because 'where you go is the place to be' (thats my rule of thumb anyway)
- one night you have to hit Ellis Island for good fun karaoke and cheap drinks with locals and wannabe out of city singers
- one night at at one of the popular night clubs.. one oak, XS, etc... easy to get in with a group of girls
- spearmint rhino late nite.... always good for girls and guys
- late night / early morning craps table and walk of shame.. try to find the guy wearing a 6k sweater and 60k watch and latch on to him! get married. wait two years and get divorced. take half and come back to this forum and share the love!

Enjoy!
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I am still going to give Aimee the benefit of the doubt. If I turn out to be wrong and she really does turn out to be a sock puppet, I will gladly eat the egg on my face ;) But for now, I do believe she is a legitimate newbie.

Aimee, do you like my profile pic? You're trend setting here. It's just the fabric.