Least liked casino
November 18th, 2009 at 2:31:36 PM
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Are there any casinos that you like the least and avoid at all costs? Any particular reason?
So I says to him, I said "Get your own monkey!"
November 18th, 2009 at 2:55:12 PM
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Quote: ChallengedByOddsAre there any casinos that you like the least and avoid at all costs? Any particular reason?
I wasn't impressed by either The Orleans or the Rio.
I found the Rio to be annoyingly loud and the arial show to be an unwanted distraction. I was very disappointed by the poker room considering they are the home of the WSOP (I was there shortly after the first time they hosted it).
I went to the Orleans the same day and found the food to be sub-par (I ate at some oyster bar), and the staff to be generally unfriendly. I have heard from many who disagree, so maybe mine was just an isolated experience.
I haven't returned to either casino, and since they are not conveniently located for a tourist like me, I probably won't. This was several years ago, so they may have made changes since.
BTW, I don't think I was just having a bad day because I also visited the Palms that day and had a blast.
The ratio of people to cake is too big.
November 18th, 2009 at 2:59:15 PM
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Quote: ChallengedByOddsAre there any casinos that you like the least and avoid at all costs? Any particular reason?
I despise Excalibur. Hate the theme and the food pretty much stinks. Mostly, though, I always end up getting lost in there...usually on the "midway" level trying to find the casino escalators after I get off the tram from Luxor and Excalibur. I avoid that place like the plague.
November 18th, 2009 at 3:10:30 PM
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Quote: kristim55I despise Excalibur. Hate the theme and the food pretty much stinks. Mostly, though, I always end up getting lost in there...usually on the "midway" level trying to find the casino escalators after I get off the tram from Luxor and Excalibur. I avoid that place like the plague.
Ditto on getting lost on the midway level, and especially on the food.
However, when you're looking for some place near MGM with $5 minimums on the weekend, I think it's an acceptable place to play--better than the Trop. The theme doesn't bother me too much.
The ratio of people to cake is too big.
November 18th, 2009 at 3:20:24 PM
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I don't like the Imperial Palace. The casino is ok in an average sort of way, but when the celebrity impersonators in the center pit do an act you can hear the music clear across the casino. Worse, the pit is in front of the casino cage, where safe deposit boxes are kept.
I stayed there last time and that was my only complaint. I'll probably stay there again next year, it's a really good deal, has a good location and the walk from room to Strip is reasonably short. The good news is there are plenty of other, quieter casinos within walking distance.
I stayed there last time and that was my only complaint. I'll probably stay there again next year, it's a really good deal, has a good location and the walk from room to Strip is reasonably short. The good news is there are plenty of other, quieter casinos within walking distance.
Donald Trump is a fucking criminal
November 18th, 2009 at 3:46:31 PM
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Quote: ChallengedByOddsAre there any casinos that you like the least and avoid at all costs? Any particular reason?
Venetian. Reason is that I'm banned for life.
EvenBob: "Look America, I have a tiny wee-wee, can anybody
help me?"
November 18th, 2009 at 6:16:42 PM
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Red Rock. Host never showed up after sending a ride for us. Players were taking Oxygen rather than drinks. Croupiers and Dealers were surly, because patrons never seemed to tip. Too big. Wide open.
November 18th, 2009 at 6:54:36 PM
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Quote: JimMorrisonQuote: ChallengedByOddsAre there any casinos that you like the least and avoid at all costs? Any particular reason?
Venetian. Reason is that I'm banned for life.
Well, that's a pretty good reason!
I keep saying I won't go back to the Venetian, but I keep going. The sicky-sweet fragrance they pump out, I guess to cover up the smoke smell, gives me an instant headache. The headache hits me in the parking garage elevator.
November 18th, 2009 at 6:58:38 PM
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Quote: JimMorrisonQuote: ChallengedByOddsAre there any casinos that you like the least and avoid at all costs? Any particular reason?
Venetian. Reason is that I'm banned for life.
How did you manage that?
So I says to him, I said "Get your own monkey!"
November 19th, 2009 at 1:27:00 PM
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My favorite strip Casino: The Wynn/Encore.
My least favorite strip Casino: Excalibur (too dark / dingy / staff surly).
My least favorite high end strip Casino: Venetian - Air has too much perfume.
My least favorite strip Casino: Excalibur (too dark / dingy / staff surly).
My least favorite high end strip Casino: Venetian - Air has too much perfume.
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November 25th, 2009 at 12:59:34 PM
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Circus Circus...ewww.
IP...clausterphobic casino.
Bellagio(!)...snotty attitude.
IP...clausterphobic casino.
Bellagio(!)...snotty attitude.
November 25th, 2009 at 1:00:42 PM
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I like 'em all!
JJ
JJ
July 25th, 2010 at 1:30:50 AM
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The Venetian. The casino always smells like those purple cakes they used to put in urinals, whats up with that. NYNY is too dark. Trop's ceilings are too low and its smoky. Circus Circus is a dump.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
July 25th, 2010 at 4:52:49 AM
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MGM Grand. Just simply too large and impersonal.
I'm a little funny on casinos. I think of a too-nice casino just likle I think of those too-fancy car-lots you see these days. "If they can afford this I must not be getting a good deal!"
Instead of paying for fancy artwork, pay me 2:1 on blacjkacks before 3:00 PM
I'm a little funny on casinos. I think of a too-nice casino just likle I think of those too-fancy car-lots you see these days. "If they can afford this I must not be getting a good deal!"
Instead of paying for fancy artwork, pay me 2:1 on blacjkacks before 3:00 PM
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others
July 25th, 2010 at 8:44:49 AM
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IP. I know how to get in, but I don't know how to get out. And when I do, I'm never where I want to be.
But Hash House A Go Go is there....
But Hash House A Go Go is there....
July 25th, 2010 at 1:51:33 PM
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Quote: EvenBobThe Venetian. The casino always smells like those purple cakes they used to put in urinals.
That is a funny/astute comparison. Agree on overly scented casinos in general. I dislike IP for all the reasons mentioned, plus it has the worst Strip frontage of any casino. "Let's put a parking garage right out front and make getting to the casino as awkward and smelly as possible."
July 25th, 2010 at 7:22:03 PM
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I second Circus Circus/ Slots o Fun, they are way out north, don't have much of an attraction (although the Stratosphere tower is barely one anyway!) and have lousy gaming, and the place really stinks!
July 27th, 2010 at 7:57:17 AM
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Quote: JupiterJonesI like 'em all!
JJ
Agreed! For some reason I just really like going to casinos. I'm not a huge gambler. I just like experiencing new ones. I've been to almost every casino in the Vegas area. My least favorite casino is whichever one gives me poor treatment. As of this writing, the last place to do that was Grand Victoria, Elgin, Illinois, so I would have to say that for now.
"Dice, verily, are armed with goads and driving-hooks, deceiving and tormenting, causing grievous woe." -Rig Veda 10.34.4
July 27th, 2010 at 7:59:37 AM
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The casino at IP is way too noisy. It also feels too cramped.
I mostly dislike all Harrah's casinos for the six card bonus bet at three card poker, but I like the ambiance at Bally's.
I mostly dislike all Harrah's casinos for the six card bonus bet at three card poker, but I like the ambiance at Bally's.
Donald Trump is a fucking criminal
August 18th, 2010 at 6:52:35 PM
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I loathe the Monte Carlo.
It stinks: not just of pefume: more like the stench of loss and B.O.
There is absolutely nothing uniquely "cool" about that joint.
Coming up a close second Ballys: the dame ain't what she used to be.
It stinks: not just of pefume: more like the stench of loss and B.O.
There is absolutely nothing uniquely "cool" about that joint.
Coming up a close second Ballys: the dame ain't what she used to be.
"What, me worry?"
August 18th, 2010 at 11:16:56 PM
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fimd me a hot craps table and you could put it in the shitter on the titanic.
August 19th, 2010 at 9:11:01 AM
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Quote: lucky13Red Rock. Host never showed up after sending a ride for us. Players were taking Oxygen rather than drinks. Croupiers and Dealers were surly, because patrons never seemed to tip. Too big. Wide open.
I'll post an opposing view point on Red Rock. Not too crowded, a little out of the way, but in a very scenic area.
Also, don't they have 100 % + Dueces Wild VP ? So I like it there.
There's emptiness behind their eyes
There's dust in all their hearts
They just want to steal us all and take us all apart
August 19th, 2010 at 10:03:24 AM
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Quote: appistappisfimd me a hot craps table and you could put it in the shitter on the titanic.
LOL I love that one.
August 19th, 2010 at 10:18:08 AM
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I absolutely HATE the Palms, especially during the weekend when THUMPA THUMPA THUMPA the techno urban thug soundtrack is THUMPA THUMPA THUMPA turned waaaaaaay up and all the underage bimbettes in little black THUMPA THUMPA THUMPA dresses are staggering around giggling.
I dislike the Excalibur and Luxor (which are the same property IMHO), as well as Mandalay Bay, because their gambling is and always has been a ripoff.
I enjoy the El Cortez, because the gambling is good, the comps are great, and where else can you get the experience of gambling in a leper colony?
I dislike the Excalibur and Luxor (which are the same property IMHO), as well as Mandalay Bay, because their gambling is and always has been a ripoff.
I enjoy the El Cortez, because the gambling is good, the comps are great, and where else can you get the experience of gambling in a leper colony?
The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality.---George Bernard Shaw
August 19th, 2010 at 2:21:12 PM
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Trump's Taj Mahal in Atlantic City used to be stunningly bad. I called is "Barney" because it was a purple dinosaur. They've remodeled the place but it's still cardboard and papier-mâché and looks cheap even by Atlantic City standards. I went in there recently to complete my collection of Atlantic City gambling club cards. I wish I hadn't.
The only thing making Trump's Taj Mahal even approachable is its unfortunate placement next to the marginally less cheesy Resorts and Showboat. When going to Atlantic City, try to stay away from any Trump property. His properties are as fake as his hair.
The only thing making Trump's Taj Mahal even approachable is its unfortunate placement next to the marginally less cheesy Resorts and Showboat. When going to Atlantic City, try to stay away from any Trump property. His properties are as fake as his hair.
Someday, joor goin' to see the name of Googie Gomez in lights and joor goin' to say to joorself, "Was that her?" and then joor goin' to answer to joorself, "That was her!" But you know somethin' mister? I was always her yuss nobody knows it! - Googie Gomez
August 19th, 2010 at 4:01:04 PM
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Quote: s2dbakerWhen going to Atlantic City, try to stay away from any Trump property. His properties are as fake as his hair.
Chances are Trump's hair is real. It just grew on someone else's scalp.
Donald Trump is a fucking criminal
August 20th, 2010 at 4:03:28 AM
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Circus Circus - cramped and full of young kids and the type of trailer park people who lug huge coolers upstairs to open up their own bar in their room. Find a National Park and go camping, people!
I like the Steakhouse, however. A couple years ago, I heard this was a nice place (I had never been to Circus Circus) and so I made reservations for my wife and I to spend her birthday at the steakhouse. We were staying at the Bellagio. She dressed up all nice, and we took a taxi up the street to the CC, but we were aghast when we pulled up to the front door of our destination. She immediately covered herself up in my suit coat (she was dressed to the nines in a cocktail dress) and took the loooooooong walk with me back to the restaurant, surrounded by screaming bratty kids, strollers, and assorted obese people waddling about aimlessly in short pants and t-shirts.
I may never be forgiven for that "walk of shame." The food was good, though.
I like the Steakhouse, however. A couple years ago, I heard this was a nice place (I had never been to Circus Circus) and so I made reservations for my wife and I to spend her birthday at the steakhouse. We were staying at the Bellagio. She dressed up all nice, and we took a taxi up the street to the CC, but we were aghast when we pulled up to the front door of our destination. She immediately covered herself up in my suit coat (she was dressed to the nines in a cocktail dress) and took the loooooooong walk with me back to the restaurant, surrounded by screaming bratty kids, strollers, and assorted obese people waddling about aimlessly in short pants and t-shirts.
I may never be forgiven for that "walk of shame." The food was good, though.
August 20th, 2010 at 5:10:33 AM
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What is it you didn't like s2d? I've been there and to Trump Marina and I really liked the Taj. Of course though I will state that I valet my car because some of the people hanging out by the front are pretty scary.
What casino do you recommend for me next time I go to Atlantic City? Can't be Harrahs owned though.
What casino do you recommend for me next time I go to Atlantic City? Can't be Harrahs owned though.
Come short with my cash and you'll be dancing like it's "Hammer Time"!
August 20th, 2010 at 9:41:33 AM
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Quote: JustJoseI valet my car because some of the people hanging out by the front are pretty scary.
More than scary. They're fatal. A couple recently murdered a guy dropping off his family and going to the self-park garage. Security at the Taj Mahal is, ahem, minimal at best.
As far as other casinos, if you 86 Harrahs and don't want to deal with Colony's two disasters, that leaves the Borgata and the Tropicana.
August 20th, 2010 at 1:50:21 PM
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Quote: mkl654321
I dislike the Excalibur and Luxor (which are the same property IMHO), as well as Mandalay Bay, because their gambling is and always has been a ripoff.
I have to disagree with you on this one, especially about Mandalay Bay and the gaming ripoff. Mandalay Bay (at least the last time I was there in Feb.) has a bank of BJ tables (6-deck) that S17 and offer surrender. The time I played (early morning, on a Tuesday) the table mins in this pit were 10 and 15.
Also, Excalibur is one of the few places in Vegas that still offers Spanish. While the game's rules are not as good as others, it's not a bad bet if played properly. Granted, I got creamed on the table, but the cards just weren't running in my favor.
I'd have to say in Vegas my least favorite casino is Bellagio for playing (those dealers are the worst!) and probably IP overall. Favorites include Bally's/Paris (good bonus paytable on Ultimate Hold Em) and New York-New York (I could walk around that place for hours and never be bored, but I don't play there much).
The overall worst ever in my opinion was in St. Louis, the President Casino. That place is TRULY scary, on a boat that moved with the slightest wave, and you had to pay to get on the first time and pay for parking. It's closed now, thank goodness, but if you were gambling there, you reached rock bottom!
"One out of every four people are [morons]"- Kyle, South Park
August 22nd, 2010 at 2:37:08 PM
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Found the same decent games at Mandalay Bay the week of July 4th.
