Verrrrry Long and Complete Las Vegas Trip Report

I had 16 days in Vegas at the end of July / beginning of August. I worked for three of them. I stayed at:

Golden Gate
Flamingo
Fremont (twice, including one stay in a mini suite)
Paris
Luxor

I also checked into El Cortez, but did not stay there, for the freebies.

I pretty much stuck to Buffalo and Double Double Bonus video poker, mostly nickels, some quarters and a very tiny dabble in dollars. If you posted in the anti-slot machine wins thread, agreeing with the initial post, you will hate this report. You're welcome.

I think there are two photos of food. I need to get better at this.

Total word count is 11,349.

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Lol great report. Be careful with those hot dimes!

 

Isn't it amazing how fast 2 weeks can fly by when you're NOT stuck at home?!?
Thanks for another great report!

 

I could not believe how fast that went! There was a point somewhere in there where I attempted to stay another week but managed to stop myself. I really want to keep going for months.

 

Great report, I'm getting excited about hitting those same DT spots, soon..
few thoughts:
-GG rooms still got bad A/C, huh? Every regular room I'm seeing lately is still way better looking than the stairwell "murder" room we got once.
-sounds like another CET "No Com" comp, with the exception being your host actually came through and got it for you.
-loved your writing style, had me LOLing.

 

Wow! Great report! Thanks for writing it all up!

 

thanks for the awesome report!!!!

 

Thanks for the compliment!!

I have stayed at Golden Gate before, normally in winter time. So I can't really gauge if it was a "my room" thing or the entire hotel. It was so god damned warm in there though. I wish I could copy and paste the air conditioning from Paris to Golden Gate.

I stayed at Golden Gate before they redid the rooms to the red/black/white style. I feel like I must have photos of it, but I cannot find where they are saved. I am sure that room was terrible

I didn't use the code for "No Com" so I don't know what I am doing wrong. I will find out on my next trip though. I have a screen shot showing the offer code with the room rates as comped. I don't actually have a host, so it was a random host, which made it even cooler!

Thanks for reading!

 

Fun TR @vegas superfan - what do you do with all the lucky bra money?

 

Thanks for the TR - it was a blast to read Bad hot dime I felt that “lost” $300 - done that too many times to count Glad you had that run at the end - I just wish those lucky streaks at the end of trips would just start at the beginning and not stop

 

finished up reading, and almost got lost into your other travels, but also just wanted to add,
As a smoker, I feel your pain. Once, the Cal couldn't put me into a smoking room for the first night. I nearly died.
Got a backup smoking room at the Plaza next night, but also got moved to the smoking floor.

Also, once had a GG suite and was informed all rooms were nonsmoking.
maybe not the case now?

also same same on when then getting a smoke costs $100.

I think you may have just given yourself a new VMB nickname..
Can anyone guess it?

 

Once the luck runs out, I sometimes will throw the pennies up in the air and see if they can land on heads again. If not, then housekeeping has a bunch of pennies on tails left behind.

At least when they come at the end, you have a chance of bringing them home (only to bring them back next time!)

My Golden Gate room was "smoking optional" which honestly, is not a thing. On my next trip, I am spending 3 nights (not in a row) in non-smoking hotels. I am going to hate it.

And no clue on the nickname?

 

Love your writing, thanks for the TR! And there's never such a thing as too many slot win pictures!

 

Thanks so much!

 

This made my night! Amazing report!

The syrup.

 

I need a plastic bib.

 

Such a fun report; thanks for sharing. Looking forward to your October report.

 

Thanks! I cannot wait to be there in just 15 days.

 

Nice report! And nice dealt Aces! Some bad luck with the hotel neighbors though. I wouldn't be surprised if those kids got kicked out. And wonder what the crying woman did to want to keep saying "I'm such a bitch" repeatedly.

Also the first time I was asked not to take pics I was taken aback too. I've been asked 2 times out of 1000+ not to... Most security knows that most casinos doesn't care about you taking pictures of wins.

 

Re: taking pix.....our locals "forbid" it.....if only they realized it's actually good publicity! When I see wins on here I want to play at THAT casino!