Memorial Day Weekend at Luxor

Heading to Park MGM to use some MyVegas match plays, and to be in a smokefree environment.

There's a lot more smoke (cigarette and the devil's lettuce!) going on than I remember.

I could also tell you about the status of my bankroll, but with 2.5 days left in the trip, anything could happen!

 

Hey,
At Luxor have they had a good selection of table games open during the day??
When I was there pre-pandemic it felt like they had a couple Blackjack tables but games like let it ride and 3 card poker were never open.

 

Yeah, on the weekend they had BJ, roulette, craps, and UTH for sure. ($10 min) During the night everything was open.



Made $55 on BJ at Park MGM. At one point was up $100 and decided to keep playing.

 

If only we all knew exactly when to stop

 

Entertaining narrative and pics....For the next time, if you are wanting to ride the bus from the Strip (esp. if you're staying south end of the Strip) to DT...you might consider the CX express bus... catch it on Tropicana in front of NYNY...get off at 4th&Carson...catch the return on the side of Binions...$2 each way...

 

Cancelled the RiRa reservation, eating at public house whole watching the Knights vs Avalanche game. I have $80 on the Avs and it's looking good.

Food was ok. The cookie dessert was not good though.

I did ask for a mountain dew, and they didn't have any. A few minutes later, they brought me one and didn't charge for it. Perks of being a High Roller like me, I assume.

 

Won those hockey bets. Walking over to Excalibur, maybe I'll find a royal princess to talk to.

 

Princess must be in another castle.

Now looking for a cute (will accept average?) lady to talk to at NYNY

 

If youd also accept professional AND below average, I'm sure you're in luck!

 

Not gonna hire a professional haha.

Got...sorta close...

0th try, I couldn't work up the nerve to talk to a girl sitting alone at the bar.

First time, girl sitting alone at Cocolini. I go up to ask if I can sit with her, stumble over my words, and make a hasty retreat.

Second time, sit at the Monty Python slot next to a girl and her friend. We chat for a bit, and she is actually from Denver! Unfortunately she left a few minutes later and I then saw her with her boyfriend. Drats.

But hey, progress.


Also this is why I'm a software engineer.

 

Contemplating if I should change my approach to "I brought my Nintendo switch and have Mario kart up in my room"

 

Third attempt. See two ladies playing video poker, one is teaching the other. That's my in!

Whoops, woman and mother in law, her husband and father right behind us.

 

After many disappointing attempts (and let's be honest, if they were successful I'd leave the ladies disappointed ) and failures to attempt, I have retired to soak in the tub.

Apparently I walked 7.6 miles today, which explains the chafing. Chub rub is real, y'all. Lose those extra pounds guys! (Except it turns out I love taco bell, so.....)

I had to buy a shirt at the luxor gift shop. I brought 2 extra shirts for the trip, and have gone through everything already from changing due to sweatyness. Reminder to self, bring extra for my July trip.

Not much on the agenda tomorrow. Dinner at Oyster Bar at GVR but that's it. Day 2 of finding a female companion?

 

Love the report!! More posts about you trying to find a princess!

 

Woke up really late, and counted the bankroll.

Down $700 from gambling, and another $100 from cab fares and tips.

Gotta pace the remaining $1100 today, since I have 2 full days left!

Or just put it all on 17 black? (I'd have a panic attack doing that!!!)

Gonna shower and figure out brunch.

 

For the fellow math fans:

MGM shows me as having $8322.62 coin in, $7451.50 coin out. Some of that is missing when my card came loose or didn't register.

A mix of VP and Slots, but leaning more towards VP.

I think my trip goal is to hit 10k coin in, but I also don't care that much. My offers haven't moved in a while, and I expect them to go down after this trip, especially with Vegas being as packed as it is.

 

Alright, once again breakfast options kinda suck ass.

Hour wait at Pyramid Cafe, 30 minute wait at Seabreeze Cafe at MB. No priority line.

I know it's crowded, but this is where having the priority lines really helps.

Breakfast buffets definitely had a purpose too. They need to reopen those, even if they need to raise the cost 50%.

If I wasn't already booked for Delano for 4th of July, I'd consider cancelling and switching to a place that has the buffet open, to help alleviate breakfast crowds.

 

We always eat a Public House during our LV trip (we normally stay a few nights at Luxor). Their food is strange, some of it is very good (their wings, especially the garlic parmesan) and some of their apps. I've always found their dessers to be very meh. Good place to watch a game and have some fun. Always a highlight of our trip. Once things get back to normal, maybe your next experience at Public House will be better.

 

I first went to public house a few years ago. Got the Texan burger, and it was good. But it was also the only time I've ever left a tip of 1 penny.

The waiter was the worst I've ever seen, it took an hour for us to get the check. He spent the whole time flirting with the table across from us. Feels dickish to leave a 1 cent tip, but screw that waiter.


Anyway, eating breakfast at RiRa. It's just ok, got the corned beef hash. Tomorrow I'll try and wake up early and head to NYNY for pancakes.

 

Quick Luxor table update.

At 12:38PM, on Monday:
Craps is $20, tables are $15 to $25 for everything else.