Natedog TR Live? Wynn 6/21-6/28

A bit of an impromptu TR, since the trip was only authorized by wife about a week ago. I'm headed to the Wynn with wife and kids and to meet some friends. Wife pissed at me this time for various reasons so I will be with the kids for most of the trip, hope to sneak out for some gambling when they go to sleep....yay jetlag.

Although for a moment of reflection, my eldest daughter asked me the other day (she's 11), why do you gamble so much daddy? I was a bit at a loss for words, but I explained it is daddy's hobby, and entertainment because daddy does need some down time from work (total bs but it sounds good).

Plans for this TR :

1. Try to go more live by using tapatalk for pictures
2. Bought a gopro camera and wrist rig to see if I can record a craps session (hopefully an epic one and not a short point 7-out one).....though I will probably get tackled and 86'd....good outcome either way.
3. After reading Beejay's report, was wondering if the comp yourself system is much better, although for me it will be a modified one where I still get the nice rooms and service, but don't gamble as high or as much....since reading a few other threads I see people gambling much less and still have the fairway villas and golfing every day....hmm.....I can do without the auto advance on poker tournaments.
4. Spend more time with kids. If I get a divorce (painful financially, 50% of a lot is a lot, Taiwan is also 50-50). I need to figure out my alone trips with the kids and where to take them, assuming I get to take them on summer vacations or winter vacations to vegas
5. explore other properties, since so many things changing with my life as I hit the big 40 this week, I'm thinking of switching casinos too....start new memories.

We will see how many of these get done, I will probably be the usual degenerate and be gambling the whole time.

 

Good luck Nate!! Looking forward to it. Good luck as well with the wife.

 

yeah baby!!!!

 

Good luck! Really looking forward to your posts & pics. Sorry this trip may be tempered by possible discord on some fronts.....

 

This shall be epic....best of luck Nate

 

Yay, a nate report!! Looking forward to it!!!

 

Cant wait for this one! Happy soon to be 40th, and I hope the other stuff will work itself out. In the meantime, have a great trip and hit em hard!

 

In for this one.

Do I smell a potential return to MGM coming?

 

good luck this trip! now im thinking, if I drove up to watch u play, id be risking a divorce also!

fk

 

No, they pissed me off again when I approached them this time. They said that if they are going to allow me to bet 70k a hand, then I need to hit the 250k theo mark. If I don't, then they won't give me any comps or airfare. Not a good start to trying to get a customer back. I responded by saying then I will just play 500k level then and I don't need to bet that high, they are ok with that. But after reflection, I realized that why am I offering myself terms to go back when there are so many casinos around? I can also do the Beejay comp yourself system...

Anyways, pretty nuts how these big corporations handle players nowadays. Same thing with Caesars, they said that craps will not be rated for discount; so that essentially kills 1/3 of my action so if I go to check them out I can't play craps. Also that my coding is for Far East Marketing so that I can't change a host or program. So.....if I go to Caesar's my host is in Taipei? Great. The hosts at Caesar's with FEM aren't that great, from my experience last time.

 

Can't wait Natedog! I will be flying in tomorrow. Excited, but not too excited, I am taking my parents and mother in law. Old Timers trip...but the beer will still be flowing.

 

Happy Birthday Nate!!! I hope you have an incredible time and hopefully patch things up with the Mrs. I truly enjoy your trip reports and pictures, so I am really looking forward to it. Very best of luck

 

Screw MGM.

Take Mr. Steve Wynn for a lot.

 

All right, a NateDog report coming!

 

How about we send Okada a Gift Certificate for the AK-47 shooting range and send both our wives over there in Steve Wynn costumes??

 

Lol...that is exactly how I roll when i bring the family! At Mirage this weekend with the wife and 3 kids. After kids went to bed last night, i left and gambled until 4 this morning. Relaxing in a cabana now with kiddie duty...lol. hope to get out tonight when the kids hit the sac.

 

Woot! Ill be in town 26-29th, may have to head down to the Wynn

 

What is this divorce talk? lol

and why is the wife mad? did she not want to go to Vegas?

 

Really happy to see another one of your TR, too bad about the problems with the wife but you only live once and gotta stay happy

Cant wait to see what you will do with the kids. Shark Reef? secret garden? tournament of kings? circus circus? that will be a different trip for you