Anyone been to Vegas recently?

[milwaukee mike]

Cant agree more.
Stinks of weed EVERYWHERE. Cant walk early in the AMs anymore without winos, junkies, or that awful stench of weed every 5 minutes.
Used to enjoy hotel hopping but crowds are just worse than Wal-marts, that's saying something. Grotesquely obese (I'm 15 pounds overweight and embarrassed to wear a tight fitting T-Shirt) underdressed trash and super premium ghetto garbage everywhere imaginable.
Unless you are oblivious to this or ultra rich where you literally piss gold and shit bricks of it, you will be exposed at even medium class hotels which used to be premium ones (Luxor, MGM, Rio, Caesars, TI, Mandalay Bay, Monte Carlo, Mirage, etc.)
Worst was Sahara when I booked for overnight Biz trip last August, ghetto with a capital GH.
What I also hate is all the stupid Tijuana style flea market shops opening up literally in every direction. Do we really need a Ross on the strip?
Buffets have increased 2x and 3x in price and pretty much across the board cut quality immensely.

Summertime you can swap genitalia germs, oil-slick water suntan lotions and STDs in the summer with overcrowded pools, pay $100+ for couple beers and burgers poolside. No thanks.
Beautiful and classy city turned into a wasteland of scum of humanity. And I have to pay for this? I can just enjoy all this for free In Los Angeles, with a beach as a bonus at least.

agree, but there is ONE THING that made the strip better... the olive garden! cheap and it's never crowded

if you really want ghetto, the last 2 times i was in adventuredome (circus circus theme park) there were major fights going on

[StackinGreen]

Cant agree more.
Stinks of weed EVERYWHERE. Cant walk early in the AMs anymore without winos, junkies, or that awful stench of weed every 5 minutes.
Used to enjoy hotel hopping but crowds are just worse than Wal-marts, that's saying something. Grotesquely obese (I'm 15 pounds overweight and embarrassed to wear a tight fitting T-Shirt) underdressed trash and super premium ghetto garbage everywhere imaginable.
Unless you are oblivious to this or ultra rich where you literally piss gold and shit bricks of it, you will be exposed at even medium class hotels which used to be premium ones (Luxor, MGM, Rio, Caesars, TI, Mandalay Bay, Monte Carlo, Mirage, etc.)
Worst was Sahara when I booked for overnight Biz trip last August, ghetto with a capital GH.
What I also hate is all the stupid Tijuana style flea market shops opening up literally in every direction. Do we really need a Ross on the strip?
Buffets have increased 2x and 3x in price and pretty much across the board cut quality immensely.

Summertime you can swap genitalia germs, oil-slick water suntan lotions and STDs in the summer with overcrowded pools, pay $100+ for couple beers and burgers poolside. No thanks.
Beautiful and classy city turned into a wasteland of scum of humanity. And I have to pay for this? I can just enjoy all this for free In Los Angeles, with a beach as a bonus at least.

For the most part this is true, it makes you want to stay in the Wynn or around that axis of Palazzo/Venetian and walk across ... the other thing that sucks is that the books (Caesar's mainly, but I think all of them) have both lower limits in general and their kiosks and props are nowhere near the casino in the midwest I go to, which is weird. No parlaying them either; extremely limited, which is strange for making the trip and thinking the place is all about money or taking bets.

[gauchojake]

Anything less than Cosmo is unacceptable from a hotel perspective. I'm not sure why they don't just close LV Blvd to traffic. Walking the strip is a nightmare these days.

[Brock Landers]

Does CIRCUS CIRCUS still have that kickass steakhouse?

Only reason to EVER go inside that dump

[gauchojake]

Brock next time you are hoovering tacos at Tacos El Gordo, check it out for us.

[Mike Huntertz]

^ I drove that 15 route many times to Vegas myself. Passing thru Victorville and Barstow.

We would always stop at either the Primadonna and Whiskey Petes and ride that roller coaster on the roof of the hotel.

Have done that ride a few times also. One place that is still great Peggy Sues 50's diner....awesome!

[Ghenghis Kahn]

Brock next time you are hoovering tacos at Tacos El Gordo, check it out for us.

Their El Pastor tacos are awesome

[JAKEPEAVY21]

agree, but there is ONE THING that made the strip better... the olive garden! cheap and it's never crowded

if you really want ghetto, the last 2 times i was in adventuredome (circus circus theme park) there were major fights going on

An Italian eating at Olive Garden, yikes...

[Nate rasta]

What's the best hotel to avoid the riff raffs and has a great Poker Room

[milwaukee mike]

An Italian eating at Olive Garden, yikes...

i do eat at nice places but i've never been a food snob, i like the OG... like a mass-produced beer, it's never gonna be fantastic, but it's also never gonna be skunky

i recently got food poisoning at an upscale italian restaurant (veal parmigiana) so anywhere can be good/bad

[milwaukee mike]

What's the best hotel to avoid the riff raffs and has a great Poker Room

i would guess aria/wynn/bellagio/venetian... but i don't play much poker any more

[Brock Landers]

i do eat at nice places but i've never been a food snob, i like the OG... like a mass-produced beer, it's never gonna be fantastic, but it's also never gonna be skunky

i recently got food poisoning at an upscale italian restaurant (veal parmigiana) so anywhere can be good/bad

The unlimited soup, salad and bread sticks hits the spot on many occasions

[flyingillini]

Brock next time you are hoovering tacos at Tacos El Gordo, check it out for us.

He sure can afford it now. He’s $150 richer , next year we gotta get revenge.

[Flashmo]

Cant agree more.
Stinks of weed EVERYWHERE. Cant walk early in the AMs anymore without winos, junkies, or that awful stench of weed every 5 minutes.
Used to enjoy hotel hopping but crowds are just worse than Wal-marts, that's saying something. Grotesquely obese (I'm 15 pounds overweight and embarrassed to wear a tight fitting T-Shirt) underdressed trash and super premium ghetto garbage everywhere imaginable.
Unless you are oblivious to this or ultra rich where you literally piss gold and shit bricks of it, you will be exposed at even medium class hotels which used to be premium ones (Luxor, MGM, Rio, Caesars, TI, Mandalay Bay, Monte Carlo, Mirage, etc.)
Worst was Sahara when I booked for overnight Biz trip last August, ghetto with a capital GH.
What I also hate is all the stupid Tijuana style flea market shops opening up literally in every direction. Do we really need a Ross on the strip?
Buffets have increased 2x and 3x in price and pretty much across the board cut quality immensely.

Summertime you can swap genitalia germs, oil-slick water suntan lotions and STDs in the summer with overcrowded pools, pay $100+ for couple beers and burgers poolside. No thanks.
Beautiful and classy city turned into a wasteland of scum of humanity. And I have to pay for this? I can just enjoy all this for free In Los Angeles, with a beach as a bonus at least.

All ot this is true, and LA has been turned into a World Class $hithole as well..The Las Vegas a lot of us knew and loved is a thing of the past, and the LA I grew up in and loved is a long gone thing of the past as well...seems like everything is turning to $hit...gee...I wonder why that is..lol

[gauchojake]

He sure can afford it now. He’s $150 richer , next year we gotta get revenge.

Illini I don't know how he did it!!

[milwaukee mike]

The unlimited soup, salad and bread sticks hits the spot on many occasions

where else on the strip can you get all you can eat for $15 with no wait? mgm grand is somewhat reasonable, but if you do the line skip it's $52 for lunch... stuff like bellagio/wynn/caesars are 75+

so that olive garden gives a nice alternative with a nice upstairs view

[JAKEPEAVY21]

i do eat at nice places but i've never been a food snob, i like the OG... like a mass-produced beer, it's never gonna be fantastic, but it's also never gonna be skunky

i recently got food poisoning at an upscale italian restaurant (veal parmigiana) so anywhere can be good/bad

I guess I'm a snob then because as an Italian, I refuse to step foot in there.

[JIBBBY]

I guess I'm a snob then because as an Italian, I refuse to step foot in there.

I'm Italian also and when mom cooked up authentic Italian dishes growing up, Olive Garden just doesn't make the grade. Has nothing to do with being a snob.

Olive garden salads are ok though.

[milwaukee mike]

I guess I'm a snob then because as an Italian, I refuse to step foot in there.

you're not the only one that has that opinion... but my grandma who was born in italy actually really liked the olive garden/carraba's/maggiano's

nothing wrong with a chain restaurant, my daughter works at outback and i eat there all the time... there's actually so few "real restaurant" choices left, you're almost stuck with a chain, which is fine, in many cases they get their food from the same damn place anyway!

[VeggieDog]

i do eat at nice places but i've never been a food snob, i like the OG... like a mass-produced beer, it's never gonna be fantastic, but it's also never gonna be skunky

i recently got food poisoning at an upscale italian restaurant (veal parmigiana) so anywhere can be good/bad

Living in Vegas, before we try a new place, we check the county health website (Clark county) where they show all the health inspections for every restaurant. Plus, Las Vegas local channel 13 news does a segment called "dirty dining" where they highlight the restaurants that get the most demerits on their inspections. There are absolutely filthy kitchens out there serving food whilst dodging roaches and rats.

[milwaukee mike]

I'm Italian also and when mom cooked up authentic Italian dishes growing up, Olive Garden just doesn't make the grade. Has nothing to do with being a snob.

Olive garden salads are ok though.

of course it does

i grew up eating nice steaks, that doesn't mean i won't set foot in a burger king... if your only meals have to be home cooked or "the best" then you're gonna waste all day cooking, and/or waste all your money

some people live to eat, some eat to live... nothing wrong with either approach, or mix and match

[milwaukee mike]

Living in Vegas, before we try a new place, we check the county health website (Clark county) where they show all the health inspections for every restaurant. Plus, Las Vegas local channel 13 news does a segment called "dirty dining" where they highlight the restaurants that get the most demerits on their inspections. There are absolutely filthy kitchens out there serving food whilst dodging roaches and rats.

absolutely, that's why i defend the chain restaurants, they often have much higher standards of food storage and cleanliness than the "mom and pop" places... especially stuff like indian/mexican food, if you set foot in those kitchens you would never eat in a restaurant again

[ChuckyTheGoat]

[Thefix13]

agree, but there is ONE THING that made the strip better... the olive garden! cheap and it's never crowded

if you really want ghetto, the last 2 times i was in adventuredome (circus circus theme park) there were major fights going on

Who the F goes to circus circus at this point? Lucky to get out alive

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Who the F goes to circus circus at this point? Lucky to get out alive

Every trip I take to any city in the USA more than one person warns me that wherever I am going it is dangerous.

Every single hotel review I read mentions the safety of going outside the hotel in the reviews a lot.

But it almost never seems that way when there.

I don't know if I am just too casual and don't notice, or if you guys are over-sensitized to danger and think it's all over the place when it isn't.

[milwaukee mike]

Every trip I take to any city in the USA more than one person warns me that wherever I am going it is dangerous.

Every single hotel review I read mentions the safety of going outside the hotel in the reviews a lot.

But it almost never seems that way when there.

I don't know if I am just too casual and don't notice, or if you guys are over-sensitized to danger and think it's all over the place when it isn't.

that's part of it, also from my point of view in milwaukee, i've already been stabbed and robbed and been in some pretty unsafe areas quite a bit... but i don't let that deter me from living my life, both times i was in the adventuredome i wanted to go on some rides

after 2 straight times of dumbass kids fighting in there, i probably won't be back though, even though the rides are fun it's not worth the uncomfortable feeling

[JIBBBY]

^Nothing to fear but fear itself. Carry and conceal.

Soft on crime, high drug use and homelessness can ruin a city in no time and make it very dangerous.

[freeVICK]

Question for you regulars

I’m going to Vegas soon and sharing a room with my cousin. Not that I don’t trust the guy, but I don’t necessarily want to share the hotel room safe with him. What are the best options for keeping my cash safe? Obviously I won’t be able to carry all the cash in my wallet 24/7.

I’ve heard that setting up a marker with the casino can be very limiting when it comes to needing cash for strip club, other casino, etc.

Am I able deposit all my cash into the casinos sports betting app, and simply withdraw from the casino cage as needed?

Or should I turn all my cash into $500 slot machine vouchers (which I can easily hold in my wallet), and simply cash them at the cage when needed?

[milwaukee mike]

Question for you regulars

I’m going to Vegas soon and sharing a room with my cousin. Not that I don’t trust the guy, but I don’t necessarily want to share the hotel room safe with him. What are the best options for keeping my cash safe? Obviously I won’t be able to carry all the cash in my wallet 24/7.

I’ve heard that setting up a marker with the casino can be very limiting when it comes to needing cash for strip club, other casino, etc.

Am I able deposit all my cash into the casinos sports betting app, and simply withdraw from the casino cage as needed?

Or should I turn all my cash into $500 slot machine vouchers (which I can easily hold in my wallet), and simply cash them at the cage when needed?

is he using the safe? whichever one of you doesn't use the safe, i would just do ATM withdrawals, you can find machines with only a $3 fee... if you don't like ATMs then you can carry a couple traveler's checks, i'm pretty sure the casinos still cash those for no fee

[gauchojake]

Every trip I take to any city in the USA more than one person warns me that wherever I am going it is dangerous.

Every single hotel review I read mentions the safety of going outside the hotel in the reviews a lot.

But it almost never seems that way when there.

I don't know if I am just too casual and don't notice, or if you guys are over-sensitized to danger and think it's all over the place when it isn't.

Opti, those motels in Inglewood are now pretty safe. All the visiting teams' fans stay there.

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Opti, those motels in Inglewood are now pretty safe. All the visiting teams' fans stay there.

That's what I get for trusting Google to find me a "cheap hotel near LA".

[JIBBBY]

^ Inglewood is a dump.

[VeggieDog]

^ Inglewood is a dump.

Do they still have Girls Girls Girls on Century outside the airport?

[JIBBBY]

Do they still have Girls Girls Girls on Century outside the airport?

Lol I think it's still there.

Miss the casino and horse track where they built the new Stadium. Tragedy!

[VeggieDog]

Lol I think it's still there.

Miss the casino and horse track where they built the new Stadium. Tragedy!

Agree. Hollywood Park used to have night racing on Friday nights. With $1 hot dogs and beer specials, if I remember correctly.

Last year we went to Santa Anita on a Sunday and the place was like a ghost town.