Good questions, Tom!
1 - I didn't notice the AC issue at MSS. You'd think if it was too cool it scare all those Hawaiians away!
2. I end up with only a couple of small charges to room at MSS because of the coupon books, so I don't bother to ask host about it. If it was more than $10, I probably would.
3. Comps are no different, as far as I know, whether you play the 10-7 or other less full-pay machines.
4. We always used to go to the In/Out burger on Tropicana, even though it seemed super crowded and often seemed to be the possible site of a gang-related shooting. But this time, on a busy Saturday night about 9pm, because I was in the parking lot behind Sports book at Bally's, it seemed it would be easier to take Flamingo over to Maryland, and then down a few blocks to the In/Out. And it actually WAS super quick and easy, and there was hardly any wait in line. It will be our new spot for this annual tradition. We totally avoided Strip/I-15 traffic this way.
5. Another great question. I mentioned to our group that red/black has a 5.26% house advantage, vs. about 2.1% for pass line, but they said they'd rather stick with the tradition we'd started with, which is roulette. So there you go.
Good luck on your next trip!
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "tomflush" <tomflush@...> wrote:
>
> thanks for sharing - nice report !
> Questions...
> #1 - Dont you find MSS a cold casino as they crank the AC way up ?
> #2 - When you stay there do you charge it all to your room and see a slot
> host at the end to pick up all charges ?
> #3 - They have a lot of 10/7 double bonus machine - is there less comps for
> playing these ?
> #4 - I'm familiar with the I/O burger on Tropicana which is always jammed ,
> never been to the one on Maryland - are these places all the same ?
> #5 - Cant argue with success, but wouldn't you guys be better off betting
> the $120 free meal bet as $10/$110 odds on the craps pass line bet ?
>
> thanks in advance...Tom
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "caseydog73" <caseydog73@...>
> To: <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 10:33 AM
> Subject: [vpFREE] Vegas trip report
>
>
> > Just the facts, mam!
> >
> > - Arrived Thursday, Sept. 29, 9:35 PM.
> >
> > - Used kiosk to painlessly, quickly get rental car from Alamo. Rate was
> > $90 for four days for "standard," which turned out to be an Impala,
> > including all taxes and fees.
> >
> > - Booked at Bally's four nights, comped on a Total Rewards coupon offer.
> > Check-in was prompt and pleasant, and I absolutely love that 1) Bally's
> > has no resort fee; and 2) you can opt out of "incidentals" deposit if
> > you want - because I never use any of that stuff. Truth is, a friend
> > stayed in my room the first 2 nights and I only slept in it the last
> > night.
> >
> > - By 10:45pm I had also checked in at Main Street on offer of four
> > nights and $75 free play plus coupon books.
> >
> > - Met 9 friends for dinner at Triple 7 by 11pm. Food was so-so. Beer was
> > tasty.
> >
> > - At Midnight, we did our traditional "bet our dinner bill on roulette"
> > trick, to see if we could make dinner be free -- or end up paying double
> > for it. We had done this 6 previous years, and had a record of 4-2.
> > Because black always came up, we agreed to go black again this year.
> > Only 6 of us got in for $20 each, and viola, up came 10 black on the
> > wheel. Woohoo! Nice start to the gambling.
> >
> > - Played some blackjack at Cal, finished even.
> >
> > - Moved to slant tops south of craps pit and managed to hit this: dealt
> > aces with kicker at 50 cents
> > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vpFREE/photos/album/2108196630/pic/208850\
> > 2482/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=101&count=20&dir=asc> .
> >
> > - Finished play at 4:45am, up about $750.
> >
> > ----
> >
> > Friday, Sept. 30
> >
> > - Played at Main Street Station from 9:30-11:15. Mostly 50-cent DDB or
> > TDB. Played through the $75 free and got $60 back.
> >
> > - At about 11:10 I got this: a diamond royal
> > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vpFREE/photos/album/2108196630/pic/210672\
> > 6071/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=101&count=20&dir=asc> .
> >
> > -- This is the point when I should have stopped, but oh no, I still had
> > almost 3 days left in Vegas!
> >
> > - Headed back to Strip and treated 6 of my buddies to the buffet at
> > Planet Hollywood, Spice Market. We all thought it was one of the best
> > buffets we had on the trip. (I was trying to buy good karma.)
> >
> > - Walked over to Cosmopolitan and most of us did their "lose $100, get
> > it in slot play" promotion. First time I'd been in the casino, and it
> > was kind of cool. Too bad the pay tables sucked for anything under $5 or
> > $10 levels. Out of 8 of us who tried it, only 2 got ahead significantly
> > to *not* have to go and get the $100 loaded on their cards. I ended up
> > down about $23 in the end, playing 9-5 DDB at 50 cents. Then I switched
> > to dollars for a few minutes and managed to hit a couple quads and come
> > out $300 ahead on that machine.
> >
> > - Played dollar 9-5 DDB at Bally's later in the afternoon and held my
> > own thanks to 3's with kicker.
> >
> > - Played craps and 3-card poker at Bill's and just got reamed.
> >
> > - 9 of us attended the second performance of Elton John's new "Million
> > Dollar Piano" gig at Ceasar's Palace. Mezzanine seats were cramped for
> > us chunky guys, but the show was a trip, my having grown up in the 70s
> > listening to all his hits.
> >
> > - Played a bit at Ceasar's, and this is when the inevitable slide began.
> >
> > - Back at Main Street, could not hit quads to save my life and blew
> > through a big chunk of change, into the wee hours of Saturday morning.
> >
> > -- Sat, Oct. 1
> >
> > - Made $304 in college footbal bets, including one stupid $40 parlay,
> > and cashed about $270. I will now hate Georgia Tech forever, as they
> > managed to give up 14 points to N.C. State in the final minute to turn a
> > $70 profit into a push. Arrggghhhh!
> >
> > - Lunch Saturday was at the Feast buffet at Green Valley Ranch (finally
> > getting to use rental in a big way). I was amazed that the Saturday
> > lunch price is a mere $8. Is this normal or a shot-time promo? Didn't
> > play at GVR, cause had to deliver friend to airport.
> >
> > - Played more VP back downtown in afternoon and evening, including on
> > old coin droppers at Fremont, and quickly was down to almost nothing. Oh
> > well.
> >
> > - Drove friends staying at Bally's to the Inn-N-out Burger on Maryland
> > at UNLV, where we ran into Bill's performer Cook E. Jarr, who we'd seen
> > earlier in the trip.
> >
> > -- Sun, Oct. 2
> >
> > - After finally catching up on sleep, I figured I'd do a little bonus
> > whoring. Signed up and played at Tuscany for first time. Nice enough
> > place, with very perky waitresses - and very attentive waitresses! Only
> > got $5 in free slot play.
> >
> > - Checked out of Main Street a day early.
> >
> > - As others have reported, the monthly coupons at Casino Royal have
> > fallen off -- but that could possibly be because I don't play there much
> > anymore. I was kind of shocked to find that I had $131 in food comps
> > available there. Is it true that that property will be closing sometime
> > soon for some new development?
> >
> > - Otherwise watched some football and chilled the rest of the day and
> > evening.
> >
> > -- Mon, Oct. 3
> >
> > - Checked out of Bally's and returned rental car in time for 7:55am
> > flight back home.
> >
> > I lost my trip bankroll, but considering the good times with friends and
> > the Elton Show, as well as buffet and GVR and late dinner at In-N-Out, I
> > chalk it up as a fun and memorable trip.
> >
> > Good luck to all.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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