I'd normally agree with your choices but here was the original request:
"I'm hunting for a single casino where I can play VP with the only object
to get comped for my room and food. My bankroll is limited, perhaps $3,000.
Certainly I don't require an expensive room or 5-star dining!"
I've never played at Ellis Island but I did dine there as a guest of some
local high-rollers & didn't get food poisoning. Locals recommend it due to
the long-time dining privileges which I'll leave for someone else to
describe. El Cortez, I also haven't stayed there either but did book a room which
was like straight out of the '50s & made a mental note to myself that I
would use it in the future if I needed to be Downtown. If was across the
street from the casino & access was guarded & required a room key. I avoided El
Cortez for years due to an image from a decade ago but I haven't
experienced any of it in the last 3 visits last year. Re Terribles, I'll defer to
your opinion since I haven't been there in a couple of years but this used to
be one of the best places to gamble & I'd invite Jean Scott to weigh in
with her insight since she used to gamble there frequently. Sam's Town - it's
been over a decade since I've been there so I can't comment about its
current state but that's a curious one to bring up since it's so far from the
Strip. Rampart is also an odd one due to its distance.
However, Rampart is a past favorite of mine. If anyone has the time, please
give us an update.
Since I've cut down my LV trips in frequency & duration, I don't have as
much time as before to visit some of the outlying casinos. It used to be the
best plays were in the off-Strip casinos & it's probably still that way.
However, to maximize you have to be a local because the incentives are
normally oriented toward getting you to show up on a frequent basis. Walk down
memory lane, Santa Fe & AZ Charlies was where I played the first multi-line
games (by Silicon Gaming) & it was FP Jokers Wild with 4700 RF. And who
remembers the Odeyssey VP with the bonus feature on those machines?
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Thu Feb 2, 2012 8:55 pm (PST)
If I were just starting out I'd stick with Tuscany out of that group and I
wouldn't go near El Cortez, Terribles, Sam's Town, or esp. Ellis Island.
The gross-out factor weighs far greater with me than whatever a property
offers for vp.
Don't get the wrong impression on your initial trip: visit the M, South
Point, Rampart, or even the Orleans or any of the beautiful hotels on and
around the Strip.
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