[vpFREE] LVRJ: IRS suggests dropping threshold from $1,200 to $600

 

LVRJ: IRS suggests dropping threshold from $1,200 to $600

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[vpFREE] seven star experience credits and annual trip

 

Has anyone had luck combining the 1 credit $500 travel credit and 1 credit $500 folio credit with their annual trip?  

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RE: [vpFREE] xvp - Review of "Showstoppers" show at Wynn Las Vegas

Th;anks for the wonderful review of ShowStoppers!

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Subject: [vpFREE] xvp - Review of "Showstoppers" show at Wynn Las Vegas


























Great singers, fantastic dancers, wonderful show tunes = a great show in

Vegas. This show was conceived and written by the Wynn Casino's own Stephen

Wynn, stringing together a number of great hit musical numbers from

Broadway shows. I expected to see exact recreations of the numbers, but that

isn't what you get. Instead the show takes many of the famous and wonderful

numbers and does them with new (but often reminiscent or somewhat similar)

choreography and costumes, which makes the show a bit more "Vegasy" but no

less wonderful.



The show is greatly enhanced by the excellent 30 or more piece on-stage

orchestra. Live music of this quality is found all too rarely nowadays in

shows, even on Broadway. Also several of the singers are outstanding.

Randal Keith has a wonderful baritone and full range. You might have seen him

on Broadway staring as Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables" or in Vegas in the

Phantom, or as King Arthur at the Wynn in Spamalot, or elsewhere. Kerry

O'Malley is a wonderful soprano, and has had many leading roles on Broadway.



When the two of them sang "Anything you can do" from "Annie Get Your Gun"

it was truly a showstopper. O'Malley is terrific in every song she sings,

and her work in the "Cabaret" section of SHOWSTOPPERS was outstanding.



One of the highlights of the evening for me was "The Game" from "Damn

Yankees" -- this is where the whole baseball team sings about "thinking about

the game" instead of thinking about women. It was very well sung by the

male chorus, and very funny, with singer David Burnham taking the lead and

doing an especially good job of making this outstanding number.



I'm a big fan of Damn Yankees, so I also enjoyed "A Little Brains, A Little

Talent" sung by Nicole Kaplan, though I thought she didn't quite do the

number justice. "Chicago" is another of my all-time favorite musicals (I saw

it on Broadway with Chita Rivera and Gwen Verdon -- unbelievably great

show). Lindsay Roginski sings in "Cell Block Tango" in this show, and she

starred as Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway and in the national tour.

SHOWSTOPPERS also includes a terrific "Razzle Dazzle" number that echoes the

Broadway version but with even more Vegas touches. Showstopers also included

"All That Jazz/Hot Honey Rag" from "Chicago."



Other numbers in the show include a wonderfully danced "Put On Your Sunday

Clothes" from Hello Dolly that didn't remind me of the original show at

all, but was great, and "There's No Business Like Show Business", as well as a

surprising and fun "No Name City (Ol' Las Vegas) from "Paint Your Wagon."



Another showstopper was Kerry O'Malley's perfect rendition of "Everything's

Coming Up Roses" from Gypsy. And the end of the show was a terrific "One"

from "A Chorus Line" with the dancers in perfect sync -- it was a perfect

ending to the show.



I don't think you have to be a Broadway/musical buff, as I am, to enjoy the

show. It is tune-filled and so well danced and sung that even if you've

never seen a Broadway show you will enjoy it. But if you do love Broadway

shows, this is really a must. It definitely is totally Broadway in quality,

and not just any Broadway show, the quality here is the best.



Of course the one problem with a show like this is linking all the various

songs together, because they are so diverse. Stephen Wynn tries to solve

the problem with some voiceover introductions to link the pieces, but his

voiceovers are just the only thing I would have cut.



The costumes are also outstanding -- full of life and glitter and glitz and

beauty. The women dancers are also beautiful, and men will enjoy seeing

them gyrate in a couple of numbers (most noticeably in Cabaret). The male

dancers are no slouches either, and looked great to my eyes. There is no

nudity in the show, and I think it is okay for most children (but don't

bring babies!).



I noticed the list of musical numbers in the show was included in the

program on a separate sheet of paper, so I wonder if Steve Wynn plans to change

them around and bring in different numbers over the years. That would be

great. Of course this is the kind of show that is so good I would be happy

to see it again tomorrow just as it is, but seeing more outstanding numbers

in the future would also be fun.



Right now the Wynn is offering a special $75 price for locals. I did that

and had a great seat in the 5th row.



One note of caution for anyone with mobility difficulties -- the theater

has a lot of steps down to the front of the orchestra. If you have

difficulty with steps or need a wheelchair, be sure to mention this when booking

tickets. The view should be good from any seat in the house, so if you have

a problem with stairs, stay towards the back.



-----------a note on the buffet----

Before the show I played a little and scored a comp to the buffet. New

signups apparently get a free one at about 750 points. Since I already had

an account they wouldn't tell me how much I needed to get a buffet, but it

seemed to be about 2000 points. The buffet was still quite good, I hadn't

eaten it for a couple of years. Cost is around $40 if you have to (horror)

pay for it. And the deserts are really yummy.



I don't know how easy it is to get Showstoppers comped, but if you want

to try, I would go midweek, when there are bound to be more empty seats and

last minute comps.

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[vpFREE] xvp - Review of "Showstoppers" show at Wynn Las Vegas

 

Great singers, fantastic dancers, wonderful show tunes = a great show in
Vegas. This show was conceived and written by the Wynn Casino's own Stephen
Wynn, stringing together a number of great hit musical numbers from
Broadway shows. I expected to see exact recreations of the numbers, but that
isn't what you get. Instead the show takes many of the famous and wonderful
numbers and does them with new (but often reminiscent or somewhat similar)
choreography and costumes, which makes the show a bit more "Vegasy" but no
less wonderful.

The show is greatly enhanced by the excellent 30 or more piece on-stage
orchestra. Live music of this quality is found all too rarely nowadays in
shows, even on Broadway. Also several of the singers are outstanding.
Randal Keith has a wonderful baritone and full range. You might have seen him
on Broadway staring as Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables" or in Vegas in the
Phantom, or as King Arthur at the Wynn in Spamalot, or elsewhere. Kerry
O'Malley is a wonderful soprano, and has had many leading roles on Broadway.

When the two of them sang "Anything you can do" from "Annie Get Your Gun"
it was truly a showstopper. O'Malley is terrific in every song she sings,
and her work in the "Cabaret" section of SHOWSTOPPERS was outstanding.

One of the highlights of the evening for me was "The Game" from "Damn
Yankees" -- this is where the whole baseball team sings about "thinking about
the game" instead of thinking about women. It was very well sung by the
male chorus, and very funny, with singer David Burnham taking the lead and
doing an especially good job of making this outstanding number.

I'm a big fan of Damn Yankees, so I also enjoyed "A Little Brains, A Little
Talent" sung by Nicole Kaplan, though I thought she didn't quite do the
number justice. "Chicago" is another of my all-time favorite musicals (I saw
it on Broadway with Chita Rivera and Gwen Verdon -- unbelievably great
show). Lindsay Roginski sings in "Cell Block Tango" in this show, and she
starred as Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway and in the national tour.
SHOWSTOPPERS also includes a terrific "Razzle Dazzle" number that echoes the
Broadway version but with even more Vegas touches. Showstopers also included
"All That Jazz/Hot Honey Rag" from "Chicago."

Other numbers in the show include a wonderfully danced "Put On Your Sunday
Clothes" from Hello Dolly that didn't remind me of the original show at
all, but was great, and "There's No Business Like Show Business", as well as a
surprising and fun "No Name City (Ol' Las Vegas) from "Paint Your Wagon."

Another showstopper was Kerry O'Malley's perfect rendition of "Everything's
Coming Up Roses" from Gypsy. And the end of the show was a terrific "One"
from "A Chorus Line" with the dancers in perfect sync -- it was a perfect
ending to the show.

I don't think you have to be a Broadway/musical buff, as I am, to enjoy the
show. It is tune-filled and so well danced and sung that even if you've
never seen a Broadway show you will enjoy it. But if you do love Broadway
shows, this is really a must. It definitely is totally Broadway in quality,
and not just any Broadway show, the quality here is the best.

Of course the one problem with a show like this is linking all the various
songs together, because they are so diverse. Stephen Wynn tries to solve
the problem with some voiceover introductions to link the pieces, but his
voiceovers are just the only thing I would have cut.

The costumes are also outstanding -- full of life and glitter and glitz and
beauty. The women dancers are also beautiful, and men will enjoy seeing
them gyrate in a couple of numbers (most noticeably in Cabaret). The male
dancers are no slouches either, and looked great to my eyes. There is no
nudity in the show, and I think it is okay for most children (but don't
bring babies!).

I noticed the list of musical numbers in the show was included in the
program on a separate sheet of paper, so I wonder if Steve Wynn plans to change
them around and bring in different numbers over the years. That would be
great. Of course this is the kind of show that is so good I would be happy
to see it again tomorrow just as it is, but seeing more outstanding numbers
in the future would also be fun.

Right now the Wynn is offering a special $75 price for locals. I did that
and had a great seat in the 5th row.

One note of caution for anyone with mobility difficulties -- the theater
has a lot of steps down to the front of the orchestra. If you have
difficulty with steps or need a wheelchair, be sure to mention this when booking
tickets. The view should be good from any seat in the house, so if you have
a problem with stairs, stay towards the back.

-----------a note on the buffet----
Before the show I played a little and scored a comp to the buffet. New
signups apparently get a free one at about 750 points. Since I already had
an account they wouldn't tell me how much I needed to get a buffet, but it
seemed to be about 2000 points. The buffet was still quite good, I hadn't
eaten it for a couple of years. Cost is around $40 if you have to (horror)
pay for it. And the deserts are really yummy.

I don't know how easy it is to get Showstoppers comped, but if you want
to try, I would go midweek, when there are bound to be more empty seats and
last minute comps.
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[vpFREE] Proposed IRS regulations

 

These proposed regulations are very confusing to my brain, and I am not sure exactly what they mean. I think we need a lawyer to interpret exactly what is being proposed. I am not sure that they are not still treating a w2g win as something different from aggregated wins and losses (as though a w2 win doesnt count against overall losses). And does the proposed change involving electronically recorded play mean that they will want people to use giant total win/loss figures in tax returns, really increasing the adjusted gross totals? I am not sure any of this is going to simplify things for gamblers.

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RE: [vpFREE] Ultimate X Bankroll/Loss

 

maclarenv12 wrote: "Assuming that one was going to sit at this game and wanted to play a six hour session (with Mike Shackleford's) strategy. What would you suggest for a minimum bankroll."

Probably the best way with these hard to analyze games including regular slots, assuming you're going to play anyway, is to use the experimental method. Play for half an hour at the minimum bet and record your results, and repeat and average out your results. If the results vary widely, it will take many sessions to get a reasonable average.

For example, at Jacks or better, you should ignore any royals or straight flushes, since those are long shots. Instead focus on the quads or better, or payoffs of 25 for 1 or less for a slot. We already know the quad cycle is about 423 on a computer, so you'd need a sample size about 5 x 423 = 2115 to get some statistical significance. So, start taking real data in a casino, this is the best way, assuming you're going to play anyway, to figure out your true EV and variance in the actual casino environment on actual casino machines.

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[vpFREE] Re:Carry Money to LV

 



>> Carry Money to LV
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Date: Wed Mar 4, 2015 5:31 am ((PST))
We bank with Bank of America here at home, they have several branches (
one is downtown) in Vegas.<<

I've found Nevada State Bank to be very convenient...ATMs in all the
Walgreen's all over town (and the state), among other places.

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RE: [vpFREE] Ultimate X Bankroll/Loss

 

Assuming that one was going to sit at this game and wanted to play a six hour session (with Mike Shackleford's) strategy. What would you suggest for a minimum bankroll.

Thanks

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[vpFREE] Re: Proposed IRS Regulations

 

I'm confused! Where do we line up to get our "final" W2-g after a session with a win of at least $1200? Also, slot cards have not always been accurate.

Taken from AGA's summary


Single W-2G for a single gaming session. The casino no longer would have to issue multiple Form W-2Gs for reportable slot wins by a patron during the patron's same session (one calendar day). A single W-2G could be used for that session. Customer using player tracking can net total wins and losses from a single session (calendar day). Notice 2015-21 provides this as an optional safe harbor method for the patron and invites comments on a number of issues described in the Notice.




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[vpFREE] Re: Proposed IRS Regulations

 

> Instead of worrying about gambling winnings where virtually every recreational gambler loses each year the IRS should be focusing all their resources on fraudulent refund claims.


Unfortunately, talking about what the government SHOULD be doing versus what it IS DOING is a waste of time. We have the government that we have because it has been voted in. Many, as individuals, see this and try to make a difference, but the vast majority ... well, who knows why they vote the way they do. <sigh>


..... bl


P.S. Probably NOT a proper subject for vpFREE discussions.

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[vpFREE] Re: Proposed IRS Regulations

 

Instead of worrying about gambling winnings where virtually every recreational gambler loses each year the IRS should be focusing all their resources on fraudulent refund claims. The amount of money engineered in these false refunds using stolen ID's is in the billions of dollars.

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[vpFREE] Re: Proposed IRS Regulations

 

This is certainly going to generate a tremendous amount of comment. A question (among many, many others) concerns the fact that the proposal speaks to play that is being tracked electronically by a player card. Would this perhaps mean that a session at "establishment X" includes all play, in a single "day", against that card, for example, Harrah's or Boyd or M-Life, or merely casino to casino?

It is far too early to know what will really happen, but it is interesting to discuss and even speculate.


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