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A cool aspect to the Las Vegas casinos is the themes that each hotel has. New York New York is one of my favorites. From the outside it has the look of the Manhattan skyline. Those building are actually the hotel rooms. I like to try to figure out which “building” I am staying in [...]
Dog Gone!
Almost every sportsbook in Vegas allows betting on horses, but very few have dog race betting. Paris is one of those that does. Often my husband and I will sit around sipping free cocktails and making $2 bets on the greyhounds. I rarely win, but my husband usually does. It’s not like I only pick [...]
Cheap Show Tickets
Here’s a handy tip. If you want to see a show while in Vegas, which I highly recommend, you should check out a discount ticket seller. One of the ones I like to use is called tickets2nite. Tickets 2Nite; The web site is fairly useless, but at least you can find out where they are [...]
Comps
If you’ve ever dreamed of earning a free room, or being treated like royalty while in Vegas, you may want to learn about comps. These are not just for the uber rich. You can be a small time gambler and still benefit. The trick is to understand the system. On the strip there are 2 [...]
Need Some Pampering?
Imagine choosing which flavor you will be today. Ah, raspberry, melon; maybe peach. That will be the most of your worries if you spend a day at the spa. A couple of years ago I splurged and spent an afternoon at the Spa at the Luxor. I chose a Sea Salt and Honey scrub, followed [...]
“O”
Las Vegas is known for its’ shows almost as much as the gambling. The best show I have seen thus far has to be “O” by Cirque du Soleil at the Bellagio. I saw this a few years ago and ever since, every other Cirque show is compared to it, for me. Yes, I had [...]
Cruising the Strip…by foot
One of the quintessential activities in Las Vegas is walking the Strip. It’s a great way to see all the casinos, get exercise, people watch, and see the free attractions that some of the casinos have.
Three of the major Casinos on the strip have free, live scheduled “shows” that are offered on the strip in [...]