Sin City Tips
When you visit Vegas is can be an awesome experience, but here are some tips that you can follow to make it more enjoyable and affordable.
• Visit Vegas midweek Accommodations in Vegas can be 3x to 4x more expensive on the weekends. Also, with the crowds on the weekend it will be more difficult to find open tables you want to gamble at, harder to get taxis, and harder to get open dinner reservations. It is also easier to get comps with less people gambling.
• When you gamble get a player’s card – When you hit the casino first go to the Player’s Club desk even if you are not going to gamble there. You will get mail of e-mail offers for free and discounted rooms on your next Vegas visit.
• Set a gambling bankroll before you gamble – Set a gambling budget that you can afford to lose and when you get to that point stop gambling. This will help you not lose more then you can afford.
• Stay away from slots – Slots can drain your money quickly, as they have horrible player odds. If you want to play slots for fun play the games with low money denominations.
• Make sure to tip dealers and cocktail waitresses – This is not only a nice thing to do, but it could bring you some good karma.
• Ask for comps – When playing table games and slots the casino will often give you comps for things such as buffets, tickets to shows, or even rooms. Inquire at the player’s club booth if you play slots and at the tables if you play table games how you can get your comps.
• Use the buses to go from place to place – The buses in Vegas are very cheap and check out for Strip passes, which you can get for cheap and travel the whole Strip for the evening.
• Get taxis at the hotels on the Strip not the Strip itself – Taxis will not stop right on the Strip, as you need to go the taxi area at a hotel to get one. Do not be afraid to ask other people at the taxi area at a hotel to see if anyone else is going in your direction, as it can be much cheaper when you share a taxi.
• Take a walk! The Strip is 4 miles long and it does not take a long time to walk from one end to the other. Walking the Strip is also one of the best places in the world to people watch. Also, when there is a lot of traffic it is the fastest way to get around.
• Hit the 3 booths on the Strip to get show tickets at ½ price – There are 3 booths on the Strip where you can get show tickets at ½ off and they are located just south of the Rivera Hotel and Casino, outside the Fashion Show Mall (across from the Wynn Hotel and Casino), and in the Hawaiian Marketplace (across from the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino). If you are downtown there is a booth for discounted show tickets outside the Four Queens Casino.
