Battle Royal From Vegas Tripping

This from Chuckmonster at VegasTripping

Here's how Chuck describes it-
"The idea behind Battle Royale - pitting casinos against each other based on ratings and reviews added to MyVegas Faves - has been rattling around in my head for about a year or so. The point is to add a fun twist to the process of "comparing" joints and have the results of the bouts be mathematically generated based on the opinions of fellow VT readers."

Here's The Link-
Battle Royale

Casino and Gambling News

Casino and Gambling News is a Blog that assimilates a large number of news feeds having to do with.......Casinos and Gambling.

There is a general category with interesting news and then there are sections broken down further into Online Poker News and Online Casino News.

There is a ton of ads on the site but there's also a ton of information.

Here's the link-
Casino and Gambling News

The Vegas Flea

I was tipped off by Stevie The Pencil (an accountant maybe) to a blog from a Vegas Local called The Vegas Flea.
On the blog The Flea explains what the term Flea means to Vegas Dealers- "flea (noun)
: a derogatory term used by dealers pertaining to low-limit, no-tipping, local patrons that hang around the casino way too much."

Here's the link-
The Vegas Flea

Heard It In Vegas

Heard It In Vegas is a website that posts quotes overheard in Vegas. There are some pretty funny ones.

Here is one from HIIV so you can get an idea-
"Well, I got a Lap Dance in the Buffet Line

Posted on 21 February 2009

Girl 1:

Smell my face. Smell right here. Doesn’t it smell great? The stripper I got a lap dance from was wearing great perfume.

Girl 2:

It smells like pickles.

Location: Toby Keith’s Restaurant

Heard by: At least it doesn’t smell like tuna"

Here's The Link-

Heard It In Vegas

Video From The Shadow Bar At Caesars

Here is a short clip taken by my pal the Rabbit at The Shadow Bar at Caesars Palace

Vegas Links Q&A With Vegas Guru Mike E

Name or Alias

MikeE/Mike_E

Website URL to link back to

www.twitter.com/Mike_E and contributor to TwoWayHardThree.com

Best Hangover Food/Restaurant

Terrace Point Cafe Lobster Benedict AND pancakes.

Best Romantic Spot For Dinner

Picasso

Best Vegas Burger -Money No Object
The Country Club: A New American Steakhouse (lunch menu)

Best Vegas Gourmet Burger

Anything off BLT's menu

Restaurant In Vegas To Eat Your Last Living Meal

Joel Robuchon at the Mansion

Best Value Hotel Room

THEhotel during slow seasons

Best Upscale Standard Hotel Room

Encore

Best Off Strip Day Excursion Or Adventure
ATVing outside Valley of Fire

Best On Strip Adventure

Surfing Imperial Palace's parking garage when it's raining.

Best Place To Drink And Hold A Conversation

Eastside Bar at Encore

Best Place To Get Your Groove On

MIX Lounge

Must Visit Vegas Website Not Including Your Own

Tough one. Will have to go with VegasTripping.com

Best Vegas Strip Joint

Sapphire... oh, you mean on the strip? Wynn/Encore hands down.

Best Vegas Show
Don't know yet. Have yet to see a show that I've been eager to go back to.

Best Vegas Upscale Shopping
Forum Shops at Caesars. They've got a John Varvatos there. I'm a sucker for his menswear.

Best Vegas Value Shopping

Forum Shops in June or November when the new arrivals are coming in and all the previous season's stuff is on sale.

Most Overrated Restaurant

Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak, and Stone Crab at Caesars

Biggest Vegas Rip Off

Don't mean to keep bashing Caesars, but their room rates are almost always way more than anything else comparable in town. Suites are highway robbery.

Best Way For A Tourist To Get To Mandalay Bay From The Airport

Town Car/Limo

Best Way For A Tourist To Get To Wynn From The Airport

In one of their ten Rolls Royce Phantoms

Best Vegas Secret That Everyone Should Know About

Get friendly with people working in higher end hotels. They get free or significantly discounted bottle service at nightclubs on industry nights.

Thanks for your responses- Joey

Vegas Links Q&A With Serena Denise From Single Girl In Sin City

Serena was an exotic dancer at Club Paradise across from the Hard Rock until she recently got fired. Now looking for new employment you can follow along and find out where she turns up next. Serena's blog, Single Girl In Sin City is updated regularly and she holds pretty much nothing back in her writing. If you want the real scoop on what it's like to be in her shoes, check it out.

Name or Alias Serena Denise

Website URL to link back to http://singlegirlinsincity.blogspot.com/


Best Hangover Food/Restaurant
Original Pancake House at GVR

Best Romantic Spot For Dinner
It's been a while since I've had a romantic dinner........But from what I remember, Alize at the Palms Casino or Drais

Best Vegas Burger -Money No Object
Sierra Gold at Warms Springs and Stephanie.

Best Vegas Gourmet Burger
Sierra Gold....they have damn good food!

Restaurant In Vegas To Eat Your Last Living Meal
The Melting Pot......MMMMMmmMMMM

Best Value Hotel Room
Any Station Casino

Best Upscale Standard Hotel Room
Venetian

Best Off Strip Day Excursion Or Adventure
Red Rock Canyon

Best On Strip Adventure
Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay

Best Place To Drink And Hold A Conversation
Fontana Bar's outside patio at Bellagio

Best Place To Get Your Groove On
Anywhere in The Hard Rock

Must Visit Vegas Website Not Including Your Own
http://www.thelasvegascourtesan.com/

Best Vegas Strip Joint
Little Darlings (I'm a regular there...I know I of all people should know better LOL)

Best Vegas Show
Love at Mirage.....Love the Beatles and Cirque.

Best Vegas Upscale Shopping
Fashion Show Mall

Best Vegas Value Shopping
Las Vegas Premium Outlets

Most Overrated Restaurant
Stack at Mirage

Biggest Vegas Rip Off
Bottles in the club. People seriously spend $400 or more for a bottle of vodka. I know I'm in the industry but it's insane!

Best Way For A Tourist To Get To Mandalay Bay From The Airport
Take a cab or limo....who needs directions? You can also take a shuttle from the airport. Its cheaper and not many people take them.

Best Way For A Tourist To Get To Wynn From The Airport
See above

Best Vegas Secret That Everyone Should Know About
If a cabbie drops you off at a strip club, you should not have to pay the fare or tip him. He's getting a kickback from the club. Usually $50 minimum for every person he drops there. Everything is Vegas is negotiable.

Thanks for playing along Serena!

Vegas Cabbie Interview Part II

Vegas Cabbie Interview Part I

Here is Part One Of The Vegas Cabbie Video Interview



To check out Vegas Cabbie's show page on VegasUndressed click this text

Kokomos Price Fixe Menu Review

During my last trip VegasConcierge on Twitter sent out a tweet promoting a $29.99 price fixe menu at four different restaurants at The Mirage. We chose the one at Kokomos, check out the video.

Observations From The Latest Trip

Highlights-

Fix at Bellagio

Fontana Lounge For Drinks In Front Of The Fountains

Wynn Buffet

Kokomos on Mirage $29.99 price fixe dinner special

Vegas Concierge Updates on Twitter

Placed Third In The Vegas Rex Poker Tourney

Video Interview With Vegas Cabbie

VegasMate

Encore Was Amazing

Wynn Buffet Rocked

Pleasure Pit Dealers at Planet Ho were extremly friendly and fun while the Pussycat Doll dealers at Caesars all looked miserable dealing with long looks on their faces.

Bellagio $10 2-1 blackjack tables

Harrahs 6/5

$10 Blackjack at Palazzo and Venetian

Still love Venetian for value/location/rooms, but will look to stay elsewhere next year to broaden horizons.

After walking through Encore I now understand what the fuss is all about. You have to understand that I was a critic of all the folks that blew Steve Wynn and shit on Venetian as if it was a motel 6. While I still think the Venetian is very nice, Wynn is clearly a notch above and Encore is at least two notches above. The place is stunning and I can no longer defend Venetian as being in the same league even though I was a fierce proponent of that notion until I spent time touring Encore and Wynn this past trip.

Bad-Ah sin sushi at Paris all you can eat deal. What they don't tell you in the ad is that there is a limited selection of sushi available in the all you can eat deal and it is not prepared by the sushi chefs at the counter, it is prepared in the kitchen way in advance which made for mushy rice in the hand rolls. I've had better pre-prepared sushi at supermarkets.

TI's breakfast buffet at $17 is no way near the value of Wynn's $20 breakfast buffet- take the short walk across the street, well worth it

Canyon Ranch Spa pass @$40 is not as good as Qua at Caesars and it all has to do with the service. Spa attendants routinely spoke in loud voices and made loud noises in spaces that should have been peaceful tranquil areas (like in the hot tub area). Also a teeny tiny indoor jacuzzi at Canyon Ranch that would be full with 4 men. Mandalay bay's spa facility is older but way better run and with way better wet facilities. Qua at Caesars blows Canyon Ramch out of the water.

TI's smaller spa provides far greater and professional attendants.

Horrible horrible horrible- the expansion in front of Palazzo/Venetian that has been halted with the cranes still up and abandoned. Creates major eyesore for hotel guests and from the street as well.

Not a fan of Wynn sportsbook as the entire space is made up of those cubby like desks which takes away from that party like atmosphere that you get at Mandalay Bay with thier comfy chairs or Caesars where you can sit in a circle in the chairs and bullshit with your buddies. Because Wynn's sportsbook is made up entirely of those desks with the high partitions , you lose that.

CASINOVAC from VegasTripping

Chuck from VegasTripping has found yet another way for us to waste a few moments researching and sharing the Vegas Love. Check it out to find the right spot to hang your hat in Vegas.

From VegasTripping-

"Welcome to CASINOVAC™!
CASINOVAC™ is the first intelligent* robotcomputer ever specifically built to help Las Vegas tourists choose a hotel based on their likes and dislikes. Our patented (and unbelievably complex) algorithm uses advanced calculus, physics and hither-to-unheard of artificial artificial intelligence (that's not a typo) to provide users with a listing of Las Vegas hotel/casino resorts which are guaranteed** to satisfy your every need. Coupled with the amazing room rate comparison engine provide by Kayak.com, preparing for a Las Vegas trip has never been easier.
So, without further adieu, we open the doors of the VegasTripping secret laboratory and invite you to experience the wonder filled world of CASINOVAC™ - The Worlds Only Intelligent* Las Vegas Casino Finder."

Here's The Link-
CASINOVAC From VegasTripping