If you are more into poker, install PokerAtlas on your phone. It contains a lot of tournament and cash games info. Uber is pretty easy to get around, rides around $10 from casino to another. If there is a Predator event going on, you can see a lot of pro players hanging out and matching up at Griff's.

I was in Vegas for a WSOP vacation (won the entry and all expenses paid trip from a satellite) back in 2008 when games were played at Rio. And then Vegas again in 2024 for refereering. Between that a lot of new casinos opened, prices soared and cheap deals disappeared. In 2024 we went to North Outlet Mall which was quite good for buying clothes etc. Also a Hoover Dam + Grand Canyon heli ride, which was amazing ($350 for pickup at the hotel, rides, lunch and 10-15min helicopter ride in the GC). Additionally, took a nostalgic poker route for some poker action with cash games at Resorts World (very nice and clean poker room) and Golden Nugget (proper old school nit games) and a small tournament in Sahara. Enjoyed myself very much. But the city felt different than back in 2008, it bothered to be viewed only as a wallet and everything is so expensive, even basic fast food at casinos.

I once even toyed with the idea of playing the PBS Las Vegas Open. The entry is $370 but I feel that all hotel and food expenses would make a full grand easily and that is excluding flights.

Edit: And in 2024 had the pleasure of shaking Mr. Bob Jewett's hand a have a brief chat with him. Was a pleasure of meeting him finally.