Still a lot of fun, especially the speak easys. Excellent restaurants, shows etc.
Poker players paradise during the WSOP all of June and most of July
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Poker players paradise during the WSOP all of June and most of July
That’s true, I’m just burned out on it and the $9 coffee pisses me off. I remember when Vegas is where you ate steak when you were broke. Not any more
Your best line ever, "Where you ate steak when you were broke!" Made me laugh. Had a lot of excellent T-Bone steak dinners downstairs at the Horseshoe, thanks to that little comp ticket the floor man gave me in the poker room. They were usually good for two people as well.That’s true, I’m just burned out on it and the $9 coffee pisses me off. I remember when Vegas is where you ate steak when you were broke. Not any more
$18 IPA's everywhere, even "cheap" places.That’s true, I’m just burned out on it and the $9 coffee pisses me off. I remember when Vegas is where you ate steak when you were broke. Not any more
I stick to Nobu, Javier's and a few other places for food.
I live in a good food desert
Graveyard steak and eggs specials. Ham steak and eggs 95 cents. Las Vegas was definitely different then.
I liked the comp cigarettes at Binions with the Horseshoe sticker. Nobody would comp cigarettes for low limit poker players except Binions.
The “food” scene in Vegas off strip and on strip is magnitudes better than it’s ever been. It’s surpassed LA as a food city imo.
When I moved to Vegas in 91 it was steak and bar food. Mostly. Now it’s a foodie destination.
Fatboy <——-always chasing the food world wide
Tokyo has the best overall food scene of any city, not just Japanese food/ pretty much everything is amazing there.
I used to go to the Shoe with John Morton (Rude Dog) and hit the $2 steak 2-3 nights a week, some nights his girl Jan would come along. Those are my best memories of Vegas. No BS all the glitz and glam that came 10-15 years later was fun, but the memories of Rude Dog and I running around town are by far my favorite.
I’m not sure who said it first “Vegas is the only place in the world you eat steak when you are broke” it was either me or John. I will forever remember that and him. What a time in life.
Funny how as we age some things seem to stand out more than others, that particular one is among my all time favorites.
Can’t buy moments of friends like John. Can always get a new car or house if you work hard enough.
Time captured some fantastic moments.
Hope your well Jay
Fatboy <———on a new chapter in life (post coming soon)
Very out of control. I was there for acs leagues and it wasn’t easy to get to any other place quickly from the west gate And get back to play. basic breakfast Is $60 for 2 in the hotel. The cheapest place to eat was a couple slices of shitty pizza and a soda I believe was $24. The days of cheap food in Vegas is gone. I’ve Been to vegas many times for work and pool and my wife and I agreed this time if we never go back we are cool with that. Especially for acs which is pathetic from the turn out to the pay outs. It’s definitely not worth the trip.
I agree there are amazing food choices. My wife loves Gordon Ramsey so we Always hit one of his places. For the first time I was disappointed with one of his restaurants. we went to his fish and chips place. Not that it wasn’t good but it was $80 for a couple fish and chip baskets and 2 beers. The last day I was there we walked the strip and ended up grabbing a beer at Ramsey pub at Cesars . I had a beer and she had 2. She saw the scotch eggs was on the menu and she loves them . They used to be 2 eggs cut into 4 halves. Now it was 1 egg cut in half. That bill was $70. I don’t mind paying for quality especially food but they both felt like rip offs to me.
The real rub for me is paid parking and resort fees.
Give the customer a little edge as they have the mortal nuts in the casino.
The maximize profit at every interaction with a customer has went a bit too far imo.
Sure we have inflation and costs have went up on food & beverage, however paying $50 resort fees for a pool I’m never using and WiFi is bullshit.
I’m only speculating but I think MR choose Orlando for the Mcup as it lowered their production costs significantly.
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Eric
I bet it lowered everyone’s costs significantly . I’ve had people say oh if you rent a car you can get out of down town and find cheaper food. So I need to add the cost of a rental car every day I really don’t need so I can get cheap food? That doesn’t seem to make much sense lol and for a pool tournament you still have the problem that you don’t get a lot of time to eat between matches.The real rub for me is paid parking and resort fees.
Give the customer a little edge as they have the mortal nuts in the casino.
The maximize profit at every interaction with a customer has went a bit too far imo.
Sure we have inflation and costs have went up on food & beverage, however paying $50 resort fees for a pool I’m never using and WiFi is bullshit.
I’m only speculating but I think MR choose Orlando for the Mcup as it lowered their production costs significantly.
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Eric
What was brutal for me after living there forever is if I drove from La to Vegas and stayed at a casino. The in and out with a car 3-4-5 times a day is a huge pain in the ass, paying a valet every trip is $100/day in parking without a tip. Back in the day I’d tip the valet guys $40 and was in and out much as I wanted.
If I parked like a tourist on Friday night and stayed until Sunday it would be a different story.
Downtown sucks anyways. I still own an apt building there, haven’t been there in 2-3 years.
I got a house again in Vegas a few months ago. So I’m never anywhere near the strip or downtown these days. Cost of living in Vegas is still significantly less than LA.
Vegas economy is strong, however rents are a hair lower & vacancies are up a hair.
So not only do you have to figure in car rental but also insane parking fees all so you can drive off strip to get cheaper food 
yeah that makes sense. I don’t think the people saying rent a car on the inter webs math very well lol
yeah that makes sense. I don’t think the people saying rent a car on the inter webs math very well lol
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Here's how I handle matter$ when it comes to food prices.
I'll find a good restaurant that'll give yah a GOOD meal with ALLOT of food for about $22 dollars and eat half, warm up the other for a later meal.
I'll find a good restaurant that'll give yah a GOOD meal with ALLOT of food for about $22 dollars and eat half, warm up the other for a later meal.
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let me know how that works out for you in Vegas lol it’s insane.
Did it last year....
Honestly it wouldn’t do me any good. I don’t get a room with a microwave or anything to heat it up. I guess if you get a suite or something that works.
Pool players, darters, cornhole, etc. need to treat the hotels better and we can move on from the Westgate. I see people drink beers and just put them right there where they finish. Trash bathrooms, trash the playing area, etc.
We won't get into a nice hotel like the pros, because we act like amateurs.
Well said
My wife and I live in the City of North Las Vegas. We usually go to the local places, and there are a lot of good ones, French, Italian, Mexican. For our 7th Anniversary we went downtown for dinner and a show. We ate at Lago in Bellagio, watched the water fountain show, had 2 appetizers, one entree and two drinks each, $300 with tip. Tickets to "O" were about $225 apiece and parking was $50 with tip. Not cheap, but really great food, show and service.
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