1) rent a car ($15/day or less plus taxes and airport fees)
2) get a las vegas advisor coupon book and/or an american casino guide
3) do a Match play coupon run, driving or walking to dozens of different casinos. You enjoy the sights and are mathmatically guaranteed to make a profit overall.
You can get a 3 month lasvegasadvisor.com with a coupon book for only $12 through the end of Dec (must pickup at their office by the Rio). the American Casino guide is ~10 on amazon.
great food deal: $7.99 10oz filet cut sirloin, green beans or corn, choice of potato, salad or soup, dinner rolls and a 20oz house microbrew (5 selections + house root beer) 24/7 at ellis island behind bally's.
$1 michelob and margaritas at Casino Royale next to Harrahs, across from Caesars. Vendors in the area out in front of Caesars sell the same Michelob for $13 a bottle in the summertime.
Buffet recommendations: m-f South Point breakfast 8am-10am ~$6
any of the Station Casinos chain have a good breakfast deal (except avoid Palace Station food at all costs): $5.95 breakfast m-sat. Go at about 10:30 and get a full breakfast, with omelette station, then at 11:00am the lunch foods come out!
http://www.americancasinoguide.com/c...upon-runs.html
http://www.huntingtonpress.com/go/las-vegas-advisor