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Old Jan 18, 2025 | 7:27 pm
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my mother still goes to Vegas 1-3 times a year and she has finally started to treat herself to Bachanal. She continues to love going there. I continue to have fond memories of my last time there in 1997 after probably a dozen visits over the preceding 20 years.

I recommend the Vegas TRs in the TR forum especially the two from Wolfie
I also watch A LOT of Vegas travel reels on Facebook; I love Jacob Orth’s posts where he definitely has lists of cheaper-priced food & beverage plus free options like a free drink with your same-day BP at random casinos etc
I feel that Vegas demands more travel research than one would have needed to do in the past.

Originally Posted by Lucky Dreamer
Was it STK?
STK in San Francisco is also very good - I don’t go often to steakhouse restaurants and it’s easy to have fond memories of my one visit at STK.

Originally Posted by AMflier
…This was illustrated last week when after buying lunch from the roach coach in the loading dock (non public) area of the LVCC, the food truck's owner informed us that prices will be going up the next day as it was closer to show opening and more out of towners will be arriving...
isn’t that normal for any convention center or just any big venue - let’s not even talk about how much Freeman Cos and their similar competitors charged to move exhibition cargo from the warehouse to the actual convention center, or how much they charged for anything else. When the convention center’s exclusive vendor in any city (including my own) is gouging everybody, is it a surprise to see optimal pricing from a food truck? My local nba arena is like $19 for a pint of cheap beer (imbev bud) and Chicago united center / wrigley are similarly overpriced.

Originally Posted by mecabq
…Never heard of triple-zero roulette. ...
another change they think we’ll like… it really boosts casino house edge. Obviously roulette is already a challenging game for winning as before. Gamblers who want to make their money last can play longer with blackjack, even multi deck.
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