Living the Dream! Resorts World & Bellagio Oct 12-16

Just got back from one of my best Vegas vacations ever. And from a stooge that has taken dozens and dozens of Vegas vacations, that is saying a lot!

So much happened, I had to break the report into two.

Resorts World Saturday and Sunday.

https://sites.google.com/site/lvgrid/journal-blog/living-the-dream-oct-24-part-i-resorts-world

Bellagio Monday and Tuesday

https://sites.google.com/site/lvgrid/journal-blog/living-the-dream-oct-24-part-ii-bellagio

I wish I could post pictures in here from my site. But Google just wont have anything to do with that.

I'm open to any questions you all may have!

 

I'm on year 13 of logging these stupid trips. My first trip report was May 2011, back on the "other" Vegas site. That I am no longer a part of LOL. I have since archived that one onto my own site, where I can control the content.

Thanks for sticking with me. Reading those older reports from 10+ years ago, I was much raunchier before becoming a Dad.Those kids do change you I guess. My 8 year old is still my buddy. The 10 year old, not so much. She wants to do her own thing. And I am just a 250 # embarrassment to her now.

 

Its happening too fast! Since I started having kids:

Sahara turned into SLS, then back into Sahara.
Cosmo got sold to Blackstone, then again to MGM
Monte Carlo flipped to Park MGM
Riviera went *poof* as did the Trop
Hard Rock became Virgin, and no one showed up.
Fontainebleau & Resorts World were born

Seems like forever!

Thank you!

 

Ah, that makes sense on the TC meter! Now I feel dumb. And MGM has stepped up their game with deactivating old cards. I was Platinum in 2023, but when I tried to use that old card in February of this year. The machines wouldn't read it. I was hoping I could play dumb, and still skip lines. It used to stay active in the past. Now, not so much.

 

Yup, but that is a recent thing for MGM. I used to get duplicate cards for my friends to play on. While I used my old Platinum card, to feel fancy. That worked up until the middle of last year. They'd use what was my Pearl card at the time. And the old expired Platinum still worked for me. The booth printing a new card never changed the old ones from still working. Well, back in the before days.

 

Thanks for reading it! As for strategies, I have all the basics covered on my blog. While nothing is fool proof, these tend to be the best ways to at least stretch your money. And give yourself the best chance to win.

For me, the goal isn't to beat the slots. That is just too hard to do. Well, I just did. But it took a $7500 handy to get me there. But more so to get more comp value for my play, then my actual play itself. And that means running as much through, with as little lost. To make my ADT higher, and me look like a bigger player. If the room, resort credit, show tickets and limos are all worth $3K. My goal is to lose less than $3K playing.

Avoid the latest and greatest bells and whistles themed slots.

Know the game. Read the rules!

The higher the denomination, the better the odds should be.

Avoid all of those huge progressive machines!

https://sites.google.com/site/lvgrid/tips-tricks/how-to-win-on-the-slots

And this is my tried and true, that I have mentioned in my reports before. A long time ago, a host told me to find the oldest and shittiest slots still on the floor. Chances are, if they are from a while ago, before casinos got greedy and ordered everything at 12% hold or higher. Those are still a fair deal. The casino most likely owns them, so they don't have to pay anything back on a lease. Unlike newer slots a lot of the time. And most importantly, if its still on the floor after all these years. That means players are still playing it. And they wouldn't, if they kept losing on it all the time.

 

Total girl Dad! Thanks for reading it!

Report back to base! Where are you staying? I might know some good games to try...

 

Thanks! Part one alone would have been a good trip. Part 2 just iced it!

I am so on the fence about going back to Vegas this year to chase Monarch with Resorts World. $600 free play + $100 dining credit to show up. Slam dunk I move up in the players club on day one. Which will get me $350 more in free play, once they credit me my airfare back. Plus a $350 meal to burn.

That is $1400 in up front comps, plus the free room. I'd have a 25% boost to my slot points next year as well. But then being center Strip with Bellagio once more. Makes me second guess if I want to stay on the island of Resorts World again next Vegas season. And if I am holding a fancy card, I might con myself in to that.