May 2024 Group Trip Report - "Mother, May I Add to This Group Report with a Jackpot?"

I was at Bellagio


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Have fun M! I hope you do a report. I assume you are at Bellagio?

 

Quick overview
Day 1 Palazzo great as always played blackjack mainly on Venetian side + couple k
Day 2 checked into paris/horseshoe/versaille tower to have a place center strip and room charges kinda low/no play won 1k on paris side high limit since horseshoe side was closed donked off 2k playing carnie games then won it all back on huff and puff bonus on the horseshoe.
Day 3 Checked into a Wynn Parlor Suite (have never stayed or play here before) and lets just say I am pretty sure i am switching from my standard Palazzo hotel to Wynn at least for hotels moving forward as nice as Palazzo was the Tower Suites is on a different level. Gambling went sour in a hurry - my typical line at Palazzo X3
Day 4 A massive disaster strikes at Aria im playing some craps waiting for dinner and they cancel my birthday dinner reservation at Carbone (without notification from the restaurant or my assistant) in a full rage and hangry I leave with some not choice words and get in a cab not sure what to do, while stewing in the cab I ask for the cab driver to take me to Ellis island where i enjoyed a nice prime rib dinner at the village restaurant? then low roll on the quarter double deck table just trying to drop tokes for the dealers since they keep their own, i lost maybe 1500 while each dealer probably dropped 300 for the hour they dealt to me. I finished up at Ellis Island and had a decision go back to horseshoe where i had a room already or book another night at the Wynn decided to give the Wynn a try and told myself ide booked there again if i could have the same room and they came through.
Day 5 Headed back over to horseshoe to pick up some of my belongings I left there and checked out for the airport.

 

Wynn Parlor Suite

 

The 4th photo, the one of the TV with the door to bedroom to the left... when I first saw it I was wondering why they would have a weird half wall, just the top half with the bottom cut out between the bedroom and living room. I then realized it was a mirror but it almost looks like you could see through the lower part of the wall.

 

Adding some pictures and recap…










Selection with “art shot” from 2nd floor or spa balcony…

I had a great time and a lot of good hits. Played a lot and with house money, and took some swings in high limit after hitting the red sevens for $8k Friday night.

Hit aces with kicker Saturday afternoon but long spell with no quads before that.

Some Bellagio Different Things….

* they now have Craps lessons in the mornings at 11:00. I saw the sign last trip but have never seen this before over many years of staying there.

* the spa tower remodel is very nice but so far from heart of casino and sportsbook. I did decide to walk back to spa tower through the pool deck Saturday afternoon before the winds were out of control. It was very pleasant!

I meant to try the new pool area restaurant but the winds changed those plans on Sunday.

Looking forward to next trip!


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Forgot to add one thing!

The music from Pinky Ring is LOUD but i think it is cool and when they have a live band you can slot around outside and hear the music. It livens up the evening atmosphere there and reminds me of the old Fontana days with live music coming from the lounge.


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Awesome hits! Thanks for posting these updates as they are fun to read.

 

On a cruise and hit this

 

1000 to 1? OMG!

 

when she flipped over that ace and i knew i had a chance, i started shaking lol


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You should have bet at least $5, that will cover a couple of Vegas trips.

 

Unfortunately can’t see into the future


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We don't need to see very far into the future, only a few minutes is sufficient.

 

A tardy trip report from earlier in May.....a five day/four nighter, double booked at The Cal and NYNY.

Rooms: I've stayed at The Cal before and liked it a lot. I can't imagine a trip where I don't stay both downtown and the Strip, but if I have to pick a favorite its definitely downtown. I stayed at The Cal last year and loved the room - spotlessly cleaned, good size, quiet. This year - wasn't as fond. Smaller room, third floor, view of a lower roof, very utilitarian. Not paying anything so not much to complain about, it was just a pillow to rest my head after too many Modelo's so I don't need to uber back to the Strip.

NYNY - Never stayed there before, and only stayed this time because of the room renovation. I don't really have a rave review of this either - the room was fine, end of hall, quiet, clean - most everything new. But the bathrooms they clearly didn't renovate and just used the old fixtures. The renovation feels a bit like lipstick on a pig - like it'll be OK for five or seven years and it'll probably get worn out fast. Smell not so fresh, common areas not smelling great. I dunno, I probably wouldn't stay there again (though I will always have a gamble and a bite there - really like the faux-NY food area and casino).

Food - I'm not high end diner by any means. My favorite "meal" was probably the Garlic Knots appetizer at Chicago Brewing at Four Queens. That's my speed. Delicious! The fanciest I got was 8East at Circa, which was of course very good.

Entertainment - Also have tacky taste in this department. I love seeing Big Elvis at Harrah's. So campy and so fun. Spandex Nation is there now too, so Harrah's is my place for cheesy entertainment. Can't beat it.

Gambling - The first couple of days I stuck downtown, and got killed at Golden Gate, a casino I love....didn't fare much better throughout Downtown. I had one nice $500 minor on Lightning Link at Downtown Grand that helped stop the bleeding a bit. But overall downtown was a loser.

When I moved my gambling to the Strip it didn't get any better. Mandalay Bay hammered me. Park and Aria weren't much better.

By my final night, I was losing hope, wiped out my trip budget and was hitting the ATM for a final 500 bucks for my last night. I picked Cosmo to start with and plunked my first $100 into Snoop Dogg. A stretch of winning like I haven't had in ages began, pretty much low rolling the whole time.

These were all basically in a row (there was a Mask one too in between, also a win, but it was small). In the end, after about 45 minutes, I had turned $100 into $1600 and bailed out the gambling for the trip. Enjoyed that final night immensely - continued on poking around at the strip, not winning anything more, but not losing either. Was a great night.

Snoop - $1.50 bet - $70 win
Airplane - $1.50 bet - $123 win
Spin to Win - $2.00 bet - $372 win
Tarzan - $3.00 bet - $655 win
Chica Bonita - $2.50 bet - $542 win (I've played this game a ton and never once got a multiple-progressive, getting 5 Mini $100's was sweet)