This trip will include delays, concerts, belly dancers, dinner with friends and hikes through railroad tunnels in the desert. After all it’s Las Vegas!
My wife Maggie and I left for Las Vegas on Thursday, September 18th on time at 7 AM on Continental. As always seems to happen when we fly in to Newark we had problems with the connecting flight out. This time it was weather related with some heavy rains in the area. We were delayed approximately an hour before the flight departed. Since we seemed to be one of the few flights leaving we felt very lucky. Years ago when People’s Express used to fly I always remember problems in the Newark hub. Even though the airport is much larger and remodeled the curse for me at least at this airport …show more content…
The state of Nevada mandates that all video poker machines must deal the cards in a random order. What this means is that the only way casino operators can vary the mathematical payouts of these machines is by the listed payouts for various combinations. The game I was playing at the Hilton is referred in the video poker world as a NSUD (Not So Ugly Deuces) machine. If you play perfectly (which I do pretty close) the payout over time will be approximately 99.7%. This combined with the cash back at the time of .55% at the Hilton will make this machine a positive play over time. If all this sounds Greek to you that’s fine. If you gamble to have fun just enjoy it but realize that you will lose money over …show more content…
Jimmy Buffet. This is courtesy of the Las Vegas Hilton. We arrived over at the Hilton and boarded a bus for the short trip to the MGM Grand where the concert was. The Hilton had two buses for the group so I would estimate perhaps 80 people in all. Just to let you know that everyone one the bus as far as I could tell where “normal” people. And by normal I mean not whales or big time gamblers in the Las Vegas definition. What kind of gambling you have to do to warrant some freebees like this depends on what games (video poker, slots, table) that you play. In my case video poker only at normally $1 denominations for 6-8 hours a day. If you are on a losing streak those loses can add up. However, if you play smart at the right casinos and have the right bankroll for the denomination you choose you can do okay. I win on about 3 out of 4 trips not counting the comps that I
My wife Maggie and I left for Las Vegas on Thursday, September 18th on time at 7 AM on Continental. As always seems to happen when we fly in to Newark we had problems with the connecting flight out. This time it was weather related with some heavy rains in the area. We were delayed approximately an hour before the flight departed. Since we seemed to be one of the few flights leaving we felt very lucky. Years ago when People’s Express used to fly I always remember problems in the Newark hub. Even though the airport is much larger and remodeled the curse for me at least at this airport …show more content…
The state of Nevada mandates that all video poker machines must deal the cards in a random order. What this means is that the only way casino operators can vary the mathematical payouts of these machines is by the listed payouts for various combinations. The game I was playing at the Hilton is referred in the video poker world as a NSUD (Not So Ugly Deuces) machine. If you play perfectly (which I do pretty close) the payout over time will be approximately 99.7%. This combined with the cash back at the time of .55% at the Hilton will make this machine a positive play over time. If all this sounds Greek to you that’s fine. If you gamble to have fun just enjoy it but realize that you will lose money over …show more content…
Jimmy Buffet. This is courtesy of the Las Vegas Hilton. We arrived over at the Hilton and boarded a bus for the short trip to the MGM Grand where the concert was. The Hilton had two buses for the group so I would estimate perhaps 80 people in all. Just to let you know that everyone one the bus as far as I could tell where “normal” people. And by normal I mean not whales or big time gamblers in the Las Vegas definition. What kind of gambling you have to do to warrant some freebees like this depends on what games (video poker, slots, table) that you play. In my case video poker only at normally $1 denominations for 6-8 hours a day. If you are on a losing streak those loses can add up. However, if you play smart at the right casinos and have the right bankroll for the denomination you choose you can do okay. I win on about 3 out of 4 trips not counting the comps that I