Vegas Virgin

[ThinkerJE]

So I have just booked my first trip to Vegas this summer, and having not been there before need some advice on the following...

Casinos, restaurants, shows & other attractions not to be missed.

Casinos, restaurants, shows & other attractions to avoid.

Any other information that may be of help to me.

Cheers.

[Ironside]

mu advice is wait for the apat event and wait for the rest of us virgins

[Rookie (Rodney)]

Just booked up tonight for Vegas in April, underage mind, so not looking too much at the poker. What is there to see there, any recommendations?

Am off to Malta in the morning too! Hehe!

[bolt pp]

You cant expect more than 5 replies(to the original post precipitated only by that) if it doesn't include..........

1)sky poker

2)APAT

3)DTD

4)mansion poker

5)paddypower

Try thomas cook

[RichEO]

New York New York rollercoaster, stratosphere rollercoasters. Quad biking through grand canyon. Hoover dam. That's all I can think of for under 21.

Seriously, I think vegas if your under 21 is a bit of a waste. I went last year when I was 22 and 1 month, got asked for ID about 1/4 of the time while playing poker, and all the time while testing out blackjack. Probably get away with playing the slots OK and the cocktail waitresses might bring you drinks, depends where you are. Aladdin casino was apparently most lax for being under 21, but I think its planet holywood now and don't know if they've tightened up.

We just played poker all week and tried out quite a few of the card rooms on the strip. Went downtown one night, watched the Freemont Steet experience and player poker in the Golden Nugget. Went to a shopping mall one day. Ate mostly in the cafe Bellagio and Harley Davidson Cafe. I liked the chinese restaurant (called Noodles) in Bellagio, Char Sui Boi and callamari recommended. Really we just slept, drank and played poker though! If you want to get drunk go down to the Luxor where it's a $50 NL game (where you can buy in another $50 if you want as soon as you lose $1) the play was auful when I was there and even after 3 hours of drinking I could still beat it, as everyone else had the same aim, getting drunk. I think they do 3 blinds, 1,1,2, unusualy but plenty of action, their tournament is really fast, give it a miss!

Pick up a copy of card player from any card room when you arrive to see a list of tournaments in the back of it.

about.com has some very good information http://govegas.about.com/index.htm?terms=las+vegas

[Rookie (Rodney)]

Am only going as i have to only pay for my Flights, so not bad really. Will try what you mentioned no doubt mate, thanks.

[deputydawg]

Horseriding at red rock canyon is excellent too

[AndrewT]

The Voodoo Lounge at the top of the Rio is worth going to once simply for the view - as it's slightly off strip you get the view perpendicular to the Strip, instead of looking along it like you do from the Stratosphere, which means you can see just about everything. The Steakhouse in the Rio was also fabulous - I didn't need to eat for three days after having dinner in there.

Most of the tournaments in the smaller casinos are not worth bothering about - good ones include Caesar's and The Venetian.

If it's important to you, I found that The Venetian had the hottest cocktail waitresses (it was important to me).

[The_nun]

I have to agree re: the under 21 comment. Once, my brother inlaw came with us and it was awful, he couldn't even stop at a bandit to watch us. He was 25 looking but only 19 plenty non gambling stuff to do but still too boring for a full week for him personally.

On a must side, Go up the Strat's on the rides ..Brilliant experience.Make sure you go pee first. I like to visit Oakman, a little drive down near Laughlan little old cowboy village.

[Suited_Jock]

New York New York rollercoaster, stratosphere rollercoasters. Quad biking through grand canyon. Hoover dam. That's all I can think of for under 21.

Seriously, I think vegas if your under 21 is a bit of a waste. I went last year when I was 22 and 1 month, got asked for ID about 1/4 of the time while playing poker, and all the time while testing out blackjack. Probably get away with playing the slots OK and the cocktail waitresses might bring you drinks, depends where you are. Aladdin casino was apparently most lax for being under 21, but I think its planet holywood now and don't know if they've tightened up.

Hmm im not so sure... I went when I was 21 and didn't get id'd in any of the cardrooms i went too (binions/golden nugget/plaza/MGM and the bellagio) however when I tried to sit down at 3 card poker at the plaza i was instantly id'd. No harm in trying to sit down at a poker table rooks.

Ill be in vegas from 6th-15th april getting my wedding sorted out

[littlemissC]

my brother is in the air as we speak on his first vegas trip.im so jealous.
have fun jack

[Colchester Kev]

No Vegas tips and ideas thread would be complete without my standard tip.

"Go to the Palms and take pics of the cocktail girls in PVC mini skirts and long boots"

ahhhhhhhhhh the memories

[Royal Flush]

If it's important to you, I found that The Venetian had the hottest cocktail waitresses (it was important to me).

Agreed.

[The Baron]

Seamless.

That is all.

[Rookie (Rodney)]

New York New York rollercoaster, stratosphere rollercoasters. Quad biking through grand canyon. Hoover dam. That's all I can think of for under 21.

Seriously, I think vegas if your under 21 is a bit of a waste. I went last year when I was 22 and 1 month, got asked for ID about 1/4 of the time while playing poker, and all the time while testing out blackjack. Probably get away with playing the slots OK and the cocktail waitresses might bring you drinks, depends where you are. Aladdin casino was apparently most lax for being under 21, but I think its planet holywood now and don't know if they've tightened up.

Hmm im not so sure... I went when I was 21 and didn't get id'd in any of the cardrooms i went too (binions/golden nugget/plaza/MGM and the bellagio) however when I tried to sit down at 3 card poker at the plaza i was instantly id'd. No harm in trying to sit down at a poker table rooks.

Ill be in vegas from 6th-15th april getting my wedding sorted out

lol im in vegas 8th-15th .. see you there lol