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Red Rock Resort..off strip, the place jumps on weekends...lots of young locals party there. Prices are much more reasonable, as they have to be for the locals. One of the BEST Poker Rooms in LV. Probably not as close to the action on the strip as U would want...but as nice as anything on the Strip (nice pool area and clubs)

The Palms always looks SHABBY to me....Golden Nugget is the BEST Downtown.

Bellagio..is about as good as you can get and then there is the Buffet...also one of the best Poker rooms...but it is an expensive hang out..I am always amazed at the Dale Chuilly art glass that hangs from the ceiling of the lobby...

When your here check out the new City Center & Caesars Forum..they have some amazing shops in there..in paticular the watch shop....you can buy a 1/4 of a mill $ watch in there.

The Imperial Palace car collection..if ya like cars...you can get a free ticket from a guy standing in front of the casino.

Come to think of it everything looks SHABBY to me on the strip... The Strip is a CARNIVAL where the object is to seperate the Rubes from as much money as they can. What you see as a Rube is the facade of a Carnival atomsphere with the factory of servicing the Rubes behind the scenes (the scale is amazing to see). As for gambling...your best odds are AWAY from the strip, the locals don't go nesr it to gamble, unless they are there to fleece the Rubes (poker rooms) or work the COMP system. This is a town full of Hookers, Hustlers and Grifters...

Everybody gives free drinks to Gamblers (Rubes) A Cocktail Waitress who servees those free drinks at the Wynn can make $400 a day in tips...

If you want to see the REAL LV go way North on LV Blvd to Jerrys Nugget for the best Prime Rib Dinner in LV and for a very reasonable cost.. East on Sahara 654 E for some of the best Thai food in the US ..Lotus Garden, Dim Sum...Orchid Garden...on west Sahara..