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Local Casino Review

March 11, 2006 @ 2:00 am · Filed under General, Drink, Do, Bars, Happy Hour, Free, Casinos

      Las Vegas is an intrigueing place filled with high levels of superficiality and a rampant disregard for what many consider a quiet night at home. This is the major leagues of fun and distraction. That’s what i kept telling myself as i drove myself and all my belongings across the harsh Southern California desert to make this one of my weirdest and confusing adventures. Green Valley is a nice residential area in Henderson, NV a somewhat quiet community that no doubt hides its share of fiends and loose women. This would be my base of operations. I arrived far too late to get the keys to my new apartment so it looked like a comfortable night in my over packed SUV. It was only 8:00 pm.

I decided to check out the Green Valley Ranch casino that i had passed twice trying to find my new Apartment complex. This would be the first casino i would review. The Green Valley Ranch Casino is the working man’s casino. Parking was easy and I strolled right in comfortable that no one in this whole place knew me. I do have an ex-girlfriend who lives out here. Remembering that i kept looking over my shoulder. That’s what 5hrs in a cramped SUV does to you. It makes you paranoid. Locals everywhere. I presumed they were locals because i hadn’t seen anything that i would consider a Vegas crowd. Then again im new here in Sin City. These people did not look like sinners, more like normal people. That’s good I wasn’t in the mood to party. The crowd was mellow i naturally approached the bar located in the center of the casino which seems to be the norm. Let the bar naturally grip you, and slowly you will eventually gravitate towards it! Now the Green Valley Ranch Casino is quite extravagent the decorations remind you of a hunting cabin that the Romanov’s might have used when Russia was ok. The bar i headed to was called “The Drop Bar” immediately I was turned off. The decor is an off white reminder to Vegas’ glory days of lounge’s and wierd 60’s space themes. The waitresses sport white skimpy outfits and serve 5.00 dollar rum and cokes.I had to have a few drinks the only thing waiting for me was my spacious car. I would recommend the bar as a good starting point especially if you live close by. So after a few drinks I headed out. The buffet which if my memory serves is one of the top notch i’ve had thus far. I visited this place before a few months ago but didnt remeber till I saw the buffet.The options and types of food seem endless.The deserts are french inspired and equally delicious. One bit of advice: dont start with carbo’s you’ll only be wasting your time. Hit the high protein stuff first, the pricing is reasonable so you can come back and finish what you started. The overall atmosphere is approaching high end with a local modesty. Clearly this place is high society, not to be mistaken with an elitist quality. I would recommend Green Valley Ranch as a good starting point and a great palce for a buffet lunch or dinner if you have it that way.

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Best Poker Rooms in Vegas

March 11, 2006 @ 1:56 am · Filed under General, Do, Casinos

Best Poker Rooms in Vegas

When you come to Las Vegas you come to gamble, and if you’re any kind of a man, you’ll want to play some poker. This city is of full of card rooms and nearly every casino now offers poker, but depending on what kind of action you’re looking for, you’ll need to chose wisely.

I think the poker room at the Wynn offers a little something for everyone. It is the most comfortable room in all of Las Vegas with plush chairs on casters and plenty of ergonomic flexibility. They have a very liberal comp system, if you’re playing and you’re hungry, they’ll treat you to a great meal. The games range in limit stakes from 3/6 to 30/60and sometimes greater. It’s a great little room and the action is always fast. Day or night you can always find a good game at the Wynn, and for the ego-maniacs, they’ll always treat you like a king.

If you’re looking for some serious action then you’ll have to go to the Belllagio. Whether you want to play some low-limit stud, or Hold’em with the best pros in the world you can find any game you’re looking for. Bring $100 and sit down for a nice game of 3/6 or bring $1 million and play heads-up with Scotty Nyguen in the 40,000/80,000 parlor. The room is big and elegant. The dealers are friendly and the cocktail waitress are nice. Dressed a little too conservative for this guy, but all-in-all, the Bellagio is the place to be. They don’t offer poker players any sort of a comp system, and the food is over-priced. For a visiting tourist the Bellagio offers you a world-class poker experience, but for the avid local it is just not that great of a deal.

The Orleans Casino, just off the beaten path offers some of the best incentives for playing there. Their poker room is one of the largest with close to thirty tables and daily tournaments, however the action is small, so for the fugal gambler this is the place to be. They’ll comp you a dollar an hour and they offer a great bad beat jackpot for it’s patrons. Unheard of anywhere else, they even host a 4/8 Texas Hold’em game with half-blinds. The dealers are a lot of fun, and you can grab one hell of a breakfast at the cafe. For $2.95 you can get the Graveyard Special; a steak and breakfast platter. The only downside is that the kind of steak they serve is only good rare, but unless you want to really gamble, you’re probably better off getting it well-done.

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