LVL FAQ, Quick Questions, General Vegas Discussion, Etc
Here's a List of Frequently Asked Questions. Read before posting your question in this thread or in the forum. Please use the search function as most topics have been addressed at some point.
Discussion of gambling before you reach the legal age (21 for Vegas and AC), is not allowed. Discussion of what you can do if you are under 21 is perfectly acceptable.
Renting out rooms in LV Lifestyle
As per Mat Sklansky's post in ATF the Vegas Lifestyle form is acceptable for short-term housing requests, but the Marketplace forum is the only forum where room rentals and other real estate offers can be made
we have a marketplace on this site for people who want to rent out rooms. the Vegas forum is there for people to discuss Vegas and during special vegas events it can also be a place where people organize get-togethers and temporary living situations.
What is ok
-People coming to las vegas needing a place to stay for a short term basis (vacation, tournament etc) and are looking for connections
-Asking questions about where are good locations, where other people live and what they would recommend and etc.
What is not ok
-Using 2+2 as a commercial enterprise to rent out rooms in different houses
-Spamming rooms for rent in LV Lifestyle
-People living in las vegas looking for a poker roomate, posts of this nature should instead be placed in the Marketplace forum
1) Where are the softest games at [insert limit here]?
- Listen, here's the thing. If you can't spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker.
2) Where should I go to eat for my bachelor party, wedding party, ingrown toenail removal party, etc?
Try the fine dining thread or the casual dining thread.
3) How do I decide which hotel to stay at?
There are many independent criteria which can drive a decision - cost, location, amenities/facilities, luxury, etc. which makes it impossible to arrive at a universally "best" hotel to stay at. Expect to pay a premium (either in terms of room rates or increased gambling minimums) for proximity to the Strip, newer hotels, and more amenities/facilities (including a hotel/casino vs. a hotel only). In general, there are a few broad classifications that can be made (classifications done subjectively by intended audience that they market to):
Strip Top Tier (top of the line luxury, relatively new/remodeled, often have a unique theme/schtick, very expensive resorts): Mandalay Bay, Bellagio, Caesars Palace, Venetian, Wynn, Aria (CityCenter).
Older Strip Megaresorts (top of the line or tried to be at one point, but have been superceded, generally still generate enough interest to be expensive): Luxor, MGM Grand, NYNY, Flamingo, Mirage, Treasure Island.
Second Tier Strip Megaresorts (places that never really aimed to be the king of the Strip, but have good locations and are much more affordable): Tropicana, Excalibur, Monte Carlo, Planet Hollywood, Paris, Bally's, Harrah's.
Blatant Discount Strip Options (places that market to the bargain hunters): Bill's, Imperial Palace, Casino Royale.
North Strip (arguably still on the Strip, but physically separated from the rest by a pretty wide gap; typically discount-oriented): Circus Circus, Riviera, Sahara, Hilton, Stratosphere.
Downtown (most downtown casinos are discount-oriented with low gambling limits and cheaper amenities): El Cortez, Golden Spike, Fitzgerald's, Fremont, Golden Nugget, Binion's, Golden Gate, Plaza, California, Main Street Station.
Off-Strip, Strip-like Hotels (playing to the same audience as many on the Strip, but physically located off-Strip): Palms, Rio, Hard Rock.
Just Off-Strip, Downtown-like Hotels (playing to the same audience as many Downtown, but located within a mile of the Strip): Gold Coast, Orleans, Wild Wild West, Hooters, Terrible's, South Point.
Off-Strip, unclustered (many of these hotel/casinos are unclustered and are geographically scattered; they aim for the discount audience but also draw a higher percentages of locals): Arizona Charlie's, Boulder, Sam's Town, Sunset Station, Santa Fe, Jerry's Nugget.
Non-Casino Hotels: Around the Strip and Downtown there are a ****load of hotels without casinos. Obviously these are the cheapest options and many chains are represented - Days Inn, Embassy Suites, Marriott, Residence Inn, Best Western, Howard Johnson, etc. Notable non-casino hotels directly on the Strip are Polo Towers and the Jockey Club.
4) Where can I find a gigantic list of things you do not see in vegas?
5) What is the poker rate at X casino/How do I get it?
Follow this link!: http://www.allvegaspoker.com/poker_rates...
Useful Websites:
Las Vegas Weekly - For Nightclub and Entertainment Schedules
All Vegas Poker Tournament Schedule - Schedule for Daily Poker Tournaments in Las Vegas
Questions will be added to the faq once they are asked enough times to annoy the moderator.
Yeah, that's your money, the limit's just a default setting that you should be able to change to whatever.
Yeah, that's your money, the limit's just a default setting that you should be able to change to whatever.
Are there any banks where you can set the ATM withdrawal limit to whatever amount you want to? My local credit union told me they couldn't increase it beyond $2k/day and to get another card if I needed more. The cards from my European banks have a 2k€/day ATM limit, even though I could set the overall monthly spending limit as high as 100k€.
I think a lot of ATMs have a $1k per withdrawal limit for non-customers to make people pay fees twice if they needed more.
The highest my bank would let me go was $1000.
Are there any banks where you can set the ATM withdrawal limit to whatever amount you want to? My local credit union told me they couldn't increase it beyond $2k/day and to get another card if I needed more. The cards from my European banks have a 2k€/day ATM limit, even though I could set the overall monthly spending limit as high as 100k€.
I think a lot of ATMs have a $1k per withdrawal limit for non-customers to make people pay fees twice if they needed more.
Mine is capped at $2k as well. I didn't know that about the ATM limits. That's smart/evil.
Wait, are you saying that it's per card and not per account?
With one of the European banks I have a VISA and MasterCard that draw from the same account and I can take out 2k€/day with both of them.
TBH I don't remember if the US credit union told me I needed a second card for the same account or a second account. I guess I just assumed it's the former because it's that way with the European bank.
That's some good info. I always assumed it was per account.
It's been a long time ago, but I'm pretty sure Wells Fargo let me set it to unlimited. I was having problems with Chase when I moved there. Maybe there's a limit, but for some reason I was thinking they took the limit off the account, but there is a limit per machine. I could be wrong.
Mirage has to pay out all their promo $.
Idk if it is +ev but if you are gonna play, might as well do it there.
There will be five slots-based drawings daily from July 9-13 and 16,; the drawings are hourly starting at 3 PM.
It appears that each drawing is for:
$40,000, on July 9-11;
$50,000, on July 12 & 13;
$20,000, on July 16
Only players playing within 2 minutes of a drawing are eligible
There will also be one table-games-based drawing daily on July 12 & 13
To be eligible, you have to play at least one of these between 11 AM and 7 PM on that day:
Face-Up Pai Gow
UTH
3-Card Poker
Let It Ride
Blackjack
Baccarat
The 7/12 prize is $217,424.45; the 7/13 prize is $230,075.28
You need to be present at the drawing and claim it within five minutes of your name being announced, or another name will be drawn
Wow, it's midnight in Las Vegas and it's still 100° out.
woohoo
posting to fix bug
Mirage has to pay out all their promo $.
Idk if it is +ev but if you are gonna play, might as well do it there.
There will be five slots-based drawings daily from July 9-13 and 16,; the drawings are hourly starting at 3 PM.
It appears that each drawing is for:
$40,000, on July 9-11;
$50,000, on July 12 & 13;
$20,000, on July 16
Only players playing within 2 minutes of a drawing are eligible
There will also be one table-games-based drawing daily on July 12 & 13
To be eligible, you have to play at least o
Sounds like this has been a disaster based on social media posts.
Funny, but it's not a real sign
I'm currently living in CT and am contemplating a move to Vegas. So, to my knowledge no Vegas casinos offer comped rooms to patrons who solely play poker? How generous are the casinos in regards to additional comps such as entertainment, food, etc?
The CT casinos (MS and Foxwoods) have become increasingly stingy. I'm wondering if that's a nationwide trend...
to my knowledge no Vegas casinos offer comped rooms to patrons who solely play poker? How generous are the casinos in regards to additional comps such as entertainment, food, etc?
that is correct... comps for food and sundries are listed or well known and reasonably generous. Between a dollar and two dollars an hour.
some casinos require you to get a print out from the cage prior to using the comps, some casinos just use the players card as a source.
that is correct... comps for food and sundries are listed or well known and reasonably generous. Between a dollar and two dollars an hour.
some casinos require you to get a print out from the cage prior to using the comps, some casinos just use the players card as a source.
Thanks for information. Do casinos offer discounted rates for poker? Furthermore, I was told there are casinos in smaller cities in Nevada that offer comped rooms. Any truth to that?
Any free bets/free slot play off poker?
I'm currently living in CT and am contemplating a move to Vegas. So, to my knowledge no Vegas casinos offer comped rooms to patrons who solely play poker? How generous are the casinos in regards to additional comps such as entertainment, food, etc?
The CT casinos (MS and Foxwoods) have become increasingly stingy. I'm wondering if that's a nationwide trend...
You should check out Vegas Poker Nomad on YouTube - he's Caesar's Diamond status just from poker and often gets free or very cheap rooms w/resort fees waived for most of the year, and stays in cheap AirBNBs on some weekends otherwise
heading to Vegas next month. I love double board bomb pots. Which rooms offer it at 1/3 and 2/5?
