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I'm in Vegas next week for CES- first time in a long time. I'll be working during the day, but I have nights free to play. This might be a stupid question, but are the games generally good wherever you go? I'm typically a 2/5 or 1/2 player, so I'm not looking for anything particularly big.

It's impossible to know without a crystal ball.

Exactly; you will be sitting with some random assortment of players. Your table could suck, while the one right next to you is hella good.

if you're in vegas during a generally busy time like CES at 1/2 or 2/5 and sit at a bad table, just get up and move to a different one. if that one also sucks, move to a different pokerroom.
if you end up thinking that all tables in all rooms suck, then you're probably just not a winning player.

Total noob to Vegas. Coming from the UK. Would it be convenient to go with Pounds and change at a casino? Also. Could I open a bank account as a non resident? And do casinos offer boxes or accounts to poker players?

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Dear Anyone.

I flat don't understand how the betting on Vegas slots works. I live in England and over here, the price you see is what it is per spin. So if you're playing a £2 machine - say - I'm a very low roller, sorry! - when you press the button you spend £2.

I've watched loads of Vegas people like Vegas Matt and NG Slots and they choose - say - remember I don't know what I'm talking about! - $1 denomination but it's $50 a spin. Or - $-something-else denomination but $50 - same amount - per spin. As it's the same amount per spin - I'm using $50 as a slightly random amount because it's an amount they often use - what are they gaining by changing denomination? And why is it $50 and not $1 as it's - say - $1 denom?

Someone told me once it's the amount per line but I'm not quite 'with' that - over here, some £2 a go slots have ten lines, some have 20, some change the amount of lines in the bonus from what they are in the games but the price is still £2 per game, the amount you spend per spin doesn't change. How come it stays constant on British slots but not on American ones? (You CAN change the amount per game here - the £2 slots give you 20p-50p-£1 options but that's still the price per game. When you press the button, that's how much gets deducted. It's not 20p denom, £2 per spin, it's 20p per spin and that's it!)

If it IS to do with the amount of lines, somehow (and I'm not quite seeing how and the NG's/Matts don't explain it anywhere) why change the denom lower if you're still spending the same amount per actual spin, what's the point?

I'm not likely to go to Las Vegas but at least I'd actually UNDERSTAND what's going on when I watch it on YouTube!

Yours hopefully

Chris.

In the States, the betting denomination is typically displayed as the bet per credit per line for both slots and video poker. leon's most recent post in his TR (https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showp...) provides an example.

Each credit costs 50c. He bets 5 credits per line/hand on 80 lines, for a total wager of 400 credits or $200. His spin poker hits are a bit closer to what you'll see on slot machines as far as lines vs hands, but the same concept applies - most slots will have dozens or hundreds of lines to bet, and each line costs X credits to bet.

13 years of lurking! Welcome.

So when someone's doing - again, random example to make a point, not a real-world one - $1 denom, $75 per spin they're betting on 75 lines, and if they change that to - say - 50c denom, $75 a spin they're betting on 150 lines? Do I have that right?

Why wouldn't it be more worthwhile keeping it on lower denom, more winlines because you'd have more chances of clusters of wins than higher denom, fewer winlines? And last question until one of you good, patient people answers this Vegas idiot.....!!

As the machines are on percentages - I dunno if the progressives count as part OF the percentages but pretend they DON'T for the purposes of this question otherwise it gets complicated! - why does it matter what you bet? They've got to pay out the same percentage anyway, no matter what the bet, so you're ultimately going to win the same amount, aren't you? I mean 90% is 90% whether you're spending $1 a go or $100 a go so what's the real point of spending the bigger amount (or whatever the percentage is)?

Apologies in advance for being dumbass,

Chris.

I know this is old but I just saw it and decided I'd comment because I had a similar experience. Calling the cops wasn't the best idea. Even if they do care, there's only so much they can do. Who you should've called was the SPCA. They are pretty iffy about response time, but if they do arrive, as long as there are witnesses they will take the dog - by force if necessary. If the SPCA are backed up and unable to arrive in a reasonable amount of time, I still wouldnt call the cops, because as I said, their hands are tied. All they can do is give the guy a citation. So call the SPCA and if they can't make it, you may have to take the dog by force yourself (if you care enough to go that far) and drop it off at a no-kill shelter. Vegas has plenty of good ones. One thing I can guarantee is that if you do personally intervene, the cops will NOT arrest you.

None of that matters to people playing slots. All that matters is how cool the bonus features are. How pretty are the pictures and the ding ding ding.

max bets can make a difference when playing slots
from MGM

Get USD before you fly. You'd get reamed on exchange at a casino window. Your bank is far more likely to have a better conversion rate.

Paylines are usually not the difference. It’s usually just a multiplier on awards. There can be differences in frequencyand size of jackpot awards. But suffice it to say that it’s not as cut and dry as you’re making it sound. In fact usually higher denom provides more RTP, not less.

Is there somewhere I can find a list of poker room rates and the amount of play required to qualify? The first post suggests to use AllVegasPoker which doesn't exist anymore. Thanks!

AVP became Poker Atlas, so maybe that has the info now?

I think you are low. I did a thread about retiring there and kept an eye on Zillow for a while, and drove around Summerlin/Henderson neighborhoods last fall (even did an open house), and I don't think you are going to find much house in Summerlin or Henderson for $300-$400K.

The issue w condos is the monthly fees. Plenty of safe condos in that range though. Houses are going to be hit or miss by neighborhood, but you can probably find something. You need a good realtor (happy to refer) and the ability & willingness to move quick. The houses you want aren’t in abundance at those price points but a condo in the mid 2’s is for sure possible

how you guys that play poker for a living/gambling rent apartments out here.

me and my girl are moving out here for at least 6 months and would like to rent a 1br/2br apt , but outside of tax teturns, i dont have w2's (have been filing as a gambler for a long time).

i have lived out here before and had a couple connections in which i would pay 6months/1 year up front but they both passed away .

im willing to pay 3/4 months upfront but dont know if condo/apartments would accept that even with nevadas easy eviction laws.

I agree the monthly fees on condos are a rip off but don’t have to do stupid odds and ends around a house.

House wise, what would it be $400-500k to see what I stated. It’s kinda crazy how expensive houses are in Vegas but prices have went up everywhere in the US. I’m more looking as a 10-15 year plan. I wouldn’t mind moving to vegas if I could pay full for a condo and just work a side hustle like Amazon flex, Uber, etc in my spare time and play a little poker when I wanted. Sadly this it prolly 10 years or more away for me.

Btw is renting economical in vegas? I looked at some prices and it doesn’t seem that expensive when you look at what homes cost. $1-2k / month for a solid apartment doesn’t seem that expensive if you ask me. I’m moving to a city that is much less desirable than vegas and will be paying a tad under 2k for rent. Think vegas would have a ton more to offer than Albany ny (prolly better dating options, nice weather, gambling, entertainment, etc)- only minus might be the fact it’s more expensive for dinner and entertainment than northeast

rent is an evil concept... 'you will own nothing and be happy'.

Safe to say the games will be softer than usual Super Bowl weekend?

Free/cheap parking probably a lot harder to find tho..

Honestly, if you are 10-15 years out, IMO it's pretty pointless to start talking prices and neighborhoods. Things may well look radically different that far out.