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You can still drive without all the verification that a real ID requires.

Once you qualify for a real ID there should be an easy road to Pre-Check. I went for the Known Traveler Program (Global Entry) which includes pre-check.

Global Entry pretty awesome if you're traveling internationally. When I came back from India, I'd guess I spent 15x the time waiting for my bag as going through customs/immigration (45 m vs 3).

Despite the Global Entry card being a US-government issued, Real ID, WSOP wouldn't take it for registration last time I played. Sigh.

fwiw, to get a REAL ID, you have to prove you're a US Citizen. So make sure you bring the correct documents to the DMV before you go or you will not get one. Ask me how I know...

Luckily, I looked it up on the state website. But couldn't find my birth certificate. Had to go to the county health board first. Luckily, that only took 15 minutes.

I walk everywhere, so then there's that.
Think of me as Reacher 2.0

Just planes to gitmo

AND US citizens wont be able to get on planes if they dont get verified.
as mentioned above, international folks do not have issues as long as they have a valid passport.

I was thinking about foreigners here legally, like on a green card or student. I guess they would have a passport though.

that's a good question... I dont know the answer for sure on that. I would make the assumption that if their status was already 'naturalized', then they would just show that documentation to get the gold star.

Green Cards and Student Visa's probably have their own specific documents that allow for exemption.

for US native citizens, it is a birth cert

I am making a lot of assumptions here because I really dont know, I dont have one as yet and I am not sure I am getting one.

yeah learned that the hard way too. I love going to the DMV twice for the same thing

There are actually 5 symbols that indicate a real ID. My DL has a white star with a black circle around it, for example.

Couple of interesting things I've seen in passing the last few days on social media....

Caesars significantly cut back hours in their buffet due to low demand.
Palms and Silverton are bringing back 5 dollar tables and the Palms is 100% 3:2 on blackjack tables now.
Excalibur laid off bellhops and valets and supporting staff. Remaining staff will no longer deliver your bags to your room and I'm assuming pick-up bags as well.

Obviously Excalibur is a lower tiered property but cutting back on guest services always seems like a gamble with regards to longer term stuff. (You're going to remember that it took 3 hours to check-in and another hour to get your bags the next time you're thinking about booking another trip.)

cutting services coinciding with a raise in resort fees is a bad look. good luck with that

Seems a little cringey

which one is the good one again?
3:2 or 6:5?
it's 6:5 isnt it?

3 to 2 is good.

Not sure if you're joking but I realized if you've never played BJ then how would you know.

Under "normal" rules being dealt blackjack would net you 150 bucks on a 100 dollar hand. When it moves to 6:5 you'd net 120 bucks. Relatively speaking it's a significant jump in house edge.

Yeah... I dont play 21, but ROI is the biggest determining factor.

But 6 and 5 are better bigger than 3 and 2!

I also find it interesting how few people understand how ratios work. I meanI don’t expect random tourists to understand basic strategy but they should know that 3:2 is more then 6:5.

i used to tell people not to play the sidebets because they give back 84 cents on the dollar and if they want to chase big wins are much better off just picking a number at roullette

likewise, i would tell people who want to play against the book that they are giving the house a massive edge by doing that so they should just play baccarat instead where they can't sabotage themselves

it was always met with dirty looks

Got a chuckle out of this from Facebook.

It’s a complete and total indictment of the education system. Simple math isn’t hard. But then again, Vegas is mostly built on the wallets of whales and morons.