I just got back from Vegas where we stayed at the new casino called The Palazzo. It's connected to the Venetian and is all suites and very luxurious. I'm always on the lookout when new casino's open because that's about the only time I can afford to stay at them. I've stayed at the Venetian, the Wynn and now the Palazzo, all for about $150/night. Next time we go I'm sure it'll be about $500/night.
The downside to staying there is that it's usually more expensive to gamble there so we end up going elsewhere. I like the Planet Hollywood, which used to be the Aladdin. It's always fun there. In fact, we played a new blackjack game that was very weird! It's called "Double Exposure". Here's how it works:
The dealer has both cards face up, which is cool. However, to offset that all pushes (ties) go to the dealer. Also, blackjack only pays 1-1 instead of 2-1. Also, you can only double down on 10 and 11, nothing else. The part that really throws you in this game is getting a 20 only to see the dealer get a 20 and you have to hit! I did see a woman on our table actually hit a 20 and get an ace to win! I usually hit a 20 with another face card for a 30, which is a rarity to see on a blackjack table, haha.
Cdubya and I played for about 3 hours. At one point we were both up about $50 each but eventually she went back down to even and quit and I continued to throw money at it hoping for another good run that never came and was down about $75.
I did not have any luck the whole trip. I lost about $150 on craps and blackjack the first day.
Day 2 I decided to put $50 on the Brewers to beat the Mets with Ben Sheets going. Well, he fucked me of course, taking himself out after 5 innings in a 1-0 game with a very minor little groin thing (that's what she said). Gagne eventually gave up 3 in the 8th and they lost. I was not a happy camper. I went on to lost another couple hundred over the rest of the day. Just had no luck at all. I did skip betting on the Brewers again so that helped me as they lost the next 2 games as well. If I'd gotten into Vegas a couple hours earlier on Sunday I would have bet the Brewers with CC Sabathia going for sure but missed it. Of course, the line was -260 which is nuts. -260 means that a $260 bet would have gotten me back $100 ($360 total).
On Tuesday we decided to just spend the day at the pool. Well, 6 hours later, despite our best efforts to stay out of the sun, we were both sunburned. Never really saw or felt it coming as we were mostly in the shade, except for brief forays into the pool. My chest, stomach and shoulders are now a bright shade of red and it hurts like a mofo. And to make things better, I have a hockey playoff game tonight! I may skip wearing shoulder pads. I don't think that would feel too great.
After a painful shower Tuesday we went to see "The Jersey Boys" which is the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Great show, highly recommend it. Amazing they could find someone that could hit those high notes like Frankie.
Oh, almost forgot. I tried the "slip a $20 to the person checking you in for a complimentary upgrade" thing and was upgraded to a strip view for no extra charge. I'm 2-2 on upgrades that way now, definitely try it. Only thing is that they will probably try to get you to pay for a much larger upgrade. Just say you're not interested in paying more.
Anywho, here are some pictures of the Palazzo.
