Yes, it would be sad to see it go. However, if Hard Rock is focused on enhancing the Casino's Rock n Roll theme they could replace it with an authentic element of the rocker life, like a rehab clinic.
The issue with advantage play has nothing to do with slot payback - those machines pay out the same as any other in aggregate. The problem is the advantage players themselves and I applaud MGM for addressing it. Some, not all, advantage players have been literally stalking the machines waiting until they get to the perceived "payout" timing. If another player is playing a machine they are stalking they become very aggressive to that player to get them off the machine. They will crowd in on the player, sit next to them and use smoke and other actions to drive them away and in a few rare instances literally threaten the player. While I am not a fan of the punishing the whole for the actions of a few it does appear MGM is being careful with who they are applying this restriction to. If you occasionally play advantage games you have nothing to worry about. If they see you stalking them, then expect to lose your benefits at their properties.
If they are intimidating others then that needs to be cracked down on - I agree. If that is the type of people that they targeted with this then it makes sense.
You may think there aren’t many advantage slot players, but if you ever try it in Las Vegas, you will quickly realize how many there are. There are generally several teams in every casino. If you do sit down at one the machines they are scouting, they will try to get you off of the machine once it is in an advantage state through intimidation.
Was at Aria last week playing multiple time next to an advantage machine. Someone came by to check all the different bet types every couple of minutes. Kind of funny to watch. It didn’t look like people that were on vacation but more like locals that do this as a job.
Last time in Vegas i gambled $40. With all the fees (convenience fees etc) and uncertainty of cost, gambling was unappealing. The unwritten agreement was you gamble and we'll treat you well. They stopped treating us well and this MGM stuff is just the latest example.
Once you start doing advantage play slots you start to notice how many others are doing the same thing. If you see someone walking up to machines and tapping the through menus for all the different denominations to show the bonuses they are advantage playing. It's likely easier to spot that on the cameras than to review their player's club play.
Unclaimed tickets go largely to the state for social welfare programs. The casinos collected around $6M last year and the state over $24M. The fountain coins are all donated.
4:52 the problem with RLCs means that cars need to have license plates on them in the first place. Endemic to the valley are no plates, expired plates, and who knows if the plates are even correct. I've sat at red lights with police right behind a no-plated car and......... nothing. And Red Light Running is just as terrible.... and not likely Cali drivers... I see it all over, Summerlin, Enterprise, Hendertucky, they don't care. I'm a transplant to LV from a RLC state (AND speed camera state)... and in those 15 or so years I got no RLC tickets. So just stop at the line and you won't get a ticket.
AP slot machines attract non advantage players. This is the same reason that casinos still offer Blackjack, Sports betting, Poker, and other potential "advantage games".
Many advantage slot players are like mosquitoes they hover over you, trying to get you to move along that drives me crazy, i don't mind if someone checks a machine to compare but i dont want them pressuring me to leave because they think my machine is at an advantage, 🤙
I was at Palazzo last week and was pleased to see (from my room) that the Atrium was still intact. I hope they don't take it out, as the smell of the plants in Mirae is far better than that thing they have in HR Ft. Lauderdale.
I assumed it was a given the Mirage Atrium would be demolished along with the Volcano from the very beginning. Like: how would you interpolate something like that into a loosely rock-and-roll themed resort if you can't even find a way to work the Volcano into it? (especially given Grateful Dead's drummer was directly involved in composing its score). Chris Martin really is an international treasure. I know many frown on Coldplay's music being almost sickeningly schmaltzy and platitude-heavy, but to their credit their albums have always had plentiful deeper cuts with surprising teeth and stylistic curveballs than they often are given credit for ("Amsterdam", "White Shadows", "Glass Of Water", "Major Minus", "Chinese Sleep Chant", "Midnight", etc.). Their new album "Moon Music" even has a couple of those at least with "ALiEN HITS/ALiEN RADIO" and "AETERNA" in my opinion). And when their music just elicits such warm, fuzzy feelings that inspire unity and honoring our highest ideals, I fail to see how anyone can hate on that. I really think Chris Martin is about as close to a Dolly Parton of his generation among all lead singers of acts. 😊 The NBA makes a lot of sense at the site adjacent to Rio. I hope it happens. 🙂
Technically (not that I agree with it) any slot tickets left in the casino are considered state property (Nevada revised Statute 205) and it is illegal to take it if you find it. Most casinos don't enforce this (from what I see) but I have heard of a few instances where people were charged for simply taking a found slot ticket and keeping it.
Back in the late seventies I was walking past the Westward Ho. It was between Stardust and Circus Circus next to Slots of Fun. Just inside the door we're two friendly / attractive showgirls. One was handing out free glasses of Champagne from a pyramid of glasses. The other was on a higher platform pouring the Champagne into the top glasses so it cascaded down. You did not have to do anything to indulge. I had three I had three. I could have had more and surprisingly it tasted good. I like Vegas but it's hard to imagine this happening today without jumping through a lot of hoops and hurdles
The casinos used to do so much more to attract players. It's completely turned around now. You essentially start paying before you even get in (parking).
I was at Santa Ana Star Casino in Albuquerque, NM in July and I thought it was a pretty good casino. There are several in northern Albuquerque and I actually like the area quite a bit. It's worth exploring if people have never been. Especially if you like casinos and the weather and landscapes of the southwest.
We basically stopped going to Vegas due to several factors (homeless population on the streets, dirty and run-down properties, price gouging, hospitality (or rather unhospitable) staff, etc) We go to the 2 big Oklahoma casinos (WinStar and Choctaw) and the Beau Rivage in Biloxi. The down-side to the Indian casinos is no free drinks. (other than colas) The drinks are about $10-$14 for cocktails and around $4-$6 for beer. The Beau has really been our go-to place for the past 3 years. We go about 3-5 times per year, and we will be making our 4th trip this year next week. (Drinks are free if you are gambling, just like Vegas) - We get the junket trip offers every month (air, hotel, freelay) all 100% comped. There is not as much stuff to do and spend your money on there, as there is in Vegas, so our gambling budget for each trip is bigger. ☺ We will still visit Vegas, but once every 3-4 years is plenty for us, due to the crap mentioned above. When we do go, it costs us for the air, the extra restaurant's we try, the shows we see, etc, so about an extra $3k per trip. By going to the Beau, that money goes to the degenerate fund.
Vancouver Casino limits you to 2 drinks per 6 hours. Moheghan Sun Pennsylvania charges $27.50 for a Jack Daniels with Coke and one drink per 3 hours playing slots.
Back when Potawatomi in Milwaukee first opened, all electronics were banned and phones had to be checked at the security desk before you could go in to gamble.
U2 newest video from downtown wasnt paid people. I waited 3 hours there on rumors Vital Vegas was tweeting that something was happening and the crowd grew as rumors grew and stuff started being setup.
I don't understand what Advantage Slot Playing is. The only thing I can come up with is if you play a machine that has a "Must hit xxx Jackpot by xxx spend" or "must hit bonus by XXX buffalo heads" Which is a publicly displayed thing. How MGM or anyone can figure it out seems crazy to me to cut down on comps for those players. I would love to hear what it actually is, or if it is really anything that a common player needs to worry about. No matter what I think you guys hit it on the head by pointing out the problem is that MGM hides how you earn points, based on denomination, bet level, type of game, etc. and there is no real way to know what you will earn on each game without spending a huge amount of time figuring it out for each individual game.
That's correct, must hit progressives like the old "Thundercash" machines are beatable. But there are many other new machines. Regal Riches is a very famous one where you can play for the Purple, Green and Yellow bonuses (recommend playing purple 56 or higher). Buffalo Ascension is also a popular play where the reels grow and when they reach a reel height of 8 you get the bonus. So a profitable play for buffalo ascension is to only play it when 2 reels have a height of 7.
Ap slots- it is widely known now, it is an issue, and thank God they are doing something about it. Unfortunately, you guys are ignorant of the issues and your opinions on it are incorrect. The major issue are the Asians. They have spotters that hover on top of you while you are playing ap machines, they wait until you get up then, bc they have no money, text others to come play machines and get a kickback. Sometimes there are actual fights over who gets the machine when there is more than one person sitting on a machine waiting. It's an issue and it's a good thing they are making it more difficult for them to earn. Borgata has tossed dozens of the Asian teams. I'm surprised you guys are unaware of it, there are a few RUclips slot channels dedicated to ap slots. Any bonus machine in vegas you see a bunch of ppl, usual Asians, watching while someone else is playing, that's prob a bonus machine. Regal riches, Buffalo ascension are two that are easy to see this on.
I actually recall an interview months ago where a Hard Rock exec did say, when questioned about the fate of the atrium dome, that it wasn’t going to be part of the plan.
Speaking of odd casino rules: The Isle of Capri Casino in Boonville, Missouri will only let you buy one drink at a time, and only for yourself. If no waitress comes by and you go to the bar to get drinks for yourself and a companion - forget it. One drink for yourself. That's it. Also - nice to see the interior of Boulder Station. I was there for the original grand opening many years ago.
Not sure if this has ever been mentioned on the show, but Gilcrease orchard was a place we found online. It was a short drive from the strip. Never thought you could pick your own pumpkin,apple cider,doughnut, and a jazz band. Finding new things to do during the day in Vegas can be a challenge. I don’t think they allow alcohol inside the corn maze. Sorry Mark 😢.
MGM is trying to court their online sports bettors. I have offers from 8 Vegas hotels for 3 or 4 night comp rooms, plus resort credits and free play. The interesting thing is that they ignored sports bettors for a long time but now the offers are rolling in now that I am betting on betmgm more consistently. I just got assigned a host for VIP sports gambling. I really thought I was a small sports bettor but I guess I was wrong. I really only take a little portion of my profits to sports gamble as I find the easiest money is against the wall street pros that are managing people's retirement accounts. Once you understand how Wall street works, it is relatively easy to make money off the wall street pros. One other thing is that the gambling on wall street is much more than what goes on in Vegas. People would be upset if they knew how the wall street folks manage people's money.
Rio would be an awesome location for an NBA arena. It is so close to Chinatown and all kinds of local spots. Off-strip, but not too far off. Bring back to life the awesome rooftop bar with one of the best views in the entire valley. Hope it happens.
Talking about no drinking at that casino, one that I always find amusing is the Singapore Sands Casino. The locals have to pay to get in and then can only stay for 24 hours. But if you are a tourist it is easier and quicker to get into the country than it is to get in to the casino. To get into the country you just scan your passport. To get into the casino you have to show the equivalent of the US ESTA form. So you have to go to a staff member, show this form on your phone and then move on to the next staff member and show your passport…..and you can’t leave the casino without showing your passport again.
i once went to a junky little casino in CA near Redding - upon entering they had you STOP and they said 'look up' - there was a video camera there - and it did feel strange as you said
Was this during the pandemic? I know that some casinos will have cameras at eye level as well as "choke points" in order to aid facial recognition. Telling customers to "look up" seems like bad management.
I frequent Santa Ana star casino and it's like that because it's reservation. The natives have a lot of rules and always high security. All casinos in New Mexico are like that.
I’m a California driver had lots of red light cameras where I live now there is only two left. They are only for funding. They falsely show you running a red light and don’t show the exact red light where it happened
no. the rules for the native casinos are negotiated with the state. i suppose the state could allow different rules in different counties, but i've never seen that.
My brother in law lives in new Mexico and we just had a convo about this. All of them have that rule and all are smoke free. I always say you don't have to bet a lot to win a lot, nice major
Did you ask why they had the drink rule? One San Diego area casino would not serve you drinks if you weren't staying there. Open containers are allowed inside casinos in Reno but not outside. There are all sorts of strange drinking rules.
@@Milestomemories yeah! They relax the rule during the weekends and summer break. I normally never notice it because we head up there for dinner after 5 or to watch a sporting event there
I’m one of the players that was told of changes to my play level! My host at the Bellagio informed me that effective in January that my freeplay was going from $1500 per visit to $500. My resort credit ( meals) was going from $1000 to $500. My room accommodations was being reduced from Spa Tower suite to a “regular suite “. The only perk that was not taken away was pick up from/to airport. I’m assuming that I’m not giving back more of my winnings!!
Data shows that red light cameras reduce people running red lights thus reduces accidents and death. On the strip may be difficult because it is easy to get stuck in the middle of an intersections
I missed the original story about the 'grass' (though it looks like plastic astro turf to me) round the New York New York Statue of Liberty. The genuine statue doesn't rise out of water either, it stands in the middle of an island, with rather a lot of grass! But if people want to preserve the water reference, there's a historic ship here in the UK that's permanently in dry dock but the hull is surrounded by coloured and textured glass that does a good job of suggesting water. Why not do something like this?
At the casino inside Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands they charge locals a pretty stiff entry fee (S$150 or US$114) while it’s free for tourists. That’s the government’s way to prevent gambling addiction. Also, there was essentially a customs agent there looking very closely at your passport and asking questions before you can enter. I went in out of curiosity but it wasn’t that interesting.
To further add to the speculation regarding Vegas sports, I have been reading that Major League Rugby (MLR) wants to expand to Vegas within the next few years after seeing how successful the NRL was with their games at Allegiant back in March. Vegas is a rugby town given how popular the HSBC 7's events were when they were held at Sam Boyd Stadium. Since Allegiant would likely be too big for an MLR team, I think Cashman Field (where the Lights play) would be the best choice for this new team unless the new team wants to build a brand new stadium that would be their home alongside being the new home for the Lights who need a new stadium in my view to continue their growth.
As someone who grew up in (and still lives in) Seattle, I am about out of patience with the NBA and the dude who runs it. I forget his name, but he looks like Judge Doom from Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He’s been dangling expansion over our heads for ten years-ever since he became commissioner. He wanted a new arena. Built that, no team. I don’t understand why they keep wringing their hands, but it has been *torture* for this city. Just tell us no team and be done with it, and we’ll suck it up and buy Trailblazers jerseys. It’s like the NBA doesn’t want to grow the fan base or the amount of revenue. 🤬 I imagine Vegas is in for the same fate.
The players club bonuses are one thing but its crazy casinos dont have to post RPT on their machines In the states with legal online casinos they all do in the online games.
When is Las Vegas getting a professional cricket field as this sport begins to increase in popularity across the United States. Currently there is a Major Cricket League in its second year.
Mirage was our home for 12 years took us from nothing to hosted platinum in 6 years. Nomad/Park is our new home for now. Yes would be sad if Atrium is gone, think of all the dead plants and fish.😒 On the advantage player it seems to be the local flea's I see them sitting and stalking. Most seem to be scum bags. We bid them farewell. We visit Vegas 4 or 5 times a year. Do not need the pressure of scum bags lurking behind us.
I'm from central Calif. Sorry to see my Raiders then my A's leave. But, if they had to end up anywhere, Vega$ is good. I fly there several times of year anyways out of the Stockton airport. I'm in Vega$ in one hour ! By the way, the A's will be playing in Sacramento for the next 3 years ⚾
They could replace the "grass" at NYNY with a giant LED screen. Then they could at least make it look like water. I've also hit a $680 bonus on 75¢ playing Buffalo Revolution. Nice when that happens!
Not only do casinos remove comps from advantage players over time, they can get 86'd from casinos as well. It is not illegal so they can't be arrested. Similar to card counters in Blackjack, the house doesn't want winners. Casinos will ban certain players from playing certain games or ban the player completely. Casinos also have lists of banned players they share with other casinos, even with different ownership groups. If you get banned from the Peppermill in Reno, you are highly likely to get banned or have all comps removed from the Atlantis Casino down the street quickly. I know of dozens of local players have gotten this treatment from both casinos. I won a little over $6000 on slots in one night at the Peppermill in 2019, was 86'd the next day for being "suspicious." One month later I was banned from slots in the Atlantis, but not banned from other games, after winning a measly $20 in the high limit room. A Peppermill employee I know says she has seen my name on a list, even though it has been over 5 years. I don't drink or smoke, the behavior casinos really do not want is winning behavior.
The slot dollars are way better for MGM at Springfield, MA, and National Harbor in Maryland. Reason being, obviously, that there’s so much less entertainment-wise so they draw with more extra free play on top of already good offers.
Mark, Sorry about your weird experience at Santa Ana Casino. A better casino to visit is Buffalo Thunder. Casinos in New Mexico are very different and that is why I go to Vegas. Hope you had fun at The Balloon Fiesta.
We've been to several Native American casinos in NM and Arizona. Some distribute free soft dinks to players from carts in lieu of alcohol. In Taos, for example, there were no bars nor was alcohol permitted in the casino.
Montreal is another strange casino that prohibits drinking on the gaming floor. I was there before and after the rule change and it totally killed the atmosphere. I haven't bothered going back in over a decade because of it.
Montrealer here. Montreal casino is ran by a government org which does not treat it as one singular property but rather multiple sections attached altogether under one casino umbrella. In Montreal (and most of Canada) you are not allowed to walk around in public with a drink in hand. Because it is a government property & government wanted to go super strict & by the book, they opted to designate gaming areas as public areas because people can walk through gaming areas to reach other sections of the floor. As a result, drinks are not served in the general gaming area. HOWEVER, there are some gaming sections, such as the poker room, which don't fall under that rule because you cannot walk through them to reach other areas (hence not public pathway) so you can get drinks in those places. This is government handling at its "best"! Speaking of weird government regulations in Montreal Casino, here is another strange thing about it: Because it is ran by a state org (and not federal), it has to abide by province's French language directives, which means...playing cards used in the poker room are in FRENCH!! So Queen is not Q but rather D (short for Dame which is Queen in French) & King is not K but R (short for Roi which is French for King) Now THAT is confusing as heck!
I know more than a few advantage players who gotten shut down. I myself got kicked out of an MGM casino for advantage play when I was waiting for a friend to have breakfast, I didn't play a single slot that morning.
@@Milestomemories I have no idea, any other day I wouldn't have been surprised but that morning I was just waiting to meet a friend. I have also had my comps cut as did a Noir friend of mine.
Darius Rucker regularly shows up at karaoke bars in Charleston. His routine is to have a couple of drinks in the corner trying to lay low, then he will get up and sing a song and bounce. I would hate to have to follow him.
I find it BS that MGM is coming down on advantage players like that. Hey, the slot machine landscape has changed drastically the past 20 years. You didn't have these types of problems with reels and mechanics (and some board logic). Don't blame the players, blame the software... Blame whomever is making these machines and the software... as the phrase goes, don't hate the player, hate the game.
BC also does not allow drinking on the casino floor, but they allow bars on casino premises. You could literally reach over from your machine to pick a drink up from your friend's table, but that will get you both kicked out.
If you're concerned about the casinos monitoring your play, and holding back comps as they see fit, don't even think about what is being done with your internet activity. Everything you do on the internet is recorded.
They should have filled the area around the Statue of Liberty with a bluish clear epoxy, I am sure they could have really make it look like water. Or maybe a brownish think to replicate the water color in NY😂
The downtown Vegas video you want to see is Do You Realize? by Flaming Lips. Beautiful song, fantastic visuals. Check it out guys. Oh, and New York New York looks like a giant putt putt course now. Jeez.
That green turf around the Statue of Liberty makes it look like a mini-golf course. Besides, people are just going to hop the fence and use it as a dog park, leaving lots of poop behind.
No drinking on casino floor is standard for native casinos. It's part of the contract (compact) with the States. They can't serve you drinks while you're gambling. It's not "quirky" at all. They do serve drinks in many poker rooms (almost all), because you're not taking action against the house.
@@Milestomemories it is very beautiful and rich in culture. The laws can be strange and the crime a little high but I agree on the underrated part though I’m very fond of Vegas that’s my home away from home.
You were asking about different amenities and rules at casinos. I'm from wyo I play in Colorado as far as I know Colorado casinos are the only ones that offer soft 24hrs a day for free along with coffee and some have cappuccino machines all self serve. I've been in casinos across the US and never seen this. Along with free alcohol as long as you are playing. You don't have to play for free soft drinks. Just go pour one.
Winstar in Thackerville, you can not walk into the casino from your room with any cup or water bottle. But ok to take out of the casino to your room. Rediculous
Interesting. I go there every year when visiting family in TX but, although I get the room offers, have never stayed there. Have been thinking about staying a night sometime. I’ve brought small water bottles in from the garage, but it’s usually in a bag, not in hand.
Would you be sad if Hard Rock demolishes the Mirage atrium?
I'd be more upset if the Bellagio Fountains were turned into a mall, simply to generate revenue. However, the atrium needs to stay.
Let's wait and see what the Hard Rock looks like. I'm sure it will be a super property. There will be a Mirage omage in the new Hard Rock
@@cperucca all the surrounding hotels that have such a beautiful view for free would get so upset
Not at all
Yes, it would be sad to see it go. However, if Hard Rock is focused on enhancing the Casino's Rock n Roll theme they could replace it with an authentic element of the rocker life, like a rehab clinic.
The issue with advantage play has nothing to do with slot payback - those machines pay out the same as any other in aggregate. The problem is the advantage players themselves and I applaud MGM for addressing it. Some, not all, advantage players have been literally stalking the machines waiting until they get to the perceived "payout" timing. If another player is playing a machine they are stalking they become very aggressive to that player to get them off the machine. They will crowd in on the player, sit next to them and use smoke and other actions to drive them away and in a few rare instances literally threaten the player.
While I am not a fan of the punishing the whole for the actions of a few it does appear MGM is being careful with who they are applying this restriction to. If you occasionally play advantage games you have nothing to worry about. If they see you stalking them, then expect to lose your benefits at their properties.
If they are intimidating others then that needs to be cracked down on - I agree. If that is the type of people that they targeted with this then it makes sense.
You may think there aren’t many advantage slot players, but if you ever try it in Las Vegas, you will quickly realize how many there are. There are generally several teams in every casino. If you do sit down at one the machines they are scouting, they will try to get you off of the machine once it is in an advantage state through intimidation.
Was at Aria last week playing multiple time next to an advantage machine. Someone came by to check all the different bet types every couple of minutes. Kind of funny to watch. It didn’t look like people that were on vacation but more like locals that do this as a job.
Last time in Vegas i gambled $40. With all the fees (convenience fees etc) and uncertainty of cost, gambling was unappealing. The unwritten agreement was you gamble and we'll treat you well. They stopped treating us well and this MGM stuff is just the latest example.
Same
$40 dollars haha they don’t want $40 players!!! Heck I don’t want $40 players!!!
Once you start doing advantage play slots you start to notice how many others are doing the same thing. If you see someone walking up to machines and tapping the through menus for all the different denominations to show the bonuses they are advantage playing. It's likely easier to spot that on the cameras than to review their player's club play.
Unclaimed tickets go largely to the state for social welfare programs. The casinos collected around $6M last year and the state over $24M. The fountain coins are all donated.
4:52 the problem with RLCs means that cars need to have license plates on them in the first place. Endemic to the valley are no plates, expired plates, and who knows if the plates are even correct. I've sat at red lights with police right behind a no-plated car and......... nothing. And Red Light Running is just as terrible.... and not likely Cali drivers... I see it all over, Summerlin, Enterprise, Hendertucky, they don't care.
I'm a transplant to LV from a RLC state (AND speed camera state)... and in those 15 or so years I got no RLC tickets. So just stop at the line and you won't get a ticket.
I'm glad I have a picture of New York New York's statue 🗽 of Liberty with water and the fire boats.
Why don’t they just take all AP slot machines off the casino floor? That’s the real problem!
AP slot machines attract non advantage players. This is the same reason that casinos still offer Blackjack, Sports betting, Poker, and other potential "advantage games".
Many advantage slot players are like mosquitoes they hover over you, trying to get you to move along that drives me crazy, i don't mind if someone checks a machine to compare but i dont want them pressuring me to leave because they think my machine is at an advantage, 🤙
LOL, there is no such thing as an "advantage slot player"... slots are pure luck, there is zero skill involved.
@@_Coffee4Closers well whatever they call themselves, slot creeps
@@jeffstapley6188 Lucky for me I never play slots I guess. I stick to poker exclusively.
Barona Valley Ranch in San Diego is the same thing. Drinks in the restaurants but not on the casino floor
Barona is 18+ years old to play on the floor, that why there is no booze on the floor.
@@timwarr120 years old is obviously an *_adult._* Adults should be allowed to drink.
I'm pretty sure Mirage flip flopped on the atrium awhile back when they also flip flopped on keeping the place open during construction.
I was at Palazzo last week and was pleased to see (from my room) that the Atrium was still intact. I hope they don't take it out, as the smell of the plants in Mirae is far better than that thing they have in HR Ft. Lauderdale.
I assumed it was a given the Mirage Atrium would be demolished along with the Volcano from the very beginning. Like: how would you interpolate something like that into a loosely rock-and-roll themed resort if you can't even find a way to work the Volcano into it? (especially given Grateful Dead's drummer was directly involved in composing its score).
Chris Martin really is an international treasure. I know many frown on Coldplay's music being almost sickeningly schmaltzy and platitude-heavy, but to their credit their albums have always had plentiful deeper cuts with surprising teeth and stylistic curveballs than they often are given credit for ("Amsterdam", "White Shadows", "Glass Of Water", "Major Minus", "Chinese Sleep Chant", "Midnight", etc.). Their new album "Moon Music" even has a couple of those at least with "ALiEN HITS/ALiEN RADIO" and "AETERNA" in my opinion). And when their music just elicits such warm, fuzzy feelings that inspire unity and honoring our highest ideals, I fail to see how anyone can hate on that. I really think Chris Martin is about as close to a Dolly Parton of his generation among all lead singers of acts. 😊
The NBA makes a lot of sense at the site adjacent to Rio. I hope it happens. 🙂
We need those cameras. It’s way too dangerous on the road from people running lights.
Yes!
I always leave those coin slips on the machine for the next person to go ahead and put it in to help them.
Technically (not that I agree with it) any slot tickets left in the casino are considered state property (Nevada revised Statute 205) and it is illegal to take it if you find it. Most casinos don't enforce this (from what I see) but I have heard of a few instances where people were charged for simply taking a found slot ticket and keeping it.
@@canadianlynx3068 Just give your ticket to another player on your way out.
For 50 cents. What a joke
Back in the late seventies I was walking past the Westward Ho. It was between Stardust and Circus Circus next to Slots of Fun. Just inside the door we're two friendly / attractive showgirls. One was handing out free glasses of Champagne from a pyramid of glasses. The other was on a higher platform pouring the Champagne into the top glasses so it cascaded down. You did not have to do anything to indulge. I had three I had three. I could have had more and surprisingly it tasted good. I like Vegas but it's hard to imagine this happening today without jumping through a lot of hoops and hurdles
Wow sounds incredible. Definitely wouldn’t happen today and if it did it would be heavily publicized and marketed and have giant lines.
The casinos used to do so much more to attract players. It's completely turned around now. You essentially start paying before you even get in (parking).
Thank you to our co-hosts for this fun segment. Sad for the Trop. Hope it goes well.
I love that Mark has seasonal decorations!
I was at Santa Ana Star Casino in Albuquerque, NM in July and I thought it was a pretty good casino. There are several in northern Albuquerque and I actually like the area quite a bit. It's worth exploring if people have never been. Especially if you like casinos and the weather and landscapes of the southwest.
Very underrated area. Lots to offer visitors for sure.
The Statue of Liberty is on an island surrounded by "green grass" so it makes sense.
Actually the real statue is sitting on a base that’s surrounded by grass that’s surrounded by water. So it’s basically true to life.
The water in NY bay isn't blue. It's a darkish green-blue, similar to what you'll see on Google Earth.
Nope, just got a letter under the door at Luxor saying security personnel will prevent spectating in parking garages..
Coldplay would be perfect for the Sphere
I would be there!
We basically stopped going to Vegas due to several factors (homeless population on the streets, dirty and run-down properties, price gouging, hospitality (or rather unhospitable) staff, etc)
We go to the 2 big Oklahoma casinos (WinStar and Choctaw) and the Beau Rivage in Biloxi.
The down-side to the Indian casinos is no free drinks. (other than colas) The drinks are about $10-$14 for cocktails and around $4-$6 for beer.
The Beau has really been our go-to place for the past 3 years. We go about 3-5 times per year, and we will be making our 4th trip this year next week. (Drinks are free if you are gambling, just like Vegas) - We get the junket trip offers every month (air, hotel, freelay) all 100% comped. There is not as much stuff to do and spend your money on there, as there is in Vegas, so our gambling budget for each trip is bigger. ☺
We will still visit Vegas, but once every 3-4 years is plenty for us, due to the crap mentioned above. When we do go, it costs us for the air, the extra restaurant's we try, the shows we see, etc, so about an extra $3k per trip. By going to the Beau, that money goes to the degenerate fund.
Vancouver Casino limits you to 2 drinks per 6 hours. Moheghan Sun Pennsylvania charges $27.50 for a Jack Daniels with Coke and one drink per 3 hours playing slots.
Back when Potawatomi in Milwaukee first opened, all electronics were banned and phones had to be checked at the security desk before you could go in to gamble.
U2 newest video from downtown wasnt paid people. I waited 3 hours there on rumors Vital Vegas was tweeting that something was happening and the crowd grew as rumors grew and stuff started being setup.
I thought they had provided food or something for the people but I could be remembering it wrong.
I don't understand what Advantage Slot Playing is. The only thing I can come up with is if you play a machine that has a "Must hit xxx Jackpot by xxx spend" or "must hit bonus by XXX buffalo heads" Which is a publicly displayed thing. How MGM or anyone can figure it out seems crazy to me to cut down on comps for those players. I would love to hear what it actually is, or if it is really anything that a common player needs to worry about.
No matter what I think you guys hit it on the head by pointing out the problem is that MGM hides how you earn points, based on denomination, bet level, type of game, etc. and there is no real way to know what you will earn on each game without spending a huge amount of time figuring it out for each individual game.
Google it.
That's correct, must hit progressives like the old "Thundercash" machines are beatable. But there are many other new machines. Regal Riches is a very famous one where you can play for the Purple, Green and Yellow bonuses (recommend playing purple 56 or higher). Buffalo Ascension is also a popular play where the reels grow and when they reach a reel height of 8 you get the bonus. So a profitable play for buffalo ascension is to only play it when 2 reels have a height of 7.
I believe the A’s stadium will be the MLB version of Top Golf.
Less return to the punter seems to be the new Vegas Strip mantra.
Ap slots- it is widely known now, it is an issue, and thank God they are doing something about it. Unfortunately, you guys are ignorant of the issues and your opinions on it are incorrect. The major issue are the Asians. They have spotters that hover on top of you while you are playing ap machines, they wait until you get up then, bc they have no money, text others to come play machines and get a kickback. Sometimes there are actual fights over who gets the machine when there is more than one person sitting on a machine waiting. It's an issue and it's a good thing they are making it more difficult for them to earn. Borgata has tossed dozens of the Asian teams. I'm surprised you guys are unaware of it, there are a few RUclips slot channels dedicated to ap slots. Any bonus machine in vegas you see a bunch of ppl, usual Asians, watching while someone else is playing, that's prob a bonus machine. Regal riches, Buffalo ascension are two that are easy to see this on.
I actually recall an interview months ago where a Hard Rock exec did say, when questioned about the fate of the atrium dome, that it wasn’t going to be part of the plan.
RIP :(
The atrium was in every piece of artwork they put out, now all of a sudden it's getting demo'd?! This sucks, I hate Hard Rock (for now at least).
Speaking of odd casino rules: The Isle of Capri Casino in Boonville, Missouri will only let you buy one drink at a time, and only for yourself. If no waitress comes by and you go to the bar to get drinks for yourself and a companion - forget it. One drink for yourself. That's it. Also - nice to see the interior of Boulder Station. I was there for the original grand opening many years ago.
Glad you enjoyed that. I love the stained glass. I can see that rule. So much foolish behavior in casinos.
Not sure if this has ever been mentioned on the show, but Gilcrease orchard was a place we found online. It was a short drive from the strip. Never thought you could pick your own pumpkin,apple cider,doughnut, and a jazz band. Finding new things to do during the day in Vegas can be a challenge. I don’t think they allow alcohol inside the corn maze. Sorry Mark 😢.
Sounds like a fun time! Tough to beat cider and donuts
MGM is trying to court their online sports bettors. I have offers from 8 Vegas hotels for 3 or 4 night comp rooms, plus resort credits and free play. The interesting thing is that they ignored sports bettors for a long time but now the offers are rolling in now that I am betting on betmgm more consistently. I just got assigned a host for VIP sports gambling. I really thought I was a small sports bettor but I guess I was wrong. I really only take a little portion of my profits to sports gamble as I find the easiest money is against the wall street pros that are managing people's retirement accounts. Once you understand how Wall street works, it is relatively easy to make money off the wall street pros. One other thing is that the gambling on wall street is much more than what goes on in Vegas. People would be upset if they knew how the wall street folks manage people's money.
Rio would be an awesome location for an NBA arena. It is so close to Chinatown and all kinds of local spots. Off-strip, but not too far off. Bring back to life the awesome rooftop bar with one of the best views in the entire valley. Hope it happens.
Talking about no drinking at that casino, one that I always find amusing is the Singapore Sands Casino. The locals have to pay to get in and then can only stay for 24 hours. But if you are a tourist it is easier and quicker to get into the country than it is to get in to the casino. To get into the country you just scan your passport. To get into the casino you have to show the equivalent of the US ESTA form. So you have to go to a staff member, show this form on your phone and then move on to the next staff member and show your passport…..and you can’t leave the casino without showing your passport again.
Once you are used to Vegas casinos all others are ruined. I don’t even want to go into them. 😮
i once went to a junky little casino in CA near Redding - upon entering they had you STOP and they said 'look up' - there was a video camera there - and it did feel strange as you said
Was this during the pandemic? I know that some casinos will have cameras at eye level as well as "choke points" in order to aid facial recognition. Telling customers to "look up" seems like bad management.
@@djm5687 this was a month ago at Rain Rock Casino Yreka, CA - didn't feel very friendly - I wouldn't go back even if I was driving by
Yay 🎉 congrats to your wife!! ❤
I frequent Santa Ana star casino and it's like that because it's reservation. The natives have a lot of rules and always high security. All casinos in New Mexico are like that.
Will they ticket the school buses they go thru red lights ? I have seen many .
You should come watch with us in the Henderson hills! We got binoculars:)
Lol that glass enclosure pays for itself with enough tickets worth it xD
I’m a California driver had lots of red light cameras where I live now there is only two left. They are only for funding. They falsely show you running a red light and don’t show the exact red light where it happened
another excellent info vid.
I'm from NM and was just at Santa Ann Casino this Sat. Do other Indian casinos allow drinks while on the casino floor?
no. the rules for the native casinos are negotiated with the state. i suppose the state could allow different rules in different counties, but i've never seen that.
They do in all of the ones in Michigan
New York New York should use really GOOD grass!!! Nobody would complain about paying higher prices for rolling papers!!!
My brother in law lives in new Mexico and we just had a convo about this. All of them have that rule and all are smoke free. I always say you don't have to bet a lot to win a lot, nice major
The "dirty castle" will get even dirtier with that huge cloud of dust on it after the implosion.
Haha true.
Did you ask why they had the drink rule? One San Diego area casino would not serve you drinks if you weren't staying there. Open containers are allowed inside casinos in Reno but not outside. There are all sorts of strange drinking rules.
Legendary Piston Terry Tyler lives here in Albuquerque.
That Boise state field was opened 28 years ago.Crazy how long its been Blue
I really want to see it in person someday. Strange I know but I’ve always loved it.
Yaamava at San Manuel doesn’t serve alcohol until 5p Monday through Friday due to local schools in the area.
A good rule probably. It is right in the middle of a neighborhood basically.
@@Milestomemories yeah! They relax the rule during the weekends and summer break. I normally never notice it because we head up there for dinner after 5 or to watch a sporting event there
I’m one of the players that was told of changes to my play level! My host at the Bellagio informed me that effective in January that my freeplay was going from $1500 per visit to $500. My resort credit ( meals) was going from $1000 to $500. My room accommodations was being reduced from Spa Tower suite to a “regular suite “. The only perk that was not taken away was pick up from/to airport. I’m assuming that I’m not giving back more of my winnings!!
Data shows that red light cameras reduce people running red lights thus reduces accidents and death. On the strip may be difficult because it is easy to get stuck in the middle of an intersections
Don’t fall for it. Red light cameras are a new source of funding not involving police officers. I’m a California driver, too.
The amount of people who run straight red is insane
Rear end collisions go up with people stopping suddenly to avoid running the light.
@@Tony-vr9lmexactly. These cameras are a money grab pure and simple.
I missed the original story about the 'grass' (though it looks like plastic astro turf to me) round the New York New York Statue of Liberty.
The genuine statue doesn't rise out of water either, it stands in the middle of an island, with rather a lot of grass! But if people want to preserve the water reference, there's a historic ship here in the UK that's permanently in dry dock but the hull is surrounded by coloured and textured glass that does a good job of suggesting water. Why not do something like this?
At the casino inside Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands they charge locals a pretty stiff entry fee (S$150 or US$114) while it’s free for tourists. That’s the government’s way to prevent gambling addiction. Also, there was essentially a customs agent there looking very closely at your passport and asking questions before you can enter. I went in out of curiosity but it wasn’t that interesting.
That is unique for sure
Yeah going in there is very unique.
To further add to the speculation regarding Vegas sports, I have been reading that Major League Rugby (MLR) wants to expand to Vegas within the next few years after seeing how successful the NRL was with their games at Allegiant back in March. Vegas is a rugby town given how popular the HSBC 7's events were when they were held at Sam Boyd Stadium. Since Allegiant would likely be too big for an MLR team, I think Cashman Field (where the Lights play) would be the best choice for this new team unless the new team wants to build a brand new stadium that would be their home alongside being the new home for the Lights who need a new stadium in my view to continue their growth.
I was at that event. It’s a lot of fun to watch!
the atrium would make a killer indoor pool/water park...
True.
They should turn the atrium into an indoor pool area.
As someone who grew up in (and still lives in) Seattle, I am about out of patience with the NBA and the dude who runs it. I forget his name, but he looks like Judge Doom from Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He’s been dangling expansion over our heads for ten years-ever since he became commissioner. He wanted a new arena. Built that, no team. I don’t understand why they keep wringing their hands, but it has been *torture* for this city. Just tell us no team and be done with it, and we’ll suck it up and buy Trailblazers jerseys. It’s like the NBA doesn’t want to grow the fan base or the amount of revenue. 🤬 I imagine Vegas is in for the same fate.
The players club bonuses are one thing but its crazy casinos dont have to post RPT on their machines
In the states with legal online casinos they all do in the online games.
When is Las Vegas getting a professional cricket field as this sport begins to increase in popularity across the United States. Currently there is a Major Cricket League in its second year.
All of the casinos that I have been to in New Mexico are like this. No drinking on the gaming floors.
you didn't call them the worst - but at the same time you did
Mirage was our home for 12 years took us from nothing to hosted platinum in 6 years. Nomad/Park is our new home for now. Yes would be sad if Atrium is gone, think of all the dead plants and fish.😒 On the advantage player it seems to be the local flea's I see them sitting and stalking. Most seem to be scum bags. We bid them farewell. We visit Vegas 4 or 5 times a year. Do not need the pressure of scum bags lurking behind us.
I'm from central Calif. Sorry to see my Raiders then my A's leave. But, if they had to end up anywhere, Vega$ is good. I fly there several times of year anyways out of the Stockton airport. I'm in Vega$ in one hour ! By the way, the A's will be playing in Sacramento for the next 3 years ⚾
The problem with red light cameras is that Nevadans rarely put their front plate on. It's been required for decades ,but never enforced.
Very true. Almost no one has them.
MGM cracking down on fun is hardly surprising.
They could replace the "grass" at NYNY with a giant LED screen. Then they could at least make it look like water.
I've also hit a $680 bonus on 75¢ playing Buffalo Revolution. Nice when that happens!
Not only do casinos remove comps from advantage players over time, they can get 86'd from casinos as well. It is not illegal so they can't be arrested. Similar to card counters in Blackjack, the house doesn't want winners. Casinos will ban certain players from playing certain games or ban the player completely.
Casinos also have lists of banned players they share with other casinos, even with different ownership groups. If you get banned from the Peppermill in Reno, you are highly likely to get banned or have all comps removed from the Atlantis Casino down the street quickly. I know of dozens of local players have gotten this treatment from both casinos.
I won a little over $6000 on slots in one night at the Peppermill in 2019, was 86'd the next day for being "suspicious." One month later I was banned from slots in the Atlantis, but not banned from other games, after winning a measly $20 in the high limit room. A Peppermill employee I know says she has seen my name on a list, even though it has been over 5 years. I don't drink or smoke, the behavior casinos really do not want is winning behavior.
The slot dollars are way better for MGM at Springfield, MA, and National Harbor in Maryland. Reason being, obviously, that there’s so much less entertainment-wise so they draw with more extra free play on top of already good offers.
Mark, Sorry about your weird experience at Santa Ana Casino. A better casino to visit is Buffalo Thunder. Casinos in New Mexico are very different and that is why I go to Vegas. Hope you had fun at The Balloon Fiesta.
It was a great weekend - beautiful area.
We've been to several Native American casinos in NM and Arizona. Some distribute free soft dinks to players from carts in lieu of alcohol. In Taos, for example, there were no bars nor was alcohol permitted in the casino.
Here in CALIFORNIA red light cameras caused more accidents and 90% of them got removed
Montreal is another strange casino that prohibits drinking on the gaming floor. I was there before and after the rule change and it totally killed the atmosphere. I haven't bothered going back in over a decade because of it.
Montrealer here. Montreal casino is ran by a government org which does not treat it as one singular property but rather multiple sections attached altogether under one casino umbrella. In Montreal (and most of Canada) you are not allowed to walk around in public with a drink in hand. Because it is a government property & government wanted to go super strict & by the book, they opted to designate gaming areas as public areas because people can walk through gaming areas to reach other sections of the floor. As a result, drinks are not served in the general gaming area.
HOWEVER, there are some gaming sections, such as the poker room, which don't fall under that rule because you cannot walk through them to reach other areas (hence not public pathway) so you can get drinks in those places. This is government handling at its "best"!
Speaking of weird government regulations in Montreal Casino, here is another strange thing about it: Because it is ran by a state org (and not federal), it has to abide by province's French language directives, which means...playing cards used in the poker room are in FRENCH!! So Queen is not Q but rather D (short for Dame which is Queen in French) & King is not K but R (short for Roi which is French for King) Now THAT is confusing as heck!
I know more than a few advantage players who gotten shut down. I myself got kicked out of an MGM casino for advantage play when I was waiting for a friend to have breakfast, I didn't play a single slot that morning.
Interesting. So they got you by facial recognition?
@@Milestomemories I have no idea, any other day I wouldn't have been surprised but that morning I was just waiting to meet a friend. I have also had my comps cut as did a Noir friend of mine.
Darius Rucker regularly shows up at karaoke bars in Charleston. His routine is to have a couple of drinks in the corner trying to lay low, then he will get up and sing a song and bounce. I would hate to have to follow him.
Re: NYNY Statue of Liberty 🗽 They should beam a cool water projection onto the surface around the statue.
I find it BS that MGM is coming down on advantage players like that. Hey, the slot machine landscape has changed drastically the past 20 years. You didn't have these types of problems with reels and mechanics (and some board logic).
Don't blame the players, blame the software... Blame whomever is making these machines and the software... as the phrase goes, don't hate the player, hate the game.
BC also does not allow drinking on the casino floor, but they allow bars on casino premises. You could literally reach over from your machine to pick a drink up from your friend's table, but that will get you both kicked out.
When I worked at Bellagio we would see transients picking out coins
I know someone who would sweep hoppers for coins back in the day.
At Mark’s favorite place Oyo to watch the boom.
Our view is 200 yards away!!
That’s awesome!
I was sent a link by Tropicana to watch it via a live stream….
If you're concerned about the casinos monitoring your play, and holding back comps as they see fit, don't even think about what is being done with your internet activity. Everything you do on the internet is recorded.
They should have filled the area around the Statue of Liberty with a bluish clear epoxy, I am sure they could have really make it look like water. Or maybe a brownish think to replicate the water color in NY😂
Exactly!!!
The downtown Vegas video you want to see is Do You Realize? by Flaming Lips. Beautiful song, fantastic visuals. Check it out guys. Oh, and New York New York looks like a giant putt putt course now. Jeez.
That green turf around the Statue of Liberty makes it look like a mini-golf course. Besides, people are just going to hop the fence and use it as a dog park, leaving lots of poop behind.
Is Advantage the same as Progressive in the slots world?
A progressive jackpot can become an advantage play, if the jackpot is high enough.
Ok back to the blue grass controversy...lol. How about putting the tugboat back in ? 😅.
When you visit Native American casinos they have regulations when serving alcohol. Most restriction alcohol outside of the restaurants.
No drinking on casino floor is standard for native casinos. It's part of the contract (compact) with the States. They can't serve you drinks while you're gambling. It's not "quirky" at all. They do serve drinks in many poker rooms (almost all), because you're not taking action against the house.
They do at the Indian casinos in michigan
@@jaythestud yup - so not an every native casino thing for sure.
Mark was in my backyard (New Mexico)
An underrated state!
@@Milestomemories it is very beautiful and rich in culture. The laws can be strange and the crime a little high but I agree on the underrated part though I’m very fond of Vegas that’s my home away from home.
I’m just going to watch the Trop implosion online or the local news.
The easy way for sure!
Some of the casinos here in Southern California is 18 and over
You were asking about different amenities and rules at casinos. I'm from wyo I play in Colorado as far as I know Colorado casinos are the only ones that offer soft 24hrs a day for free along with coffee and some have cappuccino machines all self serve. I've been in casinos across the US and never seen this. Along with free alcohol as long as you are playing. You don't have to play for free soft drinks. Just go pour one.
Winstar in Thackerville, you can not walk into the casino from your room with any cup or water bottle. But ok to take out of the casino to your room. Rediculous
Interesting. I go there every year when visiting family in TX but, although I get the room offers, have never stayed there. Have been thinking about staying a night sometime. I’ve brought small water bottles in from the garage, but it’s usually in a bag, not in hand.