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Las Vegas Deals: Cheap Eats, Rooms and Entertainment
By Sonny White | December 4, 2010
Hitting Vegas for a little casino action sometimes is all about trying to grow the bankroll. Keeping the living costs of the visit down will only help the bankroll that much more. There’s no sense in winning a couple of grand, only to have to dump half of it back on rooms and meals. Here are a couple of ways to keep the trip on the cheap:
The best place to have an inexpensive casino experience is downtown. Binions and the Golden Nugget have lots of slots, low-limit action and cheap tournaments that run daily. The rooms are not as nice as you’ll find on the Strip, but they’re certainly cheaper. The Steak and Lobster or Prime Rib will leave you with more dough for the grind.
The Mirage gives meal comps to poker players, and the limits range from $2/$4 to $40/$80. They also used to offer $200 max buy-in no-limit cash games, but I am not sure if that still exists. The action is always hot at the 24/7 poker room and many different variations of the game can be found here. Skip the food and rooms here though, they’re not as cheap. Head over to the Monte Carlo to eat; their buffets are inexpensive for both lunch and dinner.
Circus Circus is probably your best bet for economy on the Strip. Good room prices and low stakes at the 24/7 poker room. Player comps for poker players give you more for your money. The casino is family-oriented and is not about draining your cash. Surprisingly there are only 10 tables, but the wait to play poker is rarely long.
If you’re staying off the Strip make sure that you get conformation of your plans before you leave home – it will save you some headaches. Remember that downtown is cool inside the casinos, but not the best place to go strolling around late at night.
Save the travel money and play online casino games!
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