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If you are planning a fabulous Las Vegas vacation, then you are not alone. Every day, tourists pour into the Las Vegas strip for gambling, entertainment and plenty of shopping. For the adventurous, there is also skydiving lessons for both indoor and outdoor learners.
When planning a Las Vegas vacation, you first matter at hand will be to set a budget. Hotels are expensive, especially if they are located on the Las Vegas strip. Additionally, the best accommodations book up fast, so make your reservations early. Some are fully booked for up to one year in advance, so log on to your favorite hotel’s website or call and inquire about making a reservation.
Once your travel date and accommodations have been decided, you will want to choose a mode of transportation. If you plan to drive, you will either want to make arrangements for a rental car or have your automobile checked out by a local mechanic to ensure it is safe for the road trip. Many people overlook this step, but it is very important if you plan to drive. If you are planning to arrange for air or rail travel, make your reservations early to ensure that you will have a seat. You can use your cell phone on trains to make sure your transportation is waiting for you upon arrival, including either a rental car or chauffeur. If your train is running late, keeping your chauffeur updated may be the difference in additional fees or the normal rate. Air travel is different, however, as cell phones are not permitted to be used on airplanes. If you know that your flight is delayed, try calling ahead from the airport to confirm transportation before you arrive in Las Vegas.
If lady luck is your calling, a Las Vegas vacation is just the ticket. Casinos are open 24/7 and feature a variety of games, including both table and slot machines. If you would like to attend a show while on your Las Vegas vacation, order your tickets in advance. You can either pick them up at the ticket office on the day of the show or have them mailed to your home if there is enough time for them to arrive prior to your departure date.
For the daredevil, there are indoor and outdoor skydiving lessons to be enjoyed on your Las Vegas vacation. An indoor lesson includes a brief training session, which is followed by a wind tunnel experience. After gearing up in the proper skydiving suit, goggles, helmet, ear plugs, gloves and shoes, individuals are placed inside of a wind tunnel where they will face computer generated winds of up to 120mph. As the student is lifted 6-12 feet into the air, the winds give them the feeling of an authentic skydiving experience. Indoor skydiving lessons are ideal for anyone on a Las Vegas vacation who wants to try skydiving, but who has a fear of heights.
If you are planning a Las Vegas vacation as part of your wedding and/or honeymoon experience, you will be pleasantly greeted by an array of chapels and special rates for newlyweds. Additional information is available by calling the Las Vegas Visitor’s Center or Chamber of Commerce. Whatever your reason for planning a Las Vegas vacation, this is one city that will not disappoint.
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Close but no cigar could be the post-theme of Super Bowl XL as far as a record Las Vegas Super Bowl handle is concerned.
Pittsburgh defeated Seattle 21-10 Sunday -- easily covering the spread --- the total went way under 47, Bill Cowper finally won a Lombardi and the Bus finally rolled a stop, while on top.
The $6,064,000 Question in the Land of Odds -- besides "Did you win or lose?" was "Will the handle surpass last year's standard of more than $90 million?"
"I won't know until sometime Monday when I see all the numbers and things come together, but it's going to be close," said Tony Paonessa, race and sports book manager at Sam's Town.
"Last year was close."
Rich Baccellieri, race and sports director at the Palms, used the C word too.
"It was amazing how close everything was," Bacellieri said, pointing to a differential of 50 in the number of tickets written on the two Super Bowl combatants among thousands sold.
"Right now I couldn't tell you what the city's handle was, just how we did here and our business was up 65 percent.
"That creates so much juice.
"But I'll tell you this: we needed Pittsburgh."
Many Vegas Valley sports books kicked off at Steelers minus 4, but 4 1/2s were available throughout the wagering period (including at the Las Vegas Hilton) and 5s were spotted here and there.
The Palms dove in at 3 1/2.
"We got money from every Seattle fan in the world," Baccellieri said, acknowledging he took "several" six-figure bets.
"We had a lot of late money on the Seahawks, but the money line was fairly balanced."
The Hilton also took a bundle on the Far Northwesterns -- until just before wagering windows were shuttered.
"We had lots of Seahawks backing until a last minute rush on the Steelers," said oddsmaker/supervisor Jeff Sherman.
He also reported a win for the house.
"Parlay cards had a good handle and average win, while props did very well," Sherman said. "It just took awhile to grade them."
SuperBook boss Jay Kornegay had a strong opinion on Pittsbugh going into the game.
The Palms broke even on parlay cards, while Sam's Town reported a "small winning day."
"The important thing is we didn't lose," Paonessa said, adding that the Boyd Group was a loser on the total.
All three resorts reported heavy traffic as Sin City circumvented the NFL ban on Super Bowl parties by offering food and drink specials and showing the game on regulation-sized TVs throughout the casinos.
"We were busy, but I've seen better," Paonessa said.
"We were busy all day," said Baccellieri, a veteran Caesars Palace employee who hadn't been in Vegas for the Super Bowl in five or six years
"Always before I saw it from the perspective of a major Strip hotel," he continued.
"It was fun, different, to view it from an off-Strip one.
"I'd call it a decent day."
Not even close.
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ezinearticles.comIf you want to experience live poker action at the gambling Mecca of the world, here is a guide to the top poker rooms in Las Vegas. You can read here updated info on each of the recommended Las Vegas poker rooms including their game variety, limits and tournaments.
1) Bellagio Casino and Hotel
If you want to experience Las Vegas poker action and hang out with pros, the Bellagio is the casino for you. It is one of the classiest poker rooms available in Las Vegas. It is so popular that you might find yourself spending over an hour at the waiting list and then find yourself stuck with a bunch of enthusiastic amateurs.
The games offered are Texas Holdem, Omaha and stud games, and you can also join one of the tournaments, but note that this involves playing No Limit Holdem. As for the table limits for the regular games, these are as follows:
a) Limit Holdem: 4/8, 8/16, 15/30, 30/60, 60/120, 75/150 dollars and up.
b) No Limit Holdem: 200 dollars buy ins with 2/5 dollars blinds.
c) Omaha: 6/12, 15/30, 20/40, 30/60, 50/100 dollars and up.
d) Stud Poker: 1/5, 4/8, 8/16, 30/60, 75/150 dollars and up.
2) Mirage Las Vegas
If you are tired of waiting for a table at Bellagio, the poker rooms at the Mirage can be an acceptable alternative. It resembles Bellagio's with its luxurious atmosphere, variety of games and its huge popularity among pros as well as tourists.
The games offered are Texas Holdem and Omaha, Stud and as the Bellagio, playing in a tournament means getting involved with No Limit Texas Holdem. As for the limits of each table in a regular game, they are:
a) Limit Holdem: 3/6, 6/12, 10/20, 20/40, 40/80 dollars.
b) No Limit Holdem: between 100 and 500 dollars buy ins with 2/5 dollars blinds.
c) Omaha: 5/10 dollars.
d) Stud Poker: 1/5, 5/10.
3) Excalibur Las Vegas
If you want to play in a less stressful environment, check out the poker room at the Excalibur casino. You can play spread limit Holdem with the lowest limits available on the Strip and enjoy beginners friendly rules such as limitation on three raises. The room has been renovated recently and the poker tables and seats are very comfortable.
At the Excalibur, you can play Texas Holdem or 7 Card Stud, and the limits are slightly lower:
a) Limit Holdem: 1/3, 2/6 dollars.
b) No Limit Holdem: 100 dollars buy ins with 1/3 dollars blinds.
c) 7 Card Stud: 1/5 dollars and up.
4) Binions' Horseshoe Hotel and Casino
If you want to play at the same room where the first WSOP took place, you must visit Binions' poker room. Although the
casino has been renovated and went through many changes since the days of Nick the Greek, the ghosts of the past still haunt the place, but in a good way.
Here too you can play Texas Holdem, No Limit Holdem in their own tournament, Omaha and Stud games for the following limits:
a) Limit Holdem: 2/4, 4/8, 10/20 dollars.
b) No Limit Holdem: 100 dollars minimum buy ins with 1/2 dollars blinds.
c) Omaha: 4/8 dollars.
d) Stud Poker: 1/5.
5) Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino
If you want to follow in the steps of the 2006 WSOP champions, check out the Rio poker room. You might be surprised from the size and the small variety of games, but the thought of sharing the same location with contemporary gaming legends adds a certain appeal to it.
Other than taking part in the tournament where you can participate in some No Limit Holdem, you can pick from Texas Holdem, 7 Card Stud, Omaha or a few other variations according to what players request. The limits are as follows:
a) Limit Holdem: 2/4, 3/6, 4/8 dollars.
b) No Limit Holdem: 100 dollars minimum buy ins with 2/5 dollars blinds.
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