S Dec 2012 Cowboys, Christmas, Celebrities & Cash Loss

There was a problem with my account that I caught right before we left. Some how these fuckers at MGM stole $40.00 in comps off me during my sleep. Sure its only $40.00 but that's my $40! They said I used some seeing the shark reef back in 2011 and they forgot to charge me for it, so I have to cough it up now. That's nice. With that, and their new program changes, I don't feel the need to be my usually compulsive self this trip. I'll get what I get and I wont chase comps or tier levels like I've been.

If you have read my other trip reports you'd know I have a Morgan Silver dollar for good luck. I flip that bad boy before I head down to gamble. Heads I win (or at the very least wont lose) and tails, well tails means I might as well watch TV for the night. I flip andddddddddddddddddd Fuck. Tails. Spongebob isn't on right now, so I push my luck.

The little troll at the MLife booth had to activate my free play and didn't want to hear my bitching about that $40.00 at all. He said it might have rolled off, but didn't know. Either way I should be happy that I have $200 now. I say I'd be happier with $240.00 but whatever. I convert that free play money into about $180.00 playing Deuces Wild video poker.

Now its time to strike it rich! I do well, not great but no slap in the face. Plenty of small hits. The wife is hanging in there as well. I keep playing Kitty Glitter for nickles and lose. A lot. Like $40.00 each try. Same goes with Cleopatra I & II. Just cant bonus on them at all. I do great on these at my local casinos, but cant win now. No worries whatever I lose on them, I make back on the boring Mechanical Reel dollar slots. We never played anything but the old reel type slots. But once you get a taste of the crack cocaine that is penny slotting its hard to stay with the old boring slots!

We head over to Bellagio since its so close. Up and down per the norm. I got my $180 converted free play money up to $240.00 at one time but slowly the B is taking that. I'm down to $100.00 left of the "On the house" money and I go to cash out when I see a Giant Double Double 7's machine $5.00 a push. Spin one nada. Spin 2 $80.00. Back to good. No picture as I snuck off to play it while the wife cashed out her TITO.

The gardens are as nice as ever.

For the most part day one went like it should. I played all night on that converted free play. So it didn't cost me a dime to play. The wife did OK as well. No one was rich but we chased our jackpots. I put a lot through Megabucks. Since it was sitting at $17.3 Million! But nope. Go to bed and just happy to be back at "home".

My mission this trip is to take pictures of all the Holiday happenings for everyone that reads my little site. So I plan the day as such. Walk through all the Caesars casinos and take pictures of their festive displays end up at MGM, burn some Express comps on lunch and head back from Mandalay Bay gambling and taking photos. Hitting many jackpots along the way.

First up to bat is Harrahs. Walk through, nothing. Head over to their lobby. Maybe a little tree or some garland. Pretty weak. Not even worth taking my camera out. But I do see a Napoleon & Josephine slot with a must hit progressive. The mini was at $47 (must hit by $50) and the big boy was at $474.00 (must hit by $500)! Why this machine was just sitting there and no one was trying to pluck it I have no idea. I check the game stats and it hit the big one at $487 & $492 the last time. I never play these.

In my experience the games pay back like shit since a lot of wins feed the progressives. I once saw my kid brother blow through $500.00 in 30 minutes chasing one of these without hitting it. But he is a loser, and I'm not so against my better judgement I slip in my card and a hundo. Max betting! First hundo nothing, it moved up like $0.80! I once got 20 something free games at Max Bet ($2.00) for like $17 bucks.

The wife chips in $40. Nothing. I feed another hundo and hit the mini for like $48. I get the Major up to $477 and we are back to even on the machine. Then the wheels fall off the cart. My money, her money before you know it we dump over $300.00 in this jerk and its only at $480.00 so I walk away. Pissed, but I leave it before losing all my money and risking it not hitting.

Well, that's what happens when you are a gambler. Now I have no money left for the day, its like 8:00AM but we solider on. Stop in to check out the scene at IP, sorry, the Quad. New entrance but that's about it. Still the same old shithole. I would like one of those Dragon Head buttresses though before they rip them out. No decor so we head to Ballys. Same thing, very depressing. No Holiday love. I gamble some borrowed money from my Friday stash but lose it.

Head to Paris and see one of their lone tree. If the french don't care about the holidays why should I?

Gamble some here, trying to dig myself out of a hole to no avail. Now I'm in for another $100 of Fridays money. But I've been here before. Keep chasing and something will break free. I've always rebounded! Head into Planet Ho. They have a promo going in the mall where they are giving away free gift bags.

The bags are nice by themselves. Inside they have a tin of mints, coupon book, snack bar, water bottle and a coupon for Garrett's Popcorn snack bag. They are a Chicago Popcorn place that just opened up in Vegas. I'm a Chicago guy so I know how small the snack bags are. They toss those into the crowds during parades here. But still. Free is free. These gift bags might even have a $50.00 gift card in them. So its like gambling for free!

We got no gift card but headed over to redeem our popcorn cards. Turns out they didn't advertise this very well, and we had the only 2 bags given out (you have to sign a sheet and they card you to make sure you don't double dip, we were the only signatures on the list). Garrett's seemed confused, but the manager told them to fill up 2 small bags and give it to us. The small bags are $4.99 each and the size of a football. This cant be right, but with everything else going wrong all day I just take it and run.

We go through the coupon book and they have one for a free appetizer at Panda Express. We both are plenty smart, and look for the fine print. There is none. Score number 2! I walk in there and slap them on the counter and order up some egg rolls. They tell me I have to buy a drink and a dinner. I say Bull Shit, show me that on here. The manager grabs a big sign sitting next to the register that reads "Sorry there was a misprint in the Miracle Mile coupon book..... Go fuck yourself". That's more like my luck!

Planet Ho has nothing for X-Mas that I can see, Scrooges. And we end up in the new little mall on top of Walgreens on that corner. Even Eli Roth has the Holiday sprit at his Goretorium, but not CET? Tisk Tisk.

We don't gamble at the HO, since we have never once won anything there and finally make it to MGM! I get my nachos for lunch and look at all the cowboy stuff. If you are a Rodeo fan, which I am not, you should be at MGM for the NFR. They have everything, the best display and plenty of meet and greats to go along with autograph signings of your favorite stars. It was still cool to see. I guess people go nuts over this stuff.

Where lions once played is now a stage for plenty of hick music. Sad...

I play some Lions Share with its legendary progressive that hasn't hit in over a decade and sits at 2.5 Million. Stick in $30.00 and 10 spins later......... Nothing not a single hit! I promptly lose $80.00 and turn around and leave. Why come up heads if it was all a lie?

By the time we take the tram to Mandalay Bay I'm down like $600.00 of my $300 daily budget. I'm so frustrated that I didn't even think to look for X-Mas stuff here but I did manage to piss away more money. Same goes for Luxor. The only thing I lost at Excalibur was interest in gambling there so I didn't play. I did buy a couple of Notre Dame hats from lids in their mall though. BOGO 1/2 off the second. I've been waiting since High School for them to be good again. Plus I'm Irish so I like the little leprechaun. One Black & one Green.

Get into New York New York and see a giant wreath. And also saw a few more ways to lose.

I have no idea whats happening. I'm playing all the games I normally play. Just not winning. I give up on Megabucks and the high risk games and I'm playing the normal beatable stuff I'm just sucking in the bonus games. The games I normally hit for $100.00 in a bonus like Spin & Win or Top Dollar are coughing up pathetic wins like $15.00 & $20.00.

We run through Monte Carlo since its now raining. In a desert. Figures the way my day turned to shit. I don't play here since I'm now down $700.00. Yup. I only have a hundo left to play with for the entire trip. And its like 4:00PM.

At Aria...

Take a look at this Fucking Nightmare! No clue what she has to due with Christmas, or Peacocks-Fest.