Moved to Vegas, get a local ID for going out?

[Pat Southern]

I dont really know where this post belongs, but I figure there are a lot of vegas locals around here who might have good insight.

I just moved to Vegas a week ago for the next 2 months to play poker. Yesterday I went shopping and struck up a conversation with this girl about clubs I should go to while I'm down here. While we were talking about it she and another girl were adament that I get a local Vegas ID, not neccessarily a drivers liscense, just an identification card because if not I'll get charged more and less likely to get in to places. Judging by the looks of these girls they probably don't have trouble getting into mamy places no matter what, so I dont know if they really know what they're talking about. Has anybody gotten a Vegas ID just for going out and does it really make a difference?