Vegas on a budget

[D-FENS]

A few tips for the OP:

- Play at Imperial Palace for at least a few hours. They have a minimum buy-in of $60 (max of $200) on their 1/2 NL game, and anyone with half a brain can destroy that game.

Also, they have free cookies and give $2/hour in comps that you can use on food, too (just make sure you stay the hell away from their buffet; the burger place there is decent).

- Make sure to get the $5 steak at Ellis Island.

- Like others said, Cheapo Vegas and Las Vegas Advisor are definitely sites you want to check out. The Las Vegas Advisor coupon book is a really good value.

- Always make sure you're aware of all comps. Most casinos offer $1/hour, which isn't much but better than nothing. Also, it doesn't hurt to ask for a food comp when you are done playing. From my experience, Luxor and Excalibur will give you a $4 food voucher when you cash out if you ask for it (but you have to ask).

[Genejo]

man, when u said poor college students on a budget, $1500 seems like a lot...sometimes i go to vegas with maybe $300 for a whole weekend and grind my way thru the weekend

with that said, for cheap eats go to terrible's casino right off the strip. u cant beat a $4.95 iirc prime rib dinner...I ate there every day on a weekend trip once!

[AlaskaGal]

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I'm planning on playing the $50 min/max $1/$2 NL game at Luxor (where I'm staying). It will take a damn long time to lose all my gamboooling money in that game.



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Be careful in that game. I played there last July and I seem to remember people buying in for $50 and people would be all in for $50 preflop. I lost $100 in 1/2 an hour getting pocket kings snapped off, etc. I hate that game! [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

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man, when u said poor college students on a budget, $1500 seems like a lot...sometimes i go to vegas with maybe $300 for a whole weekend and grind my way thru the weekend

with that said, for cheap eats go to terrible's casino right off the strip. u cant beat a $4.95 iirc prime rib dinner...I ate there every day on a weekend trip once!

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The last two times I've gone to Vegas, I only took $500 for a 5 day trip. Both times I've come back with at least 1K profit.

As has been stated earlier, the 1/2 NL games in Vegas are easily beatable if you are patient and wait for good cards.

[MrBrightside]

Main Street Station downtown is a pretty good buffet for $15. My wife and I are pretty cheap on food. We eat two huge meals a day most days.