Back from Vegas!

Back from my five-day visit to Vegas. Lost money playing craps unfortunately, but got to visit the Venetian, MGM Grand, Mirage, Bellagio, Monte Carlo, and Mandalay Bay.

For the best food, I would recommend Joe's Steakhouse in the Caesar's Palace Forum Shops and Tao Las Vegas restaurant in Venetian.

Some quick suggestions for future visitors:

Blackjack

Get yourself acquainted with the basic strategy of knowing when to hit or stand. I would recommend the 10-20-40 bet method. Some players would bet $25, and if they win, they would bet $50 until they lose, then it's back to $25, and repeat. Double-down helps a lot in most cases.

Craps

Walk away from the table if you get two back-to-back shooters rolling a seven after getting the starting point. Then come back a bit later. If you get another two back-to-back shooters rolling a seven, move to another craps table.

If you see players trying to bet against the shooter (Don't Come bet), then it's very likely the craps table is rolling an unlucky seven during the on-point phase. Sometimes they would bring some bad luck to the table, so watch out.

Craps is great time to get a good return on your money. You just need to find a good shooter. Playing inside instead of focusing solely on the pass line would generate more returns.

Of course, remember to hedge some of your bets.

Attractions to see would be the Fountains at Bellagio, the volcano at the Mirage, and the Cirque du Soleil.

Definitely have to go back.

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Humbug to the following:

Tourists and residents that were making fun of several marine corps servicemen (in uniform) walking down Las Vegas Blvd.

Smokers who would deliberately pass their smoke straight into the face of a non-smoker.

Learning how to stand on the right and pass on the left.