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Tips 1 - 2 of 2 Las Vegas Local Customs
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When you're hard at work at the slots or the tables, the 'cocktail' waitresses will take care of you, so long as you take care of them. Tip them at least a dollar each time they bring you a drink and they will take care of you as long as you are gambling. Many staff in Las Vegas earn US$5.15 or less an hour and rely on their tips to buy everyday essentials - do your bit for them and they'll take care of you.
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Website: http://www.accessvegas.com/faqs/tipping-guide.htm
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I was really surprised when chatting to fellow travellers before boarding my flight to Vegas, to find out how many people don't know about the casinos' rewards programs. Nearly all the casinos (and certainly all the large ones) have some sort of rewards program. If you are going to Las Vegas with an intention of doing some gambling, make sure you take out the free membership to your hotel's casino I stayed at the Flamingo which is part of the Harrah's group; their rewards program is called Total Rewards. On sign-up, you are presented with two membership cards which are a little like credit or bank cards in that they have a magnetic strip on the back. When you play the slots, put your rewards card in the slot and it will log your play and your rewards will start building up. When you're at any of the table games (craps, roulette, blackjack, etc.), simply hand over your card to the croupier with your cash when you start to play and they will have it logged in and will 'rate your play'. Little by little your gambling will be monitored and your comps (complimentary) value will start notching up. It may not be tons but certainly at the Flamingo you can offset any charges to your room with your comps value when you check out. Many of the large casinos belong to a conglomerate of some sort so your rewards card can be used in all the member casinos and keep notching up the value. If you have any intention of returning to Las Vegas, be sure to keep your cards for future use and further comps! *Update June 2008 : I can only re-emphasise this tip. I used my Total Rewards card to logon to the Harrahs website to book my room for a return trip (3rd trip to Vegas now) in October this year. I have just got 4 nights at the Imperial Palace (which is also part of the Harrahs group) and paid less than US$90 for the 4 nights (because I was comp'ed for 3 nights) - a real bargain! I was offered great rates for 50% of the Harrahs hotels for the dates of my stay! *
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Website: https:// www.harrahs.com/total_rewards/overview/overview.jsp http://www.lasvegasinsider.com/html/lvi_comps.htm
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Tripack Sun Nov 23, 2008 20:00 UTC Great and useful tips especially the freebies! Like the ceiling mirror at the Imperial - I could sleep under the stars or a full moon... Hope to visit La$ Vega$ as soon my $wi$$ account will be more wealthy ;-) | St_Vincent Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:15 UTC Thought I should check out your old Vegas tips before you add the new ones. Hope you have a great trip. Cheers, Clive | Tourtech Wed Jul 2, 2008 14:28 UTC Cool tips for annapolis and Las Vegas. Enjoy your travels and all the best from us traveling Canadians! | johngayton Sun Jun 15, 2008 17:09 UTC Hi Gillybob. Hope you enjoy your Vegas trip. I was a bit pissed off with not being able to check into my hotel but had a really memorable night out in Barstow that evening which more than made up for it. Cheers, John, |
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