Las Vegas Favorite Tips by doug48 Top 5 Page for this destination

almost free beer Gambling Advice Review

Favorite thing: when in a casino it makes no sense to buy a beer or a drink at a bar. here's why, a beer with a $1 tip will cost you $7.50 and a mixed drink probably more. put $10 in a video poker game at the bar and you will get a free beer. now let's do the math. you tip the bartender $1 and start playing the quarter machine. if you are losing cash out after you have lost $ 2. now the $7.50 beer has cost you only $3. if you are winning cash out after you are $3 ahead and the casino now has paid you $2 to drink a beer. some bars expect you to play max bet ($1.25) to get a second beer. just cash out and move on to another bar and so on. i call this a casino crawl. the last time i was in vegas i drank several beers each night for four days and my total beer expenditure was $8.

manage your "stake" Gambling Advice Review

Favorite thing: obviously the huge hotels and opulent casinos in las vegas were not built by winners. in the long term the odds against the player will always favor the house. if you are lucky and manage your stake you may leave las vegas with more money than you arrived with. your stake is the amount of money you plan to gamble on a given session or day. in order to increase your winnings and decrease your losses you must manage your money. i personally use the 50/50 rule. for example if my stake is $1000 and i lose $500 i am out of the casino. on the other hand if i win $500 i take my winnings and go. the biggest mistake a gambler can make is to get into the hole and keep trying to win the losses back. also when ahead there is the urge to keep gambling because now you are playing with the "house's" money. over time you will give your winings back. never gamble more money than you can afford to lose. if you manage your stake you will have less stress and more fun at the tables.

poker Gambling Advice Review

Favorite thing: poker is the only "sure bet" in las vegas. in poker you are playing against other people at the table and not the house. you are basically "renting" a table for the opportunity to play others. poker is a game of luck and skill and skillful players will almost always win over less skillfull players. this game is not for novices, there are many professional poker players in las vegas. to hone your skills there are a number of poker websites where you can practice for free. many of these sites offer or advertise online gambling. don't do it! many of these sites are unregulated and are rip offs.

choose your game Gambling Advice Review

Favorite thing: black jack (21) is a game that if played correctly gives the house the smallest advantage. statically the house has a 6% advantage if the player plays the game correctly. this is the best edge you will get on any game in a casino. you must learn when to hold, hit, split, and double down. the idea is not to get close to 21 but to get closer to 21 than the dealer. correct play will greatly improve your chance of winning. there are a number of free tutorial websites on the internet where you can practice your skills before you go to the casino. many of these websites offer or advertise online gambling. avoid online gambling at all costs ! most are unregulated and are huge rip offs. as in any casino game remember to manage your stake.