Vegaskev goes to Vegas

Final Day - Thursday

Moving day. We were going to be leaving the IP and change to the Luxor. I have never stayed at the Luxor so I was looking forward to trying a new hotel. We started the day by having breakfast at Denny's. Ah, the Lumberjack Slam. Good eats. I couldn't believe that there was a 15 minute wait to get in. Who waits 15 minutes to get into Denny's? Apparently I do, since IA wanted to eat there. I didn't mind though. I like Denny's as well.

We went back to the IP to check out and head to Luxor. We had a nice, older cabbie. He knew a bunch of Vegas trivia and was quite friendly. We got to the Luxor to a huge line-up for the registration counter. IA got into line and I waited. And waited. And waited. Finally, we got a room and headed upstairs. We had a pyramid room which looked out onto The Strip. We could see the airport, the Trop and Hooters. Good view.

IA decided that he wanted to gamble so I suggested we head over to my favorite, Mandalay Bay. We walked through the Luxor and headed into the shops at Mandalay Place. IA got to see the Nike Golf Store and then some high-end pet store. Yikes, there were some extremely expensive things for dogs. Who is the target market for this stuff?

Any how, we walked around the tables at Mandalay trying to find a $5-10 table for IA but to no avail. There was only $15 and up. This used to be unusual for a Thursday afternoon. Vegas really is changing. So we headed back to the Luxor to find a table. Luckily for IA we found a $5 table and sat down. It was pretty good. The dealers were friendly and we had a great time. Eventually IA lost his C-Note and decided to walk away. I was down about $150 at that time. I decided to stay for a while. IA left to wander and kept playing. I was down $190 within moments of IA leaving and I was getting ready to walk away when I went on quite a rush. About 45 minutes to an hour later I was only down $30. I needed a break so I left. I felt pretty good about the comeback.

We then headed through the Excalibur to get to New York New York for dinner at ESPNZone Las Vegas. We watched the Lakers play Sacramento. Blow-out. Dinner was awesome. We had wings, cheese fries and burgers. IA was able to order a fantastic import (Molson Canadian) and got his collectors glass.

We headed back to the Luxor so IA could collect on his bet made at the sportsbook. I had to buy souvernirs so we parted ways. I bought the gifts and decided to head to bed. I had to be up at 5am to catch my flight.

Well, that was Vegas this year. It was very relaxing and did the touristy things that I never do. I had a great time and I think that IA did as well. I am already looking forward to my trip here next year with Bentley, Dirty Dan and IA. Who knows, maybe Piano Girl and B-Rad will come as well.

Day Four: Down $101.00 (including losses).