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By: Michael B. D.

Michael B. D. — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 23:16:30 +0000

I’ve been bummed out all day since reading about the Flamingo room closing. Yes, it was never exotic, but it was my poker “home” 20+ years. Most of the dealers were there for years, and it remained one of the few places to play Limit Hold Em on the Strip. Easy way to spend a full day, relaxing in the most familiar gambling spot in town…

By: Gerry S.

Gerry S. — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 14:56:41 +0000

In reply to William Wingo. QQ, my favorite hand!

By: Gerry S.

Gerry S. — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 14:53:48 +0000

As a poker player I knew they were going to close in spite of the many reassurances I heard from management about reopening after the World Series. The big tipoff was when Flamingo did a promotion before the World Series that basically used up ALL of the promotional funds held in their Promo account. Casinos have to dump these funds back to players when they close a poker room because the funds really belong to the the players. No surprise here, but I hate all the BS management dishes out instead of being honest. While not my favorite room, I did play there a lot, and for the most part the staff was friendly and competent. RIP Flamingo, I will miss you.

By: Scott Roeben

Scott Roeben — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:28:39 +0000

In reply to Vegas Lover. True dat. Nothing's perfect, but the reason people follow Las Vegas news is they love the town. There's room for improvement, but you make a great point. In pointing out the faults, sometimes those start to dominate the conversation. I'm careful to try and balance the news with the overall message that Las Vegas is awesome, otherwise I wouldn't do what I do and people wouldn't visit Las Vegas in droves.

By: Vegas Lover

Vegas Lover — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 23:51:52 +0000

I’m posting here but this could be posted anywhere in this entire blog… It seems like a lot of comments are just gripes and moans about how much Vegas sucks. It doesn’t matter the reason. It all comes back to the Strip sucks, the casinos suck, everything just sucks. And so many posters indicate they haven’t been to Vegas in years or they don’t plan on ever going back. A lot of people, including me, love going to Vegas. If someone was considering going to Vegas for the first time and was reading the comments scattered throughout this blog they may never go. Vegas is still the greatest entertainment destination in the US.

By: William Wingo

William Wingo — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:58:03 +0000

In reply to Fresh Charlie. Other blogs report record profits on the strip in the last year; and twenty-mile traffic jams on I-15 both going and coming, even with $5.00 gasoline. Doesn't look good for us old-timers.

By: Fresh Charlie

Fresh Charlie — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 15:38:07 +0000

In reply to William Wingo. Your list of grievances is a long, oft-repeated list. I don't disagree with any of it. It leaves me to wonder, are we a fraction of a fraction of a percent? Are we that easily replaced? From the gouge for food and beverage, to the lack of attractions to the casinos themselves, I, too, have been a ghost on the strip for a decade. And when I make a rare strip cameo, there's little that makes me want to return. So who is replacing us? Prior to the pandemic, they had no problem filling rooms during major conventions and sporting events. That makes sense. But you never read that occupancy has taken a serious hint prior to the pandemic. Are the overpriced pool experiences really bringing in that many kids with cash to burn? I get some folks are there on comps and continue to gamble, despite the casinos taking a larger cut any way they can, but when does the departure of folks like us actually make an impact? Perhaps it never does, and we just continue the cycle of complaining about the old days.

By: Michael Alexakis

Michael Alexakis — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 15:32:43 +0000

Corporate bean counters in Las Vegas are narrowing their target sights, to the delight of many local card rooms who love the guaranteed margins that come with casino poker. Las Vegas was always a poker Mecca to me, it was a city filled with tourists who all thought they are Doyle Brunson, ripe pickings with even decent cards, a bonanza if you get good cards. I shed no tears, things change, I will adjust. Of much more concern to me is craps minimums and lousy video poker that even the Native American casinos in urban areas match. It’s turned into the “war” that Doyle identified, but it’s actually a war between the intelligent gambler and the Benjamin burning brigade of Little Mermaid slot zombies… It’s tough to compete with the dead…

By: Eyes Wide Shut

Eyes Wide Shut — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 15:30:44 +0000

In reply to Scott Roeben. The desktop platform is fine. Yes, there's a menu at the top that doesn't go away, but it doesn't interfere with the viewing experience. Or the snark.

By: William Wingo

William Wingo — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 13:02:40 +0000

I hadn’t visited the strip in years even before the pandemic, mostly because of the parking charges. Poker tournaments at off-strip, locals’ houses (Orleans and South Point, which you didn’t mention) are practically the last Las Vegas “attractions” that still have any attraction for me. Six-to-five Blackjack, bad Video Poker, declining comp/benefit schedules, hidden charges and fees, and all the other negative factors so familiar to all of us, have slowly been forcing me and many others away from Las Vegas.
Laughlin is still an alternative, but they are heading the same way with the closure of the Colorado Belle poker room–and then the Belle itself–after the Golden takeover. They how have only two poker rooms, and only one good one.
The 2019 WSOP was an overcrowded, overpriced, disorganized mess. From that perspective, the decline in attendance may be a plus; but they’ll probably make up for it at Bally’s/Horseshoe/Paris with parking fees.
Fortunately, there are still a few Native American casinos much nearer to home offering poker, and a couple of sports-bar leagues. But even these may be on the decline. If it all collapses, I’ll just have to find other recreational interests. Maybe I’ll go into politics.

But it was interesting to learn that Caesars loses such huge amounts on their all-you-can-eat-for-$75-buffets. You’d think that if they could stand that, they could tolerate some marginal-profit-poker-rooms to get people in the door. But then (fortunately) I’m not a corporate bean-counter.

And in closing, here’s another poker cliche’, possibly somewhat dated now: what poker hand used to be called “Siegfried and Roy”?

Cheers.