How often do you leave Las Vegas a winner?

Oh boy, as far as Vegas goes it have been sometime returning a winner. Have not gone but a couple of times the past 3 years. Typically stay 5-7 days, it is a grind that is hard to end up winning on that many days.

The local casino's (250 miles) we have had better luck. Maybe come home with a profit 1 out of 3 trips.

Going to Blackhawk Colorado next week for a couple of days. Staying at the Ameristar on a comp. It is a darn nice place, I am looking forward to it.

I regret that you never got to experience Vegas in the mid 1980's like me. It was a whole different vibe back then. For some that is great for others they most likely would have hated the 1980's Vegas scene. I loved it. I remember before Caesar's was bought out by ITT Sheraton. My wife and I had a gourmet meal comp and all we played was two dollar BJ. Even at the two dollar level the pit bosses remembered our name and wrote us comps just for showing up. When we would press our bet and get up to the ten dollar level the bosses would come over and check it out because we were so excited and they made a big deal about it.

It was just a more personal, fun atmosphere back then.

For me living in Florida the cost and hassle of Vegas just doesn't make it worth my while. I know many will say there is nothing quite like Vegas and they are correct. The problem is that something just doesn't do ti for me anymore.

I knew people who went to Vegas in the 1960's and for the price of a couple of drinks you could see the real Rat Pack and you most likely would see the like of Lucille Ball and other big stars in the audience. That would have been something to see.

Gambling, never--fun, every time. Even if you don't come home with more money than you came with, it is still a bargain when you consider free/discounted rooms, shows and meals.

When I met my wife she had never been to Vegas. One of our first trips together was to show her some of my favorite things there. If I had it my way we would have been married by Elvis there.

The first three trips to Vegas I took her on I won enough to pay for the entire trip. (This was before I owned my own mode of transportation) One trip I won quite big, for me that is. The problem was that she was led by this to believe that you could always win enough to pay for the trip. Vegas was a giant multicolored ATM with great food and entertainment all around.

She has since learned, the hard way, I lose about 3 quarters of the time.

In 27 days I'll attend my 30th annual Labor Day Vegas buddy trip, so Tutontow and I first experienced Vegas at about the same time. I've been to there a total of about 60 times and I've certainly watched it change. I like a nice restaurant and nice hotels, but the strip has gotten out of line in my mind. I don't blame the business for charging whatever folks are willing to pay, yet after spending $150 per plate for dinner and $15 for a decent drink, I feel as though I've been raped.

Like Tuto I preferred Vegas of the past, and that's why I've spent most of my time the past dozen years downtown.

I came home even once, and I was pretty darn thrilled about THAT!

I'd guestimate it to be at about 50%. It sometimes comes in streaks. During the first 11 of 12 visits in 1999-2000 when I flew to Vegas once a month 18 months in a row, I came home with more money than I had when I arrived, and the rooms were comped and air travel was cheap or free because I was flying an average of 25 times a year for work. The last 6 weeks of that stretch was losing proposition 5 out of 6 times.

My first Las Vegas gambling visit was in 1976. I've gone there at least once a year since that first trip, amounting to somewhere around 100 visits. I've stayed at over 30 different casino hotels, most of those more than once. Witnessing the evolution of that city over almost 40 years has been a pretty amazing experience. Very early on, comps were a personal interaction between the players and the pit, as Tutontow described. For a little while, slot machines dispensed tickets that were good for comps. My first players card had keypunch rectangles on it instead of a magnetic strip and the slot machines could read the keypunch holes to track your play.

There are things I miss about old Las Vegas. There are things I like about current Las Vegas. All things considered, I liked old Las Vegas better.

I'm with you!
It's all about the fun,anyway.

16 wins in 74 visits, I do not include tips, I would have to include my drinks as wins then, which would put me at winning 100percent

I usually visit Laughlin because I hate the crowds, and I'd say I return with extra money 10% of the time. I blame it on Bush.