Trip Report July 5th - July 11th

JM, awesome trip report.

Statistically we are supposed to hit one royal for every 40,000 hands. How many have you hit this year in fewer than 40,000 hands? You are rolling!

Did you bring any nail clippers on this trip? Your nails can really grow when you are away from home for such an extended period of time.

Everybody thanks for the kind words. I appreciate it and we did give Woody a great home. He showed up at our door in 9/08 and he was a 5-6 weeks old very wary kitten. We started to feed him and gave him shelter, but we couldn't get near him, he would let us get close and that's it. The only reason 3 months later we got him was he came down with a very bad respiratory infection that our vet said would have killed him. After that he was a very healthy kitten/cat until 3 months ago.


This was as close as we could get to him.


Woody

Yes, the person at the Charlotte airport is Jay Bilas. I hope Jay doesn't follow this forum to read he looks like James Carville. If he does he's pissed.

The old time casino is Gold Strike along I-15 nearing the California border. All their payouts are still in coins and their full pay DW I think came over on the Mayflower, but we enjoy the place.

Ellen Monster: I didn't try the burgers because they looked a little overcooked for my liking.

friedmush: Yes I've done good with Royals along with other good hits and I can't explain it. I did not have my nail clippers on this trip. I clipped my nails before we left.

Thanks again.

Hey JM. Great TR. I too was at the Fiesta Henderson July 4th thru July 8th. Watched the Fireworks from the parking garage rooftop. Had a 360 degree view of Fireworks all over the basin. I too hit a royal on Friday night. Also ate at the buffet twice. You should try the steakhouse next time, there is a 241 coupon in LVA book. The mexican restuarant is great also. Great table side Guacamole. Sorry to hear about your cat. I too have cats.
Blue Skies,
Jim

Great reading your report. Sorry to read about your cat. Had a similiar experience with our dog a few years back still miss her. Great winnings! I play deuces wild also but never won big yet.

Fantastic trip and report JM! So sorry for the loss of your friend. I've been hanging around LVA a little more lately and wondered how you were.

My wife loves that rental car you had but I would never fit in it at 6'3". I love Fiesta Henderson and have always been lucky there. Maybe we'll meet one day for some drinks in Vegas. No Circus Circus for me though, LOL!

Best Regards my friend!

I've never seen someone hit so many quad deuces in my life! I just don't understand how they don't pay out the same price.

Now you've played at the Hacienda. Isn't that casino in Boulder City? They aren't supposed to have any gambling!

Great you hit those ROYALS at the end!

Sorry to hear about the loss of your cat! I know how close you can become to one of them. I dread the loss of any of my dogs. Screw these vets for what they charge!

All 1000 credit hits so the .10 denom paid $100, the .25 ones all paid $250. I took the pics on some while they were registering.
The Hacienda's address is Boulder City, but not in Boulder City proper so gambling is allowed. I think the casino is actually on Federal property(National Recreation Area).
I could Google it but I'm lazy.

Hey JM,
So sorry for your loss...like others, I also know how much pets can mean in life.
On a more positive note: GREAT TR! I felt like I was right there with you, except for the winning part, which doesn't usually happen on my trips. I'm glad to know that SOMEONE wins!
Thanks for sharing!
Funnie

I'm sorry for Woody's passing. It was a very moving story. I have 7 cats(ages 2-6) and all but one were found as kittens living outside.