I\u2019ve been having severe medical problems over the last 9 months. After six trips to the ER\/Triage, three surgeries and one under emergency conditions, and two months of catheters, I\u2019ve lost 38 pounds. At several points in the process, my crew was very very concerned. So was I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I\u2019m a tough old bird (it takes a lot <\/em>to kill me), and though I\u2019m not exactly bouncing back, I am up and grumbling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I haven\u2019t been publishing my blog every couple of weeks, which is another indication of how severe it\u2019s all been. Writing this blog is an honor and a joy for this unrepentant old Vegas scuffler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And now \u2026 sigh \u2026 my issues are exacerbated by flying, so I won\u2019t be back in Vegas for at least another three months. I\u2019ve got plenty to write about, but I\u2019ll be pining for video poker, the dance floor at the Pinky Ring, comped meals, and scoping out the latest \u201cshews,\u201d as Ed Sullivan used to say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I can\u2019t get to Vegas unless I drive. And I live in North Carolina. Before you ask, no, Harrah\u2019s Cherokee just doesn\u2019t do it for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In short, life has slowed me down in a way I\u2019ve not seen in nearly seven decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please bear with me. I apologize that I may be slow in responding to comments on my blog. Our system doesn\u2019t alert me when a comment posts, so unless I sign in I don\u2019t see them, some time for weeks. You can also reach me at bobbyvegas.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n Luckily, I still have plenty to write about. I continue to see deals getting better (eternal optimist that I am). I get offers from over a dozen casinos, including juicy mailers from the Rainbow. Treasure Island, Fontainebleau, and Plaza are sending creative deals, such as no resort fee<\/em>, free parking, and in the case of the Plaza, all-inclusive packages starting at $125 night that come with two meals a day (Hash House a Go Go included) , unlimited <\/em>drinks, and access to all the resort-fee amenities including free parking, pool, exercise access, and more. The Bingo deal is even better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Is this a sign of prices stabilizing and deals getting better? Are you seeing good deals? If so, tell us about them, please.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, last year I cut a deal with Anthony to create a downloadable-app phone version of Jean Scott\u2019s fantastic Video Poker Scouting Guide, which I\u2019ve cheered on in my blogs as it\u2019s led me to literally thousands of dollars in video poker wins. We expect it to be up and running in May. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And please, keep me in your thoughts and prayers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019ve been having severe medical problems over the last 9 months. After six trips to the ER\/Triage, three surgeries and one under emergency conditions, and two months of catheters, I\u2019ve lost 38 pounds. At several points in the process, my crew was very very concerned. So was I. But I\u2019m a tough old bird (it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86405,"featured_media":843497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1083],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bobby-vegas-friends-dont-let-friends-play-triple-zero-roulette.jpg?fit=980%2C588&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884176"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/86405"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=884176"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":884201,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884176\/revisions\/884201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/843497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=884176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=884176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=884176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}