Vegas is alive and well, thank you.
Among other things, Fred and I checked out the sports books at the various casinos. Caesars had one of the nicer (and bigger ones), while Hooters had the crappiest- it was about the size of my living room, seeing as the sports book wasn't much of one, just a small area tucked into the back of a bar. Then again, it matched the utter crappiness of the Hooters casino in general. We had to check it out for curiosity's sake (trust me, the so-called Hooters girl dealers are nothing to look at), and it was the least crowded of all the casinos we visited. And that included all the dumpy ones on Fremont Street- even the casino that catered specifically to Hawaiians was a million times busier than Hooters. (Fred loved that place, since he could get Spam at the cafe.) Plus, we seriously thought we were going to die in the parking garage elevator at Hooters. That place is a death trap all around and not worth the time. Dan Marino should be mortified to have his name on the inferior steakhouse that's attached to the casino. I say "should be," because I'm sure he couldn't care less about where the money comes from, as long as it comes in.
Oddly enough, our favorite sports book was the one we spent only about ten minutes in. While it was a truly weird casino, and not one we would frequent normally (I did get a kick out of seeing Elwood, Janet Jackson, and Shania Twain as dealers at the tables), the Imperial Palace has a nice private sports book. We sat down and flipped through the channels on the little TVs. I know they allow some weird bets there; I wonder if you can bet on the outcome of "Law & Order," which was on TV at the time? Anyway, Fred put down some money on the Ducks to win the Cup this season. Based on his 2005 bet for the Eagles to win the Super Bowl this past season, I think the Ducks are jinxed now.
How sad am I that my boy Timmy Chang got cut from the Eagles? Gimme Timmy! I wanted to get a Chang jersey (not in PINK), and my next choice would have been Hank Fraley, aka Honey Buns...well, too bad he's gone now as well. I guess that's the way it goes, but how disappointing.
4 comments:
Love that they had the Sens as the Faves of this season. Best odds at 5 to 1. Could not jinx my team by betting on them. Caps at 70 to 1 not the worst but at least ahead of Fitsburg. Sorry Blues. 175 to 1 ouch!
Hooters used to be the San Remo I believe. When I was out there last year, they were plugging the arrival of Hooters Hotel Casino on bilboards and my father told me that they were taking over that property. That's likely why the place is so dumpy. They didn't have much time to "turn it over" and it is an old property.
If you want overrated IMHO, go to the Hard Rock.
San Remo was the trashiest casino ever. It was awesome, it was so fun. We found our way there one time and were betting $15 a hand at the blackjack tables and were easily the high rollers in the room. I think they were about to comp us the entire top floor of the hotel.
Man you're really living it up these days!
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