Viva Las Vegas baby...

Everyone goes to Las Vegas to gamble... or to say that they've been to Vegas, baby....

You could be different... especially in these recession days... you could actually make money and profit while in Vegas... especially important when you're laid off from your job or if you've been laid off from your job... The average visitor loses $559 in gambling in Las Vegas... so you may want to hedge your bets... heh heh heh...

here are a few money-saving tips when going to Las Vegas...

l. Stay in a casino hotel off the Strip... 20 minutes south of Vegas, you could stay in Jean or Primm and pay a lot less... or you could go to Boulder Highway and pay less... Or you could stay at your timeshare...

2. Visit the casino buffets to save on food... Of course, if you do gamble, you may get a bunch of comps including food. Pig out at the Rio, Caesar's Palace, Harrah's, Monte Carlo, and others...

3. Spend the day a couple of hours away from Vegas... There are busses that go from the Strip every day to either Laughlin or Mesquite, for free... plus you get coupons and free food.

4. Visit the Fremont Street experience downtown, every night there are fireworks, entertainment, free shows. (800) 249-3559. Plus, the Golden Nugget downtown has a huge real gold nugget. You could get lucky and win a prize.

5. Enjoy the pirate show in front of Treasure Island. Watch the dancing fountains in front of the Belaggio. (888-987-6667)... See the Masquerade Show in the Sky at the Rio. Every two hours starting at 6 p.m. at the entrance to the Mirage, the white tigers are on display. Some of the other casinos that are worlds unto themselves are New York, New York, Luxor, Venetian, Paris, the Stratosphere Tower, Mandalay Bay. Lion Habitat at the MGM Grand. And be sure to shop at the Forum Shoppes at Caesar's Palace and the Fashion Show Mall. Or you could go to the gift shops that abound near Sahara and Las Vegas Boulevard and pick up a t-shirt and mugs.

6. If you must gamble, take a free class from any of the casinos and learn how to play poker. And don't forget the free drinks when you play the slots.

7. If you enjoy scenery and nature's wonders, yes, even in Vegas, go to Red Rock Canyon, Mt. Charleston, Valley of Fire (NOT in summer) or Lake Mead (okay, it's a fake lake)... Or take a day trip to the Grand Canyon ...

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8. You can always get half price tickets for attractions such as Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, Hoover Dam Tour, Madame Tussaud's Interactive Wax Experience and Star Trek: The Experience.

9. Drive out to the Extraterrestrial Highway...Rachel, Nevada is home to the Area 51 Research Center and a fun little cafe called the Little Ale Inn... an alien experience of the desert kind.

10. Get married, re-married or divorced... Cost of Nevada marriage license, $35; Average cost of filing for divorce in Nevada, $450...

11. Eat chocolate or visit a factory and get free samples... M&M's World, Ethel M's, Vosges Haut-Chocolat. at the Forum Shoppes, and of course, the Bellagio's Jean-Philippe Patisserie chocolate fountain, a glass-encased 27 foot high chocolate fountain with 2,100 pounds of melted flowing chocolate. The Chocolate Swan, a bakery, chocolatier, café, located in the Mandalay Place shopping gallery between Mandalay Bay and Luxor...

12. Fun with the kids can be found at Floyd Lamb State Park, Gondola at the Venetian, Las Vegas Mini Gran Prix, Lied Discovery Children's Museum, Planetarium, and Observatory, Zoological - Botanical Park and Circus Circus' Adventuredome...

13. Traveling with a dog? Sure, there is Big Dog's, Nathan's Hot Dogs, and even some pet friendly places in Sin City... dog parks abound... and there are a bunch of hikes where you and your dog can go...

http://www.trails.com/activity.asp?area=11533


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