Been to Vegas Lately?

[Hydrotrip]

I wanted to start this thread to see if there is any other live poker players out there who have been to Las Vegas lately as I have not been for a year and I have been hearing some mixed opinions about what is going on out there. I watched this sixty minutes thing on Steve Wynn and apparently revenues are down like thirty percent which is huge, and a lot of the hotels have floors blocked off and closed down to save money on utilities and maintenance because they are not getting filled up due to the alleged recession we have going on around here in the US. I realize that the visitor traffic may be slowed down quite a bit, but my main concern was the livelihood of the games as I am supposed to be moving out there in late August and do not want to walk into a bunch of dead poker rooms with no tourists and all grinders where I will see no real action. I usually play at the Wynn, so if anyone has been out there and been to that specific poker room I would love to see how things are turning out there. I really hope that all this economy stuff doesn't slow down everyones desire to gamble, but will rather increase it so we can get some dice rolling. My parents actually just took a trip out there and they said it was definitely slower but it wasn't like a ghost town or anything, so I imagine there is still some money flying around, but I was considering maybe even making my way out of the country where the US economy will have no effect on the gamblers. Perhaps the islands, like I heard Aruba has some great action and wealth to spread around, or maybe even something like Melbourne. I know several of you are not from the US, maybe a lot of you, and it would be nice to see if there are any places I could take an adventure to and find some juicy games. Thanks all

[SWoRLeYBiRD]

I have never been to Vegas and dont plan on going I think that people who want to go to Vegas are caught up in exactly what they want you to be. I dont see what people see in it. In my eyes it is a giant light bulb in the middle of the desert, wow, lets got there and dig a whole then throw our money in it and act like we had a good time. I wonder if it is all fake all the pro's they have one t.v. maybe they are all actors and they do get paid just like any actor just fooling you people into watching them play a game of cards how would you feel if this was the case? Hahaha I think it would be a little funny. Hydro Trip your name is probaly casey or something decrepit like that. Please tell me that you are not enchanted by just Vegas. You have all of these other place you could go and play poker at maybe more safe. Out of all the places in the world are you one of these people that would rathere be in Vegas than like the carabien or Alaska? That is another question I ask myself is life worth living or should I blast myself what song is that from bra? No really though if these professional poker players are so rich why dont they just quite and go to a island do nothing or is theyre obsession with the card game so deep they some how are on a little island drinking a ****tail in bliss?

[bouks999]

I lived in vegas for 3mnths was to hot for me