Vegas Dec. 26th-30th...... dead or crazy??????
 

I've heard posters say Vegas is dead around Christmas time, and then real crazy after Christmas. Is this true? A friend asked me to go to Vegas with him. The possible dates being: Dec. 18th-23rd, and Dec. 26th-30th. What's it like around these times? We are both 23, and would like to gamble, party, etc... Worth going at these times, or should we wait for a better time to go?

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Dec. 18th-23rd, and Dec. 26th-30th. What's it like around these times?

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Dead Dec. 18th-23rd. The slowest period of the entire year in Vegas.

Dec. 26th-30th is exactly opposite. Things start to get nuts throughout the week, and by the 31st there are literally 300,000 visitors in town. Usually the busiest day of the year.

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At least now they have the rodeo in December. And several properties market like hell to bring in Asian guests (who don't celebrate Christmas, I guess, and aren't feeling their budgets squeezed in December).

It must've been a helluva lot worse before these two developments.

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Thats the same week I am going down, my dad insisted that it would be a slow time of year and how he could get a great deal on air/room. But once his choice travel agencys around town were charging $450+ for air/room he was begging me and my brother to whore out some online prices.

We ended up getting $330 for 4 nights and air each (taxes and fees included). The hotel isn't all that great, it is off the strip but my brother was boasting how he found a (better) deal with the Lady Luck downtown for $275 but before we could take a look at it, it was sold out.

There isn't any big conventions going on (atleast not that I know of) but by any means it doesn't mean it will be dead.

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I have been several times during this exact period. It was usualy nuts. Lot of fun toward new years eve but the two times I stayed for new years, I regretted it.

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I have been several times during this exact period. It was usualy nuts. Lot of fun toward new years eve but the two times I stayed for new years, I regretted it.

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This will be absolutely insane; maybe close or worse than Thanksgiving Friday. I just wish I could be there to play in some of those games.

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How are the tables from the 23rd to the 26th, thats when I'm going

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two times I stayed for new years, I regretted it.

How come?

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I was in Vegas Dec 24 to Dec 27 a few years ago and here's a three word recap of what I witnessed: LOTS OF ASIANS. The usual overweight American tourists were fewer in number, but not entirely absent.

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I'll be there, staying at Monte Carlo, the 26th-28th. We're going to see seinfeld and I was afraid the place would be dead, but hopefully there will be a lot of tourists and bad players.

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I'll be there then too. Also going to see Seinfeld.

Jeff

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I'll be there then too. Also going to see Seinfeld.

Jeff

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We're in the nose bleeds, it's the only tickets they had left. We saw Elton John there a while back and were up on the 2nd level and it was great so I'm not worried.

Lemme know if you want to get together and play some SSHE, I always try to meetup with any other 2+2'ers who are in town.

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I'll be down there from the 25th - 29th.

Doubtful that I'll play much cards though.

b

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Hi Snow:

Thanksgiving to Christmas is the slowest time of year. Christmas to New Year's day is the busiest time of year.

best wishes,
Mason

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Both times I have been were 1 each of these times and I didn't notice a huge difference.

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If I can speak for Jeffage, he will only be playing SSHE late at night when he's just having fun and not earning. That will likely be at the 4-8 Bellagio game with me or at the NL game at the Flamingo.

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Too many really sloppy drunks. With all of the security to control the throngs of vomit hounds, it was hard to get around for nearly 24 hours.

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I'm also going to be there, and going to see Seinfeld on the 27th. I'll probably be playing 1-2 NL mostly, though I may focus mostly on tournaments (especially if it's crazy in the rooms).

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I'll be there 27th - 3rd. Have done this the last couple of years - only thing I have learned is to stay clear of the strip on NYE.

Will be staying off strip and need to know the best parking for the MGM, Wynn and Aladdin card rooms. Already know that Bellagio is valet and MB is parking garage, but not sure of the others. MGM and Aladdin are miles from the garage - is valet any better.

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You wont get into Aladdin valet unless you're a hotel guest on the weekends or holidays.