What are the down-times of the Desperado roller-coaster? This has always been my main interest of visiting this property, along with the shopping outlet adjacent to the sister property (Terrible's).
When I visit this casino in April hopefully the rollercoaster will be in full operation.

Thank you/Greetings from Switzerland

I am a big fan of the Southpoint Hotel and Casino. That's where I usually stay for a major share of my time during my vacation. And it's not only because of the nice swimming pool or the funbook that contains a lunch voucher, but also because of the terrific variety of games. I noticed, however, that the best videopoker game I found was NSUDW (99.7 and some percent). This, plus the comp points, makes it a good play sometimes, but not a very good game.
The other interesting machines are the progressive deuces wild banks and the major jackpot system at the bar. However, you have to think it through. If you play on a progressive carussel with more or less 80 machines, then it's very hard to be the one that hits the Royal. Therefore, the center progressive bank is mainly something big for the house as so much money is being won while the people start chasing the Royal and only one single person will hit it. I really like the Southpoint, but I don't see why they should have such good videopoker. Am I missing something here?

From Switzerland

jcorb, i thought all rooms are remodeled....
I pay 59 dollars for a newly remodele room. because of the extra low dollar conversion it's worth the little surcharge, but of course only if they indeed give me a new room. I don't want to stay in a stinky place with bedbugs....however, I am sure they give away all but newly remodelled rooms...

From Switzerland

I am very much looking forward seing the "new" old Plaza after remodeling. I have set my reservation in place and will spend 1 full day just at the Plaza in a few weeks. The little surcharge compared to other downtown hotels will probably make up for it. So much talk about this project that I am sure it will be packed for the first few months....

From Switzerland

When I was in Vegas last time, there was a blowout sale of electronic items, such as I-phones, Ipods, Cell-phones, Blue Ray Players, Headsets, etc etc. The entire show was publicly anounced by radio commercials etc, ...up to 70 per cent off retail price etc...... "Wow", that's what I thought, and marked the event in my calendar. The sale was scheduled at a conference hall at the Tropicana on a given Saturday.
Well, I went there , walked through the casino until I finally found the place, but the same thing....10 dollars admission fee!!!!! What the duck!!!! I am not going to pay to get into a store to spend my money. I walked away and never returned to the Tropicana since.

From Switzerland

Didn't Station Casinos do just the very same thing? They got away with it, and these Fertittas remain on the controls! It's unbelievable....

As a bright spot on the horizon, let's hope they will operate this legendary roller coaster more frequently, even midweek. I plan to ride it, as always , at least 1x or 2x during my visit.

From Switzerland

Hopefully this news is considered as "good news" and therefore will help LVS stocks to return to levels between 46 and 48, as if so, it would pay for my entire trip to Vegas this spring :)

From Switzerland

One of the best places at the Vegas Hilton, in my eyes, that's the Seattle's Best or Subway or whatever it is. You can sit there and it actually has real windows there. Hard to see in a casino of Las Vegas...

gamblingfin

Thanks for your comment.
I have to add this one: The people that criticize my writing do not really bother me. As a matter of fact, by the way they're adding their comments, and what some of them are contributing, it shows me that some of them are not only lacking information I have accumulated, but they also lack intellectual knowledge. So this buzzing goes into my left ear and exit on my right ear :) Sometimes it reminds me of these ultra-cool "professional poker players" that can be found in the tight off-strip poker games , with all of them them being sooo cool and soo good that they believe they're the greatest super heroes. When they notice that I am a tourist by hearing my accident some of them come up with inappropriate comments at times. It also doesn't bother me. I'll let them live if they let me live, too.
From my almost countless visits of Las Vegas I have found the great places of interest and know by now what places are to be avoided. I am picking the grapes such as most locals do. Probably , there are many locals having much more inside information than me, and these people get all the great benefits this city has to offer. I just hope that they are aware that the city would never exist if everybody would be as tight and ice-cold at times as they are. Sometimes it's embarassing when I see certain buffet eaters complain about things that are absolutely meaningless , just to get a refund of their buffet-buy-in. Shame on them, I think, but hopefully the majority of the Las Vegas community knows to appreciate their lifestyle of subsidied facilities such as low cost buffets and late night specials that are actually cheaper than if they had to cook it for themselves at home. Somebody pays for that. Don't forget that ever.

From Switzerland

my biggest concern is that they obviously don't know how to fix the problem. In Tchernobyl, 25 years ago, they simply acted and sealed the entire site. Even at the cost of thousands of workers , they tried everything they could and finally covered the reactor with concrete and sand.

In Fukushima they seem to be working on something but it doesn't look like they're making any progres, and with every day that's over more and more radio activity is being blown into the environment.

good night, folks

From Switzerland