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Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
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George Strait and Reba McIntire at the MGM Grand Garden Arena
MGM Grand Garden Arena | 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
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Randy Travis at the Monte Carlo
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Lee Greenwood at The Orleans
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The LoneStarlets at The Golden Nugget
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I was born and raised in Las Vegas. I am 41 now and I remember when I was in my mid 20's , I could get a drink for $3 or $4 on the strip with good customer service. I would tip a couple dollars to the bartender and put the remaining change from my 20 dollar bill into the video poker machine. However, most of the time the drinks were free when you gamble. Over the past ten years or so, the drink prices have tripled with horrible customer service. They give you a lecture on what they can comp and what they can't. I actually would not mind paying $22 dollars for a double Manderin vodka with ice if they would at least smile as I put my twenty dollars into their machine. The entire Las Vegas valley is full of bars with tavern licenses that gladly comp your drinks as you fill their machines with your money. If you are a tourist coming to Vegas.....Get off the strip and go into the places locals attend. Believe me the bartenders and service is five star and we all laugh and talk how every bartender on the strip must be miserable.