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Pregnant Women and Vegas: Do They Mix?
Would this ruin your Strip view?
We’ve all seen those signs in bathrooms around Vegas warning us that drinking alcohol while pregnant can lead to birth defects (like that’s going to stop someone who’s already halfway through their Eiffel Tower). But now we come to think of it, we’ve never seen a pregnant mother in a casino, or on the Strip. And while we’d normally assume it’s because they’re busy nesting or satisfying their cravings back home, now we have another theory – could it be because they’re not welcome?
@momlogic tweeted us yesterday about this rather extraordinary story that saw a pregnant model being banned from a lingerie fashion show being held at Blush, purely because she was up the duff.
Wynn’s argument was this:
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Don't You Forget: Casino Security Will Mess You Up Quick
"The real crime here is not having Kate Bosworth is this picture, Larry."
You’ve seen how Hollywood plays out the scene. Casino security monitors the blackjack table from the eye in the sky, confirms the savvy gamblers cheaters are counting cards, then sends Larry Fishburne down for a loooooooooong, slow walk to the table. Then either a calm discussion convinces the heroes culprits to follow security to the “office”, or chips are jammed into pockets before the winners scoundrels head for the exits. In both cases, security never breaks stride or works up a sweat.
While we believe most things we see in movies and are anxiously awaiting our turn to fly to another world and hang out with hot, blue skinned chicks, Hollywood seems to underestimate just how quickly casino security can move.
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Lance Burton Knows How To Stop You Taking Photos
Well, here’s one way of stopping those pests who like nothing better than to spend an entire concert/show/speech taking photos (unless, of course, those pests are us, taking entirely necessary snaps for this website. Ahem).
We noticed this strict little sign at the Lance Burton Theater at the Monte Carlo last night. It says that not only are cameras etc prohibited during the performance (like anyone takes any notice of those signs) but that if you do do as everyone else does and break the rules, your equipment will be seized and your film destroyed.
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It's Not Just Obama Going Down on the Strip Today
With all the heavy politicking going down in Vegas today, we feel the need to lower the tone and remind you what else is going down on the Strip. And thus we bring you a shot of the latest Hot Girls to Your Room van to grace us with its presence.
Is it just us, or is this a little more graphic than we’re usually treated to? We only saw it for the first time last week, and it’s not exactly the kind of thing that’s easy to miss.
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This is Why You Shouldn’t Drive to Vegas Via the Hoover Dam on a Weekend
Don’t get us wrong. We love crossing the Hoover Dam and all. It’s beautiful, spectacular, a testament to man’s ingenuity etc etc (plus we always think of the scene at the beginning of Goldeneye, and we love a good Bond film). As the guy beside us in the video here puts it so eloquently, it’s an “intense dam”. But much as we love it, we wouldn’t want to queue for hours to get over it.
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Tweet of the Weekend: Too Much Smoking, Not Enough Criss Angel
Many people got trashed in Vegas this weekend, and lots of them told the world about it. So, every Monday we’re bringing you our favourite tweet of the weekend. And don’t forget to follow us at @vegaschatter.
Yes, we all want to get trollied in Vegas, but we don’t always want to smell like an ashtray and wheeze like a trooper the morning after. So we are feeling Eric Uribe’s smoke-induced pain this morning.
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Our Friend's Too Good To Be True Offer From Luxor Was Indeed Too Good To Be True
Free stay? We’re in
We know that Vegas hotels are prone to doing great offers. We also know that they’re not averse to doling out the odd room for free to their favorite clients. But a week’s free stay at the Luxor as a reward for staying at the Luxor? Surely too good to be true.
But that’s what our mate Gianni tells us he was offered when he spent a few days there back in August. He reckons that when he and his party checked out, they were offered a pretty amazing deal:
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Budget Rentacars: Good For the Wallet, As Long As You Don't Let Them Sneak In a Change of Budget
After our initial foray into the world of McCarran car rental – and Dollar’s insanely long queues – the other week, we thought we’d give another company a shot. This time, we needed a car for three days over this past weekend. We asked Dollar how much it would be to extend the rental we already had, that we’d got for $15 a day, and were quoted a ridiculous $100 a day. Hmm - you want us to queue for 45 minutes for the privilege of being overcharged? Time to look elsewhere.
We trawled through the main agency websites, but once again the wonderful Hotwire came up trumps, offering us an economy car with Budget for $49.92 including all taxes. Result.
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First Luxor, Now Red Rock: Why Can't We Take Photos?
Nice carpet
Move over Luxor, we just found another casino being weirdly anti-photography. And it’s not one we would have expected. It’s Red Rock.
What with it being waaaay off Strip and popular with the locals, we had Red Rock down as being pretty laid back. Plus it’s in pretty good nick and has no discernable features it might want to hide.
So we were rather surprised on Friday when two guys stopped us as we were taking pictures of the Sportsbook. They weren’t staff – at least, they weren’t in uniform – but they seemed to know their Red Rock stuff as they were having some kind of meeting in what looked like a VIP booth.
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Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, Sugar is Sweet, This Man Will Sleep With You
The latest hot accessory for bachelorette parties? Possibly.
Sometimes it feels like it’s the men who get all the, um, fun in this town, what with their gents clubs, their go-go dancers, their hot-girls-straight-to-their-rooms and their free limo rides to the legal brothels outside of town.
But ladies, rejoice, for the final sexual revolution is here. This hunky man wants to sleep with you. He’s only a couple of hours away from the Strip, and the only condition is that you have to pony up $200. Really, what’s not to love?
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You'll Get a Good Price At Dollar Car Rental, But Go to the Bathroom First
Look at this scene: Dollar Rentacar, McCarran Airport. Pretty nice, right? Not much of a queue, four staff doling out the cars, and even a TV screen to watch while you wait playing the latest DVD releases. What’s not to like?
Well, the fact that they’re the only car rental station that we could see in the airport with a TV screen probably should have been a warning sign. A warning sign that read: “Warning: you will probably get really into this film because you will watch about half of it before you get served.”
No exaggeration - we waited about 45 minutes when we arrived the week before last. We took the picture as we left – on arrival, the queue was 15 deep, and with only a few of those tills manned, it took eons to get served.
Meanwhile, every other car rental place was deserted. When we finally got to the front of the queue, we asked why the world and his wife seemed to be renting with Dollar that afternoon, and were told it was always like that, “because our rates are so competitive.”
True, they did give us the best deal of the lot, but we probably would have shelled out $10 more if it meant skipping this. If you’re in a hurry, we’d suggest renting from someone else. But if saving your pennies is what you’re after, we suggest you might like to go to the bathroom and spend one before you start the slog. Your bladder will definitely be full by the time you reach the front.
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It’s OK, Luxor, We’re Really Not Ashamed Of You
Maybe it's to stop us taking pictures like these...
This is weird. We strolled into the Luxor last week to be greeted by this sign telling us we couldn’t take any photos. Naturally, we, um, had to take a photo of it (sorry 'bout that, Luxor apparatchiks).
We were half expecting a firm hand on our shoulder, our camera to be trashed and our person marched out the building, but in fact we got nothing. And once we made our way to the lobby, we saw loads of people taking photos. In fact, we even took a picture in the lobby right in front of a security guard and were totally ignored, to our (almost) disappointment.
