Topic Of The Week/August 13th 2007..Changes [Archive]

1940GMC

08-13-2007, 04:23 PM

Change in Vegas???? Let's see.......baggage claim at the airport for one. It takes an amazingly long time to get your bags--over 1 1/2 hours for us the last time we were there.

I guess the airport is about the only thing we'd change. We both wish that the tram was better....it costs about as much to take a taxi and the taxi takes you right to the front door. No long hikes from the tram to your destination.

Also, those jokers passing out the leaflets on the strip.......we hate those guys. Yeech!!! Get them off the strip!!!

JVegas

08-13-2007, 04:32 PM

Well, traffic of course is a major issue and banning smoking would make me very happy.

And I think I would change the dealers and casino personnel’s attitudes to be more up. They just seem so much more bored with their jobs than they used to be, it kinda drags down the fun level some.

Most of all I would bring back more of the individuality of the casinos; they all seem so much more alike now than they used to be. But this is not to knock Vegas as it is, it's still a great time!

James

rio14

08-13-2007, 04:36 PM

You asked the question......no smoking. Or maybe instead of a small smoke free area, how about a small smoke area.

:)

I know its a big debate there. But here in Cincinnati we went smoke free and its really nice to go into places and not have your eyes kill you within a 2 min with all the smoke. Even my kids who are in their 20's enjoy places more and most their friends do too.

Just my opinion....don't shoot me. :rolleyes:

Sherry

08-13-2007, 04:46 PM

If I could change anything I would change it back to the "old" vegas where people were more laid back, food was much cheaper, the slots were looser, felt safe to walk on the sidewalks, and less traffic. Oh those were the good ole days!!!! Sherry

iceman

08-13-2007, 04:49 PM

make all casinos non smokeing why kill us there is plenty of room outside

Nevada

08-13-2007, 04:53 PM

Smoking, smoking, smoking. With all the changes going on in Vegas with all the new mega resorts let the smokers suffer a little like us non smokers have been doing so long.:eek:

bosoxfan

08-13-2007, 04:57 PM

Some have already been mentioned, but the change I feel that would effect many of us is to 'REDUCE THE AIRFARES!!!"

All of the comps I ever receive are for free rooms etc., an airfare incentive from the casinos would be great!

JimC

08-13-2007, 04:58 PM

I'd like the odds to be better to win more money. Cha-Ching! :) :) :) :)

Sharon

JimC

08-13-2007, 05:00 PM

dmfam

08-13-2007, 05:01 PM

Definitely the porn peddlers. They impede the pedestrian flow just by log jamming the sidewalk at the most inconvient places. Sometimes causing people to step near or onto the actual road.

JimC

08-13-2007, 05:03 PM

The litter is from the tourists, not the porn slappers. They hand out the porn and the tourists throw it on the ground. They are less pushy than time share people.

Jim

I am a woman. I walked by them one time and said to my husband, "watch this." I took literature from all of them standing on the sidewalk and even thanked them. They started talking amongst themselves how I took the info from them. I just did it for the shock value. I'm like that. :p :p

Sharon (Mrs. Jim)

kokopop

08-13-2007, 05:05 PM

There are so many things to like, so few to dislike. But since you asked----The wait at the airport for a cab is long and hot. Some great hotels have long slow check-in lines. I miss the Monte Carlo to Bellagio tram. I'd love to play Pai Gow at night, but the minimum is too high. I'm willing to lose my share of money but not all at one time! I wish Mandalay's beach were open longer in the fall. But most of all, I wish I could go more often!

sandlind

08-13-2007, 05:05 PM

I Would Like The Room Rates To Be The Same Rate On The Weekends As They Are In The Middle Of The Week. Also, Cheaper Food And Yes I Agree No Smoking.

JimC

08-13-2007, 05:06 PM

Smoking, smoking, smoking. With all the changes going on in Vegas with all the new mega resorts let the smokers suffer a little like us non smokers have been doing so long.:eek:

Good Idea. I totally agree as I'm an allergy/sinus sufferer. All the smoking ruins my vacation. Especially those, big stinky cigars!!!! I do like to breathe!!!

Sharon :) :p

boogie

08-13-2007, 05:14 PM

i would send all of those do gooders from back east and california, that have moved to vegas, back from where they came from. then vegas would return to what it use to be and we could smoke and raise heck like we use too.......without worrying about bothering someone

GILUV2Gamble

08-13-2007, 05:19 PM

I would love to turn the clock back.
When the Rio was just one tower and everyone was much more friendly.
Also, turn Las Vegas into an "ADULT" only destination. Can't believe the parents/guardians that dump the kids in the Hotel room, by themselves, dump them in an arcade making the security guard a baby sitter or the best of all. Having the kids sit on the floor while Mom and Pop gamble.

polar

08-13-2007, 05:21 PM

I think that I would pass "a law" that prohibits companys from owning more than two properties...to make for healthy competion:)

LOL,Polar

jslocke52

08-13-2007, 05:28 PM

Trams would run from inside McCarran Airport to all the major hotel/casinos. Passengers would be dropped off near the registration desks.

As a further enhancement, for passengers who request this service, the tram company would pick up baggage directly from the airlines and deliver it to the hotels.

garyfranklen

08-13-2007, 05:49 PM

Steve I Would Like To See The Prices On Buffets Drop Down Alittle Bit---gary W---duluth,mn

Jacob36

08-13-2007, 05:50 PM

I would UN-do all the mergers, the ones Harrah's and MGM has done the past several years. That way there would be more competition, which equal better comps.

deecbell

08-13-2007, 05:52 PM

I would only change one thing. All this moaning and groaning about smoking.
I am beyond sick of hearing about it.

getgoin

08-13-2007, 06:04 PM

Untighten those slots! It's no fun to go and just hand over your money. Would like to win every once in a while. The worst thing - about 15 years ago the servers, floor staff, etc. were completely rude. Then a good thing happened...casinos "encouraged" their staff to treat the people who were paying their bills nicely and it has been much more pleasant to deal with staffers for quite a long time. Gradually, though, casino workers are becoming more rude again. Each time we go now it is worse than the time before. Maybe they need another kick in the bumpkus.

gerrybl

08-13-2007, 06:07 PM

The things I would change...MGM Mirage & Harrahs could not own most of the strip. Competition is healthy & better for everyone. Looser slots, more comps for less play, lower minimums on the table games, & get rid of the strip porn peddlers. Also a few more reasonably priced restaurants & buffets but the same quality of food.

Flipdog

08-13-2007, 06:07 PM

Get ride of the large corporations owning the casinos and hotels on the strip. Let Las Vegas be for the people, not the all mighty dollar.

kidgarfield

08-13-2007, 06:12 PM

It would most definitely be a smoking ban in all buildings. An outside deck way off the beaten path could be constructed for smokers. If I was allowed back another day it would be ending the corporate takeovers that are bring the strip near to a monopoly.

LAS VEGAS SPECIALIST

08-13-2007, 06:16 PM

The List Is To Long To Write. One Thing Is Certain, It Will Continue To Change And Transform. Lets All Hope It Still Remains The Adult Disneyland Of The World. With Entretainment And Dinning Like No Other City In The World. My Vote Goes To Completion Of The Monorail To The Airport And Downtown Before I Die. The Trip Around The Amusement Park Would Be Complete.

Jack

Blackjack

08-13-2007, 06:25 PM

dreamcatcheril

08-13-2007, 06:26 PM

Long ago Vegas catered to gamblers, smokers, drinkers and what might be concidered low lifes. Just about every hotel had a hook of sorts to get you in the door. Competition was stiff for those gambling dollars. Come in, have a $1.99 breakfast we know on your way out you will probably drop a $20 in a slot. Play tic tac toe with a chicken, get a free key chain, Pick up your free official casino dice,, things like that.
You didn't care how fancy the hotel room was or what the view out side the window looked like.
You went to Vegas for the purpose of gambling, drinking, smoking and cheep eats.
( no I didn't forget the woman/ men) .

The opening of the Mirage in 1985 a nice place where every department has to make a profit type hotel. The Mirage brought in the non gambling, non smoking, non drinking tourist to Vegas with money to spend, notice I said spend, not gamble. A new source of unlimited, untaped revenue. The tourist was willing to pay over inflated prices for everything, he/she gladly paid up. The more they paid the more the hotel catered to them and the prices went up all across the board..
This 12 oz NY steak is $15.00 here, lets go around the corner to the new hotel where they have a 12 oz NY steak for $25.00....n it cost more, it must be better.

What would I change?

Throw out the tourist, on vacation.
That person strolling from hotel to hotel looking at all the pretty (hooks) oops i ment to say "decor". That person that goes inside 5 different hotels in 6 hours and has yet to put a $1.00 in the only game they know how to play, the casino cash cow the "one armed bandit". That person willing to pay $45 dollars for a $30 steak. That person willing to pay,,, how much,,, for a show ticket.

There would be less traffic walking and on the roads. The room rates would come down. Food would get less expensive. Shows would be a less expensive (hook) to get you in the door.

Next time your non smoking, non drinking, non gambling next door neighbor mentions they are thinking about taking a "vacation" to vegas ...

Tell them you heard Disney World is running a big sale...

VivaLasVegas

08-13-2007, 06:34 PM

Probably the weather in August. Leaving in 6 days for 5 nights at Treasure Island. Can't wait!!!!!

I'll be there as well but in 5 days for 7 nights at TI. It'll be hot.

One thing I would change is I would make the slots a bit looser as well. Nice to be able to win playing the games that pay for the casinos.

VLV

bondsgal

08-13-2007, 06:42 PM

1 - Roll back prices of hotels, restaurants and shows.
2 - All day monorail pass for $5.
3 - Ban smoking.
4 - Fine all cab drivers that long haul passengers via the tunnel.

Tweeets

08-13-2007, 06:49 PM

This week's Topic Of The Week question is:

If you could change one thing about Las Vegas, what would that be?

Moving sidewalks on the strip and into the hotels would be nice.

VivaLasVegas

08-13-2007, 06:50 PM

I would make it illegal to pass out those porn/hooker flyers that they hand out on the sidewalks. And have it enforced so they go to jail if caught doing it. All it does is litter the sidewalks. Even if no kids were ever in Vegas, it still does not look good to have that stuff littered all over the sidewalks. And the guys passing them out are so pushy - it is annoying.

The trick to is better position these porn peddlers in wider sidewalk areas where you can avoid them. They are not only a nuisance but a hazard to people trying to traverse the sidewalks. If Clark County can't legally get them off the streets then limit the areas where they peddle to areas that are more spacious and safer for tourists who can also choose to walk far enough away from having these shoved in their faces. Less litter too.

VLV

deemaxx95

08-13-2007, 06:59 PM

1. Roll back the prices on hotels, Seems like all the big companies rule and it is making it less affordable for a lot of people.

2. Do not allow children near the casinos. Last time I was in LV there were children sleeping on the walkways right next to the casinos. Little ones belong at Disney World or the beach not LV.

3. Get rid of the porn people!!!!!!!!!!

4. Bring back affordable food.

5. Lower the prices for shows. I refuse to pay a fortune to see ANYONE. I would have loved to see Robin Williams a few years ago, but would not pay the price.

:confused:

rambler

08-13-2007, 07:01 PM

lets have a big AMEN!!!for dreamcatcheril.you have it nailed:)

vegasmann

08-13-2007, 07:06 PM

bring back old vegas cheap food and cheap rooms.

mishaysdad

08-13-2007, 07:08 PM

Change in Vegas? Hmmm, all you have to do is wait a few minutes and it will change. Personally, I'd ban the porn flickers, take away corporate Vegas, bring back Cheap eats and shows, but what do I know????

annesands

08-13-2007, 07:08 PM

I so tired of tipping, talking about tipping, lessons on tipping, rules for tipping and hands out waiting for tips. I just-want to go on vacation.

Firemanmoe

08-13-2007, 07:12 PM

Get rid of the porn slappers:cool:

Hoss_Lass

08-13-2007, 07:29 PM

Here's what my vote is:
- Porn slappers, gone
- Timeshare Nazi's , gone
- Children in the casino area, gone (or their parents fined!)
- Stroller's on the Strip sidewalks, escalators, elevators, gone
Let who want to smoke, smoke all they want in the casino, just give me clean air to eat a good meal at.
-Lower table minimums, like $5 max not this $15/hand? Bleh!!:eek:
-Looser slots
-People walking down the strip who STOP right in the middle of the flow of foot traffic for whatever should be TAZED!!
-Scooter's for the handicapped or elderly ONLY on the strip sidewalk or in the casino
-Feeling like the casino/hotel PTB (powers that be) REALLY want me, a regular working class US citizen, there to gamble, eat, drink and help me win just a little money back!!

Mulberryflash56

08-13-2007, 07:38 PM

I really enjoy Vegas, but I would be in total ecstasy if the slot machines were looser on the Strip!

captrick

08-13-2007, 07:38 PM

1) NO KIDS!!!!

2) Tired of kids at the pools/buffets/restaurants/casinos/hotels/shows!!!

3) Hearing kids crying/screaming after romantic dinner....puts a damper on things!

4)Its an adult place! Have family/sitter watch the kids (yes, we pay a lot of $$$ for this......but its worth it to us and other adults in Las Vegas!!!) Take them to Disney Land!!! They don't belong there!!!

5) No Smoking!!!

pateboo

08-13-2007, 08:18 PM

:cool: I agree with the "porn flyers". I have been going to Vegas for the past 14 years, and those people are a pain (putting that stuff in your face), plus all the litter! Give me a break. As far as smoking goes - I used to smoke, but I don't think we need to turn into a government run country where you can't do anything anymore. Enjoy Vegas! They used to smoke in the "olden days"!

Sure they used to smoke in the "olden days", they used to DIE a lot younger in the olden days too because of it. I'm with Sherry on all the points she mentioned. Plus, get rid of all the celebrity chefs and their ridiculous prices for a bites worth of food.

Bama

08-13-2007, 08:27 PM

LOOSEN the slots....and bring back the older, more generous comp system (Harrah's are you listening?)! :p

flamingofun

08-13-2007, 09:34 PM

Big Bad Bob

08-13-2007, 09:40 PM

DreamCatcher Nailed it!!!

Bring back the low cost rooms, the low cost food, and the hooks to bring people in. The casinos would not lose money by lowering their prices on rooms or food because more people would be able to come more often and what they don't spend on a room or food would probably be spent in the casino!

I'd like to see Vegas change back to catering to the adult gambler and not to the nightclub party crowd. For instance, I used to love Treasure Island before it became TI and targeted the "hot,young, single" crowd. I am none of the above so I no longer fit in at TI and have moved to Bally's and Paris to find that "old" feeling.

vegasbabe

08-13-2007, 09:45 PM

...to the early/mid 90's. Everything was perfect then! Extremely talented lounge acts, cheap food, affordable room rates & flights.....WOW! what a time that was!

I pretty much agree with everyone else's opinions to this point. About the "no smoking so I can eat a good meal" comment--they've already done that in Vegas, and unfortunately, we lost a lot of good eateries, because they chose to go with the smoking over the food. The owners were given the choice, and they will be fined if they violate it!

ASTIDIXIE

08-13-2007, 10:12 PM

More off strip free shuttles! I would love to go to more off strip casinos but will not pay the money for a cab!

Boston_Bill

08-13-2007, 11:19 PM

Better security Downtown especially in the wee hours of the morning. After 1am it gets scary.

CowgirlUpSinCity

08-13-2007, 11:36 PM

I WAS BORN IN NYC & RAISED IN QUEENS. MOVED TO VEGAS IN AUG'90 (2MONTHS AFTER I GRADUATED HS / 2 MONTHS SHY OF MY 18TH B-DAY). I HATED VEGAS AT 1ST BUT HAVE LOVED IT SINCE MY 21ST B-DAY(10/10/93). EXCEPT FOR THE EXTREME HEAT & YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFULL WHOM YOU TRUST. SO IF I WERE TO CHANGE 1-THING IT WOULD BE THE GOD-AWFUL HOT HOT HOT SUMMERS LOL!!!:p

waxboy

08-13-2007, 11:40 PM

No children allowed.

Adults only.

westie

08-14-2007, 02:33 AM

I would move Las Vegas 1,000 miles east of its present location.

vegasgirl14

08-14-2007, 03:11 AM

The higher and higher prices for drinks, food, hotels etc. I was the first time in Vegas in 1994 and at this time til approx. 2001 I liked it best. I still love Las Vegas, but I have the feeling that they want to prefer the High Rollers and rich people. In former times this wasn´t so. I am not sure, if I like the new hotels like Project City Center and so on, because these are getting very expensive prices and maybe don´t have the "charisma and vegas style" of the existing hotels.
It is also sad, that more and more hotels are going to get imploded.

The next thing I would change: Las Vegas shouldn´t be sooo far away from Germany ;) but the long trip is worth it.

planetbass

08-14-2007, 03:24 AM

I live in the UK but I've been to Vegas pretty much every year since 1993. I loved it then and I still love it but it's changed a lot - too much in some ways.

What's with all these condos? Soon you won't be able to see the desert or the mountains unless you pay $6 to go up the Strat' tower. Yes, I know you hardened gamblers probably couldn't care less about the desert...

Why did buffet breakfasts all get so expensive? Back in "my" good old days, you could get a buffet at Circus Circus for $3.99 or was it even $2.99. After that, I was only too happy to throw money at their slots - it could take half the day to get to the front door.

I like to wander from casino to casino because, like many tourists, I can't get to Vegas in two hours whenever I want.

I agree with those who say that the big corporations have carved the city up. When the Monte and Bellagio were owned by the same company, there was a cool monorail between them. Monte changed hands - no more monorail. Now we have someone building ridiculous leaning glass towers between these two properties - "Center City" - my God, has the soul utterly left this place? Now I've no idea who owns what - seems like MGM/Mirage own everything south of the Strat' and Boyd Gaming owns the rest.

I'm no more impressed by the destruction of the Stardust and the New Frontier! These places must have been making money - I never understand why dynamite and a TV "spectacular" is a replacement for well-planned refurbishment and management that's committed to giving visitors (hardened gamblers and tourists alike) a good Vegas experience. I suppose the glorious Trop' will be next to have a TV special filmed as it dissolves in a cloud of dust.

Everyone seems to have got too greedy - no need to wring every last cent out of us, folks will flock here year after year anyway.

Smoking? Let's have big areas of smoke-free gaming and eating. In the UK the smoke-free thing has gone too far (no I'm not a smoker and never have been)

Kids? At Circus Circus I can hack it - anywhere else, I wonder why anyone would take them.

Shows? I can see Cirque du Soleil near home for the equivalent of $50 but they come once in a very long while so in Vegas I'll pay double. Don't want to pay? Buy a DVD then...

"Porn slappers"? Just smile and say "no gracias". I don't suppose anyone ever complains that the Yellow Pages contains a large and very dubious "Entertainers" section or challenges the drivers of the tacky mobile billboards.

Most of all, let's live and let live, hope for better payoffs and a cheap breakfast and let's hope there are still casino operators who can offer enough choice for us all to find a good time, whatever that means to us.

phxlas

08-14-2007, 03:27 AM

I would legalize a red light district similar to the one they have in Amsterdam.

Squeezeweasel

08-14-2007, 04:12 AM

1) Porn slappers
2) Timeshare pushers
3) Children - there is nowhere in the world less appropriate for kids, but some people still don't get it
4) Bring back Wet 'n' Wild!

golfhawg

08-14-2007, 04:15 AM

I would love to see the leaflets & flyers banned: it's so annoying to try & walk the Strip & have those things slapped in your face!

planetbass

08-14-2007, 04:29 AM

4) Bring back Wet 'n' Wild!

I realised Wet and Wild was there just before the end of my first too-brief stay in Vegas. Next time I went it was either about to close or had closed. Surely that would be a great place for Vegas - hard to keep the kids outa there though...

Other places I miss - MGM Grand theme park with its great wet and dark rides and the emerald city they used to have at the same hotel. Now they have a bigger bar, a few more slots and Studio (yawn) 54.

Jacqui, Duskette8

08-14-2007, 04:35 AM

Bring back the good 'ol days of the Rat Pack...When people dressed up to go out... when swing (music!) was cool...when the original hotels were still around...less traffic, not quite so many tourists.... yeah, that was the time of the Mob but let's not kid ourselves, they're still out there.... Bring back the days of That's Life and My Way!!

I'm with Planetbass.... it can take us 13 hours to get to Vegas, we don't see desert where we come from, it costs me $5,000 for my flight and hotel each year. I love the buzz of Vegas, I'm not a fan of disneyland... even though I don't gamble, I put down as much $$$ as some of those who do so I, or people like me, shouldn't be excluded from Vegas because I'm not drawn to the slots (unless you count my addiction to bingo, I spend a fortune on that! :p ).

Coaltownannie

08-14-2007, 04:37 AM

What would I like to see change? Well, just about everything that I read is on my list. I have been going to Vegas now for the past 12 years and will be there in 5 days for a 4 day vacation. Up until 3 years ago, I was able to go for 7 days, 7 nights, but with the cost of everything, it just doesn't happen. I totally agree with keeping kids out of Vegas. Vegas should be for adults, ONLY. There are plenty of other places to go on that family vacation. I guess for most of us, the big issue is the over priceing of everything - from start to finish. Good luck to all who are heading that way!

frankr163

08-14-2007, 05:53 AM

NO one has mentioned 6-5 BJ payouts!
Have we all just accepted it as the norm now.
Go back to 3-2 pay and while we are at it, ban all automatic shufflers.

tomadams

08-14-2007, 05:57 AM

Like everyone else the flyer pushers. Just voted to lend my support to removing them. Maybe Steve can present our feeling to the city counsel as he is a very powerful man in Vegas.

Leave tomorrow for 9 days at the Nugget. Yipee!!

Tom

PS Thanks again Steve for your great and informative web site.

davlaw

08-14-2007, 06:21 AM

Usually hotels cannot check you in in the morning, but that :confused: is when most flights from the East coast arrive. Is there any way to change this?

tryon4

08-14-2007, 06:34 AM

If I could change anything it would be to make more mid price shows available. $125.00 for tickets to a show is a bit out of the range of most people.

Frank from PA

08-14-2007, 06:38 AM

With so many local casino around the US, I'd like to see Vegas step up, or, if you will, step back.
Remember the days when casino workers (slot club, dealers, pit bosses, hosts, etc.) were happy to see you, happy to help you and fun to be around? Remember when there were dinner shows in small theaters with headliners. Or, lounge acts filled with emerging talent. The casinos were friendlier, less corporate and actually competed with each other, instead of most of them being owned by 3-4 corporations? Remember when you didn't have to go to Ticketmaster to get show tickets and a decent tip at the showroom door got you front-row seats?
And as for all you tortured non-smokers, the local US casinos are usually smoke-free; stay there. Vegas should be boozy, smoky, glamorous and 7/24. Vegas is the only time I can enjoy a fine cigar in peace.

sinkhole

08-14-2007, 06:49 AM

Change is good - but let's keep it fun for all. More payouts would be a dream. I'd like to see better food quality at a cheaper price. How about some hot men trotting around asking if I'd like a drink? Let's get some chippendale guys out there too for some of us hotties....and make it the good stuff and not that cheap s..t. Do I really have to tell them?

As far as smoking.......isn't there oxygen being pumped into those casinos anyway? relax and buy a cigar.....your on vacation for crying out loud!

Don't bring back anything...........we are supposed to be moving forward - NOT RELIVING THE PAST.

Get busy living.

JimC

08-14-2007, 07:23 AM

I'm one of those non smoker non drinker non gambler mid west tourists. I spend big $$ on show tickets, headliners mainly. Either way, the corporate hotels get my $$. I liked Vegas in the early 1990's. Before the upscale explosion. I must adjust to the changes because Vegas is in my blood & I'll never give it up!!! VIVA

This is one among many reason prices have gone up. (Non-Gambler)

What's with all these condos? Soon you won't be able to see the desert or the mountains unless you pay $6 to go up the Strat' tower. Yes, I know you hardened gamblers probably couldn't care less about the desert...

I agree with those who say that the big corporations have carved the city up. When the Monte and Bellagio were owned by the same company, there was a cool monorail between them. Monte changed hands - no more monorail. Now we have someone building ridiculous leaning glass towers between these two properties - "Center City" - my God, has the soul utterly left this place? Now I've no idea who owns what - seems like MGM/Mirage own everything south of the Strat' and Boyd Gaming owns the rest.

"Porn slappers"? Just smile and say "no gracias". I don't suppose anyone ever complains that the Yellow Pages contains a large and very dubious "Entertainers" section or challenges the drivers of the tacky mobile billboards.

The MOnte Carlo and Bellagio are both owned by MGM-Mirage. The tram is gone because of project city center. MGM-Mirage mostly owns everything on the west side of the strip and Harrahs owns the east side. This lack of competition hurts the gamblers.

Just ignore the porn slappers. The time share people on the other hand are worse. jmho.

Jim

lomab

08-14-2007, 07:29 AM

NO SMOKING and more reasonably priced places to eat besides McDonalds and IHOP

Bill Schroeder

08-14-2007, 08:52 AM

I'd love to be able to go back to 1960 and see the Rat Pack and experience the "real" Las Vegas. We're leaving in less than 2 weeks and can't wait. It's a great City!

judyqu

08-14-2007, 08:58 AM

I would only change one thing. All this moaning and groaning about smoking.
I am beyond sick of hearing about it.

I couldn't have said it better myself. If the smoke bother you that much, stay home!!!!!

John Frawley

08-14-2007, 09:19 AM

I know the casinos are "marketing" to us as we take that long walk from the entrance through the gambling areas to the front desks, but it's just a turn-off for me. If a change was possible I'd opt for a shorter trek. When I arrive I just want to check in; after I'm settled I'll take my journey through Gambleland (or, even better, go play golf!).

mmfrognet

08-14-2007, 10:33 AM

I would ban indoor smoking.

lvgecko

08-14-2007, 10:46 AM

When we moved here, we inadvertently found a way to "put off" the time-share folks. When they approach, we say "We live here" and they nearly disappear completely - POOF! Now, I'm not condoning lying or anything, especially in Vegas :D , but, when you are on vacation in Las Vegas, you ARE living here! Any time-share people reading this post will probably go ballistic, but they really can put a damper on your vacation.

The main thing I would change: get the kids out of the casino - specifically, the gambling areas! It's just as bad at the locals casinos as it is on the strip. A kid came up to me the other night while I was playing to see my machine - parents didn't stop him at all. I stared him down, I stared the parents down - and they were all just totally oblivious! Maybe there should be disclaimers on every airline's websites when people look for Las Vegas flights and huge disclaimer billboards at all the entrances into town - "NOT A SUITABLE VACATION DESTINATION FOR CHILDREN. IF YOU BRING CHILDREN, PLEASE FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY OF ALL CHILDREN-ACCEPTABLE ZONES". One of my pet peeves, can you tell?

Other than that, I'll take Vegas just the way it is!

luci5

08-14-2007, 10:58 AM

I would move Vegas nearer here!

From where I live it's a minimum 14 hours even with a non-stop flight from Manchester. With a stopover in the US it's nearer 18-19 hours. Coming home is worse and I suffer badly with jetlag.

I would also have a monorail direct from the airport to the strip.

I would have lower rooms rates as the rates at the nicer hotels are scary and on top of an expensive flight.

Get rid of timeshare people. :mad:

Cheaper buffets and full service restaurants.

alwinj

08-14-2007, 11:25 AM

This week's Topic Of The Week question is:

If you could change one thing about Las Vegas, what would that be?
I would ban street benders on the strip. They create the litters on
the sidewalk and just look terrible.....I was happy the ban on smoking
in the restaurant occurred.....Now there is more room and less
long line to wait.......Alwin from Hawaii

stevevarro

08-14-2007, 11:37 AM

1. LOWER MEALS AND ROOM RATES. I mean they are going to get our money anyway, so at least let us enjoy a good meal and a nice rest before we go home broke! :rolleyes:

2. BAN DRIVING ON THE STRIP. Seriously. They did it on Freemont St downtown, why can't they do it on the strip? Make it a walking mall area with either a trolley system or a monirail system. Too many people are getting hurt and killed while drivers are looking at the sights instead of watching where they are going.

3. As for smoking. I don't do it. Use to, but quit 30 years ago. I'm not really bothered by it as long as the smokers try to be respectful of others and not blow the smoke in non smokers faces. Besides the smokers hate to hear non smokers moan and groan about smoking and if they change the law we'd have to listen to the smokers moan and groan about not being able to smoke.

Leaving tomorrow (Wed/ 8/15) morning for 8 days in Vegas. :D Arriving on flight number 777, So I'm hoping that will be a lucky omen to end a losing streak that has been going on for a couple years now. :(

Steve

hambone

08-14-2007, 12:36 PM

I guess I'm in disagreement with some or many of you. Tipping - we tip heavily. I prefer the newer Vegas, I know, I'm in the minority. Individualy owned casinos - we get more comps now than we ever did (MGM Mirage). I agree that the slots on the strip would probably be looser if there was more competition.

Kaiden

08-14-2007, 03:24 PM

Get rid of Harrah's Total Reward Program and allow Caesars to get back to the way it was before this buy out. I find I am spending much more money and receiving less in comps. It has become a frustrating situation and I guess I will have to check out other options soon. Whine, Whine, Whine!

jackpotjoe

08-14-2007, 03:54 PM

1. Quit the weak drinks-not 2 ozs of ice cubes with 1/2 ounce booze.

2. Get rid of all the babies and kids. Vegas is a playground
for adults. Hate hearing crying or seeing kids put their hands
in the food at buffets..poor supervising by parents.

3. Get rid of outrageous airport surcharges when renting a car.
Costs me twice the price after taxes.

4. If the hotel screws up on your reservation- you get upgraded for free,
not the rudeness I faced...where my pre-paid room was given away and I
was down-graded with no apology.

5. Bring back looser slots machines..every visit since the 80's costs me more
and more with less play.

Many more but give others a chance.....Joe

jraupp

08-14-2007, 04:28 PM

dreamcatcher for president!

batteryman

08-14-2007, 04:48 PM

the porn slappers

sean

08-14-2007, 06:05 PM

This week's Topic Of The Week question is:

If you could change one thing about Las Vegas, what would that be?

My address to Las Vegas. If not that then the slappers on the strip.

indyrh

08-14-2007, 06:14 PM

Like others listed before me, I would eliminate the porn slappers. I would like to see expanded sidewalks to accommodate the foot traffic. I would like to see the end of the mergers of the hotel/casino groups. While good for the bottom line I think the individuality and personality has been lost at some of these properties.

legalois

08-14-2007, 07:08 PM

Most likely all of the things we'd like to see changed, won't (or can't) happen. You can't halt progress and you won't stop profit seeking.

I, too, would love to see the return of cheaper food and room rates. I agree that the money I don't spend on my room or my food will be more to spend on gambling. They're going to get my money either way, so why not make me feel like they're giving me something for it?

Like a previous poster stated, I bemoan the loss of the mountain views at every intersection. Living in Southern New Jersey, where it's flat as a pancake and the highest elevation in our town is about 25', mountains are fascinating. On our first trip to Las Vegas in 1980 we marveled to see mountains in every direction at each intersection. Now the only view of mountains is on the intersection walkways, and then you have to see them through a fence.

I'd also like to see non-smoking sections of the casinos, but then people start to wonder if the slots in the smoking section have a better pay off than the non-smoking part and will play there anyway. (As a non-smoker and smoke magnet, I've been known to walk away from a playing area to avoid someone's smoke in my face. And no, I've never asked anyone to put out a cigarette. I'll move first. But I don't have to like it.)

As for the porn slappers, follow the money trail. Whoever is profiting from them must have enough political clout that even though visitors complain constantly, they're still there. An idea is to relegate them to one or two locations, preferably one of the wider sidewalk areas where we'd have enough room to stay away from them. That's just a pipe dream, though.

Realistically, though, wider sidewalks all down the strip would ease pedestrian congestion. This is something that can be accomplished.

MHIROTSU

08-14-2007, 07:23 PM

I would like to see more adults only pools at the hotels. I think that's feasible.

I'd like to see the bullet train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, and have it at an affordable price.

Whether you are for or against a smoking ban, I think the next major change to happen is a smoking ban in the casinos. The last law was a step in that direction.

I would require all new hotels/casinos to be designed in such a way that children are not allowed in the casino and fine any adults that leave their children hanging around. That is feasible. Next part isn't very feasible: Security should pick up these stray kids and when the adults pick their kids up, charge them $200. If the kids aren't picked up in 15 minutes, they get taken to jail and the parents charged with child neglect. The casino keeps the money and in turn, charges us lower room prices.

Mike

CeeJayRocker

08-14-2007, 07:27 PM

I wouldn't change a thing . . . All of the things that people complain about are those things that make Las Vegas what it is. Even though I complain about the kids, there's something fascinating in watching a family push a stroller down the Strip or down Fremont Street at 1:00 a.m. Besides, I'm not the one that has to find things for my kids to do while I'm looking wistfully at the bar or the slot machine or the sports book or the craps table. I've watched more than one heated discussion between parents about who had to watch the kids and who got to have Vegas fun. Those discussions are priceless when you're not in them . . . . :cool:

Spieler

08-14-2007, 07:34 PM

Move it closer to Ohio!

Boston_Bill

08-14-2007, 08:02 PM

I would legalize a red light district similar to the one they have in Amsterdam.

I agree if people want that sort of thing they shouldnt get busted for it. The hotels know full well what is happening at the bar.

magicfish

08-14-2007, 09:02 PM

I would like to see lower home prices! Wait, I may get my wish!!!
:eek:

Also, I would like to see some of the flagrant j walking stopped via tickets - it's not the drivers you have to watch out for on the strip, it's the pedestrians!

G Dunn

08-14-2007, 10:00 PM

What is the one thing I would change in LV? Maybe the prices of the airfares. Somehow the hotels and airlines should work something out and offer us a reasonable fare. As far as everything else I don't think I'd change anything. If we were able to change all the mentioned faults would we be happy then? Not everyone is going to be content no matter what. We all love Las Vegas, with changes, without changes, with our likes and dislikes and we will keep going back no matter what. We all LOVE it. It is interesting to see what changes should be made and the variety of opinions we all have. In 20 days from now we'll be in the air with the excitement of knowing we'll be in LV again in about 6 hours. We (husband and me) can hardly wait!:) :)

MJCrash

08-15-2007, 08:25 AM

More over street walkways --

CJN

08-15-2007, 02:16 PM

Eliminate all the moaners about smokers. If you can't stand the smoke, don't sit next to a smoker. The air in casinos is better than being outdoors - try walking or driving behind a bus and inhale that air! I don't like being around drunks - so if there is one, I move. Do the same with a smoker and stop complaining.
Get a comp or some type of discount on airfare to Vegas. Food and rooms are never a problem - but getting there is another story.

rifledude

08-15-2007, 03:46 PM

NO one has mentioned 6-5 BJ payouts!
Have we all just accepted it as the norm now.
Go back to 3-2 pay and while we are at it, ban all automatic shufflers.

I also hate the csm's (continous shuffle machines) . An automatic shuffler is okay if it only eliminates a hand shuffle at the end of a shoe.

I also hate poor penetration in a shoe. A 2 deck game shouldn't be split in two by the "kill" card we should see 2/3's on those 2 decks before a shuffle. If I complain , I get heat from the pit as a counter or advantage player which is exactly what I am ;>)

LINDABO

08-15-2007, 03:59 PM

Go back about 20 or 30 years! Casinos were friendlier, dinners were cheaper, entertainment was cheaper and better, and gambling was a better payoff!

jolo777

08-15-2007, 05:33 PM

Go back about 20 or 30 years! Casinos were friendlier, dinners were cheaper, entertainment was cheaper and better, and gambling was a better payoff!
and no one back then complained about smoking or anything else that went on in Sin City. It is what it is and we loved it.

nlalley

08-18-2007, 02:18 PM

"I also wanted to see $100 bills fly out of the sky" That didnt happen either.

VegasBride

08-22-2007, 08:57 AM

The litter is from the tourists, not the porn slappers. They hand out the porn and the tourists throw it on the ground. They are less pushy than time share people.

Jim

:mad: But, if the porn pushers weren't there in the first place, there wouldn't be any of their litter to throw on the ground. I find them very pushy. They don't care if the man is with a woman, they still shove it at you. In all my ten years in Vegas, I have never been approached by a time-share person.

VegasBride

08-22-2007, 10:35 AM

:mad: Kids. They should not be allowed in the casinos. Parents these days do not reprimand their kids. They are allowed to do what ever they want. I have noticed more recently that it is the grandparents who bring the kids to Vegas. What ever happened to parents raising their own kids. Vegas is NOT a place for kids. I have seen them out in over 100 degree heat, in a stroller, with no cover and crying. But nothing was going to deter the adults from what they wanted to do.

The porn pushers. When we took a cab in Vegas, we were told by the driver that the mob would have never allowed anything like that. It really is degrading to the great city that Vegas is.

cindyinnj

08-25-2007, 06:02 PM

I don't mind kids in Vegas, however, there should be a time limit. No child should be in a casino after 11:00 pm. I know many parents would argue with me but I, as a parent also, wouldn't allow my kids to be in the casino's after that time. They don't need to see or hear many things that are going on in the casino.

JimC

08-26-2007, 09:31 PM

:mad: But, if the porn pushers weren't there in the first place, there wouldn't be any of their litter to throw on the ground. I find them very pushy. They don't care if the man is with a woman, they still shove it at you. In all my ten years in Vegas, I have never been approached by a time-share person.

The people that throw them on the ground shouldn't have taken them in the first place. I have just ignored the porn slappers many times. The Time Share Hawkers are another story. Every time we walk by them, we have to be rude just to get them to leave us alone.

Jim