Welcome to the Party.
Summer 2006--“This isn’t a vacation,” Somebodyisfromhere.com's friend said
before his trip to Las Vegas, “It's a party.”
he'll admit that he didn’t give this statement much thought. At the time, he just
thought it sounded cool.
Sure enough, it doesn’t take a very long time in Las Vegas to learn that she was
on to something.
It's different from other gambling cities. In Atlantic City, for instance, it’s almost like
they want you to gamble, but in the process they’re sure you’ll drink. Meanwhile, in
Las Vegas, it’s like they want you to drink, but in the process they’re sure you’ll
gamble.
before his trip to Las Vegas, “It's a party.”
he'll admit that he didn’t give this statement much thought. At the time, he just
thought it sounded cool.
Sure enough, it doesn’t take a very long time in Las Vegas to learn that she was
on to something.
It's different from other gambling cities. In Atlantic City, for instance, it’s almost like
they want you to gamble, but in the process they’re sure you’ll drink. Meanwhile, in
Las Vegas, it’s like they want you to drink, but in the process they’re sure you’ll
gamble.
**casino has since closed
The first thing that happened to Somebodyisfromhere.com when he entered his first casino, Treasure Island, was a gentlemen in
a suit to telling him “You look hot (the 115 degree variety),” as he did with everyone else, and then give me a buy one get one free
drink voucher for Kahunaville.
Perhaps not surprisingly, in Las Vegas you're allowed to drink on the Strip; bottles, plastic, glass, whatever. A little bit more
surprisingly, however, is that they actually sell beer on the sidewalks (outside Casino Royale for instance).
On two occasions Somebodyisfromhere.com even drank in the cabs. He’s not sure of the legality, but they didn’t seem to mind.
The drinking options aren’t just limited to the casinos either. The Hofbrauhaus, for example, is across from Hard Rock and offers
delicious beer by the liter along with fairly authentic German entertainment and food.
Still the best bets are probably the clubs inside the hotels. They're barely even worth mentioning here in that they aren’t hard to
find. They're all over the place each with their own gimmick; some featuring girls with less clothes than others.
This in a city renowned for gambling.
Maybe they just like pouring things down their throats. In Treasure Island there were only four Roulette tables at a given time.
Meanwhile, there were at least 5 Starbucks in a half hour’s walk. That’s a place known for hot drinks in a city that, I’m convinced, is
parked on the sun. Maybe the mindset isn’t alcohol related.
So when in Vegas, enjoy the party. But be safe. One of the last things Somebodyisfromhere.com saw in the city was with his
Russian taxi driver on the way out of town. At 9am they watched a kid in handcuffs stand next to a police cruiser as two police
officers poured bottles of vodka on the road next to the kid’s SUV that he was evidently driving drunk.
a suit to telling him “You look hot (the 115 degree variety),” as he did with everyone else, and then give me a buy one get one free
drink voucher for Kahunaville.
Perhaps not surprisingly, in Las Vegas you're allowed to drink on the Strip; bottles, plastic, glass, whatever. A little bit more
surprisingly, however, is that they actually sell beer on the sidewalks (outside Casino Royale for instance).
On two occasions Somebodyisfromhere.com even drank in the cabs. He’s not sure of the legality, but they didn’t seem to mind.
The drinking options aren’t just limited to the casinos either. The Hofbrauhaus, for example, is across from Hard Rock and offers
delicious beer by the liter along with fairly authentic German entertainment and food.
Still the best bets are probably the clubs inside the hotels. They're barely even worth mentioning here in that they aren’t hard to
find. They're all over the place each with their own gimmick; some featuring girls with less clothes than others.
This in a city renowned for gambling.
Maybe they just like pouring things down their throats. In Treasure Island there were only four Roulette tables at a given time.
Meanwhile, there were at least 5 Starbucks in a half hour’s walk. That’s a place known for hot drinks in a city that, I’m convinced, is
parked on the sun. Maybe the mindset isn’t alcohol related.
So when in Vegas, enjoy the party. But be safe. One of the last things Somebodyisfromhere.com saw in the city was with his
Russian taxi driver on the way out of town. At 9am they watched a kid in handcuffs stand next to a police cruiser as two police
officers poured bottles of vodka on the road next to the kid’s SUV that he was evidently driving drunk.
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