The Flamingo Las Vegas

The Flamingo Las Vegas is a nice hotel! It is very convenient spot right there on the Las Vegas strip.  What I like about the Flamingo is that it is not too flashy.  I highly recommend the Go rooms, which are retro style rooms that have white leather headboard beds and televisions in the bathroom mirrors.  It is definitely something out of the ordinary that is worth experiencing. Now I wasn’t a big fan of the Flamingo’s buffet but there is a Johnny Rockets in there that is off the chain.  The food is great! They also have another place called The Burger Joint.  I really like this place because not often can you find a spot where you can get turkey burgers.

I love the casino at the Flamingo.  The slots are hot! I think I won about $300 on the slots which is good for me because I am not a big slot player.  The poker room is excellent! They have aces cracked up until 4 p.m. everyday.  If you play 20 or more hours in the poker room you are eligible for a free roll tournament that takes place every Friday.  If you go out to Las Vegas stop by the Flamingo and try your luck.

Let It Ride

This is one of several poker-based games from the creative minds at Shuffle Master Inc.  It was first introduced to casinos in 1993.  Let It Ride is very popular! It has a high payout potential.  Players are not playing against each other or trying to or trying to beat the dealer.  Unlike other games, it brings on fun and friendly competition amongst players. The learning curve is quite simple on this game.

Let It Ride is played on a table similar to blackjack.  There are three circles in front of each player on the table.  The circles are marked with the numbers 1, 2, and $.  To start the game a player places three equal bets in each circle.  The Shuffle Master machine deals out cards three at a time.  The dealer places the three-card hand in front of each player.  After each player received his cards, the dealer discards one card leaving two cards face down in front of the dealer.  The machine counts out the remaining cards into the discard tray.  When this is finished, the players are allowed to look at their three-card hand.  At this point you have the option to take back your bet in circle number one or let it Ride.  To take back your bet you scrape your cards on the table toward you or you make a brushing motion with your hand.  After all the players have made their decisions the dealer will turn up the first of the two community cards, which is in front of the dealer.  This card is used as the fourth card for all the player’s hands.  You now have the option of taking down your second bet or letting it ride.  You make take down the second bet even if you let the first bet ride but you cannot take down or put the first bet back up.  After all the players make their decision for the second bet, the dealer will turn up the second community card.  This card completes the five-card hand for every player.  At this point the dealer will pay all the winning bets according to the pay table.

Let Bet#1 ride if you have:

A winning Hand – Pair of Tens or Better

A three card Royal Flush

A three card Straight Flush

Let Bet#2 ride if you have:

A winning hand – pair of Tens or Better

A four card Royal or Straight Flush

A four card flush

Four High Cards

A four card Open ended Straight

Let It Ride Pay Table

• 1,000 to 1 for a Royal Flush
• 200 to 1 for a Straight Flush
• 50 to 1 for Four of a Kind
• 11 to 1 for a Full House
• 8 to 1 for a Flush
• 5 to 1 for a Straight
• 3 to 1 for 3 of a Kind
• 2 to 1 for 2 Pairs
• 1 to 1 for Tens or better

Although Let It Ride may be a popular game, one thing that I don’t like about it is that if you have pairs of 9’s on down to 2’s you lose.  Unlike Mississippi Stud where a pair of 6’s to 10’s is a push.  Of course, you could keep chancing it trying to make two pair but I assure you that the house edge is going to go against you.  Let’s just face it when the cards are hot they are hot but when they are not they are not.  Good Luck!

Roulette

One thing I can say is that over the years this game hasn’t changed much.  Although I have seen computerized versions of the game, yet I prefer playing it the traditional way.  Let’s take a look at the game of roulette.  The wheel in most American casinos has 38 numbered compartments: the numbers 1 through 36 plus 0 and 00.  Eighteen of the numbers are black and 18 of the numbers are red.  The numbers 0 and 00 are green.  On the wheel layout the red and black numbers change except near the green numbers.  There are two types of bets: Inside and Outside.

Inside bets

• One number bet you win 35 times your bet
• Two number bet you win 17 times your bet
• Three number bet you win 11 times your bet
• Four number bet you win 8 times your bet
• Six number bet you win 5 times your bet

Outside bets

These are even money bets e.g. you bet a dollar and you win a dollar.  These bets consist of red or black, odd or even, 1 to 18 or 19 to 36.  One fact about roulette is just as quick as you win money playing it you can lose it even quicker.  I strongly suggest that if you want to play a game that allows you to pass time and also build up a few comps roulette is definitely the game for you.  If you do play I recommend that you either play on a $.25 or a $.50 roulette table.  There really isn’t a particular strategy for this game.  The best advice I can give you on playing roulette is if you bet straight up on a number (odds are 35 to 1) and win on the next spin make sure you double up on that same number.  Good Luck!

The ROADHOUSE Casino in Tunica, MS

On my last visit to Tunica, MS I went by the ROADHOUSE Casino.  Now I was not impressed with the theme of the casino, which is like one big bar room.  I must say that I played Mississippi Stud for about half an hour off of a  buy in and they were very generous on a buffet comp.  Special thanks to Eloise and Debbie for making sure I got the buffet comp. Now the buffet at the ROADHOUSE is decent.  It does not have a large variety of foods to choose from but I if you get comped as I did I am sure you will make the best of it.  For those of you who are looking to stay at the ROADHOUSE I highly recommend you see Patricia Williams (Guest Service Representative) for your hotel accommodations.  She recieved the Star performer award in September for outstanding customer service.

The slots are pretty good.  They have wheel of fortune progressive slots which are almost up to $2 million dollars.  If you like roulette is your game they have a $.50 table.  Although the ROADHOUSE does not have a poker room, yet they have three poker tables in a desginated area that they open up on the weekends for $4/$8 no limit hold'em games.