GAMBLING: DON'T GAMBLE, OR if you do, STAY EVEN with Probability and Statistics. Play bets which are near 50/50 in probability, such as Roulette: Red or Black or Odd or Even, and even the inside bets are at least sort of fair long shots, they pay a resonable ammount compared with the probability, (Roulette: not to be confused with the upright Wheel of Fortune, where one bets on $1, $2, $5, $10, not as good as Roulette), OR play Craps Pass Line or Don't Pass Line (both nearly 50/50 in probability, I don't take odds for a number of reasons (Pass: your best chance is on the first roll, not a later roll, etc, etc), and the other bets on the table are less in probability). Always have at least 5 back up bets, don't put everything on one bet. Be advised that Black Jack or 21 is a 60/40 game (only 40% in your favor, strain your brain and it still takes its toll. EXPLANATION: you draw first, before the dealer draws, and a certain percentage of the time, your going to go bust, YOU GO FIRST. Dealer says, you jump off the cliff first, oops, there he goes, oh well, no way you can win without drawing, lots of 10s, Jacks, Queens, Kings to bust you, you go first, 60/40). STATISTICS tend to even out to their natural probability in the long run (as per an earlier version of "Schaums Outlines on Probability on Statistics" (Schaums Outlines are sold in most University Bookstores), it pointed out (in the older version) that if you flip a coin 5 times, it might even come out heads, heads, heads, heads, but after 50 to 100 flips, it will be more like 50/50, the natural probability, so give yourself a 5 or 6 bet back up, and do set a limit in case you have a bad streak, bet no more than 10 bets, my limit is typically 5 or 6 bets). My personal experience with Craps (I play only Don't Pass or Pass), I tend to win or lose 3 in a row (sometimes 4), then it reverses for 3 or 4 bets (pull out ahead), OR, sometimes is win, lose, win, lose, win, lose, boring. One bet ahead and pull out, is an easy win (how often will you find your self one bet ahead? often, how often will you find yourself 5 bets ahead? very rare), ONLY IF you play a statistically even bet: Roulette: red or black, odd or even, or craps Pass or Dont Pass with no odds (odds increase your bet AFTER your best chance of winning has passed, the first roll, so they fudge with statistics if they tell you taking odds is better, its not, and any of those other bets at the craps table, and you have stepped off the golden trail, into the doggie garden of statistical oops, oh well. The hardways look good, but statistically they are a rip off, but not as bad as slots, and everything else). The one thing I don't like at the Craps table is Pork Gas.

Take a chance, but don't gamble away your house & life savings to impress everyone with "what a good sport" you are (they make a living, don't feel sorry for them). Save some money for shows & tips & luxury dining, maybe some photos (they is no obigation, when you look at the photos later (end of show, or meal), you have the option to purchase them, if you want to take them home). Neaten up and then leave a tip for the maid every day, I always clean up for the maid, so they have less to do, then leave $1 to $2 per day was standard (or more, they'll be delighted)).  Some day you may have to clean up after someone, so you want to keep your karma clean to begin with.   

Come to Chi-na-tOWn:    
With many fine Restaurant, serving you finest Ginger, Snow Pea, and Chinese Noodle, and GREEN TEA (very healthy for you).  Shop at Chinese Mall for Jasmine Incense,  Chi-na-town "Ranch 99 Market" for tofu, "Mighty Soy", "Furama" (and Furama Organic), and "Kimbo" soy juice ("Vi-Soy" brand is not advised, due to very little protein), a Chinese Herb Store, and beautiful Chinese Furniture store (I lived 2 years with my Godmother who had been to China and brought back beautiful Chinese Furnature, very nice (China represents the good view of Saturn, for you astrologers).

Chi-na-tOWn is LOCATED:  Around 5 blocks WEST of TREASURE ISLAND on Spring Mt Road, across freeway, bus or taxi, I would not want to walk it. (NOT to be confused with "The Commercial Center" a group of stores (some Oriental) on East Sahara Blvd).

CURRENT WEATHER:
The National News tells the Las Vegas weather from the Airport data, which is "typically" 10 degrees cooler than everyplace else in Summer.  So if you hear that its 115 in Las Vegas, its really 125 on up.  

HOT SUMMER NIGHTS:  It gets to 125 F (in the shade) in Summer (stay up all night, down to  99 F if your lucky, but thats whats so fun, all night long at 100 F).  
Winter Nights are typically 33 F, with the first day of Spring or first day of Fall being the nicest.

WEATHER DATA (they lie, add 10 degrees to summer Las Vegas temperatures)
Las Vegas: www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=068327&refer=



CURRENT WEATHER
US National Weather Service (current conditions)
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ maps & graphs
http://weather.noaa.gov/ find your location

Las Vegas Weather http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KLAS.html Link I use during storms (HOURLY barometric pressure, rainfall, and temp etc, note: pressure of 30 = good weather, 29 range = storm aka low pressure system). Data in EASTERN TIME (subtract 3 hours for CA NV etc)

Enter a Las Vegas Zip Code such as 89103


My Favorite Forecast: weather.yahoo.com Yahoo is the Best in many respects, except it does not show high and low pressure systems on the maps

USA Weather Map with High & Low Pressure systems http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/currentweatherusnational/index_large.html

TAXI ADVICE:  

NEVER give a cab driver a $50 or $100 Bill (unless its near the ammount of your fare, as they don't carry that kind of change, and they can't park in front of the hotel and go in, and if you do that at the Airport, due to new Federal Regulations they can't park there either (and there is no place to get change inside anyway), they have to drive you all the way back to a Major Hotel Casino or store, find parking, then go in with you (THAT'S REALITY and THE LAW).  

LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP: Not only watch out getting out of cabs in front of hotel casinos as cars wiz by nearly hitting pedestrians, but INSPECT THE SEAT BEFORE YOU SIT.  The last customer may have tossed their cookies without the driver being aware of it (it happens, and sometimes its not obvious at first).  

FREEWAYS Yes and No:  
Ask your driver to not take the Freeway too or from the Airport.  That's termed  "Long Hauling".  HOWEVER: The Freeway is still a good option for traveling up or down the Strip or between Downtown and the Lower Strip, because the Freeway is just a block away from the Strip, and the Strip gets crowded, has long lights (while the meter is ticking).  
PROBLEM DRIVER?  Not all taxi drivers are bad, but if you get a bad one, get the Cab Number, on the outside of the cab (regardless of company), or Taxi lic # on dashboard, and report it to the "T.A." (Taxicab Authority, State of NV http://www.taxi.state.nv.us/) with time of day, locations, and fare (always ask for a receipt). The "TA" will give you a fair judgment such as "at that time of day its best he did that", or "due to construction", or "we will fine him and you can get a refund"; Taxicab Authority of the " State of NV" listed in the phone book under "NV, State of" 486-6532 (24 hrs), or online at the NV web site under "Business & Industry" (not Transportation). 

LOST & FOUND. Not certain which cab company? http://www.taxi.state.nv.us/TaxicabPhotos.htm There are less than it appears, Ace, Union, North Las Vegas (ANLV),Virgin Valley, Vegas-Western (not to be confused with Western cab) are all one company, while Yellow, Checker, Star are all another company, and Henderson/Whittlesea is another, again the T.A. (State of NV) might be able to help you further. The Taxi companies hold items for a month, and can mail them to you for reasonable fee (happens all day and all night). Never take a cab across the street without first giving the driver $10, saying keep the change and take me across the street" (they wait in line an hour, the initial fee goes to the company & state, after that, the driver only gets from 40% to 50% of the meter, plus a 20% tip, at least please. 

RESPECT:  Treat your driver like a fellow human being (karma), because that's just who they are (we are all equal in the USA).  Cab driver is #5 on the list of Most Stressful Jobs in the USA, see STRESS JOBS (and they work 60 hours per week, mostly sitting in long lines up to 60 minutes, or more).   In a busy Casino? Need to emit gas or feel sickish? Step outside for some air?  Too crowded to fart?  Doormans says "Would you like a Taxi?", NO, YOU DON'T WANT A TAXI, go fart in the restroom, or in the big casino, not in the tiny, tightly sealed taxi, and you don't want to toss your cookies in a cab either, use the restroom, OK?  They are used to Drunk People in the casinos, they all have bars that get people drunk, they are not going to have you arrested for intoxication (I take that back, I have seen people escorted out of casinos for being intoxicated, in casinos which serve large alcohol beverages in containers 2 feet tall, they asked me to leave once and I asked for another hour to sober up, I was too drink to drive, 1 hour was granted), its OK to be intoxicated, you don't need to be ushered off in a cab (go drink lots of WATER in the Coffee Shop or Gift Stores have water, Water is good for your pH, especially after drinking dangerously low pH soda or alcohol, see my Health pages for more on that).  People used to fart in my cab, I would roll down the window (in 128 degree heat or 22 degree cold, they would say "DRIVER, WHY are you rolling down the window, ROLL IT UP", and I would have to explain I was airing it out due to someone emitting GAS.  PLEASE PEOPLE.  Your in a cab for 5 to 10 minutes, the driver is in there all day.   Be nice to your driver, even if they pretend like they don't speak English (they all do).  Some cabs are run on Propane, so they stink to begin with (some have leaks which never get fixed).  But the driver can tell the difference between you and the propane (propane smells like fish on saturdays? ask any propane cab driver if they ever noticed, I did. the cab yard is just downhill from a major casino which has seafood specials on Fridays).  (Am I making a big deal out of this? It must be a big deal).  "Mind if I smoke" usually means "mind if I fart to kingdom come, I'll light a cigarette and you'll never know" (HAH).  Save it for the BIG CASINO, they got lots of room, 50 foot ceilings, miles of open indoor space, and great ventilation.      

This info by Archure www.ARCHURE.Net
aka Will Chris Holley
Web Author, Photographer, & Former Taxi Driver:
AAS EET; BAS AMT; AS CIM; AA FAM
Honor Grad; Honor Society; genius IQ

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