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Post by: Paulie_D on October 10, 2011, 18:17:17 PM
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Post by: duke3016 on October 10, 2011, 18:28:27 PM: Good points in the tripadvisor thingy, I always tip the drinks waitress $5 for the first drink, then $1-$2 for each subsequent drink I find this tends to focus them for speed and remembrance of your position and choice ;D
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Post by: SirPercival on October 10, 2011, 18:37:28 PM
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Post by: RioRodent on October 10, 2011, 19:14:51 PM
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Post by: Paulie_D on October 10, 2011, 19:33:59 PM: Quote from: RioRodent on October 10, 2011, 19:14:51 PM

All pretty good advice. Just a couple of comments...

ESTAs are valid for 2 years, so if you went last year you should still be OK.

Possibly but the flight/hotel/arrival information details on it will be out of date and with the way the ICE guys are, you don"t want any hassles.
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Post by: Delboy on October 10, 2011, 19:53:07 PM
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Post by: Curlarge on October 11, 2011, 00:34:23 AM: Quote from: duke3016 on October 10, 2011, 18:28:27 PM

Good points in the tripadvisor thingy, I always tip the drinks waitress $5 for the first drink, then $1-$2 for each subsequent drink I find this tends to focus them for speed and remembrance of your position and choice ;D

I assume this is because you cant remember any of these past 3.30pm???
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Post by: Laxie on October 11, 2011, 08:37:56 AM
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Post by: SirPercival on October 11, 2011, 08:43:46 AM
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Post by: Laxie on October 11, 2011, 08:49:40 AM
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Post by: Curlarge on October 11, 2011, 11:38:38 AM: Just found this that might be of interest to some.

http://www.ulyssemobile.com/UK/index.php

It appears that for £18 you get 67 minutes (1hr plus 7 mins bonus) to call either a US or UK number. It"s all prepaid so you can"t be overbilled. Texts appear to count for 1 minute.
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Post by: jbworldwide on October 11, 2011, 12:02:00 PM: If you can get Skype and preload £10 you can ring the UK for 1p per min
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Post by: Jon MW on October 11, 2011, 12:05:15 PM: Quote from: jbworldwide on October 11, 2011, 12:02:00 PM

If you can get Skype and preload £10 you can ring the UK for 1p per min

Why would you want to ring the UK? Everybody"s going to be in Vegas anyway ;D
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Post by: RichEO on October 11, 2011, 19:56:58 PM: Quote from: Paulie_D on October 10, 2011, 19:33:59 PM

Quote from: RioRodent on October 10, 2011, 19:14:51 PM

All pretty good advice. Just a couple of comments...

ESTAs are valid for 2 years, so if you went last year you should still be OK.

Possibly but the flight/hotel/arrival information details on it will be out of date and with the way the ICE guys are, you don"t want any hassles.

I haven"t updated my ESTA for the last 2 trips over here and no problems at all. Also didn"t fly direct to Vegas, which is usually worse at immigration but not this time, sailed through.
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Post by: RichEO on October 11, 2011, 21:07:30 PM: There is free wi-fi in the Aria and Venetian poker rooms. So I use my UK phone there for skype, fb, email etc all the time. Might save some people buying the in room internet if you don"t need it much.

And buy 1 UK-USA adapter and bring a UK 4-gang extension. Then you have 4 UK sockets in your room for you and whoever you share with. Enough for 2 laptops and 2 phone chargers etc, no fighting over the 1 adapter.
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Post by: gallowgate on October 16, 2011, 20:50:21 PM: Hello RichEO,
I presume your over playing the V DSE,next time your passing the cage(any cage) could you ask the exchange rate please,I hate using the robbing gits over here.
Thanks.
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Post by: RichEO on October 17, 2011, 21:32:00 PM: Quote from: gallowgate on October 16, 2011, 20:50:21 PM

Hello RichEO,
I presume your over playing the V DSE,next time your passing the cage(any cage) could you ask the exchange rate please,I hate using the robbing gits over here.
Thanks.

No, I"m not over playing the deepstack that hasn"t started yet. But I might play a couple.

I think the exchange rate is the best in the hard rock. It was 1.5 last week. I don"t know about anywhere else atm.
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Post by: gallowgate on October 17, 2011, 21:43:22 PM: Quote from: RichEO on October 17, 2011, 21:32:00 PM

Quote from: gallowgate on October 16, 2011, 20:50:21 PM

Hello RichEO,
I presume your over playing the V DSE,next time your passing the cage(any cage) could you ask the exchange rate please,I hate using the robbing gits over here.
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No, I"m not over playing the deepstack that hasn"t started yet. But I might play a couple.

I think the exchange rate is the best in the hard rock. It was 1.5 last week. I don"t know about anywhere else atm.

ok thanks
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Post by: KarmaDope on October 17, 2011, 23:01:20 PM: Anybody going via London should go here to find the best place to collect money:

http://travelmoney.moneysavingexpert.com/holiday-money/

Right now the best rate out there is 1.571. Spot is 1.574.