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Traffic fills the Las Vegas strip on Friday night

Everything in Las Vegas is crowded for the three day weekend. Cars fill the strip, restaurants have lines, the airport is a zoo, casinos are jammed, sidewalks are at capacity, and poker rooms have long wait list of players with pockets loaded with burning cash. What a great time to be in the city of entertainment. Vegas is far better than an adrenalin drip and comes with a list of amenities that include free food, full time gambling, hookers by the bunch, temporary insanity to go, your favorite drunk celebrity photo ops, more limos than a GOP rally, more Hummers than Iraq (and guns), and best of all its legal…well maybe not the hookers.

God, I love this city, nothing like the smell of crisp Franklins early in the morning. What are you waiting for? Come on down, the lights are always on.

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traffic fills the Las Vegas strip on Friday night

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Las Vegas strip crowded Friday night for the start of the three day weekend

Visitors in town for the three day Presidents Day Holiday weekend jam the Las Vegas strip Friday night. Not only were there long lines on the strip but lines for most eateries (even some of the less-than-stellar joints) were observed during the Friday night jaunt. Table games were doing a brisk business, slots were singing their siren songs, and poker rooms had few, if any, empty seats. Come on down and join the party, we never close.

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Las Vegas strip traffic late Friday night

Hotel occupancy in Las Vegas tied the all-time record in 1996 with 90.4 percent. Now you know why rooms are always sold out and why there’s a mad rush to add thousands of additional rooms in the next few years.

With saturation comes high prices, and expect to pay a minimum of a couple hundred dollars a night if staying on the Strip.

The newly renovated Planet Hollywood (which did you know is also a Starwood Hotel/Sheraton Resort?) offers $99 rooms if booked between select dates.

The dates are:

• Feb. 18-21, 27-28
  
• March 5, 6, 9, 19-24
  
• April 20–24, 27
  
• May 1, 11-15, 21-22, 26-28
  
• Sundays-Thursdays in June, July, August
  
• Nov. 19-Dec. 25

You must book by March 31.

Book by calling 1-866-716-8130 and giving the offer code NEED.

Except for the top five floors, the Monte Carlo has reopened (to the tune of $100 million in damages and revenue lost by being closed during pivotal gambling times of the 1-2 punch of Chinese New Year and the Super Bowl).

As one of their menu specials, the new Brand Steakhouse inside Monte Carlo offers up a whopping 8.6 pound porterhouse.

The mammoth chunk of meat feeds 6, but we’ll look the other way if you’re really hungry.

Brand is Light Group’s new 5,000-square-foot fusion between fine dining restaurant and ultra-lounge. Now you can pig out in a happenin’ lounge… is that a doggie bag in your pocket or…

To make a reservation, visit this link.

Monday, Feb. 18 is President’s Day, and The Orleans invites you to spend time with your favorite George… Carlin, that is.

Yesterday we mentioned comedian George Carlin, who mused “Why are swear words the only words you find out are bad by saying them and being punished for saying them?”, will appear at The Orleans showroom for select dates, but if you check out his special Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. show, you can get 2-for-1 tickets if you book using the code CARLIN.

Book online at this link or call 1-888-365-7111 or (702) 365-7075.

Tickets are normally $27.50, $33, and $44 each. You must be at least 18.

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