Boston is awesome and especially friendly to the solo traveler. I spent the night before Encore’s opening downtown. After already paying an average $645 per night for the first two opening nights, I was seriously considering getting most my meals at the Costco across the street.īut then the Harbor Shuttle docked… Arrival Experience… And because that doesn’t exactly inspire the fantasy that Vegas does, it also means astute accounting of my spending and a search for real value. This means daily promotions, slot tournaments, giveaways, shuttle busses, blue hair, oxygen tanks, sometimes a dude asking you for money, a meth head here and there, and a buffet to comp away. Clearly, Boston Harbor was built for the day trip mass market who’s not on a vacation/splurge-y budget. Compare that to Encore Las Vegas at about 34 square feet of casino per room.

No other place in the world inspires careless frivolity and financial irresponsibility the way Vegas does.īy the numbers, Encore is almost entirely a local’s joint-298 square feet of casino for every room sitting atop it. The moment I pull up to Mirage, or Bellagio, or Wynn, I don’t give a flying fuck about my wallet, bank account, or assets for the next couple days, I’m living a goddamn fantasy. Even during my one trip to Macau, the value proposition was at the top of my list.īut in Vegas, something special overcomes me. Reno, Laughlin? If the whole thing’s not comped, forget it. California casino? Where I go is based on the deals I find rummaging through my inbox. Outside of Vegas, I try to get the most bang for my buck.

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