re: **Official BCS Championship Tickets and Travel Thread**

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That's exactly what my friend told me (he's a Bama fan).

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I was actually with a bama alum (and a couple of others, non bama) the past several days at PH.

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Well if you go, we'll have to meet up for a drink. See if I can tone down your anger issues in person better

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Sure. I'm pretty much happy or hungover in Vegas and not too agitated.

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Any other recommendations for me? I've never been to Vegas.

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Sure, I can make recommendations over the next few days/weeks. I've been a couple of times in just the past 6 weeks and it looks like maybe a third time now (depending on new job thingy). Vegas obviously has everything and it is different depending on the season (summer vs winter).

If you are talking night clubs, Surrender is my favorite in the summer because it is a massive outdoor nighttime pool party with most people dressed to go out. Just really pretty with cabana's and stuff. Too cold right now though. Hakansan (at the MGM) and Tao (at the Venetian) are probably the top ones now.

Favorite bar to start the night is probably actually Cosmo. It is cool, pretty and a good place to get a drink, start the night or end the night. Inside of Paris is actually pretty entertaining as well. You may find you want to just spend a night at the bars and stuff in Paris casino considering you can also wander next door to a pretty cool PH scene and across the street to Cosmo. Ignore Ballys. It is next to Paris, but old and shitty IMO.

Dunno if you or your friends gamble, but personally I like both Paris and PH for gambling. Table limits are reasonable (like $5-$25 at Paris and $15-$100 at PH). Other casinos like the Wynn and Venetian are pretty (actually like the Venetian vibe in its casino and it is worth going to just for the scene inside the casino and people watching there - about a 8-10 minute walk from Paris), but the table limits are higher. Also, I would say spend one night just walking down the strip. Paris and PH are the perfect location because you can pretty easily just walk from PH, to Paris, to Ballys, to Flamingo, to Harrahs, to the Venetian, to Palooza. For a first trip I recommend at least just walking the strip and in and out of the casinos and bars all next to each of them. All of them really are different with different types of people.

Also, Cesar's, Nobu, and the Bellagio are all across the street from Paris and PH. I don't wander over to those much though. I get reward points and comps from gambling so I keep my action to the cesar properties in general so I can get the free or cheap rooms and so forth.