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Some (small) changes at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
Just got back from my weekend trip to Caesars Palace. I made use of my last two Seven Stars Experience Credits to enjoy the Elton John show (two $250 seats) plus a $400 dining credit.
I have no significant wins to tell you about. I could tell you about the money I lost but I don't want to embarrass myself too much.
We tried to get robes from housekeeping. We did over New Year's but no luck this time. That's a problem, especially when you order room service in the late night. In our case, the waiter had to wait until we got decent before opening the door -- while in the past it was easy to just slip on a robe. No -- we are not going to schlepp robes from home.
What used to be the Augustus/Octavius check-in area is now used to distribute promotions such as gift cards, shopping certificates, etc. You can also swipe your card at a machine to get free High Roller tickets if you are a Diamond and higher.
The Augustus valet is open to 7 Stars -- and they insist on seeing a card when you drive in.
In the photos below: the Bank of America ATMs are gone from the Forum Shops and they've been replaced by some other ATMs. Too bad. Those of us who are BofA customers could use the Forum Shop ATMs to avoid fees -- but that's now in the past.
And the Pussycat Dolls section in the casino is gone-- replaced with decor for the new club at Caesars. The voluptuous dealers are still there at blackjack and roulette, but now they were a uniform that shows the name of the club.
There were $10 and $15 craps tables over the weekend, and for a while I saw one table at $100 with two players.
My craps story of the trip: On my come-out roll at a $10 table I have $10 on the passline and $2 on "any craps." I threw a 12 which paid $14 but I lost my $10 passline bet-- so I had a profit of $4. Then I threw another come-out -- and again I threw a 12 and again I made a "profit" of $4. Why am I telling you about my $4 profit on those two "come out" rolls?
I am telling you about my $4 profit (actually a total of $8) because the player next to me had $15 on the 12 for both rolls. Each time I rolled a 12 he was paid $450, so he scored $900 minus the $15 on the 12. My third come-out was the point of 8.
I did not make the point of 8.
The dice passed to the next shooter, and that's when the player to my right bet $15 on 2. I guess he thought it was time for "aces." But no -- the next shooter also threw a 12 on his first comeout. And on his second come-out that shooter threw a point of 4. But the player on my right decided it was time to take his $900 and leave -- and he did.
Gosh, I was hoping if he'd be one of those players who tips the shooter.
Curiously, some of the video poker machines in the casino no longer accept the older style $100 bills. You need the new $100 bills with the blue stripe.
