Mandalay Bay Dream Card

[oxymoron]

I'm not sure I really want to share this, because every time I have played that machine it turns into an ATM. But, it's a good story and deserves sharing.

Last time I was at MB I started playing $1 a hand on the dream card machine (double double bonus). First night I walked out of the casino with around $1k. I thought, this is good, now I'm playing with house money. the next night was so-so, but I was up a few $. The third night the machine really started paying. I hit a royal on the deal for $4k. I was also up around $500 for the night already. From then on (7 nights)I was up 1-2k every night except one when I hit another royal. On the fourth day I had to go to the bank because I wasn't comfortable having that much money in my room safe.

A very good trip.   

[jackwells]

Thanks for sharing...sounds like an excellent trip!!  Glad you found a good machine..those are few and far beween lately!!  Leaving for Vegas tomorrow..hope I do well also....Never played at MB...may sneak over there for some fun   
 

[mammajamma]

I would love to play that machine if a dollar gets you 4K.Congrats.

[BobDancer]

Thanks for sharing...sounds like an excellent trip!!  Glad you found a good machine..those are few and far beween lately!!  Leaving for Vegas tomorrow..hope I do well also....Never played at MB...may sneak over there for some fun   
 
 The fact that one player scored well on a particular machine at a particular casino in the recent past has no predictive power on whether the same machine will be so generous in the future. The best predictor of how well a machine will pay off is pay schedule. The low-denom machines at Mandalay Bay and other Strip casinos should be avoided. They are simply too tight because casino management believes the tourists who play them are clueless. (largely true.)  Thinking you can "catch lightning in a bottle" next week because somebody did it last week is foolhardy.  The local casinos will give you a much better opportunity to win. Bob

[bohunkjohn]

Back when I first started going to Vegas on a regular basis (twice a year min.) in 1980, it was a whole different world there. Except for the original MGM Grand, now Bally's next to the Alladin, there were none of the mega-resorts that exist today. I was staying at the Alladin the  week in October of 1980 when Wayne Newton had just taken ownership, and the MGM fire happened right next door. I was on my honeymoon with my second wife, and my first wife's father was staying at the MGM with two women who were dance students from his studio. There was a ballroom competition there. He was out of the building when the fire occured, but sadly, his students were trapped and killed in the fire. On a brighter note, I remember the great old casinos like the Dunes, Hacienda, Stardust, Sands, Desert Inn, Westward Ho, Sahara, Pepermill, Silver Slipper, etc...I remember meeting George Burns, Dean Martin, Redd Foxx, Alan King, Charo, Neil Sedaka, Johnny Ray, and Country Charlie Pride while walking down the strip, or through the airport, or in the casino playing at a crap table or blackjack table. I recall being naieve enough to believe that machines "were due, " or that the casino could control them from afar, or that the change girls REALLY knew what machines were ready to hit! Thank goodness for people like Bob Dancer and others who instead of selling books full of " old wive's tales" to innocent gamblers, brought scientific research, truth, and accurate methodology into the ONLY video game that a player can have an advantage at if he or she understands it and plays each hand correctly! Until the concept of RNG and predetermined win percentages (long term) in a computer chip program was revealed to the public, we still hated that person who sat down at the machine we had pumped all of our money into, and with their very first spin, or hand, hit the jackpot or royal flush!

[marie meijer]

"Thanks for the Memories" bohunkjohn! Welcome to forum! What an interesting and moving post! During our early trips to Vegas, we stayed at several of those casinos that were imploded through the years. We loved those places and saw nothing wrong with them! The Dunes was imploded in 1993. During the construction of the Bellagio on that site, construction workers found four bags of Dunes casino chips that were buried there.1996: both the Hacienda (now Mandelay Bay) and Sands (now Venetian) bit the dust.2000: Desert Inn opened 1950. The 1960 film version of Ocean's 11 was shot here. The golf course became part of the Wynn Las Vegas.2006: Boardwalk/Holiday Inn died. Someone reported on the net that their best asset was their location on the strip. I maintain their popcorn and buffet were great. It was located between Monte Carlo and Bellagio and made way for City Center. 2007: Stardust was imploded for Boyd Gaming Corp.'s $4.4 billion resort ECHELON. Construction has been suspended since 2008 leaving a partially built hotel, casino, shopping and convention complex. A cab driver mentioned many banks had pulled out.Sahara: 1952-2011.FUNNY GUY, Alan King, wrote in his book how he complimented his new wife on her serving of raw carrots. He was desperately searching to find something about her food prep that he liked, to please her. SO, thus began the carrots showing up at every meal. OMG, it was deja vu. Fortunately, only one of our sons refuses to eat carrots to this day, and ditto for his son. Did you ask?Let's hear your memories of old Vegas!

[oxymoron]

That may be true, Bob. But that was the second time I won fairly big on that same machine. Maybe I should go pro.