Goodbye to Las Vegas Club, Glitter Gulch, Mermaids And All My Money.

This morning I woke up in beautiful Downtown Las Vegas at California hotel.  I began to pack for a hotel switch to Four Queens.   As I was doing this, I found a can of Pringles in my bag that I had forgot about.  I then picked it up, the top fell off and now my suitcase is filled with a million potato chip crumbs.  ARGH.  I am done with this place.  I finish packing and check out.  I leave my keys in the room because I do not need them anymore.  The second the door shuts I realize there is Diet Pepsi in my refrigerator.  Damn it all to hell.

I check my bags at the Four Queens Bell Desk and get on a bus.   Today I am going to the Mirage to visit the beautiful Buffalo slot machine that gave me $1800 back in March.

I took the CX bus to Treasure Island.  It is hot out.  I walk through Treasure Island to take the tram.   The tram is not running.  So I walk back through Treasure Island to get outside to walk in the heat, so much heat.  HOT BURNING DEATH FIREBALL SKY.

But it is pretty.

las vegas strip from mirage

I stop at Starbucks and order an iced green tea latte please!  I get a hot green tea latte.  NO.  DO NOT WANT.  REMAKE IT.  BAH.  GROSS.  HOT.  NO.

I walk over to my Buffalo machine and a woman is playing it.  I walk around the entire length of the casino to kill time and come back.  She is still playing it.  I do another loop.   Still there.  I become increasingly cranky.   Did I mention it is hot outside?   Because it is.  And I am hot. And between walking around Treasure Island for no reason, and then Mirage for no reasons, I have yet to sit down and cool off in the air conditioning.

Fuck this.

I sit down and play $20 in Double Double Bonus video poker.  I lose it.  I go back to check on Buffalo.  The woman is still there.  I decide to get the fuck out of here.  If all I want to do is play that one machine, I need to stop.  It is so frustrating when you travel to a casino to play just one specific machine and it is taken.

I go across the street and catch The Deuce bus back to downtown.  I check into Four Queens.  It doesn’t look fancy but I still love it.

four queens las vegas hotel room

And of course, the same view I have had more times than I could count.

four queens hotel las vegas room view

I took a nap and woke up defeated.  I go home tomorrow guys, where is any win?

I still had a bunch of quarters so I went to play Sigma Derby next door at The D.  I didn’t win.   I kind of gave up and went back to my room.  I figured tomorrow is my last day, let’s go nuts in the morning before my flight.

Fast forward to the next morning and I had my biggest win of the entire trip!

buffalo stampede slot machine win

Yep, a whopping $108. Oh well, better than nothing.  But still close to nothing.

It is a good thing I am a lazy blogger.  If I had written this up when I got home, I might have remembered how much of a loser this trip was, and not have booked the next one.  But I am.  So I didn’t.  And I did.

Here are some bonus photo of Mermaids, Glitter Gulch and Las Vegas Club being prepared to be made a distant memory.   Just like my gambling budget.  I would pour out a Diet Pepsi for my dead homies but I left it in my room at Fremont.  Don’t think for a second that I forgot about how much I hate myself.

fremont street las vegas las vegas club glitter gulch mermaids closed

10 thoughts on “Goodbye to Las Vegas Club, Glitter Gulch, Mermaids And All My Money.

  1. Nancy

    I think your luck may have changed if you had only gotten to play that lucky buffalo machine at the Mirage – haha – sorry you are coming to the end of this trip – win or lose, I love your trips!

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  2. Jim

    Jennifer, Vegas is still the best place to be even if you can’t win anything. I feel for you I’ve been there. I always enjoy your trip reports with your funny observations and some of the weird situations and people you encounter (even the ones with many legs). Glad to hear that you have already booked your next adventure. I hope the gambling gods are kinder to you next time.

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  3. Mare

    Sorry you lost! Enjoyed the report, though. Looking forward to reading the next one. Hopefully, tomorrow will be sane enough to do so.

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  4. Merrymeet

    So, when is your next Vegas trip? It’s 2018 already, and I miss your reports!!!! Love reading about your adventures.

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