If you are just tuning in, let me catch you up:  I am waking up at California on day four of one of my most unlucky trips to Las Vegas.   It isn’t just the losing, although there is plenty of that.  It is the fire alarms, the lack of early check ins and the methamphetamine serial killer that would not take my life yesterday.

I am up at 5:12 and I catch the 6:12 am WAX bus to Hooters.  Except the WAX  bus does not stop AT Hooters.  Which I did not realize until we were passing it without stopping.  I got off at the next stop and made the long walk back in the desert summer sun.  Hate.

I have both the Las Vegas Advisor and American Casino Guide coupons for $10 free play at Hooters.  Do you want to guess how that went?   Exactly.

Then I went to Tropicana.  But I do not have my card.  And I am too lazy / heat exhausted to care.  So I just keep playing random Buffalo machines, making my way from the entrance I entered, to the exit on the other side.  Where I left with way less money than I entered with.

I crossed the pedestrian bridge to Excalibur to use a MyVegas reward for weekend brunch.   I didn’t go in the Pearl line because I didn’t know I could.  There were also only two people in front of me.  One who was causing a major ruckus.  She wanted to charge her breakfast to her room.  But her name was not on her room. The cashier suggests she get the person who’s name the room is registered under, to call the front desk and have her name added so she can charge to the room.  But that person has already checked out and gone to the airport.

Then she wanted to use someone else’s card but didn’t have ID because she was not that someone else.  She was getting more angry and belligerent.  The second cashier had to stop and get involved.  So now I am simply standing there for maybe fifteen minutes as this woman pitches a fit and refuses to budge.  With the only two cashiers trying to explain NO to her.   As she is refusing to accept NO for an answer.

Finally I get in.  I go bolting for the Sobe water and all that comes out is fizz . Sobe water is not fizzy.  That’s fine, I will go to the other side.  Where the Sobe water is not working .  WHY GOD WHY.

After eating, I went to the overpriced store outside the buffet to check on my Pug wallet that I want, but will not purchase.

Then I took the WAX back downtown and got me some Dunkin Donuts iced coffee.  It was delicious.

I played in Binions on an old school Buffalo slot machine.  This particular one seems to like when you only play one coin per line, so $.40 cent bets.   Which is fine by me since I am on a massive losing streak.   One bonus turned my $20 to $80.  I had enough points for one Motherlode spin and I won a free gift that I did not bother trying to redeem.

I exited out back, past the slot machine graveyard inside the back of Binions.  I got in trouble for taking this photo.

Work has begun on demolishing Las Vegas Club.  Home of my first casino comp.  Even when I was not staying here, I would take the elevator up to the hotel room floors to get a Diet Pepsi on my way back to my room at California, which is a Coke property.

I played my Buffalo machine here.  I seem to have one in every casino.  This one gave me $100 from a $10.   Sweet, sweet Buffalo.

I am back in my room at 11;30 and I take a nap.  I am up and back out at my Buffalo machine at Cailfornia.  I get a $60 bonus.

I walk outside to catch the 106 bus.  I have to run for it but I make it.  Tonight’s destination is Texas Station.  Why?  Because why not?

Since I am on a losing streak, I change the rest of today’s budget into all $5 bills and play minimum bets on Buffalo.   I played about 15 different Buffalo machines in here.  This place is Buffalo mecca for sure.

On my last play, I got less than 40 credits left and decided to play down to zero by playing 20 lines, than 5.  Then one line with three credits per line.   And I hit a bonus.  You mother fucker.  I don’t want a bonus when I am playing THREE CENTS.  I won $3 and played that down and left down $60.

I took the bus back Downtown.  Thankfully I did not have to wait long for it because it is hot out.

The bus leaves you on the side of Plaza and Las Vegas Club.   I looked up and was shocked that I never noticed this before.  The side of Las Vegas Club looks like a stadium!

I grab fries from McDonalds and head to my room.   I am in bed by 11:00.