How much money would you save for Vegas?

Question

I'm going to Las Vegas this winter and was wondering how much money is a good amount to bring??? (never been there)

Answer 1

It really depends on what you're planning to do.

You can easily spend anywhere from $25 to $200 or more a day on food - depending on what and where you eat. You're going to find every possibility from the $1 Value Menu at MickyDs to mid-priced eat-until-you-pop buffets (the Palms lunch buffet is $9.99, but Mandalay Bay's Sunday Brunch is $35 a person) to top-of-line steak dinners. (My boss and her husband and another couple spent $1000 for dinner one night.)

Then there's shows. Tickets can cost anywhere from $25 (at those Tix4Tonite booths) to $250 (Celine Dion) each.

Attractions for non gamblers average about $15-$20 a person. (The Grand Canyon tours and Helicopter rides are at least 4-6 times that.)

Plan on hitting the clubs? That could easily be a $500 night if you're not careful. (I get comped to some places because of who I know, so I don't know about cover charges and stuff. Average bottle service is about $300 though.)

Are you going to gamble? Pick an amount you can afford to lose comfortably and decide how you're going to divvy it up = by the day or in one shot. (If you need to skip paying the rent or your car payment to have this money - don't do it!!!) Slots go from a penny onwards. You can find $5 minimum tables.

Plan on shopping? Again, you're going to see everything from Gap and Old Navy to Versace and Prada and Tiffany's.

My advice is to look around the 'net a little and decide what you want to do while you're there and plan for that and a little more. www.lasvegas24hours.com is a good resource for restaurants and attractions, www.vegas.com is thru UsAirways vacations and has hotel/air combos and show tickets.. I've gone to Vegas several times a year since 1994 and I always plan for one big-ticket show, one expensive dinner, and $100 a day to play. (Out of that $100 a day, I gamble, hit some attractions, or shop - depends on what I feel like doing that day.)

Good luck and enjoy yourself!

Answer 2

What are you looking to pay for and when are you going? Rooms and gambling are cheaper off-strip or downtown. Are you paying for meals, etc or just looking for your gambling budget?

Gambling - never take more than you can afford to lose. The amount of money will vary depending upon when and what you play. Table game minimums are higher on the strip. Hubby and I go several times a year and do quite well on a couple hundred a day each.

I suggest you take your gambling budget and divide it by the number of days you are there. Put it in different envelopes and then use one envelope each day. If you have money at the end of the day you can either add it to the next day or take it home.

You can take it further and split each day into session envelopes if you think you will spend it early and run out before the end of the day. When your gambling money is gone then people watch, window shop, take in a show, do something other than gamble.

Answer 3

I'm not much of a gambler so I usually take betwen $500 - $800 when I go to Vegas. I like to shop, go to the shows and try all the different restaurants while I'm there. There's something to fit every budget in Vegas. Unless you plan on spending a lot of time in your hotel room or at the hotel room, I would book a room somewhere inexpensive so that you can use the rest of your budget on food and fun instead of lodging. Depending upon what you like to do there are lots of things that are either free or low cost in Vegas. Check out the website http://www.vegas.com, there are lots of tips to finding the "hidden treasures" of Vegas.

Answer 4

Downtown on Fremont street are generally the cheapest rooms in Vegas and of course you can see the Fremont Street Experience for free. As far as money per day, it depends if you are hitting slots or tables. I have found for slots only, give your self a daily bank of $200.00 on nickel machines. As you go to higher denomination machines adjust your bank accordingly. On tables, there is really no way to say how much to figure to spend on. You could blow your entire stake money in 1 roll of the dice and wind up staying in your hotel room staring at the walls and nothing to do..

Answer 5

Stay off the Strip. They're nice hotels, but they cost the most too. Stay during the week days (M-Th), and leave Friday. Weekend rates are more expensive. If you gamble, do it in the mornings and afternoons. The table minimums go up at night. There are alot of free things to do, Mirage fountain display, and the Pirates show on the strip. You can drive to Hoover Dam.

Answer 6

As much as you want to lose

Answer 7

atleast one thousand dollars

Answer 8

Plan just as you would for any other vaction.