• Picked up a rental car at Avis yesterday afternoon
  • Reserved a mid sized car
  • Using a discount code through work got it for $41 base/$55 all in
  • They gave me a Chevy Malibu with 24,000 miles on it
• I worked last night so didn't get much sleep today
• Left the house around 6:30am
• I originally had a flight at 8:33pm but changed it last night
• Drive to Newark was smooth being a Saturday morning
• Returning the car went well
• Took the shuttle bus to the new A terminal and dropped off the suitcase
  • Security was a breeze with TSA precheck except for one idiot
  • I booked this flight back in April
  • I booked a first class ticket for $593 one way
  • This would be reimbursed by Caesars as my diamond elite trip
  • When boarding started I took my seat 1A
  • This is flight 1585 non stop to Las Vegas
  • Scheduled to depart 9:56am and arrive at 12:27pm
  • We left at 10:02am
  • Breakfast was served
  • The entree was eggs or crepes
  • I chose the crepes with fruit, yogurt and a croissant
  • After I ate I put the seat back and slept for the rest of the flight
  • We arrived at 12:10pm
  • Baggage was great
  • As I came around the carousel my bag was there
  • Newark should take a lesson from Vegas on this
• Next up was the shuttle to the rental car center
  • I was once again booked with Avis using the same work discount
  • I reserved a standard for $579 base/$911 all in
  • My name wasn't on the board because I was 10 hours early
  • I was assigned an Jeep Grand Cherokee with 25k miles on it
• I headed out to Henderson and Green Valley Ranch
  • I booked this for 2 nights (staying for 1) with a mail offer
  • The offer also included a $50 in free bets (one time use)
• Met Anne, Steve and Evelyn at the Food Court
  • Went to Lunch with them at the Lucky Penny
  • We split an order of Taquitos
  • I ordered Crispy Chicken Sandwich
  • Wasn't very crispy but was tasty
  • We split a brownie
  • Anne covered the tab with her comps
  • Thanks for lunch Anne
• Checked into hotel
  • Checking in was smooth
  • No one was in line
  • I was assigned room 8136 in the East tower
  • This is a standard king room with
  • King bed with night stands
  • Work desk
  • Dresser
  • Closet
  • Arm Chair
  • The bathroom has a shower stall
  • Bath Tub
  • Toilet Room
  • Dual Sink Vanity
  • There are views of nothing
    • We all came to my room and changed to go to the pool
      • Never went to the pool here before
      • Nice pool area with a “beach”
      • Not enough seating for a resort this large
      • After pool time came to room and I got cleaned up
• For dinner went to Fatburger
  • Nothing fancy, I prefer Five Guys
• Everyone left so I hit the casino
  • Started off with dollar video poker
  • Got crushed, no quads, 1 full house
  • Dropped 5 bills on very little play
  • Switched to craps
  • Roller coaster session
  • More vallies than peaks
  • Lost another pile of cash here
  • Played some slots
  • Oddly did quite well on those
  • Hit some nice bonus rounds, one that saved the day
  • Big Bonus was on Return to Crystal Forest
  • This is a clone of Planet Moolah
  • Got the Rainbow Orb (the equivalent of the unicow)
  • Had over 150 spins
  • Bonus was for over $900
  • Got my promo chips and played them on roulette
  • Won one, lost one
• It had been a long day so I just stayed in the room and watched TV

Total Win/Loss For The Day = - $894
Total Comps For The Day = $338