Need some Vegas help; I'm buying!

[KissMyPabst]

Howdy drunkards... for anyone who has or hasn't followed my current economic situation, I just want to say that I've just come into a bit of money. Instead of spending that money on student loans and credit card bills, I'm looking to take a mini vaca in downtown vegas. Any suggestions for Downtown bars? The Griffin and The Beauty Bar look decent (especially "Mutha F*ckin Nickel Beer Night.") The Western also seems to have $1 Coors drafts and $1 shots of top shelf. Just wondering if there are any other local dive bars that should be visited. Any cheap local liquor stores would also be a solid heads up.

If any helpful drunkard would like to meet down in Vegas, I'd obviously be honored to buy a few drinks. Gracias!

[Judge]

Really? No one responded to this with the obligatory "Double Down Saloon" answer?

And if you do casinos, the bars at New York New York especially the irish bar there do some of the only hand pours on the strip. Tip well and be polite, they get heavier. But really, report back with a new one we've not heard of.

[John Barleycorn]

I'm glad to see you're not pissing the money away on bills and student loans.

[Resident Asshole]

When you going? I want to go there too.

[whiskeyprick]

The further away from the strip, the cheaper everything is. It's usually worth the cab or bus ride.

[Judge]

The further away from the strip, the cheaper everything is. It's usually worth the cab or bus ride.

Until you need to make bail

[Wingman]

the monorail is a lie.

[KissMyPabst]

For those keeping score at home, I'm actually still here. Won enough in 3 weeks to upgrade my basic room to the nicest suite in my hotel (read: a few rooms, pool table, stocked bar, etc) for a few days. Now I'm taking my talents to another hotel for a few more days.

Downtown Vegas really is a drunkard's paradise. The Griffin is a treat- a semi-hipster dive bar that's darker than sin, but makes you pass through a heavy velvet curtain to find a grandpa's den-esque setting complete with fireplaces, $2 Hamm's drafts, and Eddie Money on the juke. The Western has $1 Coors drafts and shots of jack all day, every day. And Fitzgerald's has $1 bottles of PBR. It's a legit 24 hour party here, and it's all within walking distance.

I'm giving Nic Cage a run for his money booze-wise, but that goddamn movie didn't mention anything about the toll it takes on your colon... I've been sitting on the throne longer than the Queen Mum. Regardless, you owe it to yourself to stay here for awhile and see the epitome of drunkard living.

[peetie44]

Are you for real?

I've been going in and out of Las Vegas, working (musician) since 1972. The house ALWAYS ends up with the money.

[JohnnyT]

The house ALWAYS ends up with the money.

That's the only truth about Las Vegas. And nah, he ain't real.

But he's right about the downtown vibe. Last time I was in Vegas I stayed downtown for the first time, and if you are a drunkard, there are few better spots on this planet.

Cheap booze, multiple choices, all within walking distance.

The end.

[KissMyPabst]

Of course I'm for real. Winning just enough at video poker to cover the tips for the free drinks, winning just enough at blackjack for the occasional meal, and winning more than enough betting football games to upgrade the room. Slow and steady wins the race, lads.

After a month, I'm still under budget.

[KissMyPabst]

But alas, all good things must come to an end... I'm Leaving Las Vegas tomorrow, and I hope you all raise a glass for me. Godspeed.