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twinslotaddicts ! That was awesome. Such a great response. I remember Circus Circus when I was a kid! Though it may have been a little different then cuz I'm assuming I'm younger (maybe the youngest in this group, I could be severely wrong). I will say I remember how amazing the MGM Grand theme was. That lions head was amazing the theme was absolutely perfect and is a true shame they changed all that. I remember learning the reason they took the damn Lion Head entrance away! When I was taken there as a kid the parents did an amazing job with the kids. They'd take turns watching us and we'd go to unlimited arcades. Whatever was available then. My mom has always been a CET member as long as I can remember....though when I was kid oddly, her homebase was Tropicana! I haven't step foot in there since I was well below the age of ten.
I agree with you on the RIO. I absolutely hate it in there. It's too smokey and in my opinion looks incredibly run down. I remember the days they had the carnivale party in the main room. It was such a blast to be around. My mom and I stayed there once when I was 14 I think? The room was gorgeous and had an amazing view of the strip! I haven't been in the hotel portion since that time, but the casino floor is just so run down looking and tragic. I read some news a couple of weeks ago that police shot a serial casino robber there. Eeeek. So far my favorite to stay has been Caesars. My horrendously worst place that is CET is Harrah's. It was so disgusting when I "stayed" there on a FP offer that I opted to stay across the street with my mom and aunt because I didn't feel clean in the room. One of these days I will stay at a bunch of MLife properties. Mandalay, MGM, Aria, and Vdara. I also want to check out the wrap around terrace rooms at the Cosmo...even if I have to pay for it. The views are spectacular. Oh and the big B.
see I can ramble on too! It's great to talk about vegas. I love this forum so much!