Is all rather fun. After getting up and having coffee we headed out and walked down the Strip, stopping to have a look at various bits and pieces. Watched lots of tables, though it was still so early not many people were around playing. We ended up at Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall and Saloon. Got a drink and Joe tried the slots – can’t put coins in any more! Tickets or bills. Boring. So we ended up at the roulette table. Roulette is fun and I won enough to buy lunch. Walked quite a bit of the Strip and saw loads.<\/p>\n
Today we went to the monorail station near the hotel and took it to the end of the Strip (MGM) and walked the other way on the Strip. Now getting ready to head out to see Penn & Teller.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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