Las Vegas Life Hacks - You can still get free drinks!

Sin City, VEGAS BABY! What happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas...except for these tips...

It's not as easy to get upgraded in Las Vegas as it used to be and more and more casinos have been cutting back on the free drinks. Here are a few ways to go to Vegas and "game" the system.

- While playing a table game at a casino, secretly pocket some of your own chips so that when you color out, the pit boss marks you down as losing more money than you actually did, and spending more money gets you more comps. 
Keep in mind the dealers do have an idea of how much you actually lost so you can’t go crazy with it. Also if they catch you doing it more than once, they will tell the pit boss about it. It’s not illegal or anything to take your own chips off your stack, but they don’t like people trying to lie about how much they won or lost. When you’re done at the table, ask to color out and the dealer will exchange your chips for higher denomination ones so they’re easier for you to hold/carry. They then call the pit boss over to look at the chips and make sure the dealer exchanged for the right amount. This is when the pit boss sees what you’re walking away with and marks down how much you won or lost.

- When you leave a table, always cash your chips in at the cage before going to another table and then buy in with cash again at the new table so it appears that you are spending more. In the casinos eyes, if you sit down at a new table with chips from another table, then you’re not spending more money, just the same money at a different table. You want it to look like you’re spending a lot. The pit boss keeps track of how much you are buying in for each time you sit down at a table (you always give them your players card when you sit down so they can put the info on your account.)They also keep track of how much you are wagering per hand, but in my opinion it’s not worth it to wager more than you’re comfortable with just to increase your comps. You could end up losing a LOT more money than what the comps will be worth.

- It’s becoming more and more common for casinos in Vegas to charge for parking, but parking is free for people in the higher tiers of the players club. People accidentally leave their players club cards in slot machines, and if you can find a higher tier card someone lost you can use it at the parking ticket machine for free parking. For a more ethical version, simply ask someone if they can get an extra copy of their card made for you to use for this purpose. It’s easy to get a card made up and many people have 2 or more. You can’t do anything else with it without knowing their PIN so it’s pretty harmless. You can also google which casinos offer free parking and see if there’s one within walking distance to your destination.

No, that isn't the stock market...

- If you want to watch a game or otherwise hang out in the sports book but don’t want to pay ridiculous drink prices, find out what their policy is for complimentary drinks for the people betting on horses. A sports bet will get you one comp drink voucher, but many casinos have a policy where horse players get free drinks without needing to use the drink vouchers. (This has something to do with horse betting being parimutuel; the casino makes money whether you win or lose. Horse players also tend to spend a lot of money going to the window and betting before each race, sometimes multiple tracks at once.) Sit in the horse betting area, turn your little personal TV to a racing channel, get a racing program and find some losing wager tickets someone left around so it looks like you’re betting horses and enjoy free drinks. You’ll be able to see the sports from that area too. You may have to place a bet on a race once in a while to keep the facade going, but it’s still cheaper than paying full price for the drinks (minimum bet on a horse race is $2). You would also get a free drink voucher when you make the bet; if you ask politely they might give you two of them. And who knows, maybe your horse will win ;)

- In Craps it’s not really unethical, but you’re kind of seen as a jerk if you bet the don’t pass line because you’re betting against the shooter. I don’t play craps often, but the way I see it is that they wouldn’t have the craps table if it wasn’t a money maker, so the majority of people must be losing at least some money. If you do the opposite of the majority maybe you’ll do better? I’ve found that when a shooter is hot but then something happens to delay their roll, like the dice go off the table or something, they seven out on the next roll. So that’s when I’d bet the don’t pass. Is this just me being superstitious? yeah probably.

- When you’re playing a slot machine or table game, cocktail waitresses come around and serve complimentary drinks. If you want a mixed drink, such as vodka and cranberry, ask for one vodka and one cranberry and then mix them together yourself as they are quite stingy on the liquor in the comp mixed drinks. Tip your cocktail waitress well; it will ensure your drinks get to you quickly. Plus those poor women have to deal with a lot of drunk assholes all day and it’s just a nice thing to do. Besides, a buck or two is still a lot cheaper than if you’d have paid full price for the drink.



- If you’re trying to raise enough tier points to get to a higher level players card (free parking!) without actually spending money, you could have the players club desk print you a bunch of copies of your card and stick them into a couple slot machines and hope the next person to sit down and play one doesn’t take it out to put their own card in. You’ll get the points for all the money they spend in the machine. Go for the “trendy” newer slots like the walking dead themed one, the Simpsons one, game of thrones, etc. Those machines tend to have higher minimum bets and will therefore accumulate the points quicker. They also tend to be played more by tourists rather than regulars/locals, and the locals are more likely to take your card out and put their own in. 

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Woman Sues After Martha’s Vineyard Rental Home Was Used To Shoot Pornography

A Massachusetts woman has filed a federal lawsuit accusing her tenant of using her Martha’s Vineyard home to shoot pornographic videos without telling her.

Bassett says the filmmakers used “nearly every room of her home for their porn production purposes,” including her bedrooms, sofas, dining room table and laundry room appliances.


She likely became aware of the incident as an employee of the tenant was fired from the production and emailed the owner that he wouldn't be paying rent. She (the owner) had her parents check on the place, and found it was in a "deplorable state of condition." They also found some people unpacking gear.

You would think that anyone who rents their homes out and would expect people to have sex all over the place. I understand not wanting the inside of your home to be filmed and put on the internet, but if you rent out your home, sex is going to happen inside the house...so make sure you wipe down those kitchen counters before using them the next time you rent a house at the beach.

 

Woman Tricks Guy Into Thinking She Had A Baby To Get Over $100k in Child Support

I really hope this story isn't true because it's extremely vindictive and extremely illegal. 

A woman is asking for legal advice about a situation she got herself into when she was in college...

"11 years ago I got pregnant with my ex-boyfriend. We did a paternity test which proved it was his, but soon after that he decided to cut off contact and totally ghost me. I couldn’t call/text him or get in touch on social media, and he moved away. He knew I couldn’t abort because of my own views and religious parents, but I ended up miscarrying so I thought that was that even though I was very hurt by his actions.

However, a little less than a year later (shortly after I would have been giving birth), he contacted me on social media. I was very angry and never told him about the miscarriage, and he apologized a lot and offered to pay child support. He apparently landed a high-paying job when he moved away (he was already pretty well off before and this job was like x3 the amount). He was offering a thousand a month.

I was in college at the time of being pregnant and all the stress of him leaving affected me greatly (maybe even causing the miscarriage) even though I was able to work through it so I felt like I deserved the money plus I wanted to spite him. I know it was terrible of me but I lied and told him I already had the baby and used my best friend’s baby photos to fool him (she knew everything and helped with this). Contact basically stopped after the first two years, but he’s made payments every single month since then. He’s given me 122k in total.

Recently, he’s been asking about seeing the child and custody/visitation. He wants in “her” life and I don’t know how to proceed. If he finds out the truth can he sue for the money back? I worked hard since this all started and made good investments with his money so 122k won’t ruin me, but it will set me back a lot.

I’m more worried about breaking any laws. What can I get charged with if anything goes to court?"

Breaking any laws? She committed fraud over an 11 year period. 

The funniest part is where she says she "deserved it" and "$122k won't ruin me." It's going to be a hell of a lot more than $122k after 11 years and likely prison time. Depending on how interest is calculated it could be over $200k. Oh and let's not forget about legal fees for your criminal and civil trial. WTF was she thinking?

Flight Attendants Reveal Disturbing Secrets of Flying

Everyone knows the horror stories about flying. Getting dragged off the plane, crying babies, being stuck on the tarmac for hours. What most people fail to realize is that flight attendants are highly trained and are there in the event of emergency. Every LH flight attendant has slid down every slide of the plane types s/he flies on. Including the upstairs of a 747 - scary. There is also a huge, 6 meter deep pool near Frankfurt airport, where we trained with life rafts in cold, "rainy" (instructor turned a hose on us) and horribly wavy conditions. NOT as much fun as being in the wave pool as a kid. We have also all put out fires and evacuated each other from "burning" (dry ice) plane mockups. this is LOTS of fun, especially the bit where you shout the evacuation commands in each other's faces.

Serving drinks in like a side hustle. 



Here we find out some disturbing secrets about what you might not realize about flying and what goes on behind the scenes.

- Lavatory doors can be opened from the outside by lifting the metal plate saying "lavatory" and pulling the pin under it. 

- Both pilots may not eat the same meal, but they might be eating at the same time while the plane flies itself.

-There is a crash axe just laying around in the cabin. It'll split open your skull (not tested) but it won't actually get through the aircraft skin or windows. It’s to hack away panels and access the source of a fire (eg. If it was coming from the electrics in the window paneling etc)

- Often there will be a dead body in the cargo hold...from the axe if someone gets out of hand...just kidding. It's someone flying home a loved one who died in another state or in the military...There are also organs, blood are obvious ones but we also carry everything right up to Formula One car parts, exotic animals, marble tables, oversized televisions... everything.

- Everyone asks about the water and whether it's safe to drink... To clarify, the tanks ARE cleaned out but it depends on what you define as regularly. Ours go a maximum of a week before being scrubbed out. It's basic Health and Safety. Also our boilers have filters inbuilt before pouring tea or coffee.

- Do not ever walk into a toilet with bare feet. I promise you, 9 times out of 10, that is not water on the floor. Also please don't try and have sex in them, you are so obvious and it is filthy. The toilets are often absolutely disgusting and get deep cleaned only at the end of a route... For us this could be from one side of the world to the other... imagine how lovely they are at the end of a 12 hour flight with 200 people using them

- Never, ever, ever, EVER use or put anything in the seat pocket. They are cleared of rubbish but are never 'cleaned'. I have pulled out and seen all sorts been pulled out from there. Dirty tissues, sick bags, knickers, socks, peoples feet, gum, half sucked sweets, apple cores... and then next flight you go and put your phone/laptop/iPad in there.


- If you're flying short haul, definitely bring antibac wipes or sanitizer. A lot of airlines will have the crew 'turnaround' the plane meaning they pick up your rubbish, fold your seat belt over, file your magazines in the seat pocket and then welcome new passengers on board. I have lost count of the amount of times I have had to tell people how disgusting it is to change their baby on the tray table or in a seat.

- Take off and landing are the most dangerous times of flight. Try and sit as close to the door as possible. It's pretty obvious but they've done studies where your chance of survival dramatically decreases with every row you're away from the door.

- When a plane lands at night, cabin crews will dim the interior lights. Why? In the unlikely event that the plane landing goes badly and passengers need to evacuate, their eyes will already be adjusted to the darkness.

- Similarly, why window shades are to be opened. Because it allows you to see outside (in case of a crash) if there is a fire, and to allow rescue teams to see inside as well.

- Planes can fly with quite a bit of damage, and passengers won't be told about it. I had a cockpit windscreen crack on take off out of Brisbane once (heading back to the middle east), and we had to do an emergency landing in Singapore. Passengers started asking why we were only at 20,000ft and the moving map was showing another direction, it was awkward. The captain came on the PA and told them we were landing in Singapore due to a technical problem at top of descent. They never knew it was due to 2 of 3 layers of the cockpit windscreen being shattered.

- Shockingly, lining up in the aisle before the doors are opened does not save as much time as you might think.

- It is nearly impossible for turbulence to crash a plane (even the bad stuff). Turbulence is only dangerous because of things flying around the cabin and that includes people not wearing seat belts.

- There is a secret crew rest compartment up in back of a 747 and downstairs in the hold of an A340 / A330. Yes, we sleep there.