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08.25.2011
Margaritaville Casino at the Flamingo opening October 1st
Beginning this Fall, the laid-back island vibe of Margaritaville will include a little more Love & Luck when the Margaritaville Casino at the Flamingo opens on October 1st! The Casino, located next to the current Restaurant, will offer 22 gaming tables, 220 slot machines and a 5 O'Clock Somewhere Bar...all directly accessible from the sidewalk on the famous Las Vegas Strip! Escape to the tropics, without ever leaving "FIN" City! Stay tuned for more details, coming soon!

http://www.margaritaville.com/news.html?n_id=2876

Just to add the rest

Margaritaville will be kicking off October in Las Vegas with the opening the Margaritaville Casino at the Flamingo on the 1st! The Casino Grand Opening celebration begins on Friday, October 14th. More details about Margaritaville Week festivities will be announced soon. The FIN continues when Margaritaville mixes up "Lucky Rita," the World's Largest Margarita on Friday, October 14th! Then Saturday, October 15th the Official Margaritaville Street Party kicks off before Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers bring the Welcome to Fin Land tour to "FIN City" with his concert starting at 8pm at the MGM Grand Garden Arena!

On Saturday, October 22nd the second Official Street Party kicks off another weekend of celebration before the Jimmy Buffett concert at MGM!

Thats great news! I cant wait to sip an ice cold Landshark at the 5 o'clock Somewhere Bar!

I have a spy out there right now and it is has the construction walls up

karat wrote:I have a spy out there right now and it is has the construction walls up

The sign is UP!!!!

FYI....here's a write up on the casino opening today.

http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2011/sep/3 ... ns-saturd/

I'll be staying at the Flamingo on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nite. I'll make sure to check it out and post some details later this week.

dean_siu wrote:FYI....here's a write up on the casino opening today.

http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2011/sep/3 ... ns-saturd/

I'll be staying at the Flamingo on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nite. I'll make sure to check it out and post some details later this week.

Thanx Dean! Have fun!!

http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2011 ... go-vegas-0
This is a slightly different article

My neighbors will be there Tuesday morning..... Lucky them.....

http://www.hauteliving.com/2011/10/haut ... ngo-opens/

A few more photos....

Just one more way that Bubba can get money from Parrotheads.........

But, if we are honest with ourselves, if we were Jimmy we'd most likely do the same thing!!!!

Bfan53again wrote:Just one more way that Bubba can get money from Parrotheads.........

But, if we are honest with ourselves, if we were Jimmy we'd most likely do the same thing!!!!

I doubt they'll be checking membership cards at the door...

And if it's anywhere near as "authentic" as the Margaritaville in Vegas, it'll be hard to find many ties to Jimmy or the dream...

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http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/loc ... x?rss=3269

I Spent a good amount of time at the Margaritaville Casino the past few days. Although I've enjoyed it, I guess I was hoping for a little more Buffetty atmosphere.

The decor caters to parrotheads (sorry I forgot to take pics), but the music is still quite diverse. The first artist I heard on Monday night when walking in was Michael Jackson. It's true that you'll hear more Buffett songs here than in any other casino, but there's also a lot of music not trop rock related at all. You also won't hear anything by trop rock artists who aren't mass appeal. I really wish they'd either put up some screens and play the same videos as in the restaurant or play Radio Margaritaville throughout the sound system.

Tables are plentiful and offer a good selection of games. I believe there's only one craps table and one pai gow poker table. However, there's a good selection of three card poker and blackjack (although the BJ tables are all the shortpay variety prevelant on the strip....paying 6:5 on blackjacks instead of 3:2)

Machines are largely video slots with some traditional reel games as well. Unfortunately, video poker is not represented in the Margaritaville casino. It's also too bad they didn't make some themed machines especially for this casino featuring margaritas, flip flops, etc. on the pay reels. Maybe this will happen over time, but none of the machines at this time are parrothead related at all.

Lastly, the bar seems ok, but never seemed to attract much of a crowd during the times I was there. I thought it was nice that the Margaritaville restaurant didn't have video poker machines built into the bartop.....however, I think its a mistake not to do this in the Margaritaville casino. If I don't want to play, I'll go to the restaurant. If I want to play, I don't want to just sit at a bar and have a drink.

Overall, I'd give it about a 7 out of 10. I'll still go there and enjoy myself frequently. However, if it was more Buffetty, I'd probably give it most of my casino play and abandon other casinos. Unless things change in the coming months, that won't be the case.

dean_siu wrote:I Spent a good amount of time at the Margaritaville Casino the past few days. Although I've enjoyed it, I guess I was hoping for a little more Buffetty atmosphere.

The decor caters to parrotheads (sorry I forgot to take pics), but the music is still quite diverse. The first artist I heard on Monday night when walking in was Michael Jackson. It's true that you'll hear more Buffett songs here than in any other casino, but there's also a lot of music not trop rock related at all. You also won't hear anything by trop rock artists who aren't mass appeal. I really wish they'd either put up some screens and play the same videos as in the restaurant or play Radio Margaritaville throughout the sound system.

Tables are plentiful and offer a good selection of games. I believe there's only one craps table and one pai gow poker table. However, there's a good selection of three card poker and blackjack (although the BJ tables are all the shortpay variety prevelant on the strip....paying 6:5 on blackjacks instead of 3:2)

Machines are largely video slots with some traditional reel games as well. Unfortunately, video poker is not represented in the Margaritaville casino. It's also too bad they didn't make some themed machines especially for this casino featuring margaritas, flip flops, etc. on the pay reels. Maybe this will happen over time, but none of the machines at this time are parrothead related at all.

Lastly, the bar seems ok, but never seemed to attract much of a crowd during the times I was there. I thought it was nice that the Margaritaville restaurant didn't have video poker machines built into the bartop.....however, I think its a mistake not to do this in the Margaritaville casino. If I don't want to play, I'll go to the restaurant. If I want to play, I don't want to just sit at a bar and have a drink.

Overall, I'd give it about a 7 out of 10. I'll still go there and enjoy myself frequently. However, if it was more Buffetty, I'd probably give it most of my casino play and abandon other casinos. Unless things change in the coming months, that won't be the case.

I'm supposed to believe that YOU didn't take any pictures?

Thanx for the in-depth report, Dean!

tryin' to reason wrote:
I doubt they'll be checking membership cards at the door...

And if it's anywhere near as "authentic" as the Margaritaville in Vegas, it'll be hard to find many ties to Jimmy or the dream...

I do not get this statement

dean_siu wrote:I Spent a good amount of time at the Margaritaville Casino the past few days. Although I've enjoyed it, I guess I was hoping for a little more Buffetty atmosphere.

The decor caters to parrotheads (sorry I forgot to take pics), but the music is still quite diverse. The first artist I heard on Monday night when walking in was Michael Jackson. It's true that you'll hear more Buffett songs here than in any other casino, but there's also a lot of music not trop rock related at all. You also won't hear anything by trop rock artists who aren't mass appeal. I really wish they'd either put up some screens and play the same videos as in the restaurant or play Radio Margaritaville throughout the sound system.

Tables are plentiful and offer a good selection of games. I believe there's only one craps table and one pai gow poker table. However, there's a good selection of three card poker and blackjack (although the BJ tables are all the shortpay variety prevelant on the strip....paying 6:5 on blackjacks instead of 3:2)

Machines are largely video slots with some traditional reel games as well. Unfortunately, video poker is not represented in the Margaritaville casino. It's also too bad they didn't make some themed machines especially for this casino featuring margaritas, flip flops, etc. on the pay reels. Maybe this will happen over time, but none of the machines at this time are parrothead related at all.

Lastly, the bar seems ok, but never seemed to attract much of a crowd during the times I was there. I thought it was nice that the Margaritaville restaurant didn't have video poker machines built into the bartop.....however, I think its a mistake not to do this in the Margaritaville casino. If I don't want to play, I'll go to the restaurant. If I want to play, I don't want to just sit at a bar and have a drink.

Overall, I'd give it about a 7 out of 10. I'll still go there and enjoy myself frequently. However, if it was more Buffetty, I'd probably give it most of my casino play and abandon other casinos. Unless things change in the coming months, that won't be the case.

Any casino that pays 6/5 on blackjack should be avoided. There are still plenty of non-grind resorts on the strip that offer an honest game.

dean_siu wrote:I Spent a good amount of time at the Margaritaville Casino the past few days. Although I've enjoyed it, I guess I was hoping for a little more Buffetty atmosphere.

The decor caters to parrotheads (sorry I forgot to take pics), but the music is still quite diverse. The first artist I heard on Monday night when walking in was Michael Jackson. It's true that you'll hear more Buffett songs here than in any other casino, but there's also a lot of music not trop rock related at all. You also won't hear anything by trop rock artists who aren't mass appeal. I really wish they'd either put up some screens and play the same videos as in the restaurant or play Radio Margaritaville throughout the sound system.

Tables are plentiful and offer a good selection of games. I believe there's only one craps table and one pai gow poker table. However, there's a good selection of three card poker and blackjack (although the BJ tables are all the shortpay variety prevelant on the strip....paying 6:5 on blackjacks instead of 3:2)

Machines are largely video slots with some traditional reel games as well. Unfortunately, video poker is not represented in the Margaritaville casino. It's also too bad they didn't make some themed machines especially for this casino featuring margaritas, flip flops, etc. on the pay reels. Maybe this will happen over time, but none of the machines at this time are parrothead related at all.

Lastly, the bar seems ok, but never seemed to attract much of a crowd during the times I was there. I thought it was nice that the Margaritaville restaurant didn't have video poker machines built into the bartop.....however, I think its a mistake not to do this in the Margaritaville casino. If I don't want to play, I'll go to the restaurant. If I want to play, I don't want to just sit at a bar and have a drink.

Overall, I'd give it about a 7 out of 10. I'll still go there and enjoy myself frequently. However, if it was more Buffetty, I'd probably give it most of my casino play and abandon other casinos. Unless things change in the coming months, that won't be the case.

Any casino that pays 6/5 on blackjack should be avoided. There are still plenty of non-grind resorts on the strip that offer an honest game.

GRAND OPENING WEEKEND

October 14-15 marks the grand opening of the Margaritaville Casino at the Flamingo, and there is no shortage of fun! To start with, you can watch online as we attempt to make the world's largest Margarita! Our live webcam will catch all the action as we mix 8500 gallons of Margaritaville margaritas! Then Saturday there is the infamous Margaritaville Las Vegas street party leading up to the Jimmy Buffett concert that night.


So we can watch!!!