Hotels - Treasure Island

Treasure Island.

TI.

We honeymooned here!

TI will always have a special place in my heart.

Just do yourself a favor and don't apply sunscreen before you get in the pool - there will already be enough in the water for us all to share.

2017 in case you wonder what we looked like when we were young.

You get some Mirage freebies in these pics, since they were kind of one-and-the-same.

Can you believe they got rid of the giant pirate skull sign, for this?

Don't worry you can still see the giant pirate skull sign at the Neon Museum.

They (people who lie) say it was so big you could see it from space!

Favorite Memory: Who Let the Dogs Out?

This lady is just standing on the corner yelling it over and over and over again, and stomping her feet - and then going "I'm done, I'm done".

To this day, we still don't know the answer to that question.

And that, my friends, is how songs make your Vegas playlist.

Favorite Memory: 777 Blazing Triple Double Jackpot Wild Nudge

$992 win on an accidental $9 bet.

The most money I've ever won on a slot machine in Vegas.

Ever.

The 2nd most after this was $960 I literally found on the ground.

That's Vegas for ya!

Favorite Memory: Duck Pin Bowling

There's bowling, then there's Duck Pin Bowling.

Like bowling, only, better.

Also known as a "Taco Bell Bonus".

That would be a "Little Caesars + Root Beer + Whole Milk Bonus".

All slot machines should come equipped with this button.

When you had $25, but now you have $21 - just press the "stop" button while you still can!

Haven't done this yet, but I plan to!

I know what you're thinking, but don't.

All slot machines should also come equipped with this button, too.

Matchy-Matchy.

If not college dormitory, then why college dormitory shaped?

Big Wheel keep on turnin', money keep on burnin'...

If you don't think this game is fixed (probably more than any other casino game) then I have news for you...

Have you ever seen how it lands next to the big numbers every time a player bets on them (like 23, diamond, 40, etc.?) - with 100% accuracy?

Kind of like bubble craps, when it lands on the number, and the platform continues to shake for 10 seconds underneath it, trying to make it flip to a 7.

Almost like the computer registers what bets are on the table, and then lands in such a way to encourage you bet again because you "almost" won.

Almost!

Daytime to nighttime, and back again!

Where else could you get Pho, and French Toast?

Pho at Treasure Island that's where.

But it's gone now.

Glad I too a picture of it!

Fun fact - I did have Pho from there. 

And also French Toast (poolside).

That my friends, is how you Las Vegas!

A photo of the TI gift shop, because, why not?

Favorite Memory: The Tram to Mirage

I love travelling via tram. 

Honestly a tram, in the summer, at 1pm, on a sunny day, might be my favorite thing in Las Vegas.

The possibilities are endless - the whole day is in front of you, and you get a scenic tour on the way to your destination.

I love everything about it.

Watch Miss Congeniality 2 with Sandra Bullock if you want to see this thing in action.

Favorite Memory: Hotel Stays

I don't even know if I have pictures of the rooms here, but we used to stay here all the time.

Too busy enjoying it to take a photo, I guess!

The quest for the coolest casino carpet in all of Las Vegas has reached it's natural conclusion, at TI.

Obviously.

Can this slot machine win?

You bet Jurassic-can!

Look at that, another joke that works on multiple levels.

Because it's at Treasure Island.

Obviously.

We met the manager of Gilley's at Tule Springs Park one time. He was there to put his elderly dog down (German Shepard).

His dog gathered up a bit of energy and played with our dog (Australian Kelpie) before he was set to be put down.

That's just the type of effect our sweet pooch had on the world (Potato Chip) - and we miss her everyday!

Full screen of 1 symbol - $25.

They knew what they were doing.

They knew what they were doing.

Demo mode (what they say you can win) - this picture

vs.

Actual mode (what you do win) - next picture

BTW - want to see something funny?

Look at the character in the 2nd reel - he looks exactly like my old boss when I worked at the college (next picture)!

Senor Frogs.

Never I have I ever been upsold alcohol so persistently in my life.

It's like the waitstaff couldn't rest until they knew you'd be 3-sheets-to-the-wind before you left.

Do you want a few yard drinks to go? Or to stay? Or in between yard drinks? Or just for fun? Or with your entrees? Shots? Beers? Brewski-Beers? Dessert Beers? Dessert shots?

Ok - how about 3 yard drinks, 1 to go, 2 to stay, and 2 more to take back to your hotel room? What about 1 for you, 1 to take home for a friend, 1 just for decoration, and 2 to give as Christmas presents.

That's literally what it was like.

Favorite Memory: Debt Free Spin

The very first slot machine spin I ever did once we became debt free (paid off $250k in consumer debt following the Dave Ramsey plan for 6 years) - was this spin on Dragon Link at TI (next to the bill breaker machine) - where I immediately won $107!

The curse is broken!