1. Cash is essential (and not just for gambling): Believe it or not, there are places — even in the central entertainment districts — that don't take credit or debit cards. That's kind of understandable in a place like Uncle Joe's Pizza (home of the $4 lunch for two!), but the deli counter of the Golden Gate Casino? The bartender at The Library even told me "cash only" a while back, although that sounded like their credit card machine was down. Still, how often in recorded history has a strip club not taken any form of currency offered?
On a related note, the Nevada Gaming Commission recently shut down an effort to allow slot players to get voucher tickets directly from an ATM-like machine, instead of having to start with cash. There are also those who would like gamblers to be able to insert their cards directly into a slot machine and make entire bank accounts available for play.
Both are bad ideas. Casinos would make more money than they do now off of ATM and credit card fees, but they don't need the bad publicity of people draining their bank accounts or maxing out credit cards in a weekend or an afternoon.
2. People here drive the speed limit: On major roads! Even on the freeway! And not just tourists!
I can't think of any reason this would be. Sure, we gamble, serve liquor all night, often for free, and have legalized prostitution in the state, but hey, let's drive the speed limit!
The only way it makes sense is if a lot of people have a reason to drive slowly — people with two felonies or DUIs, or no insurance, or otherwise just plain scared of getting pulled over. But why are they always in front of me?
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Try living in a city full of illegal immigrants. They either are super in the slow lane (in a construction truck, I swear unlicensed) ... or the ones who hit your car and drive off. There's no happy medium.
Since posting, I've learned that the traffic fines here can be absolutely brutal - which ffits in with the "wring 'em dry" Vegas philosophy.
i know how you feel with the cash-only crazies. same thing in new york. unbelievable. how is it that provo can be more civilized than the big apple when it comes to using plastic? i feel a story coming on...
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