bohio $19. box of 25, fuego del rey $16.00 box of 20, wall street coronas $13.00 box of 25.00 leyenda pantela, large $5.00 box of 10. in vegas, a cheap cigar, even at the local stores, would be a fuente curley head for $4.50. the best prices for cigars, strangly enough, is at dunhills in the ceasars forum. a montecristo double corona would go for $9.00. their prices are consistant with any local shop in any town where there is some competition. the indian reservation sells a carton of cigarettes, my wife smokes these, tax free and are about $12.00 a carton for off brands and $18.00 for standard brands. go to vegas, see the new hotels they are always building for me, play quarter machines, go to the movies, visit the animal rescue sanctuary, bet $10.00 on the lakers, but gambling, not if you want to have fun. the vig, house odds, is against the player. true odds on the line for #6 or #8 is 6 to 5. they pay 7 for 6. #4 and #10 true odds are 2 to 1, they pay 9 for 10. roulette, the hold is at least 3%. if you count at blackjack and change your bets inconsistantly, you will be tapped on the shoulder and offered a drink at the bar and asked to visit some other casino. that is after you have been secretely photographed and your picture distributed. but, you can rent a one bedroom furnished apartment for $250.00 a week. food is so cheap, that a lot of elderly people i know, have lived there for years, and never cook a meal at home. if you know the town, there is a breafast buffet at the santa fe for $1.00 that is as good as any other hotel charging $4.00. or you can go to the bellagio and pay $9.00 for a short stack.
