This was our first time staying at Circus Circus. My kids (9/11) loved this place. We bought the wrist bands. The lines were short and many times we could hop off the ride and go around to get back right on! We closed the place down at midnight. While some areas are a bit dingy, my kids wanted to do it the next day as well! I think the $$ were well spent on the rides. I didn't even think the price to play games was that bad as well. And my kids won lots of stuff! Thankfully, we drove to Vegas so my daughter was able to bring her big stuffies home!