I enjoyed my first trip to the Spike this past Feb. The renovations were definitely noticeable from all the horror stories I heard. Is the location a little sketch? Sure.........but I'm from a city north of Boston that contains areas that are much worse than this part of Vegas. Don't be drunk alone and don't let people see your cash and you'll be fine.
Morgan the Pit Boss was excellent to socialize with and handled a situation with an unruly drunken customer perfectly. The idiot ended up tipping his chair back and knocking himself out..........which was worth the $80 I lost at the BJ tables. How often do you get along with a pit critter at the casinos?
I'll make my way back here to get blotto on my next trip and maybe play some cheap-o one dollar roulette!