At $40/night, Bally's was definitely a great place to stay...
Technically we only needed a place to sleep at night, but why stay at a run down motel somewhere off the strip, when we could stay right in the middle of the strip for a few bucks, probably even cheaper than most motels haha
The gaming floor is a little small but if you don't like it, you can just walk next door to another casino.
My only one gripe is how far the parking structure is to the check-in desk, it felt like we were walking for hours! I guess that's why you're suppose to valet? haha
I use to stay at other cheap hotels like excalibur or circus to save a few books, but you have to deal with the crowdedness and thousands of little kids running around, after staying at Bally's, i will never go anyone else! (unless its compted haha)