The $20 Trick* is successful once again!
Everyone should make this their first gamble in Vegas. A discrete greasing of the hotel check-in person could change your hotel experience pretty drastically. By adding a folded up $20 bill between my credit card and id, my comped standard room magically turned into a comped junior suite!
The suite was generous in size, included separate bathroom sink areas, sunken living room, jacuzzi tub, a bidet, and a great view of the Paris Eiffel Tower.
I elected to skip the use of the bidet during my stay.
Bally's is old, but still in decent enough shape to stay on the cheap (or free). It's location on the strip in relation to other spots makes walking to them totally doable.
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