Las Vegas casino run

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Las Vegas casino run

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I'll be in Vegas in a few weeks for a convention, I had in my mind visions of a crawl up and down the boulevard collecting various casino cards. I can't imagine I'm the only one - Is there anything I should know? Here are a couple random questions, please chime in if you have any info!

- are *all* the casino cards going to be cut or are there non-table dealt "casino brand" cards?

- is there a particular place to go in a given casino? (the "old deck booth" or just the sundry store?)

- is there a "must see" something for the card obsessed?
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Re: Las Vegas casino run

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I've never been - but there's no way that a casino will risk you being able to wanter up to a blackjack table with a set of identical cards in your pocket. If you find untampered with decks they will be souvenirs or older designs no longer used.
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As Joe said, they'll be clipped, drilled or otherwise defaced. Don't have any in your hand while walking a casino floor unless you want to be talking to some men in suits. Keep any purchases in a bag and you'll be fine. You can find them in the casino/hotel/resort gift store along with a variety of souvenir decks. Can also purchase dice and of course chips are the easiest to come by. ;)

Overall though just be safe and most of all, enjoy yourself.
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Thanks for the tips - I'll definitely keep anything I purchase in a bag. I'm not interested really in getting cut/drilled cards, but I would love some novelty decks or "unusable in casino" versions.

Penn & Teller was AMAZING last time I was there years ago, but I didn't investigate if they had playing cards in their shwag stuff for sale. Does anyone have suggestions for acts or locations that might have specialty/novelty decks? Criss Angel show maybe? etc.?
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Though neither famous or popular, the Westin's dinky casiino, Max Casino, gives away their used cards (cut corners) for free at the cashier booth... ;)
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