Comments on: A Terrible Way To Kill Time

By: Gette

Gette — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:42:39 +0000

My first “solo” trip to Vegas and a friend had a room for me there, that was back in 1999. That was our “so called meeting up place”, but I always manage to make a visit there almost every time I am in Vegas.

I even had KarenTN go with me on our last meet up there.

One thing you must try, one of these days, Rex, is there midnight special they have in the cafe, I dont know if you like pancakes, but this is a late night breakfast spot!

By: FoolsGold

FoolsGold — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:44:56 +0000

Terribles sure lived up to its name the one and only one night I was forced by circumstances to stay there.
Crowded, noisy. Filled with utter rabble. Obnoxious craps players bellowing all night long. Waitress serving watered-down drinks. Rude dealers. I don’t know, but I think prisoners are slopped better food than is served at Terribles.

By: alberta

alberta — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:31:17 +0000

phillipj is correct. Also did not Terribles go chapter 11 and re organize not too long ago? Sold off the slot routes?

Damn I know a lot of those people in the photos. I drive by the T all the time but never have time to stop. Happy to see they are still working! I got to get in there to say hello.

Exactly right about the stares in Bingo. But you get that in all Bingo Halls. Esp. if you hit a jack pot at the Plaza.

No pictures of the court yard/pool area. Very nice area to have coffees in the morning while handi-capping the ponies and enjoying the sun…while jets scream over head on short final for LAS! SWA does overnight crews there. So keep your eyes peeled for F/A”s at the bar…

They do try to stuff a machine into every nook and cranny. There used to be a Mikeys D”s by the sports book and they ripped it out to put machines in!?

Great memories of Terribles staying as a guest. The grub is not too bad upstairs. No room service either.

But I still really got served in the privacy of my room!

Thanks for another good blog

By: flysrb

flysrb — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:55:34 +0000

Hey Now!
We are booked in for Haloween weekend, we are friends with the staff and it’s a really convienent base of operations.
There’s a bit of 9/6 JoB near the cashier, and there’s a good store in the place that sells sodas, drinks and liquor at great prices, and you can use yer points.
MP coupons in the funbook too…

The tower rooms are not bad.

By: cdaddy

cdaddy — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:59:34 +0000

Just an FYI. Terrible’s has 9/6 JOB from 5c – 25c and 8/5 BP from $1 up. With their point multiplier days it’s actually a good play. Also, the BJ isn’t bad. I meant blackjack, the other BJ I got was only OK.

By: ColinFromLasVegas

ColinFromLasVegas — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:45:15 +0000

I never actually go to Terrible’s. Except for their car wash which is closeby. Only reason I do that is they usually do a good car wash. And every 10th visit is free. That’s about it.

I have heard about the fanatical lengths that security and “eye in the sky” monitor watchers take in pursuing those who they believe are using an unfair advantage in gambling. I’m surprised that Terrible Herbst is like that though.

The reason I say fanatical is because they look at something as innocuous as your laptop and automatically label it as a “device” used to cheat. And it don’t matter what the actual reason for your laptop is, what’s more important to them is their mistaken perception.

I have seen Nevada Gaming’s recent blackball list is populated with people who use electronic devices stuck into slot machines. I don’t know how this is all done. It’s all too technical for me. But maybe that’s a good thing. Because using these devices is considered a felony, punishable by max hard prison time busting BFR’s into LFR’s (Big Fucking Rocks into Little Fucking Rocks).

But what I think is funny is how they are urged into maniacal action by the casino owners when they see you carrying a laptop. Casino owners tend to go ballistic when they feel they are being cheated. Don’t matter if it’s true or not.

Just watch your back. We don’t need you blogging from a desert prison going on and on about scorpion fight contests, finding religion, offering free legal advice to O.J., and the unexpected nightly visits of Bubbah.

By: Keith

Keith — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:31:04 +0000

i can actually say that i stayed there back in 2005 for several nights – one of my friends works for Southwest, so he got us $20 rooms for the stay, and we overpaid. The “bathroom” contained the shower and toilet, and you had to either stand in the shower or on the toilet to close the door behind you. The sink was just outside the crapper room. If all you need a room for is to sleep, then this place…still should probably be avoided, because my other friend saw roaches in his room.
The cafe upstairs had decent/good food, fairly cheap. I also managed to turn $20 into $240 on 50-hand VP JOB on my last day there. It’s not a bad locals casino, but it’s not worth going out of your way to check out, unless you want to see every property in vegas.

By: philipj

philipj — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:22:33 +0000

Some years back the owner of a gas station(s) was selling gas at the lowest possible price, and the other Stations began to refer to(I believe it was a Mr. Herbst) as “that Terrible Herbst(?)”. He picked up on the idea and started using the name Terrible.

By: Jerry P

Jerry P — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:48:25 +0000

The pit boss in the last pic is Mike he is good guy to get old Vegas stories from.

By: wrxrob

wrxrob — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:10:32 +0000

Every time I shoot craps at Terribles, I encounter the most angry players, but the pit boss is never a big help with the atmosphere, considering they always scrutinize my match play coupon like a cop checking for fake IDs.

Last time, there was a benjamin laying on the floor near the TITO cashout machines. 4 people saw it simultaneously, and 3 of those older folks did an NFL fumble pile-up, while the cocktail waitress shamelessly bent over for a full view and swiped that benjamin quickly.