Rex

The Flamingo's "X" Gambling Pit

November 4, 2008

I’ve been enjoying Caesars’ Pussycat Dolls Casino for well over a year, and I also like Flamingo’s “X Burlesque” production show.

The number of nudie shows in Las Vegas dwindles more and more with each passing year. We used to have “Bareback”, “Skintight”, and dozens of other erotic shows here in Las Vegas, but today the number has dwindled to only a handful.

To promote its erotic show, and just to give the place a little bit of new life, The Flamingo has kind of a knock-off of Caesars’ Pussycat Dolls Pit.

I’m really not 100% sure what The Flamingo’s area is called as I have never bothered to actually read anything in the pit. There are “X”s all over the place, so I just call it the “X Pit”.

Said gambling area was in full swing this past weekend.

The X Pit is not quite as polished as the Pussycat Dolls gaming area, but I have to say that it is a lot of fun nonetheless.

The cool thing that makes Flamingo’s stripper pit a notch above Caesars’, is that Flamingo’s is easily visible from the street instead of being hidden away in the belly of the casino.

This draws a large amount of street traffic to the Flamingo, and gives the whole corner a more festive vibe.

It also gives passing children a glimpse of the good things to come so they can begin saving up their $1 bills from an early age.

Screw retirement plans and savings accounts … that money only goes towards necessities. Those things won’t put on a G-string and prance around for you. Everyone needs a good stripper fund with a large balance.

One of the ironies about this attraction is that Donny and Marie are also currently playing the Flamingo, and the strippers are dancing around under a large image of the Osmonds.

I’m not quite sure what the Mormon brother and sister think about this whole debacle, although I assume they had an idea of what they were getting into when they decided to play in a casino.

Donny and Marie at the Las Vegas Flamingo

Donny and Marie at the Las Vegas Flamingo

Frankly, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Marie get on the pole at some point. She’ s a little bit Country, a little bit Rock-n-Roll, and a little bit Freaky Naughty if you ask me.

Anyway …

I’ve always said that this town desperately needs to put gambling into Strip Clubs or vice-versa.

As “sin” city begins to offer less and less “sin” than can be found in New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles … we desperately need to find new and creative ways of putting originality back into this town.

Los Angeles has gambling, so does the Northeast, so does just about every Indian Reservation in this nation.

Every town from small to large has strip clubs.

Why in the hell do people still need Vegas?

Because we supposedly put it together like nobody else does … but it’s getting a little stale.

Hell, even our hotels are starting to look like office buildings.

The strip club rules here are pretty much the same as, or even more restrictive than everywhere else. With a couple of exceptions, there is no booze and full nudity allowed in our clubs.

Our drug laws are pretty much the same here as everywhere else as well … meaning they are completely illegal.

Prostitution is illegal in Las Vegas.

We have very little unique “sin” that can’t be found in Nebraska.

I think that for Las Vegas to take it to the next level, we need to become the Amsterdam of North America.

Coffee shops need to start distributing products in bongs, and The Strip should be a “Red Light District” where you can get slick’em on your hang-down with minimal hassle.

We need to bring the skin factor back with a vengeance. Topless waitresses, blackjack dealers in thongs … we need to stay ahead of the curve instead of having the corporate bean counters turn the whole city into some giant Disneyland with craps tables.

I think these stripper pits are a move in the right direction.

Las Vegas Flamingo X Gambling Pit

Las Vegas Flamingo X Gambling Pit

Sort of.

“Burlesque” is all well and good, but I think the girls should be able to free those puppies, and grind in my lap while I’m doubling down on 11.

I think we need to put the BJ back into Blackjack … if you know what I mean.

It seems like properties are trying some things out here and there, and hopefully some of these novelties will start to work. I still think they need to take it up a notch, though.

The problem with the strippers in the pits is that they remain clothed … and you can’t touch them.

I suppose it’s better than nothing, though.

Here’s hoping that these little efforts are a sign of better things to come.

Viva Las Vegas.

Now grab a box of tissues and hit play on the video at the top.

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8 Comments »

  1. Written by mad dog on November 5, 2008 at 3:55 pm

    Did that dealer in the red look better in the flesh? Ouch!!!

    Also, would not “strippers in the pits” entail clothing removal or are we instead looking at yet more examples of

    exotic dancers?

    Or did my video suffer from premature ejectulation? :-)

    Thanks for the fine report and all you do!!

  2. Written by Rex on November 6, 2008 at 7:11 pm

    Well, some people thought he/she/it might have been a post-op tranny. That’s all I’ll say about that particular dealer.

    They are not technically strippers, they are called “burlesque” dancers, or “go-go” dancers, or something similar.

    At the moment, it is as close as we get in this town to strippers on casino floors.

    Hopefully that will change at some point.

  3. Written by Pyramid_GM on November 7, 2008 at 4:16 am

    video up top ???? Did you get censored????

  4. Written by Rex on November 7, 2008 at 4:59 am

    It’s up there after the 3rd paragraph. Just hit “play” on the YouTube box.

  5. Written by MG on November 7, 2008 at 11:55 pm

    No video for me on IE 7. Just a big empty white box. Same on the McCarran post. Never had a problem at the other sight. Still enjoyed the pics!

  6. Written by Troy in Las Vegas on November 10, 2008 at 9:59 pm

    Tom Brokaw and I think it is great there is a place where pregnant go-go dancers can find work as the one in the silver has.

    We look forward to your review of the Sahara Party Pit Rex.

  7. Written by DANCER on December 10, 2008 at 5:51 am

    TROY !!! YOU TRY LOOKING SKINNY IN A BIKINI WHILE DANCING AND BREATHING HEAVY

  8. Written by fastgary on February 6, 2009 at 3:28 pm

    That’s why I love living in Las Vegas !
    God .. I love Blackjack …

    Fastgary…

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