Ok, so this doesn’t really have to deal with Online Casinos, or Online Casino Reviews, and really not everything we post on this blog will be, but I can say one thing is for sure, our blog post will tie into gambling somehow. We here are Online Online Casino are pretty geeky (don’t let the tattoos, cigars and Pennywise T’s shirts fool ya), so we get up in the morning and start reading about the latest news in the gambling world albeit Online, Vegas, Reno, underground, or otherwise, we love it and read about it everyday and just figured we’d share it with you, our few readers. Anyway I’m very off topic at this point; the point of this post is to talk about this ridiculous fact that MGM Resorts in Vegas are wanting to add fees just to guarantee you a king sized bed, or a non-smoking room… We think its absolute CRAP!

So this is the deal: MGM is going to start charging what they call “Resort Fees, ” these fees will be to “guarantee” different amenities such as bed size, or smoking or non-smoking rooms. In true Vegas style they are rewarding bad habits; instead of you having to pay more for a room you can smoke in, now they want to charge you to not breathe in cancer causing toxins. Hey I even smoke when i’m drinking and gambling, but I sure has hell don’t want my room smelling like the casino. I need a break when they finally tackel me from the tables and drag me to my room! And I sure and heck don’t want to pay and extra fee for a clean smelling room.

Thankfully MGM did away with its non-smoking room charge. “We regret having implemented this policy before recognizing the inappropriate message it might have sent to some of our customers,” MGM spokesman Alan Feldman said in a statement. One down!

But what about the bed? So now I have to pay more to guarantee the kingsized bed I reserved 3 months in advance is going to be available when I get there. EFFFF that! I spend enough in Vegas between the gaming, the food and the drinks. A nice room should just be part of the deal. After all it is what people go to Vegas for, a nice room that makes you feel rich, so you are a bit looser at the tables, right? I’m I just out of my mind, or do you agree?

A representative of MGM was quoted as saying:
“These options provide yet another tool for us to personalize the guest experience, according to each guest’s individual preferences,” MGM officials said in a statement. “We’re receiving some very positive feedback from guests.”

I call BS, yep total BS! I can tell you this… If i’m going to be charged more just to guarantee the my bed size, i’m sure as sh*%t not saying there. I’ll stay off strip if I have to. Hell I was already bent over by the airlines on my trip out there with the $30 checked bag charge, $7 beers, and $7 pillow, i’m not getting doubled teamed by the Hotel once I get to my destination. After all the more money I keep in pocket, the more I have to play with which is the whole point of the trip.

What do you guys think? Am I right about this, or do you think I should just chill out and shell out the extra money?

Comments are welcome.