Can't help on the buffets.....Carson Street Cafe at the Golden Nugget is where we eat 90% of our dinners...yummy prime rib!!

I can help a little on the 5¢ video poker (my very favorite game! ). Do you ever play the progressive machines??? That's what I always look for. We don't spend a lot of time on the strip, but there is one carousel of 5¢ progressives at the Barbary Coast. The first time I found them I hit a Royal Flush (around $480 I think..), the next trip I hit 4 aces with the kicker, twice, for 2 $100 jackpots! (I think!) The next trip....well, never mind that one!! Ya can't win 'em all!! Good luck, and have fun!!