Player Guide
Complete navigation reference for The Mandalay Bay across CLI and web surfaces.
The casino uses a hub-and-spoke pattern:
- Main lobby has no "Back" option — you are always at the root
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Sub-menus show
0) Backto return to the previous screen - Chip balance is displayed on every major screen
- Progress auto-saves after each floor activity and when leaving
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The Mandalay Bay
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Welcome, Guest
Chips: $1,000
Choose your adventure:
1) Explore Table Games
2) Explore Slot Machines
3) Explore Lottery Counter
4) Explore Sports Book
5) Explore Racing Pavilion
6) Explore Equestrian Arena
7) Cashier
8) Player Stats
9) Save Game
10) Casino Guide
11) Leave Casino
| Option | Action |
|---|---|
| 1–6 | Enter a casino floor and pick an activity |
| 7 | Buy/cash out chips, view ledger |
| 8 | Session statistics per activity |
| 9 | Manual save to your slot |
| 10 | In-game rules and controls reference |
| 11 | Auto-save and exit (confirmation required) |
If your balance drops below $50, a warning appears suggesting a Cashier visit.
Before the casino floor, you manage save slots:
Save options:
1) Load a save slot
2) Create new save in empty slot
3) Delete a save slot
4) Refresh library
5) Exit without playing
Most recently played saves appear first. Up to 5 slots total.
See Save-Slots for CLI usage (--slot, --new, --list-saves).
Activities: Blackjack, Texas Hold'em, Mandalay Roulette, Craps.
See Blackjack, Table-Games.
Choose a stake tier, then pick from fourteen machines. Your last spin amount stays as the default for the next pull (web and CLI).
See Slot-Machines.
Pick 3, Pick 4, Mega draw, and scratchers. Quick pick or enter your own numbers.
See Lottery-Counter.
Two tabs: Sports (moneyline, spread, totals) and Predictions (binary contracts).
Sports Book:
1) Place a wager
2) Settle all open bets
3) Refresh lines
0) Back
See Sports-Book-and-Prediction-Markets.
Thoroughbred win/place/show and equestrian dressage/jumping competitions.
Chip window:
1) Buy chips ($500 bundle)
2) Buy custom amount
3) Cash out chips
4) View transaction ledger
0) Back
| Option | Behavior |
|---|---|
| $500 bundle | Instant $500 buy-in |
| Custom amount | $50 – $100,000 |
| Cash out | $1 – current balance (disabled at $0) |
| Ledger | Last 20 transactions with timestamps |
See Chip-Economy.
Displays:
- Player name and current balance
- Session net (gambling only, excludes buy-ins)
- Per-activity: visits, total bets, net winnings
In-game help with sections for every activity:
- Overview & navigation
- Blackjack rules & controls
- Hold'em, roulette, craps
- Slot machine paytables
- Lottery tickets
- Sports book & prediction markets
- Racing & equestrian
- Chip economy
Exit the casino floor to the hotel lobby (web: hub menu; deep link: ?view=hotel-lobby).
- MGM Rewards (P) → Reservation — locate your tower and floor
- Hallway mini-game — three beats of directional choices
- Your room — TV, minibar, phone, decisions, unlockable Vegas vignettes
| Amenity | Highlights |
|---|---|
| TV | Shark Reef (ch. 47), wave pool cam, ULTRA Arena boxing, House of Blues (Gold+) |
| Minibar | Sensor-enabled charges; concierge suggests items |
| Phone | Concierge, bookie, Foundation Room (Noir+), spa, Delano |
| Decisions | Balcony, sky bridge to Mandalay Place, suite/penthouse perks |
17 unlockable room events chain across pool visits, shopping, tier status, and bad decisions.
2 hours real time = 1 resort day.
Each new day:
- Daily charges post (room rate + resort fee + parking)
- Reservation requirement rotates: phone → desk → both → net-positive whale
- Insufficient chips locks room access until charges are settled
See Resort-Hotel.
| Context | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Sub-menus |
0 — go back |
| Blackjack bet |
q, quit, leave — leave table |
| Yes/no prompts | Enter = default; y/n
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| Web MGM Rewards phone | P |
| RPG Trainer Card | T |
| Interrupt (CLI) |
Ctrl+C — exit with balance shown |
All menus accept numeric choices. Defaults are shown in [brackets] — press Enter to accept.