Hey guys, I live here in Vegas, just some ideas to help you out. Golf rates drop when it gets warm out here. If you have some ideas on where to play, let me know and I can give you the scoop on them. Some of the good courses that I've played are Silverstone, Angel Park, Badlands, and the TPC Summerlin. Some of the inexpensive courses that I've played are Las Vegas Muni and Craig Ranch. Hard to get on the Muni course. I haven't played Durango Hills yet, but it does look inviting. I would try Silverstone, although it's quite a ways from the strip, they treat you really well. For Cigar retailers, look at Havana Cigar, it's on Paradise, not too far from the strip and was just voted "Best in Vegas" by the newspaper here. For other "best of"s check out
http://www.reviewjournal.com/bestoflv/. As for locations for the herf, The Palms is the current hot spot. Always good scenery there, and, the Hard Rock is still okay.