$500 down
After landing in Las Vegas around 3:30, I grabbed my bags and took a taxi over to the Resaissance Hotel near the Convention Center. After I analyzed the lay of the land and got cleaned-up, I headed over to the new Las Vegas monorail to start my evening.
I grabbed a quick bite over in Bally's hotel, then made my way over to the casino at Paris, a destination at which I had gamed before.
Paris gives the illusion that you are outdoors in its namesake city, but actually you are indoors with a faux sky that makes you feel that its twilight. This effect especially messes with your mind when you walk out of the Casino at 4:00 a.m., but I had no plans to do that tonight.
I bellied up to a blackjack table and threw out $200. The dealer quickly snapped up my bills and gave me the equivalent in chips. Before I knew it, I had lost my first seven consecutive $25 hands and was almost out of chips. Then I was dealt and ace and a four -- a soft 15 -- and the dealer was showing a six. This was a classic double-down scenario, so I pulled another $100 bill from my wallet and laid it down. The dealer gave me more chips, and I doubled my bet. Wouldn't you know it, the dealer throws me a ten and my fifteen was now hard (reaaally!). Luckily things happened the way they should and the dealer broke. That hand helped me in the short term, but the long term was a different story. Soon enough my $300 was gone. Then $200 more. Then $400 more. After falling $900 down for the night, I caught the monorail to the Flamingo/Caesar's station.
My intent was to make my way to Caesars', but the walk was just too far. Therefore I settled for the Casino at the Flamingo, an establishment I'd never tried. After about 1 1/2 hours of a sea-saw battle, I found a short hot streak and got half of my money back. I headed back to my hotel around 1:00 a.m.
Trip gambling status: - $500
I grabbed a quick bite over in Bally's hotel, then made my way over to the casino at Paris, a destination at which I had gamed before.
Paris gives the illusion that you are outdoors in its namesake city, but actually you are indoors with a faux sky that makes you feel that its twilight. This effect especially messes with your mind when you walk out of the Casino at 4:00 a.m., but I had no plans to do that tonight.
I bellied up to a blackjack table and threw out $200. The dealer quickly snapped up my bills and gave me the equivalent in chips. Before I knew it, I had lost my first seven consecutive $25 hands and was almost out of chips. Then I was dealt and ace and a four -- a soft 15 -- and the dealer was showing a six. This was a classic double-down scenario, so I pulled another $100 bill from my wallet and laid it down. The dealer gave me more chips, and I doubled my bet. Wouldn't you know it, the dealer throws me a ten and my fifteen was now hard (reaaally!). Luckily things happened the way they should and the dealer broke. That hand helped me in the short term, but the long term was a different story. Soon enough my $300 was gone. Then $200 more. Then $400 more. After falling $900 down for the night, I caught the monorail to the Flamingo/Caesar's station.
My intent was to make my way to Caesars', but the walk was just too far. Therefore I settled for the Casino at the Flamingo, an establishment I'd never tried. After about 1 1/2 hours of a sea-saw battle, I found a short hot streak and got half of my money back. I headed back to my hotel around 1:00 a.m.
Trip gambling status: - $500
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