Las Vegas fiesta
Being from Australia, Chris needed to satisfy his hunger for Mexican. Therefore, we headed over to Diego in the MGM Grand.
We ordered a few cocktails, then dinner. Those $12 Margaritas must have added up quickly, because the tab was $180 for only four of us. Outrageous!
Chris had a few more items to cross off his list while in Las Vegas -- including a Vegas show. I told him a trip to Sapphire would fit the bill, but he said he wanted a real Vegas show. Then I told him he could see a show and satisfy his craving for Mexican at Sapphire. He still wouldn't budge.
At that point we headed over to the Bellagio to see if we could get tickets to O. Wouldn't you know it, we got to the box office 10 minutes after it closed. We'll have to try back tomorrow.
While we were there, we surveyed the scene. There were a lot of gaming tables, but all of the Black Jack had those endless shoes. You know what I mean, they throw the cards back into this automatic shuffler and they never ever shuffle -- or even cut the cards. It's what you'd call an advantage for the house. Like the Hard Rock, it's obvious to me that the Bellagio does not cater to the serious card player, or they wouldn't get away with those rules.
Foolishly, we had a gamble anyway. I bought in for $200 then $300. Terry bought in for $60. Chris and Erin stayed out a watched. That was smart, too, because Terry and I had only a short go of it. Then we cabbed it back to the Renaissance Hotel.
My trip gambling status: -$1000
We ordered a few cocktails, then dinner. Those $12 Margaritas must have added up quickly, because the tab was $180 for only four of us. Outrageous!
Chris had a few more items to cross off his list while in Las Vegas -- including a Vegas show. I told him a trip to Sapphire would fit the bill, but he said he wanted a real Vegas show. Then I told him he could see a show and satisfy his craving for Mexican at Sapphire. He still wouldn't budge.
At that point we headed over to the Bellagio to see if we could get tickets to O. Wouldn't you know it, we got to the box office 10 minutes after it closed. We'll have to try back tomorrow.
While we were there, we surveyed the scene. There were a lot of gaming tables, but all of the Black Jack had those endless shoes. You know what I mean, they throw the cards back into this automatic shuffler and they never ever shuffle -- or even cut the cards. It's what you'd call an advantage for the house. Like the Hard Rock, it's obvious to me that the Bellagio does not cater to the serious card player, or they wouldn't get away with those rules.
Foolishly, we had a gamble anyway. I bought in for $200 then $300. Terry bought in for $60. Chris and Erin stayed out a watched. That was smart, too, because Terry and I had only a short go of it. Then we cabbed it back to the Renaissance Hotel.
My trip gambling status: -$1000
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