I went to Las Vegas this weekend with 11 great friends of mine to celebrate my upcoming marriage with a great bachelor party. I have never been to Las Vegas before and I had a great time. It is without a doubt unlike any other city in the world. It makes people act crazy and totally and utterly forget who they are back home.
Usually I am not a gambler whatsoever, and I still would say that has not changed, but I did spend a little time at the tables.
I started with roulette which has terrible odds (around 5% house edge). Its very easy to play and requires no thought, skill, or talent of any kind. I then had a disastrous foray into 3 card poker. I think I lost around $130 in a matter of minutes. I then moved onto black jack which I very much enjoyed. I probably lost around $50, but I spent about 6 hours at a few different tables at different times. I more then made up for the losses by the free drinks I received.
My takeaways from Vegas
Monopoly Money: In Vegas I treated $50’s and 100’s as 5’s and 10’s
Chips: Using chips as currency further distances your losses with actual cash
Time: Where did it go? No clocks, no windows, very easy to lose track of time.
Drinks: the entire strip is open container. So BYOB lessens the pain
Expectations: Don’t think your going to win, and set some sort of number that is your loss limit
I loved Vegas and am very grateful to my friends who helped make it happen. All we need next year is for someone else to get engaged and we can find an excuse to do it again.
Cheers
