Monday, August 20, 2007

Ohhh....the intimidation

If we are in a casino and you can't find me this is the first place you should look:


On my last trip to Vegas I overcame the intimidation of the Craps table. After about an hour of pure observation, I pulled a crisp $100 bill out of my wallet and found the cheapest table around. Let me just say, the words 'win big / lose big' have never been so true!

I started out doing so well and was up around $45. Great, right? Well...all of the sudden I started feeling confident and began to throw out chips like it wasn't real money. At one point I looked down and saw that I had around $70 worth of chips on the table and then I freaked out. Unfortunately, the shooter rolled the "number we don't say" and I lost all of it. Ouch! After that healthy dose of reality, I decided to cut my losses and walk away with $55 in hand.

Fast forward to last week...I was in Reno for work and decided to find a cheap Craps table to try my luck again. When I came across a $1 table I nearly passed out. Considering that the tables in Vegas all had a $10 minimum, this was childs play! I spent a good portion of the night getting more comfortable with the game and the best part is that it didn't cost me a fortune.

2 comments:

Nonblond said...

How fun! You're going to be dangerous the next time we hit Vegas!

Anonymous said...

I don't understand craps at all which is why I play Casino War or Black/Red on the roulette table when I'm in Vegas. After that I slink away to the quarter slots. After that I gamble on games at the sports book. After that, strip club. Just kidding.