I
am happy to admit I am a Vegas virgin but I plan to have that cherry popped in
the not to distant future with some serious bang for my buck.
A
little knowledge they say can be a dangerous thing, and as I was deemed the traveler with the aforementioned ‘little knowledge’ – where gaming is
concerned – I took to the task of educating our band of newbie or near newbie
gamblers.
Now
I seriously believe that the trick to coming out in front is not so much
winning more, but about losing less.
So
in the hope of keeping our shirts on everywhere but stripper school, I embarked
on trying to explain the finer details of slots, roulette and blackjack.
You
know when you ‘know’ how to do something and the explaining turns out to be the
hard part? Pretty much sums up
roulette. It’s a relatively simple game
but when you have to dissect it to make the odds of winning on each square into
bite-sized understandable chunks, it almost took 9 pages. And when its all said and done, it’s the
most likely of the games we’ll play that will pay out. And I
for one will be putting down some chips on this little beauty more than likely.
I
am a fan of mindless one armed bandits, but I never put money into them
expecting to get any of it back. They
are literally programmed to lose and frankly the best you can hope to get out of these little demons
– failing lady luck sending her heavenly beams down upon you – are the free
drinks while you play.
If
you need a coffee…. For instance, put a buck into the slots and a tip for the
waitress and you will get a very cheap coffee indeed. Nice little ‘rest area’ from the real games.
Black
jack is the one game that I think will be the downfall of those attempting it…
cos the good ol’ boys who frequent these tables will most likely wipe the floor
with the Aussie punters flying almost blind while the formers are counting the
cards.
Now
, counting those cards I know how to do, but its hard work and I am not likely
to spend my money on the BJ table… unless there’s a good chance of there being something
in it for me…
I
think its should be said, that I am not really a gambler… probably the
Capricorn in me. I do however have a good poker face and am well known for playing my cards close to my chest. Don’t get me wrong, I
love a good splurge( probably the Aquarius in me – I’m a cusp baby), but I
generally weigh all the odds well before making it. I generally wont play games that I don't think I have a reasonable shot of winning.
Interesting
too, was the need to explain ‘table etiquette’ as I imagine faux pas on this
score will not be looked on with favour and you will attract the attention of
the pit boss before you can blink. Not
sure this is the city to get an unfavourable rep in.
Naturally,
in the interest of authenticity, it was necessary to watch the lovely George
Clooney in the Oceans series of movies set in Sin City’s casinos… purely for
the research you understand.
Bring it on though... the dressing up to the nines, wearing and being surrounded by sumptuous luxury and breathtaking bling... the swanning around on the
same hallowed ground where some of the worlds most famous mobsters have trodden
will be quite the hoot… and I intend to savor the feeling.
After all your first time should be
memorable…
