I’ve left Vegas without losing money gambling before. As a matter of fact, the last time I went, I won three of my four sports bets, didn’t play any table games, and only spent less than $100 on slots. I bet $500 on my sports bets—not because I’m a big player, but because I can bet on sports anytime and usually don’t. So when I’m in Vegas, I might as well move the needle.
This year, I didn’t gamble a dime for the first three days I was there. Between conferences, meals, and conversations, my time was occupied. Over four days, I had just four drinks—not that it meant I was heading home early. I stayed out until 1 a.m. or later every night except the last, and that one had a storybook ending.
The conferences wrapped up on Thursday, and I had no plans that evening, so I ventured out on my own. I placed a bet on UCLA to beat Oregon, but it was a late game. To pass the time, I went to El Gordo Tacos for some incredible tacos, then walked the Strip to see the Sphere.
By halftime, Oregon was up by 20. With the spread at -5, I figured my bet was looking good—I just needed to kill time until the game ended so I could cash my ticket. I checked out the Sphere’s incredible visuals and then wandered into the Venetian. That’s where I decided to play my favorite slot machine: Wheel of Fortune. I’ve been playing it for 15 years, mostly because I love spinning the wheel when you hit three “SPIN” symbols. The new version has a Gold Spin that multiplies the winnings.
I put $100 into the machine and hit “Spin.” First spin—SPIN, SPIN, GOLD. I hit a 5x multiplier, and then it went to the top bonus. I ended up winning $330. Knowing better than to push my luck, I cashed out and started walking back to my hotel.
On the way, I passed the Wynn. With some extra cash in hand, I figured I’d check out the shops and maybe buy something I wouldn’t have otherwise. That’s why they’re there, right? To help people spend their winnings.
Turns out, it was all ultra-high-end luxury. My $300 would have barely covered a pair of socks. Instead, I wandered in to see the Chinese New Year decorations, and they didn’t disappoint—stunning fresh flower displays. Naturally, I also checked out the casino. They had a cool blackjack video game, so I put in $100 and played $10 hands. After 30 minutes, I was even at $100 and did what so many gamblers do—I got bored and went all in.
$100 hand. Boom—blackjack.
Feeling bold, I went all in again and told myself I’d walk away either way.
…Blackjack again.
Now I was up over $200, so I cashed out and headed back.
When I got back to my hotel, the UCLA game was still going, and they were up by 30. I asked the sportsbook where I could cash my ticket since I was leaving in the morning. They told me the cage was open all night. With about 30 minutes left in the game, I noticed a giant horse racing game where people sat around watching plastic horses run on a track.
I used to take bets at dog and horse tracks, so I know horse racing as well as anyone. The game allowed you to pick winners and quinellas (exacta-style bets). Betting winners doesn’t usually pay off, so I decided to key one horse with every other horse in the race—$10 per quinella, six horses total, making it a $50 bet per race. I told myself I was good for four races ($200) to see how my strategy worked.
First race—I win. The quinella had a long shot come in at 147 to 1, paying me $1,470.
I wasn’t ready to walk away since the game wasn’t over, so I dropped my bets to $5 and decided I’d leave if I dropped below $1,000. A few times, I got close, but then I hit another long shot and walked away with around $1,800.
I cashed in my total winnings—just shy of $3K, with $500 being my original sports bet. Not bad for Vegas, and the first time I’d ever won at every single thing I played.
PS: You know I couldn’t leave without going back to that horse racing game in the morning. I woke up early, took just $100 in cash, won $80, and walked away. Then I went to breakfast. That was enough to cover my taxi to the airport and a pizza lunch—on Vegas.
Quote of the Day: “Part of it went on gambling, and part of it went on women. The rest I spent foolishly.”
–George Raft, Actor of the 1930’s and 1940’s
Domain of the Day: Doll.org Pretty generic but its toys and pretty girls
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