hockeymom26
10-02-2005, 10:10 AM
My friend and I took a last minute trip to LV, Sept 26-28. Girls only.Left hubbies and kids at home. Flew out of Calgary on America West at 7:00am (but we had to leave home at 3:00am to get there) on a direct flight. Arrived in LV at 8:30 am to 85 degree weather. YAY!!
No waiting for bags,just had our carry-ons,grabbed a cab over to the Rio.
Went to Diamond check-in. No rooms ready yet. Oh well, onward to gambling.
Found some Match game penny machines, never seen those before. Inserted 20$ played for an hour and cashed out with $50. Not too bad.
The diamond check in called and said our room was ready, so off we go to the Masquerade Tower and the 13th floor(without a coffee maker) That should have been the first indication that things were not going to go well.
Drop off our bags,and back down to gamble. My friend goes one way, me to my favorite bank of blazing 7 machines.Played there for an hour up and down and down. Cash out with the 100 I put in. Find girlfriend, she has won $2200 on $1 cleopatra machine, she is now sitting at the $1 top hat and has $1200 in it. Lucky her. Walk back to lucky ? sevens and a woman is sitting at the machine where I just was and has $1800 in it. :mad:
On to $1 VP. Nothing. 25cent VP. Nothing. Rapid roulette,small wins, lost it all. Diamond room, at least free food and drink.
Decide to catch shuttle to Harrahs. To make a long story short, nothing there either. Down the strip we go. In and out of casinos. Into the MGM finally win on a 2x 5x penny machine,cashed out went to play $1 majestic lions,lost it.
Back to the Rio for supper at the Buffet. As always the buffet is great. My girlfriend can eat her weight in crab legs and she does.
Played some more, finally won $800 on $1 tabasco machine. Went to bed.
The rest of the trip pretty much followed the first day. I pretty much figured out that I was a loser. :(
Hopefully when we go in December to the NFR, I'll do a better job of winning.
No waiting for bags,just had our carry-ons,grabbed a cab over to the Rio.
Went to Diamond check-in. No rooms ready yet. Oh well, onward to gambling.
Found some Match game penny machines, never seen those before. Inserted 20$ played for an hour and cashed out with $50. Not too bad.
The diamond check in called and said our room was ready, so off we go to the Masquerade Tower and the 13th floor(without a coffee maker) That should have been the first indication that things were not going to go well.
Drop off our bags,and back down to gamble. My friend goes one way, me to my favorite bank of blazing 7 machines.Played there for an hour up and down and down. Cash out with the 100 I put in. Find girlfriend, she has won $2200 on $1 cleopatra machine, she is now sitting at the $1 top hat and has $1200 in it. Lucky her. Walk back to lucky ? sevens and a woman is sitting at the machine where I just was and has $1800 in it. :mad:
On to $1 VP. Nothing. 25cent VP. Nothing. Rapid roulette,small wins, lost it all. Diamond room, at least free food and drink.
Decide to catch shuttle to Harrahs. To make a long story short, nothing there either. Down the strip we go. In and out of casinos. Into the MGM finally win on a 2x 5x penny machine,cashed out went to play $1 majestic lions,lost it.
Back to the Rio for supper at the Buffet. As always the buffet is great. My girlfriend can eat her weight in crab legs and she does.
Played some more, finally won $800 on $1 tabasco machine. Went to bed.
The rest of the trip pretty much followed the first day. I pretty much figured out that I was a loser. :(
Hopefully when we go in December to the NFR, I'll do a better job of winning.