Sunday, March 27, 2016

We Left It in Las Vegas



Le Boulevard and Casino at Paris Las Vegas
What a funny catch line…What Happens in Las Vegas Stays in Las Vegas.  I think they’re talking about your money.  Las Vegas was fun and accomplished its purpose – we were really glad to get home to Durango.

The travel agent convention was “déjà vu all over again,” but one good thing was a new gambling passion, Pai Gow Poker.  I studied up on it on line; it didn’t look too hard for someone who has played poker.  When I sat down, the young man next to me said, “This is a drinking game, not a gambling game.”  It’s true!  The players (and even the dealer) formed a sociable group, not like the Blackjack table where players brood over each card and scowl at you when you make a move they don’t like.  And not like the Craps table where they scoop up your money before you barely settle in.  At the Pai Gow table, you can show your cards around and get advice on how to play them. Everybody roots for everybody else; the waitress keeps bringing complimentary drinks, and even if you lose a little money, you’ve had a good time.   My $70 got value in entertainment. 

At one point the congenial Indian dealer had to take a bathroom break and she was replaced by a young man with a scowl.  The mood and the cards changed character.  I wonder how that can happen that the cards catch the mood.  I asked the dealer where he was from.  He said Vietnam.  When I told him I had visited Vietnam a couple of years ago, he brightened considerably.  His name was Brian and he had a story…to be continued.

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