Off To Vegas This Weekend!
February 26th, 2009 by Ben Moreno
’)I decided to head on over to Las Vegas this year for my birthday. I turned 30 on the 15th and planned this weekend so I can celebrate my birthday at the same time as my big sister. This is the first time we have done this and I am sure it is going to be awesome. Not only do I get to hang out with the awesome people that is my family but we get to party it up in Vegas!
The gambling scene is what I enjoy when I go out there. I do enjoy the shows and other stuff as well. I have a few strategies when gambling in Vegas to prevent me from losing my ass.
First, only bring the amount of money that you are willing to lose on gambling. I gamble for fun. People make the mistake of gambling to win. You are not going to win. The odds are in their favor, not yours. They set it up like that on purpose. It’s a business designed to make money. The trick is to get over on them whenever you can. Try to get on low minimum tables so that you can gamble longer without losing all your money so fast. The longer you stay on the table the more drinks you can get.
Second, keep your principle and winnings in separate pockets. Let’s say to have $200 to gamble with. Put it in your left pocket and as you gamble put the winnings in your right. Now only draw money from your left pocket as you bet. Once it runs out then it’s time to go home. If it is too early to leave then you should start using the winnings pocket. If you manage to make the money in your left pocket last until you have to leave then that is good. Take what you won and think about all the fun you had and didn’t lose all of your money.
Gambling is a terrible addiction that has caused people to ruin their lives. I met a guy one time in Vegas that said he had been there for two years. One day he went for a weekend trip and ended up getting locked into a gambling and drug addiction lifestyle where he has to rely on gambling to live there. He said one day he may be sleeping in a suite and other days he may be sleeping on the street.
He said he may go back home someday but he is stuck. There was also a park near my hotel that had people sleeping all over it with back packs as if they were all stuck there in the same thing. The homeless people there make you wonder, were they there to begin with or did they come there one day and lose everything and get stuck there. I certainly don’t want to end up like them so I try not to take too many chances.
Tags: 30th birthday, addiction, gambling, las vegas
