Las Vegas, Baby

Wednesday, 1:30pm

The flight out here was fine. Typical Southwest style. Everything ran smoothly. The flight was courteous and efficient. There was incident with a bottle of water and two glasses of cranberry juice. It took place in the bathroom during a bit out turbulence. Not to worry, I was not injured and I cleaned up after myself.

I sat in the emergency row and my seat mate was Greg. Nice guy. He just got or is getting a job with FDIC. He also sells sporting goods on eBay, SportsPlus 2000 & at the Raynham Flea Market. He was a mortgage broker and does financing on high end auto sales. We’re talking 100K plus. He was heading to Reno for a classic car auction. It sounded cool.

I am staying at Monte Carlo. So far I’m not impressed. Room is pretty standard, I got a double though I wish I had single. I can live with it. Scoped out the casino. Stopped by the Sports Book. I didn’t make any bets yet. I will though, tonight.

Baseball is the only real action right now and it’s kind of funky. Take the Red Sox – Rays game. The Rays are -130 and Red Sox are +110. If I bet on the Rays, I would need to bet $130 to win $100. Cashing in the bet, the casino would give $230. If I bet on the Red Sox, I bet $100 to win $110. The odds change if the pitchers change. You can bet just on the team or the team & pitcher (the bet canceled if the pitcher doesn’t start). You can also be on the over/under. In this game it’s 9.5. The also have 5 inning bets. I’m going to put $20 on Penny & Red Sox (I get 22+20) and 20 on the over.

I’m also going to play some Blackjack. Maybe an hour or two ($100) Then I’m going to head out to the MGM Grand and take the MonoRail. At end at the Las Vegas Hilton, site of the Star Trek convention this weekend.