- Played craps at the sidewalk table at Slots-o-Fun
- Eaten at any restaurant at Bellagio
- Cashed a winning ticket at the Mirage sportsbook. Caesars Palace, either.
- Been to an 'ultralounge'
- Spent quality time in the Champagne Room
- Ridden the double-decker bus.
- Or the monorail.
- Won any part of a bad-beat jackpot while playing poker.
- The gondolas at Venetian.
- Ridden any of the attractions at the top of the Stratosphere.
- Gotten a Royal Flush.
- Visited Rumjungle.
- Seen a Cirque show.
- Toured Hoover Dam.
- Dipped a toe in Lake Mead.
- Sampled a piece of Ethel M. chocolate.
- Eaten at any of Emeril's or Wolfgang Puck's restaurants.
- Gotten a tattoo.
- Seen a celebrity at the Palms.
- Been to the Wax Museum.
And here I was, thinking I was some sort of Vegas expert. Clearly there is much work to do.
On the other hand, here are a few things that have been part of my Vegas experience over the past several years.
- Placed in the money in a few no-limit poker tourneys.
- Did four shots of tequila inside of 15 minutes without getting sick or arrested.
- Enjoyed a 5-star meal at Andre's.
- Paid $28 for a six-dollar cigar.
- Flopped Aces full and lost to four of a kind.
- Got propositioned by three different hookers inside of ten minutes.
- Drank Cristal champagne from a plastic cup.
- Won $375 on a 75-cent investment at NYNY.
- Picked 8 losers in a row during March Madness.
- Watched somebody win over a million dollars on a slot machine.
- Played craps with Johnny Chan.
- Met 'Jesus' Ferguson at the bar inside a strip club.
- Dealt blackjack to Mork.
- Tried caviar, alligator, and turtle meat for the first time.
- Turned $20 worth of matchplays into over $1200 cash in one afternoon.
- Woke up in bed with two chicks. Twice. Didn't have to pay for 'em, either.
- Got a high-five from Scottie Nguyen while walking down the Strip.
- Saw a midget dressed like Gene Simmons.
- Spit from the roof of the Rio
- Bluffed somebody off a pot with the infamous 10-6 offsuit.
Mikey
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