Playing Craps
Not sure if you know but I am in Vegas for work. I got here on Sunday and fly home Friday. My company hosts a very large (20K+ employees) event here every January. I got to go as a representative of my group. It is my first time in Vegas and I have some thoughts on Vegas in general, but am waiting until the week is over (it's Tuesday) before I say anything. I told myself I would play some craps but not until the end of the week. I broke my commitment.
I ended up going out last night and lost money. The one and only other time I was in a casino I lost money too. Both from craps. This time I lost much less than last time. The problem with craps is to make the most of the pretty good odds you get paid, you need a lot of money on the table. So within the first 60 seconds of playing, I had 80 bucks on the table. Within the next 30 seconds, I won 60 bucks. So here I was, 2 minutes into playing, and I won 60% of what I came with. The problem is I should have walked away, but I did not. And once things turned south, I should have given up, but I didn?t. So I ended up losing 100 bucks. A sum that put me in a sour mood but didn?t break the bank. At least I have the sense to stop when I reached my limit. Everything is paid for this week so I look at the 100 bucks as my entertainment money. It would have been nice to have that in my pocket for something I need, like sheets for our bed or hardware to put a vent fan into my bathroom, , but I didn?t. No use crying about it because that is that and nothing I can do about it now. So tonight I might walk around and people watch, but no gambling.