Thursday's adventure began on the Strip when I parked at Bally's and went to Paris to cash a sports bet (Go, Red Raiders).
While at Paris I planned to buy a couple of tickets to The Nutcracker, one of Helen's favorite Christmas traditions, which is being performed by the Las Vegas Ballet at the Paris theater. I arrived about 9:15 a.m. and the ticket booth was closed til 9:30, so I killed time at a blackjack table waiting for the booth to open.
It worked out well, since I racked up $150 in chips in about 20 minutes. I needed $130 for the tickets, so I took the money, walked and made the purchase. Free tickets, plus $20 - a good start to the day.
While there I made a $50 hoops totals bet (Syracuse & Florida over 145 - easy winner!!!) and a $100 bet for Terry on the Pistons (over 198.5 total - winner!!!)
I haven't been to Bellagio or Caesars Palace yet this trip, so I walked thru both of them to get a little exercise and to see what had changed. The B is in full-blown holiday mode with oversized presents and candies decorating the place. It's beautiful as usual.
CP looked the same, though a bit too quiet. I walked through the Forum Shops and exited near the Mirage, where I went in to check out a new eatery, BB Kings BBQ. It looks bluesy and since it was almost 11 a.m. I had some brunch there - three pancakes and bacon, plus coffee for $18, including tip. A bit pricey for flapjacks.
Then I crossed the street to Harrah's where I sat in at a bj table and quickly lost $100. Tried another table and things went better - I won $205. That was all the cards for the day. Walking back to the car, I stopped at Ghiradelli's to buy Helen some chocolates and at Bill's Gambling Hall where I made a $25 parlay bet on the Steelers-Browns game. They have a promotion going where you get a Free t-shirt if you make a $25 fb bet, so I did get a shirt, though the bet lost when the teams couldn't score over 33 points.
So far the day I won $125 in blackjack, plus $25 on the sports bets. Not bad.
When I got home, Helen was really surprised by the chocolates and show tickets. Dinner was a couple of hefty salads that I crafted out of organic baby greens, roma tomatoes, black beans, salsa and grated cheddar, We're looking forward to seeing the Nutcracker on Saturday, Dec. 19. Hitting the Vegas Strip on a Saturday night will be BIG fun as our adventure continues...
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