Beginner's Luck

How our vacation turned into a vacation...

The hubs and I have been married 2 1/2 years. For our first wedding anniversary my parents decided to take us to Vegas.
My second time and the hubs first. Like I said, it was a gift so we traveled with the gift givers-my parents and my younger brother.

This is how a vacation became a vacation.... let me explain....

When we got to Vegas the hubs really wanted to play craps... well, I don't know the first thing about craps. So, we watched. We played games we knew like blackjack because we can manage to count to 21.
But we stood by the craps table watching all the people gathered around screaming everytime the dice rolled. We really wanted to be part of the fun but how the heck were we supposed to learn how to play?!?!

Our first strike with lady luck was when some guy at the craps table "sponsored" us with a $10 chip to start playing and said it was "on him." Since it was "on that guy" we decided to go for it.We managed to parlay that into walking away with $100 in about 5 minutes!! Perfect, a game that we could play and win!!!

That night, which happened to be our last night in Vegas, we just went for it. We stayed up gambling at the craps table until 5am. Did I mention I'm lucky if I make it past midnight??We high-fived, chest bumped and screamed with strangers for about 6 hours at the table. And, you could say we had beginners luck but that $100 turned into a BIG money night for us!!!

So at 5am, with celebratory beer in hand, we forced ourselves back to the hotel room to pack and nap. At 7am we woke up the rest of the family and told them about our beginners luck- we all celebrated together!
We're so lucky that was our last night in Vegas because I could see how craps can become slightly addicting.

We took our winnings and put it aside for a ten day trip to Italy a few months later. We went to europeandestinations.com and planned our whole trip via their website. The site is great for anyone looking to travel abroad- but that is another whole post.... The winnings covered almost our whole trip- airfare, 3 nights in Rome, 3 in Florence and 4 in Venice. Seriously, that is just GOOD luck!

And that is how our vacation turned into a vacation.

We're planning to go on vacation in a few weeks. Not back to Vegas, but another location where they have gambling... this time I'm learning new games BEFORE we leave.

I recently found this site called Online Casino Edition. The site is an online casino guide and helps you understand how and where to place bets online. To be honest, I'm not an online gambler although I know many people that are and win lots. I like the site for a totally different reason. The site is great- you can learn about all the games. They have the history of the game, the rules, different strategies, and inside tips and tricks to learn.
I'm currently reading up on Roulette Odds. I love that they explain how to increase your chance of winning.
I'm planning to visit the craps table one more time. I might take my chances again... I've always wanted to go to Australia:)

It's a roll of the dice.......