" Luck be a lady tonight....."

The helicopter trip had left me feeling all churned up -emotionally high, but quite exhausted after all the excitement. All I wanted to do was eat and gamble 'close to home' .

E had some excitement of his own to report . He'd been practising his Spanish on the housekeeping maid -who was so taken aback she'd showered him with toiletries and teabags. He's such a charmer sometimes. In his own quiet way.

Anyway, he was up for whatever I decided - which hopefully
included a decent night's luck. We could do with some - it's been up and down all the way so far. We had both decided on our daily budget - but we were just chasing our losses or breaking even.

The MGM then? 'Fine' says E.

Grab a bite in the Studio cafe and hit the casino. Our usual pattern - E heads for the dice and blackjack - I go cruising the slots.

Now, one of my obsessions is the Wheel of Fortune.
I swear it shouts my name everytime I pass one .
But it 's only teasing.....
So far this trip it's been the Wheel of Misfortune. Everytime I've played it -and I've played it all over town - it's swallowed my money .
(Apart from at The Wynn ..)

It's the same story tonight - and I am playing max credits . But,
like a spoilt lover, the more money I give it - the more the Wheel
plays hard to get - and eventually I move on - playing random machines as I go.

Frog Prince ? sure I'll donate you some dollars...Coyote Moon ?..you want some too?..no worries ...here - have some of mine !

E comes and finds me - and starts to take an interest in my slot play. He's not been interested before - as far as he's concerned 'real gamblers play tables' ...but after his luck so far he's beginning to revise his view.
So much to my amazement he starts to play the slots ...and ...
starts to win. Not alot mind you ..but enough to make him look at slots with a whole new eye. Ofcourse I tease him mercilessly.

After awhile and a few drinks we take a stroll over the bridge to NYNY to get some air..have a walk around - abit of a play - and then I am ready to call it a night . It's been a big day for me ..In my head I am still high over The Canyon....and my bed is calling to me ...
'Ok' says E, as we stroll back over the bridge ...
'I think I'll go to Hooters.....'