- As soon as we arrived at McCarran Airport, we stopped by the rest room, and afterwards as we were walking out to the taxis, we noticed that Paul's shirt was sticking out of his unzipped fly.
- Paul and Mike both won, Paul playing blackjack, Mike playing craps. I lost, which was frustrating because I played at all the tables with Mike. The dice were just falling right for the way he was playing, and not right for me.
- We ate lunch at the Four Queens coffee shop, and Mike's keno luck continued. He filled out a $5.00 20-spot ticket, just like trip 29 (although not the same numbers), and this time none of his numbers came up. He won $500.00.*
- We stopped by the Glitter Gulch for a few drinks.
- When Mike and I were playing at The Mirage, an older guy with a huge wad of hundred dollar bills stepped up to the table. He threw down some bills, and the dealer picked them up. They were new and crisp, so the dealer said, "Did you just print these?"
Now, that's a pretty common joke; we've all heard it, and many of us have said it. There really is nothing at all offensive about it; it's just a silly joke. Well, this high roller got furious. He started ranting and raving, cussing at the pit boss, complaining about the dealer and his joke. A real jerk. After he left, I heard the pit mention that he was a big player who was a friend of Steve Wynn's (then the owner of The Mirage).
Of course the dealer didn't get in any kind of trouble; it was just a harmless comment. I suggested to the dealer that maybe the guy got upset because he really did just print up the bills.
*In some casinos, it would have paid $1,000.00.
