Monday, January 10, 2005

Vegas/CES 2005 Recap Part 1

So, it's time for part 1 of my [not quite sure how long] series of posts about my trip to Las Vegas and the new and exciting technologies at International Consumer Electronics Show 2005.

Ah Vegas...the city of lights...and apparently cold beer and dirty girls. Isn't this the same city that was advertising Vegas as a family vacation spot just 2 years ago??? Family this...



I'm sure you can just imagine the conversation...

Little Johnny: "Daddy, what's an escort?"
Dad: "Well son...ummm...hey, let's go check out the ESPNZone"

Well, let's be fair though. Vegas does have some things for the little kiddos to do. You just have to know where to look.

But Vegas isn't all about cold beer and dirty girls. There are some ENORMOUS hotels and apparently people do quite a bit of gambling there too. I'm no Stu Unger so I stay away from the tables. In the past I have played slots...nickel of course...just to kill some time. But 97.4% payouts just are good enough for me. Money just tends to disappear so rapidly. Question: why don't they just automate the slot machines. Payouts are completely mathematical. No user interaction is required save the pull of a lever. It should be such that you walk up and enter your parameters: how many times you want to "pull the lever" or at what dollar amount you want to stop. At this point you should push a button and voila...you're finished playing the slots. Anyway, I did actually place 3 bets on some football games:


  • Chargers to beat the 3.5 point line in the first half versus the Jets [Lost]
  • Colts to beat the 6.5 point line in the first half versus the Broncos [Won]
  • Steelers to win the AFC championship [Waiting]

And finally...here are some of the images from the strip...enjoy.

Part 2 coming soon...

posted by Brandon @ 11:20 PM   7 comments

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At October 18, 2005 at 8:21 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

The girl on the Ballys marquee is my sister...she is not a "dirty girl" or an "escort". She is a happily married woman who has been in dance since she was 3 years old and this is where her career has taken her.

 
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