I learned a few things about the human condition when I was in Vegas.  Mostly the level of man's greed.  The real motto for Vegas is "MORE".  I saw more excess than I thought possible, from sheer luxury to an incredible array of women.

It wasn't that long ago that the Luxor and Mandalay Bay Casinos were open, but now they are passé.  The Bellagio, with it's enormous fountains, is overshadowed by newer, more extravagant hotels.  The Wynn Casino, the newest $3Billion project, projected to recoup its cost with 9 months (!) is already expanding.  Did I mention it has a rain forrest in the lobby?  A real one, in the middle of the Nevada desert.  Amazing.

We decided that the owners of these places just enjoy saying "Nah, not big enough, make it bigger."  Because as crazy as it gets, they make their money back in record time.  For example, we witnessed one guy casually lose $1900 on a craps roll.  I'd have freaked!  He then dropped $1100 more before we walked away.  He saw him later lose another $1500 at the same table!  $4500 in 15 minutes or so!  And he didn't even flinch.

Me, I couldn't take the stress.  I played the $3 Craps table as the Casino Royale, and was amused, but lost $20 in a short amount of time.  I was sitting down at a Blackjack table when they raised the minimum bet from $5 to $10.  Couldn't do it.  I did do pretty good at the slots.  I believe I ended ahead, if only by a few dollars.  My first $5 round turned into $7.50.  I played that voucher for a couple days, getting it as high as $27 before cashing it out along with a couple other smalls for $33.  I blew that at the craps table and other slots.  But it was essentially boring to play the slots.  But you can't appreciate the scale and numbers until you see it for yourself.  Foxwoods was impressive, but nothing like Vegas.