Let me tell you about my hometown. I’m sure you’ve all heard of Las Vegas; it’s a very famous city for gambling. If you don’t like gambling, there are other things to do like shopping at many nice stores, seeing beautiful shows, going to nightclubs, and eating delicious foods at restaurants. I think everybody should come to Las Vegas at least once in their life.
First, let’s talk about gambling. There are many different ways to gamble in Las Vegas. The easiest way is probably to play the slot machines. Playing the slots is easier than playing pachinko in Japan. All you have to do is put money in the machine and press the button. However, the rule in Vegas is, “the easier the game is to learn, the harder it is to win at.” The table games like blackjack and craps are more difficult to learn, but once you do, the odds are better that you can win. Of course, the beautiful casinos need to make money in order to pay for all the beautiful lights, so gambling shouldn’t be considered as a job. Gambling is for fun. If you get some money back, think of that as a bonus. Set a limit. For example, your limit might be one hundred dollars a day. If you lose one hundred dollars, stop and have some dinner or do something else.
My favorite game is poker. Poker is a game in Vegas you play against other players instead of the casino and you pay the casino a rental fee for sitting at the table. It’s a game that you play with trump cards. The most important thing about poker is to have a poker face. Have you ever heard of the song by Lady Gaga, ‘Poker Face’? Well, to have a poker face means that you do not show any emotions in your body or facial language. You don’t want the other players to know when you have a good hand (good trump cards) or a bad one. If you want to try to play poker, you can look up poker on the internet and play for free.
Even though Las Vegas is most famous for gambling, for me it’s not the best thing to do in Vegas. I know this sounds cheap, but I never spend more than a hundred dollars gambling when I go back to Vegas. I guess it’s because I hate losing money, and after all, money isn’t everything right?
Vegas is a city like no other, and in my next blog I’ll tell you about some of the other exciting things to do in Vegas, my hometown.
Hello, my name is Michael, and I'm from Ottawa, Canada. I've been living in Japan over ten years now. I am married and have a 4-year-old son. My hobbies are watching baseball, travelling, and using the computer. My favorite teams in MLB are the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers. My favorite team here is the Chunichi Dragons. I've been to every major island in Japan except Shikoku. I've also been throughout the western US and most of southern Canada, as well as many countries in Asia such as Taiwan, Thailand, and the Philippines. I like a lot of different food, including Japanese.