Keeping your valuables safe

Quote: Nareed

How do you manage more than an hour in Vegas with only $100 and a credit card?

Only $100 on me at a time, the rest is locked in safe. Playing $5 or $10 BJ, counting and BS keeps me busy for awhile. When I play, I have my buy-in on my right side. When I win, I make a pile on my left. That left pile doesn't get touched. When the right pile's gone, I leave. I'm already easily entertained, and being somewhere new I could spend hours walking around watching people, traffic, admiring architeture, or just staring off into the desert. Plus I have self control issues, without my piles and walking, I could easily find myself in the land of regret. So since I never marathon gamble, $100 is quite enough.

Quote: zippyboy

No reason for you to bring an out-of-state CPL to Las Vegas (or CCW or whatever your state calls it) since NV has reciprocity agreements with only a handful of states and you probably didn't bring your gun on the plane anyway. If it's a costly hassle to replace when you get home, leave it in the safe. Or maybe if faced with a mugger, you can whip it out and say "Back off! I have a permit!"

I mostly bring it as a second form of ID. Sometimes I get in that mood where I dont want to be followed or tracked with those stupid drivers license swipers. My CCW is government issued photo ID with all my vital info, but no swipy stripe.

Quote: Face

Only $100 on me at a time, the rest is locked in safe.

To quote my dear highschool history teacher "Let's start over and both use the same language."

from your first post I thought you said you keep all your valuable son you at all times, to keep them safe, and don't leave anything at all in a room safe or a safe deposit box at the front desk. That struck me as too risky, since one pickpocket would leave you penniless.

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Playing $5 or $10 BJ, counting and BS keeps me busy for awhile. When I play, I have my buy-in on my right side. When I win, I make a pile on my left. That left pile doesn't get touched. When the right pile's gone, I leave.

I begin to stockpile my winnings above my buy-in. But I will gladly gamble the winnings, too, if I want to play longer. Since I typically buy in for $100 or $50, depending on the game, I often leave the table with little or nothing. But if I get a few decent streaks, I can leave when I'm up.

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I'm already easily entertained, and being somewhere new I could spend hours walking around watching people, traffic, admiring architeture, or just staring off into the desert.

After three trips, I still love walking around the Venetian, Caesars Palace and Paris. Also the Forum Shops. Last trip I decided to walk all the open areas of the Bellagio. Did you know there's a gourmet candy store with chocolate fountains? I dind't til then. I took photos, but dind't buy any candy.

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Plus I have self control issues, without my piles and walking, I could easily find myself in the land of regret. So since I never marathon gamble, $100 is quite enough.

That can happen to me on VP. If I'm up a substantial amount over buy-in, say 40 to 50%, I'll cash out and re-buy for $100. That way the winnings stay with me, should I hit a lot of losing hands in a row.