1. I swung by Ed's house around 9:00 and drove us to Airway Heights, WA to the Spokane Tribal Casino. Ed and I have developed a routine. We go to the Caesar's Sports Book three times a year to put down very modest wagers on the Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament, and the World Series.
Today, I decided for a fun change of pace that I'd make two small bets on who might win the Women's NCAA basketball tournament and I'll be hoping that either UConn or South Carolina prevails.
The scene at and around the Sports Book was fun. An older, pretty mellow crowd of sports fans filled seats and tables both in the Sports Book area and the adjacent sports bar. Many wore Gonzaga gear and all were paying close attention to the games being broadcast and were, no doubt, eagerly anticipating Gonzaga's tilt against Georgia at 1:30.
2. I didn't join this crowd of spectators and bettors.
I masked up, put on vinyl gloves, made my wagers, and meandered to the coffee stand for an everything bagel with cream cheese and a 20 oz triple latte.
Then I meandered around playing machines, making mostly minimum bets and hoping to win at least a little bit of cash to put in my savings envelope for our April 15-18 trip to the Wildhorse Resort.
And that's what happened.
I won a little here, a bit there, kept my winnings separate from my bank, and by the end of our session had money I didn't have before to put in my envelope at home.
It was a fun, low key, sane approach to spinning reels and today it paid off a bit.
3. After I'd spun reels for a while, I took a break near the casino entryway to sit and cool down -- the temperature on the floor was getting a tiny bit too warm for me.
My phone rang.
I was Ed, asking me if I cared if we stayed longer.
He was having some great luck.
Staying longer is never a problem for me.
I decided to go to the casino cafe where I had a burger.
The Gonzaga game came on and the Zags blasted out to a 27-3 lead, I finished my lunch. After a while Ed and I met up on the casino floor and called it a day.
I saw later that Gonzaga coasted to a victory.
After a fun day of small Sports Book wagers and some good luck spinning reels, we hit the road and enjoyed an uneventful trip back to the Silver Valley.
Now our hope is that we'll have to return to the casino in April to collect winnings on our basketball wagers -- stay tuned!
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