Jon Bryan

This is what happens when you take two young ladies called Kay to "Downtown las Vegas" to have a go at proper gambling.
Velma Kay won at Video Poker and on the slots, and both Kays won at roulette.

Me? I tried not to think of it as being luck.


Well, with two no-shows on Sunday for our pick-up to take a helicopter ride (and land) to the Grand Canyon, and a final no-show today, I suggested a trip downtown to gamble.

If you ever go to Las Vegas, "Best Tours" cannot even organise to pick 3 people up from the same hotel, so I dread to think what the state of their air equipment is.

We had wanted to do the Grand Canyon thing, but a trip to where Las Vegas began was a good alternative. The previous winners of the WSOP Main Event have their photo displayed at Binion's Horshoe Hotel and Casino, so we went along and took this photograph (above).

Then - the slots. Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding and Velma had $30 worth of quarters coming out and we went to cash them up before moving on to a quiet roulette table at the "Golden Gate". My $20 went quick enough but Kay almost doubled hers while Velma cashed out $90.

Think I'll stick to poker.