We stayed at Harrah’s in Reno because it was across the street from the train station. We like to gamble a little. Nothing serious. We pick a slot machine or two and play them. We set an amount of money we’re willing to spend for entertainment that evening, and when it’s gone, it’s gone. Ideally, we are able to play for a while and we can wind up with what we started with or close to it. Sometimes, the machine eats our money. That makes for a less fun evening. Many casinos seem to understand this and will let the machine tease you.

I’d like to add the bell desk people at Harrah’s were superb. In addition to picking up our luggage in our room, he walked our stuff across the street to the train station and made sure everything was in order before leaving us there. They also held our luggage for us the day before when we arrived hours before check in. This is a standard practice at many hotels, and Harrah’s did it well. This freed us up to enjoy the city unencumbered while waiting for check-in time to arrive.

We managed to mostly break even. We’d planned to play a few slots in New Orleans, but that part of our trip got cancelled. Do you like to gamble? Or have you decided it’s not something you want to spend your time doing? If you do, I hope you’re able to keep it from being a problem in your life.

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