St. Louis

St. Louis is loaded with hot chicks. Riverboat casinos, however, are not. What are they loaded with are extras from a 1950s movie warning about the danger of nuclear war.

My favorite moment might have been playing blackjack between a woman who was five months pregnant and a guy who hit on 17 because the dealer was showing an eight. He busted, incidentally.

The guy had about a million questions about the complex intricacies of blackjack such as when you can bet and when you can stay. And each answer was countered with, "Okay, because in Vegas..."

Here is an actual exchange:

17 HITTER: Can I put my chips in my pocket?

VERY PATIENT DEALER: Huh? Of course.

17 HITTER: Okay, because in Vegas you can't.

ME (to Buckle): Maybe he's thinking of New Vegas, Connecticut.