| One of the main reasons that your budget goes | | | | relaxed and focused to play to win. There are plenty |
| further in Vegas is because of the amount of people | | | | of things to go and see for free in Vegas such as |
| who visit who do have money, and more importantly | | | | the beautiful Bellagio Gardens, or the water shows at |
| they have money that they're not afraid to lose. This | | | | Bellagio and Wynn. Or, if you're confident you can |
| means that the fancy hotels are able to provide | | | | resist the urge to spend money, why not walk |
| great prices for the basics in life such as food and a | | | | around the gorgeous new hotels and do some casual |
| place to crash. They are gambling on the fact that if | | | | window shopping at the many Vegas fashion stores. |
| you have money, and you're staying and/or eating in | | | | The important thing is to find yourself something else |
| their hotel, then you're probably going to get lured | | | | to do besides gamble so you can keep to your |
| into spending some cash in their slot machines or | | | | budget as planned. Gambling is addictive, especially in |
| perhaps taking a place around a poker or craps table. | | | | Vegas because the excitement is very contagious. |
| The most important thing that you must do before | | | | It's hard to walk through any of the casinos and not |
| you even leave home is to work out exactly what | | | | feel a pull towards one activity or another. Keep a |
| budget you have. Find out what meals cost. Your | | | | little money to one side that isn't too be touched no |
| hotel may not be the best bargain in town when it | | | | matter what. That's your emergency fund. There's |
| comes to eating, but it may offer the best priced | | | | more than one person who went to Vegas and left |
| accommodation in your price bracket. Other Vegas | | | | without a dime to their name. Don't add your name |
| hotels may offer all you can eat buffets all day and | | | | to the list. Use your credit cards only to pay for hotel |
| most (if not all) of the night. Make the most of these | | | | reservations and travel. Don't use them to gamble. If |
| buffets to stretch your budget further. If you have | | | | you do, chances are that next year's vacation is |
| a great late breakfast, then you're probably set up | | | | going to be on a tighter budget because you'll still be |
| until evening. If you're a one main meal a day person, | | | | paying for this one! If you are one of the many |
| make this an early supper. Take some snacks and | | | | happy winners in Vegas, don't be tempted to gamble |
| drinks from home so that you're not tempted by | | | | it all for a higher win. It's not worth it. If you've got |
| whatever is in your hotel room's mini bar. Your Vegas | | | | the strength, walk away with your winnings in tact, |
| gambling budget is the most important thing you | | | | and reassess your budget for the rest of the time |
| must decide. This is something you need to work out | | | | you're in Vegas so that you know you'll be taking a |
| and then commit to it. Don't think that if you've got | | | | tidy sum home. If you insist on trying your luck |
| $50 to gamble, you're there for 2 days and so allow | | | | further, at least put 50% of the winnings in your |
| yourself $25 per day, and lose all the first day's $25 | | | | hotel safety deposit box before going back to the |
| in half an hour that you should dip into the next day's | | | | tables with the other half. That way you might stand |
| gambling money. NO! At best you'll regret it | | | | to win less, but you have a great probability of losing |
| tomorrow because chances are that having already | | | | less and still walking away from Vegas one of the |
| lost one day's gambling money you're not going to be | | | | winners! |