I'd never gambled at the tables before. I'm usually happy to let the penny slots rob me of all of my hard earned cash. But I passed a $5 Blackjack table at the Golden Nugget and decided to give it a try.
The end result was wonderful. The dealer was a lovely friendly girl from Detroit who was patient, funny and really entertaining. The pit bosses were very friendly and the rest of the table was equally good. Managed to get a fair few cocktails in (unlike most of the big hotels on the strip!)
I had a really great night. I'm thinking downtown gambling all the time for my next trip!