Going, Going, Back, Back To Reno, Reno

Since my birthday is on Wednesday, I get to call my shot and bring the Mrs. and a few of our friends up to the Peppermill in Reno- quite possibly my favorite place on Earth.  Why do I love this place so?  Well, I'll tell with you with a few succinct points:

- It's a freaking casino!  Not like the pseudo-casinos of California Indian Gaming ilk.  It is a real Craps, real Sports Betting, fully loaded Nevada casino.

- The comps are fantastic!  I'm not sure how we got in to the "free room" club so quickly a few years ago, but boy do I love getting free rooms.  We've now also been able to build comp levels to sustain at least a free room and a free meal.  I have to be honest, I doubt Harrah's is hooking things up so quickly for our level of play.

- It's just been named a 4 star resort!  That's just a fun fact.

- It's a green energy resort!  This affects me zero, but it is another fun fact.  They are the only casino resort to use geothermal energy to power their resort.  They parlayed a multi-million dollar drilling project into efficient and green power.

- The dealers are friendly.  I can name a number of dealers who I personally love being around.  At Craps, Don, Phillip and Erik are pretty cool dudes.  At Poker, Anthony, Tyler, and pit boss Jeremy are always fun to joke with.  I'm glad I get to know respectable folks while gambling away my rent (kidding, of course.)

- GREAT Sports Book.  I've been at plenty of shitty sports books.  Harvey's in Tahoe comes to mind.  The Peppermill's Sports Book is comfortable and perfect for NFL Sundays.  It is highly recommended.

So Highway 80 awaits and we're ready to roll out.  I can't wait- if nothing else, I know we have Spa/Caldarium passes for Saturday to sweat out the top shelf booze we'll be drinking.  As Bart Scott would say- "CAN'T WAIT!"