I just got back from a poker session at Caesars Palace.
To give you some idea of how quiet Las Vegas is right now, the 9pm bounty tournament ran with 5 players.
I stuck to $1/$3 No Limit Hold'em and literally couldn't win a hand for 2 hours. Then a set of deuces held up for a $460 pot to put me (just) back into the black.
"Be happy", said the only girl at the table to nobody in particular. "It's Jesus's birthday". She later revealed herself to be Catholic.
"But I'm a Jew", piped up another player, followed by a reverberating "me too" that seemed to come from every other seat at the table except mine and an Iranian bloke to my right.
I guess it makes sense that the majority of people out playing poker in Las Vegas on Christmas Eve don't actually celebrate Christmas.
When asked why she was at the table and not at midnight mass, the Catholic girl explained that she was fed up with Christmas and had decided to not bother with it at all this year.
Honestly, I didn't realise that was an option. But I guess if you're going to blow off a major religious holiday, Sin City is the perfect place to go to ensure maximum value at your next confession.
Personally, I'm going for a traditional turkey lunch at a British pub and hoping that by the time I roll back to the hotel some kind soul will have uploaded a copy of Christmas Top of the Pops to the internet.
Also, for 'tis the season, there are plenty of 6x slot point promotions to be had all over town.
Happy holidays everyone!
