In Reno
There are three kinds
of nights on the town:
good clean fun,
like skating or movies
or [God forbid] bowling,
boring and safe
and definitely not
what Dad’s got in mind;
totally nasty,
like swap clubs or strip
clubs or titty shows,
places that check ID,
and eighteen won’t get
you inside one of those;
and games of chance,
sports betting or black-
jack or slot machines,
guaranteed to suck you dry.
Eighteen isn’t old enough
for casino betting either,
but all it takes is
a game plan, and dear
old Dad has already figured
a strategy.
Dad Chooses the “Big Three”
The Silver Legacy, Eldorado,
and Circus Circus casinos
are all connected by skyways.
We can play at one for a while,