(Submitted by friend of the blog, Brian Hart)
How are odds calculated in Vegas? The only thing I know for sure is that the house will always eventually win.
My wife, Karen, and I stayed in Las Vegas over the Thanksgiving weekend at the Encore Hotel. As we waited for the elevator in the lobby, which only served half the rooms at the Encore, we ran into 2 friends we know from Los Angeles. Neither of us had any idea the other was in Las Vegas, let alone which hotel. Both of us couples were staying at the Encore! What are the odds of us meeting randomly in this elevator lobby?
Nineteen of the world’s 25 largest hotels by room count are on the Strip, with a total of over 67,000 rooms [source]
Total Number of hotel rooms in Las Vegas: 124,270 [source]
Total number of rooms at the Encore: 2034 [source]
Sounds like The Odds Must Be Crazy…
