Caesars 24/7, Episode 1: Introducing the Deadly Sins

Wow! Another reality show premiere! And tonight, it’s the first episode of Caesars 24/7, a new show from the A&E network. As mentioned in my preview article (which you can read here), this is a “slice of life” kind of show, rather than a competitive show.

The show opens with pit boss Joe Comastro telling us, In Las Vegas, anything goes… almost.” Although my own experiences are not that lurid, I’ve heard tell that it’s true.

The first story introduces us to singer and Roulette gambler Marcy Faith. Marcy is down $60,000 from previous visits. Ouch! Marcy’s story is that she was very successful in the investment world and retired at age 31. She admits that she doesn’t quit when she should when she’s gambling. I suspect working with big numbers all those years has desensitized her to their meaning. Her betting strategy is that she likes to bet the maximum on zero.

Marcy has a song and album out called, (I Want You) - "You" . Dance-fluff, but far from the worst I’ve ever heard. Marcy has trouble remembering the lyrics, she tells us, “Gambling and singing don’t go together.” Well, if the preview on Amazon is any indication, repeating the title is a lot of the lyric, so I’m a little worried for Marcy here and hope she stops betting zero soon. However I will do her the favor of telling you that you can check her CD out at Amazon by clicking here. One song, nine mixes, eleven bucks.

Next up, we meet Katie Mayorga, “The Grape Goddess.” Katie hands out grapes at the pool. Guys constantly try to pick her up or mistake her for a hooker. In Vegas? Shocking! But she’s having none of it.

It seems like the pool area is the biggest pick-up spot in Vegas. We see this group of four young dudes who Katie has already identified as “jerky guys.” The jerky guys are in a pack of four, and they’ve identified a group of four hot women whom they think, “Are looking like they want to be attacked.” The first thing that comes to my mind is, “Probably not, but even if so… not by you yahoos.” The ladies plan it to come to Vegas with $100 and not spend any of it. There’s a plan I could get into!

They call themselves “the ram squad,” which I refuse to capitalize, and I should point out that three of them do not look like the kind of guy you would hook up with (sober) at a place like Caesars Palace. Additionally, their shtick is so limp, regretfully I must also refuse to recap that lameness! Anyway, another older gent starts chatting with the group and this makes the jerky boys sad. They like to work their magic unimpeded. More about them later.

Checking in to the hotel are Jill and her friend Rene. Jill has come to get over breaking up with her boyfriend Ryan. Jill is thinking she can meet someone new in Vegas. Well, they both are young and pretty, so I suspect the danger of them spending a ton of time alone is kind of slim. Mind you, Jill is unsuccessful dismounting the elevator, so I’m a little worried about her, too.

Marcy is still down $60,000, and is now betting $5,000 a spin. Pit boss Joe notes she needs to hit some winners soon, or she’s going to be even deeper into the soup. And then lightning hits! She gets her zero! So, she’s still $45,000 in the hole. Oh, and she’s still working on trying to remember that darn tune, but luckily A&E’s crack Audio staff has found a copy of her song and plays a snippet for us.

Marcy is ever optimistic and thinks that if she can hit her number three more times in a row, she’ll be even. Ya gotta love an optimist, and here comes that lightning again – she hit’s her zero. Back to back! Yep, two-and-a-half hours at the table, still $28,000 down and she’s feeling good! Marcy, you can have just as much fun reading my recaps and I’d only ask for half of that!

OK, back to Jill and Rene. They’re getting dolled up and getting pumped about the fun they’re going to have. Then Jill pulls out some pictures of ex-boyfriend Ryan that she had in her suitcase. It’s apparent she’s not nearly over him yet. So Rene takes charge. She says, “You need to move on in your life. To explore yourself as a person.” Rene rips the pictures up and continues, “This is memory and that’s in the past. You have to figure out who you are as a woman and what you want for yourself.” Not bad, I thought I was typing something from The Swan’s therapist Dr. Ianni for a second there.

Then Rene has Jill call her ex. Fortunately, she gets the voicemail, and leaves a teary, rambling breakup message that weakens in impact the longer it goes on. I thought they’d already broken up, what is this about? See, that’s why Dr. Ianni makes you talk to a chair first! But they fix Jill’s makeup and swig a little champers. Jill swigs right out of the bottle, cla-ssy! Party time!