I’m still unsure what the correlation is between gambling and education. Lots of states have education lotteries, but now the Blue Ridge Literacy Council and Vocational Solutions of Henderson County will have a Monte Carlo Night fundraiser. A variety of vices will be available. You may even be the lucky person that gets a diamond in your glass of champagne. The event is billed as a “Conscious Party,” so one must not drink enough to pass out.

All the while, I was under the impression that if you could do math, you would get kicked out of casinos for being a card counter.