Pitocin is an evil, evil drug. Between that and the er...umm....cuts they'll make for a natural birth, she ain't gonna' be ready to go anywhere the next day. Tack onto that that the kid will be crying like you won't believe all night long for a while. There's a reason that new parents, both mothers and fathers, walk around like brain dead zombies for a few weeks after a child is born. The games are out for you probably for the rest of the season. And trust me on this one...I've been married for 11 years, and my wife remembers every transgression, not matter how trivial, since the day we first met in 1994. This would not fit the minor category of transgressions. It would be a major one. Don't do it. Don't even listen to the game on the radio unless both she and the baby are asleep, and then do so only with headphones on. The next few months are not about you. Next year, bring the kid along with you. I took my daughter on her first trip to Vegas when she was about 6 weeks old. She's been hooked on that place ever since! We've been doing everything together ever since. Some people will say I'm a bad guy for this, but she's gone to Vegas, the track, and numerous numerous sporting events with me. The result is that I have a kid who loves to spend time with me and has taken up some of my interests -- particularly fishing. As far as the gambling aspect of the track, I've taught her from a very young age that it's ok to gamble only with a small amount of money, and that the odds of winning are slim to none (we played a little first grade level math game to illustrate how the odds are stacked against the player). By the time the kid's old enough to interact with you, if your wife isn't into going to the games, she'll probably be glad for the alone time anyways.