1/31/2011

A Day of Firsts....

Peb's and I headed out for a day of fun and excitement yesterday, hoping to make a little money along the way at Casino Rama.

I bought in for $200 at my favourite Let-It-Ride table and low and behold, I'm dealt trip 3's down on the very first hand. + $195 !

Then, I never saw another winner. - $100 overall.

A Hot Hot Penny slot grabs my attention and BINGO! + $200 on the very first pull.

Then, I never saw another winner. + $60 overall.

I see a Roulette table with a board filled with nothing but black numbers. Naturally, I make my mind up that red just has to hit. I throw $50 on red and whammo! + $50 first crack.

Then, I never saw another winner. + $10 overall.

There's just something about Blazing 7's and like a moth to a flame, I can't resist the urge to play with fire. First pull = assorted 7's. + $300.

Then, I never saw another winner. + $80 overall.

A rather charming and attractive older lady takes the seat at the machine next to me.

"It's my last $5.00" she announces.

"It takes $3.00 a pull to make anything good happen" I tell her, "can I play an extra $10.00 on the machine with you?"

"Sure!" she says with a giggle.

First pull = YAHTZEE!

An attendant is required at the machine for payout. Then the attendant and the charming old girl both head off to the cashier's cage, to settle up the big winnings.

A bit later there's a tap on my shoulder and the faintest of voices says "Excuse me."

"Since I didn't actually need your $10.00" she said, "Here you go, you can have it back."

A day of firsts indeed!

My sincerest thanks for dropping by....
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11 comments:

DrChako said...

I think you were probably due more than your original $10, but at least you got something back. It's at least a partial testament to the fact that there are still good people out there.

The other lesson is that you need to work on the "run" part of your hit-and-run.

Nice hit!

-DrC

January 31, 2011 at 11:18 AM
KenP said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfv3kBzJZgU

January 31, 2011 at 12:30 PM
SirFWALGMan said...

Jump her in the parking lot I say!

January 31, 2011 at 12:59 PM
Astin said...

Wait... she put in $5. You put in $10... she wins, say $1000.

2/3 of the money in the machine was yours! You should totally have fought for 2/3 of the jackpot.

By her logic:

1st pull = all hers - you get your $10 back
2nd pull = $2 hers, $1 yours - do you get 1/3 of the jacpot?
3rd-5th pull = all yours, does she get anything? Does she get her $5 back since it was YOUR $10 that won it? Does she get a button-mashing fee?

Yah, I wouldn't have fought for it either, but giving you $50 or something would have been a nice gesture.

January 31, 2011 at 1:00 PM
Memphis MOJO said...

I don't know anything about slot etiquette, but aren't you due 2/3 of the money?

January 31, 2011 at 1:01 PM
Schaubs said...

sorry but you were totally ripped off. I think you should have asked for 2/3 of the the winnings!

you got scammed. Machines are set up to pay based on the amount in the machine didn't you know?

January 31, 2011 at 1:29 PM
Wolfshead said...

Un-frikkin-believable. Did she clang when she walked because they had to be big brass ones. She probably did need your money because if it truely was her last $5 she would more than likely stretched it at a single per pop rather than the max play. Her self justification was something else. And Doc C you are almost an incurable optimist as Bam himself

January 31, 2011 at 5:34 PM
lightning36 said...

I avoid ambiguous situations whenever I have the chance. That being said, it seems to me that it was nice that she returned the $10, but if the jackpot was big enough to be hand paid she could have shared her luck a little more.

Who knows, though -- maybe she was stuck for some huge amount.

January 31, 2011 at 9:04 PM
BamBam said...

Funny thing kids, it was a progressive slot that hit trip Blazing 7's. That one pull was worth $12,732.89

If it was me pulling the handle, 50/50 ALL the way. Win/win for both. Go in partners, leave the same way.

Simple Canadian math to me.

January 31, 2011 at 9:55 PM
Wolfshead said...

Was probably one of those ungrateful peckerheads from south of the border who failed at math

January 31, 2011 at 10:05 PM
Astin said...

Wow, that really sucks then! Most Blazing 7's I see stick around the $1000 (or whatever their min is) jackpot. $12k? Yah, you were totally owed 8k of that.

February 1, 2011 at 3:46 PM

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