I’m not a gambler.
I can’t even spend $5 on a new shirt, let alone put $5 into a machine and leave it to chance whether or not I’ll get my money back. But Mr.U’s mom wanted to take him, RickyBobby, and me to the Motor City casino for a little buffet&gambling this weekend and I couldn’t exactly say “no.” She gave us $100 to do what we wanted with: save it all, save some, or gamble it. I, of course, wanted to save most of it. So we agreed to split it in half. After filling ourselves on the buffet, we wandered onto the smoke-filled casino floor and scoped out the most appealing machines. RickyBobby had instant success with the “The Wizard of Oz” and I finally loaded $1 into a penny one. Once I’d “doubled my money” – i.e. made it past $2 – I cashed out and we searched for a machine that enticed Mr.U. He turned a $20 into $50 after hopping from one shiny slot to the next before cashing out, then we agreed to both spend $5 more. He lost his right away, so I determinedly ended up with $10 to replace the $5 he’d lost.
I think it’s safe to say that I could never “gamble all our money away” with how strategically I went about the entire afternoon, but it was fun to try and I’d probably do it again. If only I had the luck of RickyBobby who turned her $20 into $70 during our quick casino tour.
I can’t even spend $5 on a new shirt, let alone put $5 into a machine and leave it to chance whether or not I’ll get my money back. But Mr.U’s mom wanted to take him, RickyBobby, and me to the Motor City casino for a little buffet&gambling this weekend and I couldn’t exactly say “no.” She gave us $100 to do what we wanted with: save it all, save some, or gamble it. I, of course, wanted to save most of it. So we agreed to split it in half. After filling ourselves on the buffet, we wandered onto the smoke-filled casino floor and scoped out the most appealing machines. RickyBobby had instant success with the “The Wizard of Oz” and I finally loaded $1 into a penny one. Once I’d “doubled my money” – i.e. made it past $2 – I cashed out and we searched for a machine that enticed Mr.U. He turned a $20 into $50 after hopping from one shiny slot to the next before cashing out, then we agreed to both spend $5 more. He lost his right away, so I determinedly ended up with $10 to replace the $5 he’d lost.
I think it’s safe to say that I could never “gamble all our money away” with how strategically I went about the entire afternoon, but it was fun to try and I’d probably do it again. If only I had the luck of RickyBobby who turned her $20 into $70 during our quick casino tour.
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