Part 4: I Won I Won!!!

Five minutes go by then my wife moves over to the machine next to me. I smile and I cherish the time as it’s worth more than all of the monies inside of these gambles. I robotically press “Repeat Bet” buttons (on the aforementioned Caveman Keno game) to bet faster and faster hoping to flush out that elusive jackpot when, it happens.

I watch in slow-motion as 1,4,6,8,9 then 10 out of 10 of my numbers hit, 10,000 nickels or $500.00! I hoot and holler my wife screams and we hug (an unexpected but pleasant surprise and rarity). To cap it off, I order some drinks for us from the waitress and I and I hand over my nights remaining bankroll to my wife. This was no big deal since I had $500 sitting in my machine anyway and it would give her a chance to play more.

My Long Island Iced Tea and her cranberry vodka arrive fairly quickly as is customary in most reputable casinos. We play and play and pay and play hours pass and it’s now 7:00 am. We decide to call it quits, and happily, I pull $250.00 out of the machine. This was more than double what I had brought with me, making the evening a success.

Tune in next time for the continuing saga of: Out of Gas, Again and Other Misadventures.

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