It's always fun to get out ahead of the no-armed bandits. Remembering some success last time on a slot back by the cashier and bathrooms, I returned to the scene of not-losing. I put in a twenty, and played for a while at 60 cents a spin. The lowest bet possible was 30 cents, but that's for my sister the ex-mayor's wife (who could not go along this time), and not for me. When I got up to $30, I increased my bet to 90 cents a spin. Heh, heh! I was a big SPINDER!
I hit a bonus by getting 3 rams' heads, and this was about halfway through. It didn't pay all that much for this screen, just $9.00, but I thought it was pretty. I don't know what those symbols are. I mentally call them "knots," but I think they're some type of headgear.
This is the same game, at the end of the bonus, after it had totaled up my win and transferred it to my balance. I cashed out after than. That shows the original screen that gave me the bonus.
From there, I went to the cashier with my comp that came in the mail, entitling me to $25 FREE CASH. I folded that up in my pocket, not for gambling, but to spend on scratchers at a truck stop on the way home. So. I guess it WAS for gambling!
I met Hick up front at the service desk to get our camouflage backpack coolers, which he took out to A-Cad. Then we met for our time-consuming and undelicious lunch. After that, it was back to the gaming floor.
Of course a casino visit for Val is never without angst. I went to a Wonder 4 Boost slot that I'd been excited to play. There are three in a row. I've had good luck on the left one and the right one. I was happy to see the left one was available. I had a ticket I'd cashed out of another machine for 16 cents. You can't do much with it besides put it in another slot, unless you want to carry around a couple pounds of change for your granddaughter's bank (SIS!). I walked up to that Wonder 4 Boost, and slid that ticket into the slot. I set down my FREE soda, and got my player's card out of my purse.
"NO! SOMEBODY'S PLAYING THAT ONE!"
Shouted the man at the middle machine, and the woman at the right machine. Well. That's very odd. Nobody was sitting on the chair. There wasn't a player's card in the slot. The balance was zero until I put in my 16 cents. The chair wasn't leaned up against the front of the slot, which is the universal signal that somebody has been playing, and has just stepped away.
As you might imagine, this turn of events did not sit well with Val.
"Oh. Of COURSE they are!"
I picked up my soda and left. I'm pretty sure that in my fit of pique, I left my 16 cents behind. I hope it was bad karma! I walked behind the SOMEBODY-shouters, just to make them nervous. Or spread some bad vibes. Because Val is vindictive like that. I made a left turn at the end of the Wonder 4 Boosts, and came upon a Fortune Coin slot. Four of them, actually. Two on one side, and two on the other. This is my new favorite machine. It rarely lets me down. I had no idea that this casino had them, tucked away back here by the terrible-lunch grill.
I sat down to play, and had soon doubled my initial twenty. I upped my bet from 60 cents to $1.20. When I profited twenty again, I jumped it to $1.80. I'd been hitting several little bonuses, which was fun, and was letting me play a long time, while not losing money. Imagine my glee when a single spin got me this line hit and coin show:
That's while it's adding up. The next picture shows the symbols, and the total.
Don't go thinking I needed a hand truck to cart my winnings out of the casino. We ARE talking about Val and her gambling habits. When I cashed out to leave, I had my full casino bankroll, plus a profit of $147.50. Not counting the $25 FREE CASH in my pocket. Which won me $35 on scratchers on the way home.
Yes. It was a good gambling day for Val. I think blog buddy JOEH is right: Even Steven DID feel bad about my lunch.
It would have been nice to go back to the SOMEBODY-shouters and thank them for sending you to a machine that paid out so well.
ReplyDeleteYes. I could have been SO sincere about my gratitude. Maybe even waved that cash-out ticket at them. Too bad they were gone. Probably they were out front, hitching a ride to the poorhouse.
DeleteI would have looked around for another person and asked "WHO?" if somebody told me there was another player on that machine. I am glad you walked into the Dragon's arms though and came out ahead. Woo-Hoo for you and Boo-hoo for the shouters.
ReplyDeleteIf I'd had you as an accomplice, I would have been quite brave. I'd have grilled them like a criminal prosecutor. WHO? What's it to you? Where is this SOMEBODY of whom you speak? Why didn't they leave something to hold their place? When are they coming back?
DeleteI think they were just saving that slot for somebody who wasn't there yet. Like Elaine trying to save seats for Jerry, Kramer, and George at the movie.
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