Since I ceased my quest to become a Future Pennyillionaire at the close of 2023, I only saw THREE pennies between January 1 and February 12. That's six weeks, people! And it was not that I wasn't observant. I'll never stop noticing coins The Universe plops into my path. Imagine if I had been actively collecting for my Future Pennyillionaire Fortune, and only harvested three pennies in six weeks! I think I got out at the right time. However...
The Pony joined us for a casino trip on February 13th. It was a little celebration for our February birthdays, falling after mine and before The Pony's. Tomorrow I'll share a bit more of the casino trip. Right now I want to reveal a different experience.
COINS FOR VAL AT THE CASINO!
I never expect to find coins at the casino. Everything is paper these days. Even the "penny slots," heh, heh. You feed paper money or paper tickets of your winnings into a slot in the slot machines. No coins, no tokens. All paper. The only coins in a casino are in the restaurants or bars, or perhaps dispensed from the cash-out machine. This casino still does that. The ones in Oklahoma, or the other casino we sometimes go to in the city, do not give change back. Just a ticket, or some will ask if you want to donate it to whatever charity they're promoting.
Anyhoo... it's like the coins were waiting for me this day. As if they knew where I was going to walk or play!
The first was a nickel. I had The Pony snap a picture, because I had my hands full of my cane and a FREE soda.
Next was a penny, up against the cabinet of a Miss Kitty slot I had been playing and hit a jackpot. I suppose it may have given me luck before its discovery! The Pony had called me around beside it to play a goldfish slot. You can see my foot on its footrest. The Pony took the picture and picked up my penny. We marveled that I'd found TWO coins when I had barely seen any for six weeks.
But wait! The Pony and I separated, and at my next slot I saw another penny! Not a very good picture. The Pony was not where I could persuade him to take the photo for me. Looks like somebody needs to vacuum this area! My attention was drawn to that piece of foil that I thought was a dime, but then I saw the penny.
Incredible as it may seem, there was yet ANOTHER coin in my future. On my way back from the bathroom, I spied this nickel along the main walkway.
That's FOUR coins in a couple of hours. Way better than three in six weeks!
Let the record show that none of these coins were found near a restaurant or bar, and were on the other side of the casino from the money-cashing machine.
These coins DID seem to be symbols of good luck for two of the three of us...
I haven't been to a casino in many, many years but I loved the sound of the coins when winning. Not that I ever heard it much for myself:) I wonder how many coins the cleaners find when vacuuming the carpets and wonder if they're allowed to keep them.
ReplyDeleteI never went when there were coins allowed, but my grandma used to take rolls of nickels. I remember buying the metal tokens that were worth 25 cents, and yes, it was nice to hear them clanging into the tray for a win. We had big plastic cups to carry them around. They got fed into the machines like quarters. Your hands got filthy after playing for a few minutes.
DeleteI doubt the employees are allowed to keep anything, even a penny. There are cameras everywhere. They probably have to sign a contract that says anything found must be turned in.
Somebody had a hole in there pocket!
ReplyDeleteSomebody who played the same slots as I did! Hick said it was probably from a guy reaching into his pocket for money, and a coin was caught in the bills. However... Hick carries his paper money in a wallet, not in his pocket. And a woman would use a purse.
DeleteIs that Even Steven bringing you luck with the machines or is he trying to tempt you into picking up pennies again?
ReplyDeleteI think it's luck, because I haven't seen a single penny since that day!
DeleteYou are being lured. Maybe there is something bigger in your future of coin-picking.
ReplyDeleteMaybe there's a rare coin waiting for me, worth a million dollars by itself!
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