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Well, I just had a bit o' fun, On Monday I decided to go to Mohegan Sun Casino's Job Fair, In grand old Norwich Connecticut. I applied for several openings and am now waiting for a second interview on a couple of them. Afterwards, since I've never been there before, I headed to the casino to watch people spend their kids' college fund in a matter of minutes. I decided to give it a try, What the hell. I didn't have a lot to lose, and so I sat down at a Blackjack table with my last $5.... Ten minutes and five hands later I stood up with $1200 in my hand, and a very surprised look on my face. I headed over to the Roulette table where security stepped in and asked for my ID, I happly gave it to them saying it's been a long time since I've been carded for anything. I finally made my way to the roulette wheel where after watching for a bit, I plunked down a hundred bucks on a number, and I'll be damned but it came up with a 3:1 payout, So I put the extra $$ away and continued to play with the hundred. Half an hour later I stood up to leave, muttering something about a two hour ride home and having to be at work early the next day. It was all true but it wasn't the real reason. I had just made an extra eighteen hundred dollars and wanted to quit while I was ahead. I made my way to the cashier to get my $$ and one $5 token to feed to the slot machines. I wandered around looking for a slot machine that didn't have an elderly person in front of it. I spotted one but security decided to card me again, and it was snapped up by another grandparent. I found a machine in a corner and dropped in my coin and pushed the button. Some people might find it exciting when the siren and lights on the top of the machine start flashing, I found it kinda embaressing. A smiling cashier came over and handed me a bucket to hold the coins this machine was spitting out at me. I headed back to the cashier to transfer it into cash and left to find my car and go home. total earnings: Blackjack - 1,200 Roulette - 1,800 Slots - 2,500 total - 5,500 All this from just $5, heh I think I'll go back there or Foxwoods on Friday
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I'm glad someone is having a fun and profitable week. My car has started to act suspiciously, and I suspect it is conspiring against me. And I didn't get to finish my triple-thick milkshake or my medium Pepsi! Terrible.
Anyway, good job. But I wouldn't expect such luck to continue if I were you.
Uh...do you have five bucks I could borrow? Er, or 100.
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hmm almost up to my neck of the woods..
a lot of people around providence or parts west where i lived consider the casinos a great job opportunity.. as long as you dont mind commuting.
i dont considering that i drve 20 miles to work and back each day, no matter if i stay at home or at the grandparents. i wouldnt work there though, for different reasons.
by the way, congratulations, but gambling is bad. but its cool to win.
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I say, "I HATE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
There. Now that I've vented my rage, the last time I was in a casino, I lost all my money (that is in my wallet) plus an extra 20 dollars given by a relative. I don't even know why I even gambled in that casino. Everytime I do, I end up losing money.
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Perhaps you should consider bying Solareclipse from our old Grand Poobah CC himself.
Oh, and I want a car.
-------------------- "And slowly, you come to realize, it's all as it should be, you can only do so much. If you're game enough, you could place your trust in me. For the love of life, there's a tradeoff, we could lose it all but we'll go down fighting...." - David Sylvian FreeSpace 2, the greatest space sim of all time, now remastered!
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$5,500? Damnit, I could go to Seattle and spend a month with Laura on that money.
Closest casinos...Atlantic City. What's the gambling age in Jersey?
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quote: All this from just $5, heh I think I'll go back there or Foxwoods on Friday
Indeed, that is what they want. You had a magical afternoon. Quit while you are ahead.
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Yes, Manji. The first step to gambling addiction: a very big payout. Forget going on Friday. Enjoy your money while you're ahead.
-------------------- "And slowly, you come to realize, it's all as it should be, you can only do so much. If you're game enough, you could place your trust in me. For the love of life, there's a tradeoff, we could lose it all but we'll go down fighting...." - David Sylvian FreeSpace 2, the greatest space sim of all time, now remastered!
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Uh, as it seems I've started a strange sort of Temperance Union kind of thing, I do want to point out that casinos are entertainment and you should be all means go back if you so desire.
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No. Americans cannot be trusted with this sort of thing. Anything fun leads to addiction. That is why it must be banned. Now.
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"...casinos are entertainment and you should be all means go back if you so desire."
In about the same way that being mugged is entertainment. I mean, you certainly run the chance that the mugger will get hit by a car after robbing you, and you can take your money back, plus whatever else hae had on him. But, usually, you'll just end up w/ lighter pockets.
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mmmm, speaking of mugging, Manji, where are you located????
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