Feelin Lucky at the Eagle

Last night was an evening of blowing off steam, which is exactly what was needed in my life.  My buds Kim, Bobby and his guy Russell all met up at the Lucky Eagle Casino in order to test our luck on the slot machines.  Kim is Miss Lucky as she always brings home the bucks using the same slot machine and last night was no different.  I was determined to use Kim's machine but alas, all three were taken so I had to bide my time before I could hop on to a winning machine.  Finally, after playing a fish-themed machine, a slot next to Kim opened up and I was on my way. 

My key to gambling is to cash out big tickets then put $20 in to start anew.  This way you have a buffer for when and if your funds are depleted.  Money in, cash out, and so on.  At one point Bobby handed me a six cent ticket to use, which I promptly stuck in my purse.  Later, it was time to reuse one of my cash tickets so, grabbing a $60 one from my purse, I inserted it to the machine.  Hmmm, my balance didn't appear to move whatsoever.  The machine had eaten my ticket!!

Service was called which brought about first an older attendant to determine what happened.  The log didn't show the $60 being inserted and the ticket couldn't be found.  The attendant opened up the machine, fiddled around with the insides, and questioned me.  She then called her supervisor, who was unable to solve the problem, so the big guns - a maintenance man about 6' 5" - was brought in to reset the machine.  The casino reps issued me a new ticket, which the slot machine eagerly ate up and my playing continued.  At one point during this event, Kim asked me "are you sure it's not in your purse?"   Oh paleez...I would know if I inserted a ticket or not Kimberly!!

Well, when it came time to dig in my purse, out came the ticket for $60!  Ooops....I must have inserted Bobby's .06 ticket instead of the correct one.  And of course Kim was right...I should have looked again in my purse!!  That incident kept us laughing for the rest of the evening.

I'm happy to say I came out $100 ahead after my evening at the casino.  Winning makes it worth it although my meager winnings were nothing compared to Kim's $5,000 haul.  Next time I vow to grab her machine before she claims stake to it!!!