Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Hard Luck In A Casino Down In El Reno

Last Friday, I spent the night at Lucky Star Casino just to do something out of the usual to start my weekend. I took out only $20 from the ATM but relied on my new player $10 card for the majority of the night. The employees at the desk that signed me up were far from helpful on explaining the point system on the card, so in short, I had no idea what I was doing. I learned very quickly that gambling is not one of my vices.

I walked through the hazy cigarette smoke filled aisles looking for the right machine to waste away at. I finally sat down at a Galapagos Island themed game and it took me less than 10 minutes or so to lose $5. I looked around to see a few older people sitting by who look like they've been sitting in the same spot for centuries and decided to get up and try a few other games.

Anxiety started to set in as I watched my bets lose and my money diminishing. There had to be a system to this. Maybe I wasn't pushing the buttons in the right order? I don't know! I imagined my mother, who loves to gamble, sitting at one of the machines and wondered how she subjects herself to this. I contemplated how much I could get for my $20 (A rotisserie chicken...Maybe even 3 of those.) I drained my free player card on my third machine and I probably won't ever return with the way my luck panned out.

In the end, I didn't spend my $20 bill, but I did put it towards my lunch on the way to Red Rock Canyon the next day. I think I'll just stick to spending my money on food and drinks.

Post coming soon on my hiking trip in Hinton,Oklahoma!

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