A Penny For Your Slots!

   My wife, daughter, son-in-law, two grand kids,
and I took advantage of one of those special
"Half Price" deals our local newspaper has been
running lately and headed to the buffet at the
Mohegan Sun Casino for dinner last night.
    We encouraged the kids to look around first
to see what they'd like to eat. That may have been
a mistake considering the fact the tour of entries
also took them past the desert island!
    Roast beef and meatballs don't stand a legitimate
chance when there's ice cream, cake, pudding,and
pies waiting in the wings.
    In fairness both consumed a half a plate of
cooked food before complaining they "were
full." They walked off the calories on a march to
those deserts!
    The "deal" included $20 worth of Slot play in
the casino so my son-in-law took the kids home
while my daughter and wife headed into the arena
of flashing lights and bells to see if they could win
their fortune! I had suggested just cashing in their
voucher. But, they explained, you aren't allowed to
so that.
    Forced to use or lose their Jackson-less twenty
dollars they walked right past the Black Jack table
and up to the Penny Slot machines. This is not the
place to win a million dollars fast!
     But, win they did! Ten cents here, forty cents
there. They both played it smart and cashed out
after virtually every "win" playing with the credits
left on the machines from the original $20 "gift."
     At this rate they might, possibly, win a million
dollars. But, at this rate, it would take about 5,000
hours (and a lot of continuous luck) to do it!
     Both took about an hour to actually win the
twenty represented in their voucher. Then each
spent about 8 minutes cashing in their winnings
20 and 40 cents at time!
     I could have blown the whole twenty in about
50 seconds on a dollar machine. Fortunately for
all concerned I didn't have one of the vouchers.
     Hats off to my wife and daughter though.
     They knew when to hold them and knew when
to fold them!
      Hope you're saving all your pennies and that
all your NEWS is good!