Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Lucky Duck
It’s amazing how some people are lucky and others can hardly manage to have a good day! In my opinion, there are three types of people. There is the person who wakes up in the morning, feels refreshed, and gets ready with no problems. Then that person gets to work or wherever he/she may be going, gets a good parking spot, and everything is perfect throughout the day. Meanwhile, there is also the person who wakes up and realizes that he/she is late for work, gets stuck in traffic, and has a horrible day from then on. However, there is also the person that is right in between. This person could have a better day, but in the meantime, knows that things could be worse and is satisfied by this fact. The other day, I went to the casino for the very first time here in Shreveport. Needless to say, I lost all the money that I had taken with me to gamble. It wasn’t very much, so it didn’t really matter. While I was gambling, I wondered why some people were lucky enough to go back home with money in their pockets and some with empty pockets. I was playing on a slot machine and next to me was this lady who was playing the exact same thing I was. The only difference was that I was losing all of my money and she was winning every single time she hit that “spin” button. I guess you can say luck was on her side! Then, I looked over to the other side and saw a gentleman insert a $100 bill into a different slot. It must have been thirty minutes later, when I saw him putting another $100 bill into the machine. It really made me think about all the people, who just like him, insert money into those machines over and over again thinking that they might get lucky! What exactly is it that drives these people to put that extra bill into the machine? Do they honestly think that they will win if they insert that “last bill”? Do they believe that they will be able to recover all the money that they have lost? These were all things that I was thinking while I was there. What really amazed me about the casino was that I was able to witness two opposite feelings everywhere I looked. One person would be screaming with joy because he/she won a large amount of money, while the person sitting right next to him/her could be crying with fury because he/she just put his/her family in jeopardy by gambling more than he/she should have. So, this brings me back to my initial thought! Some people just have luck on their side, while others seem to have bad things always happen to them.
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3 comments:
I remember going to the casino once and we walked through the high dollar slots, and there was a man with a stack of 100s in his hand, just feeding them into the $100 machine. I couldn't breathe, almost, he was feeding so much money into that machine. He didn't seem concerned that he was losing it all, either.
I like to go, but I take 20 bucks, knowing that I'm going to lose it. I don't mind that at all.
I'm like Ang. I used to go with my parents to Las Vegas (I was a grown person when I went!). I took $20, fed it into the slot machines, and I either won or I didn't, but I didn't spend any more money in the casinos. I spent the rest of my time by the pool!
K. Smith
I have always been fortunate to be the "lucky" player. I play roulette. But I have a system. I think you have to. 90% of things in life are mind over matter. A system makes people more secure. My system is: I go on a Wed. I go to Samstown. I sit at the same table, same spot. I lpay $100. I only play 2o chips... spread out... Thats 20 chances to win. You only win 35 if you hit, but that means you're up 15. I put the 20 aside and play the 15... I keep this going until I win my $100 back. Then I play however I want!
The last time I went, I ended up playing $200... and won (in one hour) $4000. It was great and I haven't been in a few months... don't wanna jinx myself!
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