Today we decided to head back to the Argosy Casino to lose money. Since the last time we weren’t allowed in because my wife didn’t have identification, we headed back with passports and some cash we could part with seeing leave our pockets.
My father and I headed to the video poker machines. A quarter a play. I burned through ten dollars very quickly before I realized I was playing fifty cents a hand! My next twenty dollars lasted about four times as long, and I was even a card away from a royal flush, but all of it was eventually gone.
Video poker gives the illusion that you are in control of what is happening, as you tap and touch the machine as your money disappears. My father said that with all the poking and prodding he was getting some exercise. The man next to us, who was probably our combined weight, leaned over to give my dad a few pointers as to how to gamble without moving any muscles at all. We both gave him an appraising look and sped up our per chip wagering before we ended up him.
My wife was the big winner of the day. After putting five dollars into a slot machine, she won twenty with one of her last pulls of the arm. She immediately cashed out and quit ahead. So smart of her. She’ll never have to gamble again because she left the first time a winner. My mother kept her company and didn’t break even. Eventually she ran through her twenty dollar limit too.
We left poorer, slightly more cancerous due to all the smoke inhaled, and a little bored from all the repetitive action of losing all our money. From there, we headed home to pack for tomorrow’s flight. We’ll cram everything we can into our bags, then head to the shopping mall for a last minute gift for my brother-in-law. Then it’s off to my grandmother’s house for some swimming, and some homemade lasagna.
My internet connection in Korea is temporarily cut off for our trip, so even if I had the energy to post after a 20+ hour flight in two days, I’d have to leave the house and find a PC-room. Expect regular posts to return on Monday or whenever my sleeping/work schedule sorts itself well enough to allow for it.
