Drove up to the Downstream Sunday, to take advantage of freeplay and point multiplyer 9X, 19X or 119X,that would expire Sunday at midnight. I received 9 times and I swiped my wife's card who also received 9X's. I only knew of two people who received 119X,s. One of em ran his points up to $7,600. I ran mine up to $2,100. I had 5K for gambling. I retired to my room at 4 AM, after losing $2,600, playing Pai Gow, Texas Ultimate Hold-em, Down Under BJ. and various slots. I have morphed into a slot player, when I used to sneer at slots with disdain. Exposure to the Neptune slots was the catalyst to my becoming a slot player. I describe The Neptunes as the crack cocaine of slots, every slot player I know, all nod zombie like yes, with that thousand yard stare. Feeling bad about the loss with some anxiety. I had borrowed the 5 grand from my wife to keep from taking a distribution from my IRA in 2018.
I had an invite for VIP party New Year's eve. My wife drove up on New Year's eve. We went to the Ballroom for the VIP party. While in the Ballroom, my host texted me telling me to get to the podium in the casino floor, they had drawn my name for a cash drawing. I made it with 20 seconds to spare. The two names drawn have to WI Bowl to vie for $500 or $1,000. I had never Wi Bowled, I had a friend that was giving me tips. The lady I was bowling against, her husband was telling my friend,"no coaching". My friend ignored him. I won the match for a $1,000 win. Midnight, The 24 names drawn, picked toy musical instruments, to win $500 to $20,019. I told my wife, since this part of the country is pretty redneck, I was going to pick a Banjo. I did and won $10,000. I paid my wife $5,500, $100 tip to the cashier, my host, she received $120. I do tip my host almost every week.
