Does anyone else here on this forum have the same behavior I'm describing below?
This month the multiplier promotion works like this. first Tuesday is 2X, the next Tuesday is 3X, the 3rd Tuesday is 4X and the last is 5X, If you don't miss a Tuesday. I had my weekly $115 free play plus another $100 from a mailer coupon rewarding me for my previous week's play.
I had pretty good luck with my free play, Neptune and Red Ruby slots. and won a couple of hundred at Pai Gow. Within a couple of hours I was up $600. I had brought $2,000 with me so I had $2,600 now. I went to eat a Buffet. Now this is where the pathological sickness of gambling kicks in. I'm feeling pretty good, my objective was to swipe my and my wife's cards to get the multiplier. Mission accomplished. I was $600 winner. Gas tank full with gas comp and belly was full. I had told wife I would be returning this same day. I would not be saying the night.
I'm headed toward the door. I spot a dealer I like at Pai Gow and a friend is playing. What the hell, I'll play a few hands. My goal is to get up a small amount, get my gambling fix and head South. Playing two hands, I win both hands, center bet. $200 minus the side bets I lost. I'm $140 ahead. No commission here. I should leave. I lose one of the next hands and push the other, so now I'm $20 down for this session, but I'm still up $580 for the trip. I should quit. I'm the person that will lose thousands to win back $20. Fast forward to 1:30 AM. My wife calls, tells me get a room. I have lost the $2,600. I go to Cashier and get another $2,500.
My mind set now is to recoup part of my losses. I've lost $2,000 of the $2,500, I'm down to my last $500. Dealer deals me a 9 high Pai Gow. I've got $25 on insurance and it pays 100 to 1, for $2,500 win. I'm elated, I can return the $2,500 to my Bank account and avoid a ass chewing from my wife. Do I quit, NO. I continue playing It's past 3:30. One other player at table, a Vietnamese girl and I'm speaking Vietnamese to her or trying to. Actually I'm showing off to her and the girl dealer. I told her to lay down her weapon, to surrender, remove her clothing, and I love her. Maybe not in that order. She understand almost none of it. It's been over 45 years ago.
I win a little more and cash out $3,900. Go to truck and take my medical marijuana to help me sleep. get to room at 4 AM. I get up at 8:30 next morning, which is late for me. I ask Pit boss to open Pai Gow table. It's 10 AM. I promptly lose a thousand dollars. I'm playing with a couple other players, one is playing center bet and bonus bet but not insurance. He hits a 9 high, not betting it. That would have paid 100 to 1.
I'm digging in for another thousand, not feeling good at all. Things turn around, I'm betting progressively, increasing my bet when I win. Get on some streaks and get within $40 for what I bought in for this morning. I wave the white flag. I'm leaving, $600 net loser for the two days. I'm returning next Tuesday for 3X points.
