Had a nice day today

**Ray1936** · December-11-10, 08:27 PM

Nice, mild day today, in the upper sixties, but I wandered over to a local casino for a bite to eat and decided to stuff a twenty into a multi-strike machine. Nothing big, playing for pennies, but thank you very much.

**gazhekwe** · December-11-10, 08:44 PM

Woohoo! Going home with money in your pockets is always a good day!

**Jimaz** · December-11-10, 09:25 PM

Congratulations! That was smart to snap the photo as a bonus.

The dirty little secret in gambling is that although even a millionaire must struggle to win consistently, the billionaire's biggest problem is finding a way to lose enough before he has won too much.

Hitting until you bust in Blackjack is an easy way to deliberately lose but beware of those naturals! You can't hit those to a loss. Bet small enough to avoid that.

**Patrick** · December-11-10, 10:26 PM

Did you get free drinks?

**Crumbled_pavement** · December-12-10, 10:27 AM

Ray, you should make me your partner. I'm a very generous partner too. I only want 50% of the winnings, but since I"m so generous you can have 100% of the losses!

**Ray1936** · December-12-10, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by Patrick

Did you get free drinks?

It was around noon so I just had a black coffee. Toked the cocktail gal a buck so that was a break-even deal.

**Ray1936** · December-12-10, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by Crumbled_pavement

Ray, you should make me your partner. I'm a very generous partner too. I only want 50% of the winnings, but since I"m so generous you can have 100% of the losses!

Well, the only trouble with that, cp, is that there's a couple dozen guys in line ahead of you with the same or even better deal! But I'll keep you in mind.

Augustiner · December-12-10, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by Ray1936

It was around noon so I just had a black coffee. Toked the cocktail gal a buck so that was a break-even deal.

Did "toke" mean something different in 1936?

**Fury13** · December-12-10, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by Augustiner

Did "toke" mean something different in 1936?

In the casino biz, a toke can mean a tip, or a ticket for a freebie [[like a free drink) from a casino employee.

Short for "token," as in "token of appreciation."

Augustiner · December-12-10, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by Fury13

In the casino biz, a toke can mean a tip, or a ticket for a freebie [[like a free drink) from a casino employee.

Short for "token," as in "token of appreciation."

Huh. What do you know.

**Django** · December-12-10, 07:30 PM

So either way a toke is a good thing to give or receive.

**Ray1936** · December-12-10, 08:10 PM

Half the people in Las Vegas live on tokes. Don't ever knock it. And don't be a tightwad, either. Except to cab drivers; they're bandits anyway.

**eriedearie** · December-12-10, 08:47 PM

Good Job Ray!

**Patrick** · December-12-10, 08:54 PM

Ray, are you the kind of guy that wears those "I struck it big at MGM" shirts? I always see folks wearing these shirts when they are at he slots in the various casinos. Ray, did you take your winnings to the Glitter Gulch ? lol

**Ray1936** · December-12-10, 11:44 PM

Originally Posted by Patrick

Ray, are you the kind of guy that wears those "I struck it big at MGM" shirts? I always see folks wearing these shirts when they are at he slots in the various casinos. Ray, did you take your winnings to the Glitter Gulch ? lol

Nope, I take my winnings and go home usually. I keep a slush fund for my gaming. It goes up; it goes down. This year it is up nicely.

We won't talk about some years past.