I took no offense. I wanted to hasten to point out that despite my tales of glory, overall I'm a loser in casinos and so are 99.9% of casino gamblers.

My tale of the Berlin jackpot is the best one I've got - and that was indeed in a dingy, smoke-filled hole-in-the-wall casino/internet cafe.

Oh, and the time I was about to leave Curacao and walked into a casino during my last hour on the island to lose all but my bus fare home from the airport - only to win $100 on the 3rd or 4th pull on the machine. Not quite as fantastic as 1700 euro, but for someone anticipating a return home with empty pockets, it was pennies from heaven.

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Originally posted by Stoo:
Or are the LOSERS not posting? Hmmm....any bets?

I'll take that bet.

The only time I've gambled outside of my area was at the Las Vegas airport on an unexpected 9hour layover. I was traveling solo, with a dead phone battery, and about $30 total (before food & a couple much needed drinks). If I had had enough cash I would've taken a cab out to the city, but unfortunately, I did not. So, I was left to play the airport slots with my last few dollars and wonderful dream of hitting big and spending a wild evening out in Vegas.
Of course, that didn't happen. But the guy next to me did hit big -- I was thrilled . He gave me a handful of change, which I promptly played and lost.

Oh ya...I went to a somewhat fancy casino in Berlin. I had to rent a jacket in order to gamble, which immediately made me look like an American tourist. I had khaki Cargo pants, a red shirt, and a grey dress jacket on, with Columbia boots on. I'm sure it was quite the scene.

I gravitated to my favorite place in a casino, the blackjack table, hoping the price per hand would magically lower from 10 euros to 5. It didn't, so I finally sat at the table. I won the first 2 hands, and since I may be the wimpiest gambler ever, I decided that if I won one more hand I'd quit then. I proceeded to lose the next 5 hands and walk away. I can't tolerate 10 euros per hand.

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OI had khaki Cargo pants, a red shirt, and a grey dress jacket on, with Columbia boots on.

WHAHAHAHA...rotflmao...that is too funny...