Fat Old Woman in Las Vegas: Gambling, Dieting and Wicked Fun by Pat Dennis

Author:Pat Dennis [Dennis, Pat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penury Press LLC
Published: 2016-01-17T08:00:00+00:00

Magic

It had happened on my sixteenth trip to Las Vegas. Before that, my visits would have me losing every dime or, if I were lucky, breaking even. Never did I walk away a winner, clutching thousands of dollars in my hands. Or better yet, holding onto a check for millions of dollars like Elmer Sherwin did, twice.

Ninety-two-year old Elmer won 21.1 million dollars at the Cannery in North Las Vegas. Sixteen years earlier, in 1989, he won 4.6 million at the Mirage. When interviewed about his second mega win, he said his dream was to “win big twice.”

For a true gambler, once is never enough.

I never dreamt about hitting the big one, because for me it wasn’t possible. Playing the lowest bet allowed on any machine eliminated the possibility of scoring the big payoff. Normally, you’re not in the running unless you play the max bet.

Being the frugal gambler I am meant I’d have to quit playing early because my money would run out sooner. Keeping in the action, for me, is more important. I simply love to play and never think about winning or losing. I claim I’d be just as thrilled with a four or five-thousand dollar win as I would with a million.

And son of a gun, I was.

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