Throwin' Away The Hamiltons.

*I was going to post this earlier, but Blogger was acting up like a crack head on the 1st and 15th*


With family visiting from California we (the local family) needed something to do with them, and what better way to bond than with gambling. So we, (mom, 3 siblings, 2 aunts, 2 grandparents, 3 cousins, and 1 girlfriend), took a trip to Mohegan Sun.

I've never done well with gambling, and by never done well I mean the one time I blew through $40CAN in about 10 minutes while at a casino in Montreal. However, when you consider the exchange rate I may have actually come out ahead that time. Last night was no different. I signed up for the Mohegan Sun Players Club, and received a free $10 pre-paid AMEX card to spend anywhere at the casino, just not the gas station. (But gas was $3.99 a gallon, so I wouldn't bother anyway.) From there on it was down hill. I quickly went up $4.25, but even quicker I went down one Hamilton. Meanwhile my girlfriend was down $3.75 when she won $80 on a Monopoly Slot, and called it quits while $76 ahead. One of my cousins won about $100 on the tables, this was after being down $50, so she came out $50 ahead. I just got worse though. Before I knew it I was down $22. I figured it was time to quit, but then I started to win again, I was only down $19. That's when I called it quits. I used my free $10 on food, and I consider myself as only coming home down $9. Not bad for a fun night of gambling. Maybe next time won't loose.

On the bright side, my girlfriend will be treating me to Sushi for dinner tonight. Looks like I'm a winner after all, or at least that's what my mom always says.


I almost forgot to mention Kansas was playing a free concert at the casino while we were there. Before seeing them for all of 2 minutes, I almost forgot how much I hate Kansas. If I ever have to hear "Dust in the Wind" again I could kill a mid-westerner.