I have a secret.
It’s a great secret.
And it’s my key to coming home with an additional $1200 in my pocket. Unfortunately for me, I’ve lost my secret. It’s not in my money jar, and it’s not in my junk drawer. It’s not even in my bedside table.
Damn it, it’s gone.
I’m talking about my lucky Binion’s chip. Just a chip you say. But it’s not just a chip. You see, after a night of winning at Binions, I had 3 chips left in my pocket. I gave one to Brian and John…and we didn’t lose from that moment on. After the Bellagio gave us several hundred dollars, we even had our famous Ocean’s 11 closing scene — where we stared wistfully at the dancing water sprays.
That chip also meant I would never come home broke. I would always have $1 in my pocket.
But my chip is gone. And that means I will come back poor. The Bellagio is calling my name. And Caesars still owes me money (with interest) but I know I cannot win.
Does that matter? No. I will still go into the Den of Sin and I will battle.
But I will lose.
The Bellagio has waited two long years for its chance at revenge.
This weekend, we do battle again.
So, when do you get back? Dying to know if the “lost chip” made all the difference, and whether you and the family are going to have to find another place to live. You wouldn’t let it go that far, would you? Would you???
The good news is that the $5.00 you left on the roulette wheel in Vegas 2 years ago will have probably accumulated to the point where it’s cheaper for them to just give you the deed to the Excalibur. At least you’ll have a place to crash.
Do you have a lucky troll too? Line things up in front of you in particular order? Only play at a specific table? Ohhhh dear. Let’s all start humming “Superstition”
Make sure you grab that pile of chips we left accruing on the roulette table at The Excalibur too!