Return to the Casino
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2021 1:40 pm
Last week, my wife and I went to a casino for the first time in over 17 months. We are still somewhat "trapped" here in Ontario due to the ongoing travel restrictions, but, at least, Ontario casinos have reopened.
So, off to Casino Rama we went, and, eventually, it turned out pretty good. We were heartened to find that the machines we usually played there in the past were still available, albeit in reduced numbers due to spacing shutdowns, and that they hadn't messed with the pay tables. It did feel a little strange, as the spacing made it feel like you were playing in a vacuum.
I started out playing 5 line 25c bonus deuces wild, and, initially, it sure didn't look like it would be a good day. I blew through my first $200 extremely quickly (probably in 10 minutes or so), despite a couple of promising deals, three deuces once, and four to the royal once) neither of which produced much of anything. I persevered, put in another $200, and thanks to the appearance of some of the better hands (wild royals, five of a kind, etc.) played for close to an hour before the inevitable crash to zero.
At that point, I said to myself:"What the hell, I'm going to play 10 line, and see what happens" It played fairly evenly foe awhile, but the $200 had dwindled somewhat when I was dealt four to the royal again. This time, I didn't whiff, and actually hit two royals on the draw (how often does that happen?). Later, on a draw to two deuces and an ace, the other two deuces appeared on one hand for another nice win.
That's all the really good stuff, but the $2500 in big hands was enough to carry me to a plus $1700 day. Since my wife dropped only $400, it was a pretty good day for the team.
As we all know, you can't count on those big hands all the time, but it sure was a nice way to get back into the casino game.
So, off to Casino Rama we went, and, eventually, it turned out pretty good. We were heartened to find that the machines we usually played there in the past were still available, albeit in reduced numbers due to spacing shutdowns, and that they hadn't messed with the pay tables. It did feel a little strange, as the spacing made it feel like you were playing in a vacuum.
I started out playing 5 line 25c bonus deuces wild, and, initially, it sure didn't look like it would be a good day. I blew through my first $200 extremely quickly (probably in 10 minutes or so), despite a couple of promising deals, three deuces once, and four to the royal once) neither of which produced much of anything. I persevered, put in another $200, and thanks to the appearance of some of the better hands (wild royals, five of a kind, etc.) played for close to an hour before the inevitable crash to zero.
At that point, I said to myself:"What the hell, I'm going to play 10 line, and see what happens" It played fairly evenly foe awhile, but the $200 had dwindled somewhat when I was dealt four to the royal again. This time, I didn't whiff, and actually hit two royals on the draw (how often does that happen?). Later, on a draw to two deuces and an ace, the other two deuces appeared on one hand for another nice win.
That's all the really good stuff, but the $2500 in big hands was enough to carry me to a plus $1700 day. Since my wife dropped only $400, it was a pretty good day for the team.
As we all know, you can't count on those big hands all the time, but it sure was a nice way to get back into the casino game.