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So while visiting Vegas for my birthday, we were getting ready to head home on Sunday morning. My wife said let’s go down and play some before we drive home. This trip was not so great for wins.

I sat down at the only Hot Roll Poker machine at the Virgin hotel. Lost more than I won over the weekend. When I sat down I noticed there was $5.00 in credits still in the machine. I cashed out the ticket and gave it to a security guard. He told me I cool play it but I told him that karma would get me if I did that. He laughed and said he agreed.

About 5 minutes later I’m playing 3 Hand on $0.25 denomination, Triple Double. I get the dice for a 5X and am dealt one Ace. I hold the Ace, hit draw, don’t even watch, and the very first hand comes out A-A-4-A for $5,000. I couldn’t even find the words to tell my wife who was at an All Star game. The guard from before walked by and just laughed. He said now I see why you didn’t play that $5.

We did the smart thing. I took my band of 50 $100 bills and we headed home.

Congratulations. Nice way to end a trip.

Ditto

Congrats on the hit, but also thank you for a good story…. Love it when people get rewarded for doing the right thing….

Hiker1 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 03, 2025 4:29 pm

Congrats on the hit, but also thank you for a good story…. Love it when people get rewarded for doing the right thing….

I agree, thanks for sharing.

I like Karma apples with nuts at Halloween time.

Love this story!!! Very nice, congrats!!!

Scottreb wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 02, 2025 10:37 pm

...but I told him that karma would get me if I did that. He laughed and said he agreed.

You didn’t earn any real karma becaues you did it for the sake of getting it. And let’s be real, the payout wasn’t $5K... you tipped, what, $40? When you handed that $5 ticket to the security guy, did he tip you for being so “honest”?

atomic2025 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 04, 2025 10:30 pm

Scottreb wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 02, 2025 10:37 pm

...but I told him that karma would get me if I did that. He laughed and said he agreed.

You didn’t earn any real karma becaues you did it for the sake of getting it. And let’s be real, the payout wasn’t $5K... you tipped, what, $40? When you handed that $5 ticket to the security guy, did he tip you for being so “honest”?

I didn’t do it to get karma, I did it because it was the right thing to do. You know, like doing the right thing when no one is looking. You know what I mean, or do you?

Scottreb wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 07, 2025 10:04 pm

atomic2025 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 04, 2025 10:30 pm

Scottreb wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 02, 2025 10:37 pm

...but I told him that karma would get me if I did that. He laughed and said he agreed.

You didn’t earn any real karma becaues you did it for the sake of getting it. And let’s be real, the payout wasn’t $5K... you tipped, what, $40? When you handed that $5 ticket to the security guy, did he tip you for being so “honest”?

I didn’t do it to get karma, I did it because it was the right thing to do. You know, like doing the right thing when no one is looking. You know what I mean, or do you?

From my perspective Scottreb, you did something nice for someone. Kudos to you

Scottreb wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 02, 2025 10:37 pm

,…like doing the right thing when no one is looking. …

Integrity = “doing the right thing when no one is looking.” You did it for the right reason, as many of us have, and didn’t ask for anything, I’m still glad you got rewarded…