gambling away my (fake) life-savings
Nov. 17th, 2012 07:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
deird1Last night, I won $4000 at a (fake) Roulette wheel!
And then I won $6000!
And then I lost everything!
Roulette is fun. Even when it's (fake) Roulette.
This was at a friend's birthday party. His family is into EVENTS - and this year's EVENT was a 1920's themed party, with a fake gambling den set up in the backyard. We could play as much blackjack and Roulette as we liked, and the biggest winner of the night would get a magnificent plastic trophy to take home!
Being a shy person, I rather approve of parties where there are things to do. And it turns out – Roulette? really fun.
(TV always made it look like you put all your money on one specific number, and I always thought that was boring, because your number's never going to win. But as it turns out, TV was lying to me, and you can bet on one number, or four, or twelve, or all the black numbers, or all the numbers under 18, or almost anything. Which makes it rather interesting.)
Unfortunately, any future attempts to play Roulette would probably involve actual casinos with real money. Which I'm not going to do. So... *shrugs*
Fun night, though.
And then I won $6000!
And then I lost everything!
Roulette is fun. Even when it's (fake) Roulette.
This was at a friend's birthday party. His family is into EVENTS - and this year's EVENT was a 1920's themed party, with a fake gambling den set up in the backyard. We could play as much blackjack and Roulette as we liked, and the biggest winner of the night would get a magnificent plastic trophy to take home!
Being a shy person, I rather approve of parties where there are things to do. And it turns out – Roulette? really fun.
(TV always made it look like you put all your money on one specific number, and I always thought that was boring, because your number's never going to win. But as it turns out, TV was lying to me, and you can bet on one number, or four, or twelve, or all the black numbers, or all the numbers under 18, or almost anything. Which makes it rather interesting.)
Unfortunately, any future attempts to play Roulette would probably involve actual casinos with real money. Which I'm not going to do. So... *shrugs*
Fun night, though.
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Date: 2012-11-16 09:05 pm (UTC)I think there's a fair bit of truth there, but it is entirely entertaining to play roulette with fake money. I'm glad you had a good time. :D
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Date: 2012-11-16 09:39 pm (UTC)Gabrielle
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Date: 2012-11-16 11:33 pm (UTC)That said, it sounds like it was an awesome and well planned party! More people should plan parties with events. I've found it tends to make things go smoother.
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Date: 2012-11-17 04:13 am (UTC)