#93 - Leave a Casino "Up" (Contributed by Kevin Hawk)

March 16, 2009 - I'm in Las Vegas with my sisters and brothers-in-law (and Steve and April). We go to the Mirage to pick up our tickets to the Cirque du Soleil show "Love". Of course, after collecting our tickets, we hang out a little bit to lose some money. Having grown tired of waiting half an hour every time I want a free drink, I sit at the bar and put $20 in the video blackjack machine. I get a "free" drink for my assumed contribution to the Idiot Tax Fund. I order a Bacardi and Coke.

My sister Michelle sits down next to me and puts $5 in her machine. The bartender brings her a drink and bills her for it. When she asks why it's not free, he says she hasn't put enough in the video blackjack. She pays and (if I recall correctly, which is unlikely) cashes out of the machine. She hangs out for a bit.

I go up $3, cash out, and complete #93 on my list. That Bacardi and Coke will go down in my personal history as an all-time favorite. I practically got paid $3 to drink it. Everybody Wins (but mostly me)!