Hi Gang:
After all the moaning and groaning I did about the so-called bogus "Double
Your Offer" promotion that the Tropicana in Atlantic City was offering, our
story turned out to have a very happy ending.
Hedy and I took a break in our day recently and drove over to the Trop to
finish off the second half of our $300 freeplay offer. We brought along a
friend who we figured could help us put the required two points on my card
so we could download the remaining $150 from the promotion.
The three of us sat down at a row of penny slot machines and started
playing. I started to play some kind of barnyard game at 5 cents a line for 9
lines. Hedy played a more traditional three-reel machine and our friend Kim
started to play one of those zig-zag, multi-line games that gets me dizzy
when I look at it.
We all had some success with hits here and there, but then Kim's machine
got red-hot. She hit a number of small jackpots, one for $40 or so, and
quickly had built her original $20 investment to over $80.
After about 45 minutes of play, we had put the required points on my card
and when all three of us cashed out, our original $60 investment had grown
to $136!
We downloaded the $150 on a video poker machine and Hedy started to play
9/6 DD at the 50-cent level. As she made a hit here and there ... a full
house or flush, for instance ... we cashed out the ticket and started to
accumulate them. Then, suddenly, she was dealt three aces. She held them, hit
the draw button and, guess what, up popped the fourth ace for a $400 hit!
After all was said and done, we totaled up all our tickets and cashed out
$696!
So, the "bogus promotion" that I had complained about so openly wound up
netting us over $700!
Ya never know!!
Regards,
CoachVee & Hedy
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