Was in Vegas last week and wanted to share a little story with you. I hit a couple of Royals the first two days. Stayed at the Golden Nugget downtown. On my first night I noticed the Progressive for Jacks or Better at Claudes bar was at $1070.00, as I scanned the different machines trying to pick one that I thought could be lucky when I noticed something very strange. One of the machines at the far end of the bar for Jacks or Better showed a progressive amount as $1747.37, so I doubled checked all the other bar Machines and they all had the lower posted amount. So I figured this was a no brainer so I quickly sat down and started hammering away at the buttons. After about 15 minutes of play I noticed that the progressive amount had not moved even a penny while the big bar displayed a continually changing amount but still a lot lower than my machine showed. Then it happpened, got dealt 4 diamonds to the Royal, needed the Queen, I touched the deal/Draw button very slow and softly and BANG! there it was in all its glory the Beautiful Queen of Diamonds.
I was obviously happy at my good fortune but a little concerned and worried that there may be some controversy about what the final payout would be. I was surprised when the attendant arrived to tell me that they were obligated to pay what was showing on the screen. The funny part was that the scrolling screen above the bar was announcing that there was a Royal progressive winner on Machine 4700 for a total win of $1073.80. After 30 minutes out came the hand pay for the full amount $1748 minus the tax which was a whopping $524. The attendant then cleared the machine and asked me to play one hand which I did and the same jackpot of $1747.37 was sill embeded on the screen, a call for a technician was quickly made and they were there in a flash. As he was resetting the machine he mumbled that if I hit a Royal that there was no way I would be getting that amount. My lips were sealed. What a start to the trip. I hit an uneventful Royal at Bally's the next night but again very happy at my luck.
Shortly afterwards after being showered with dollar bills don't I walk into a heavy downpour at the Crap tables pit just outside the Gold Tower elevators but this time it was real water pouring from the sky causing all the pit bosses and crew scurrying for cover. See the video here. https://youtu.be/Kg_RGp6mA5k
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Posted by: cwilski@rogers.com
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