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| - Many years ago, I stayed at Circus Circus.... back when it was new (built in 1968). That'll give you an idea of how old I was... or am. Even in 1995 when I first brought my children to Las Vegas to see the circus acts at this hotel, not to mention the arcades at all the hotels, I was thrilled to show my girls this place. But now, you couldn't pay me enough to stay here..... or even set foot in this smoky dungeon of a building. However, upon traveling to Vegas with my daughter and her wonderful boyfriend, and I wanted to show them a good time, and he wanted to go to Circus Circus for the cheap gambling, I acquiesced, took a deep breath and walked into the casino portion anyway.
Well, guess what..... I won a fair amount of money playing the slots, and I would have won even more if I had just known what the heck I was doing !!! I ended up winning $250.25, and it was as high as $380 (!!!) but for the fact that I kept thinking I was only playing with $25 or $38....... NOT $380..... and yes, I do know how to add.
The others all played poker, blackjack and craps for extremely reasonable prices ($5.00), and while they were doing a good job of winning at those games, I sat down on Ellen DeGeneres' slot machine. It kept ringing, sounding off, ringing some more, and I knew I was winning, but it said these were penny bets, so as I'd watch the numbers, I thought I was playing with $25-38 worth of pennies...... but guess what, when I decided to call it quits, and cashed out for a voucher, I pretty much fell off the chair when I saw a voucher for $250.25. I have NEVER won that much. I'm still excited thinking about it !!
So while I will still never stay here again, I will now make it a point to show up in their casino with their dirt cheap tables and (apparently, possibly) lucky slots.
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