On the other hand, I have had amazing luck too. I left my wallet
with
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, sabyl55@s... wrote:
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 21:02:33 -0800, you wrote:
in with every dollar still in the wallet. And this good samaritan
didn't even leave contact info with security so I could thank them.
That was lucky as my trip bankroll was in that wallet.
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Who says vp players aren't an honest bunch?
I have 4 experiences to relate that would suggest o/w.
1. In Reno, a few years back, at Circus Circus, at the first
machine I played after deplaning, I left my wallet, with my entire
trip bankroll in it, in the tray of the machine. I didn't discover
the mishap until I had left CC. At the next casino, when I
discovered that my wallet was gone, I ran back to CC, horrified at
my stupidity. I was positive I would never see my wallet, or it's
contents again. Wrong! Some wonderful, nameless person turned it
in to Security, with every dollar (and credit card) intact. How
lucky that, not only did an honest person find my wallet, but that
an equally honest Security person gave it back. The Security guy
also REFUSED a tip! I did write a letter to CC commending him,
which I hope went into his employment file.
2. In LV, at Golden Nugget, the machine I was playing had a faulty
bill acceptor, which refused my bills. This is usually enough to put
me off of a machine, but I was stubborn and decided I should play
that one. I bought 5 rolls of quarters, fed in $10.00 worth, and
started to play. After a few draws, I was dealt RF4, and then was
fortunate enough to complete the RF. After the handpay, I got up and
moved from the machine, completely forgetting the 4 rolls of quarters
I had left in the tray. While wandering up the aisle, looking for
another promising machine, I heard a man calling, "Lady, lady,
stop! You left money money in the tray"! He than proceeded to run
over to hand me my 4 rolls of quarters.
3. In Reno, at the Silver Legacy, I sat down at a flat top, and
found a large change purse, full to the brim, with coins, on the
machine. I called Security and turned it in to them. They opened
it and found no ID, but lots of bills and coins. They told me that
if no one claimed it w/i one week, that they'd notify me. I presume
it was claimed, as I didn't hear further.
4. A few hours later, at the same machine (having left for
lunch, and then come back) my foot struck something, as I sat down.
It was a purse, on the floor, in front of the machine. Again, I
called Security, who took the purse back to their office. A few
minutes later, a distraught woman ran over and asked about the
missing purse. I directed to her to the Security office. She
hugged and kissed me, with tears in her eyes, and told me that the
purse contained her entire bankroll.
Despite the above happy tales, I would most certainly recommend
hanging on to your purse, wallet, coins & tickets. You never know
when you'll encounter that unfortunate soul who just lost his entire
bankroll, chasing a "positive" prog., and can no longer resist the
temptation of a windfall.
The valuable lesson that I've learned from all this is NOT to walk
around with more than a few hundred dollars on my person. As soon
as I check-in to the hotel, I open a safe deposit box. If I lose
the few hundred that I'm carrying, I go to the SD box and replinish
my wallet. This has the twofold benefit of protecting the bulk of
my bankroll from carelessness or theft, and additionally, forcing me
to take a short break from vp, when I'm doing poorly.
Babe