Rex, The Two Time Loser
November 29, 2008
The Tropicana has a little gimmick.
They try to attract people to the property by offering a spin on one of two slot machines. The grand prize is either a car or $15,000 in cash.
Of course, nobody ever wins a car or $15,000.
They have one machine on the bridge between the Tropicana and MGM, and one machine near the taxi stand. They are only a couple of hundred feet apart.
I have been playing these machines for years. Once or twice per month for the past 8 years, and the best I have ever done is a show ticket. I usually get a deck of cards or a coupon booklet.
Yesterday, I went for the big prize again … not once, but twice.
I figured that I would double my odds by playing both machines.
I always try to act like a hapless tourist because I am afraid that at some point they will say “Hey, I saw you here last week, only one spin per year!” or something like that.
I seriously doubt that the slot operators care one way or the other. They see thousands of people each day, so there is really no way in hell they will remember me.
Still, it’s better to be safe than sorry.
Often, I try to make small talk as well. It just seems like the cordial thing to do.
But, as you will see from the video above, this often backfires.
Me: “This place is a hellhole, isn’t it?”
Slot Attendant: “Yes, I like it.”
I am also pretty sure that he didn’t get my reference to “D.C. being the source of all of our problems”.
I don’t mean to imply that the reference was too high-brow for the gentleman, but … the reference was too high-brow for the gentleman.
Either that, or the language barrier simply prevented him from understanding a damn word I said.
I’ve been told that I mumble, to which I always reply “Fuck You”.
I’ve also been told that I use “profanity”, although I’m fairly certain that I don’t.
Anyway, the next time you are in Vegas, stop by the Tropicana and try to win 15G’s or a new car on one of their free slot machines.
Perhaps you will have better luck than I.
I really think I’m going to hit the jackpot next week.
After eight years, I’m due.
Written by thomas coe on November 29, 2008 at 4:29 am
….so….how was the show???? hey, at least you won something!
Written by Troy in Las Vegas on November 30, 2008 at 11:48 am
Good question. What was the show and how was it? We want to know!
Written by buttnugget on December 3, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Hey, Rex. Were you disguising your voice on that clip or is that your real voice. I was half expecting you to say something like “It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again…”
Written by Rex on December 3, 2008 at 5:23 pm
For crying out loud. You make ONE wardrobe out of human skin and I swear you never hear the end of it.
Written by BigRedDogATL on December 10, 2008 at 4:26 am
Last time I spun one of those slots I won tickets to the Folles Bergere show, complete with a free soft drink. I made sure I went to the later show, so I could see the topless showgirls. The earlier show was “family friendly” and not topless. Decent show, although was disappointed at how flat chested the showgirls were. The showroom did really need a renovation.
I remember a time when the Tropicana was a top tier resort in Vegas and really nice to stay at. It is a pity it has fallen on such hard times and the jerks who own it now have let it run into the ground. I wish I had an extra billion or two, so I could buy it and bring it back to the glory that was once the Trop, the tiffany casino of Vegas.