That statement caught my attention on the evening news. I'm not an addicted gambler or anything. It's been at least five years since I've been in any casino, but, given the opportunity, I do enjoy playing Blackjack. Sadly my yen to gamble seems to conflict with my conservative German heritage. While my family loved to play games (and still do) we never played for money, possibly because we didn't have any. When I do get to stroll through a casino I'm often frustrated by the fact that many of the Blackjack tables want a minimum $10 or $25 bid. That's too much for me. Once, many years ago when my husband and I were in Las Vegas, back when slot machines took real coins instead of paper slips and credit cards, we were happily wandering around playing nickle and dime slots, winning a little, losing a little, when we came to a machine that refused to take our nickles even though there was a big 5 on top of the machine. After we tried a few times the lady at the next machine gave us a condescnding look and informed us in a lofty voice "That's a five dollar machine!" Who knew? We beat a hasty retreat.
This new Indiana casino is called "The Four Winds" and will open next week in South Bend. Hummmm.... I have friends in South Bend.
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