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Detailed travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Detailed Travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Larry
2006-05-27 03:23:16

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one in Christchurch), but it's New Zealand's second, and while I was told
the Christchurch casino is more of the exclusive type, the Auckland Sky City
Casino was pure neon, noise, and Las Vegas.
I made my way over to the slot machines, and found that over half were of
the new, electronic video type. Hating those (I don't consider them real
slot machines), I found some of the old mechanical ones I like (my favorite
being one called "Red White and Blue"), and started having fun. I set aside
NZ$10 (US$7.20) for me to blow on the 10c slots -- giving me at least 100
turns -- and started pulling those levers. After only 3 tries, I won a
jackpot. I thought about walking away, but the whole purpose of me being
there was to have some fun, so I changed some of the coins into bills,
assuring I'd still come out a little ahead, then went back to have some more
fun. I had my fun, and soon was running out of coins. Oh well, I thought,
at least I still came out ahead because of the coins I cashed in earlier...
but then, with just a few coins left, I hit a jackpot again. Well, this
time, having had my fun, I took all the coins and cashed them back into
bills. When I entered the casino, I had NZ$10 to waste on the slots, and,
after a bit of fun, was leaving with NZ$20 and a free newspaper.
After playing the slots, I had a look around the rest of the casino. The
tables were filled with gamblers (including lots of Chinese tourists who had
flown to Auckland, no doubt, just to gamble here), betting on everything
from roulette to poker to 21. I sat down on an empty chair at a 21 table
and just watched for a while. People won and lost, but most eventually lost
what they came with. After a while, I left, spending the $10 I won on a
taxi back, and some dinner.

SOUTH ISLAND ...

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