The Gambler Strikes Back Part4
Now at last the book is completed and ready to turn in to the publisher. But before handing over my manuscript, I determined to return to Atlantic City still one more time, just to see if I could do it again.
On the first Wednesday in June I took the first (7:45 A.M.) bus, arriving at 10:30. In Park Place (the nearest casino to the new bus terminal) at 1 1:00, I made a pit stop at the casino cocktail lounge for a bracer, then headed directly over to the blackjack tables.
How did I do over-all? My score card, reproduced here, tells the story. I did have one close call at Resorts. After feasting on my obligatory King Crab claws,- I left with less than my $200 goal, but managed to climb out of the $1,750 hole that I was in at one point.
Had I lost my seed money it would have been a very expensive seafood lunch. And at the Sands it was touch-and-go for more than an hour. Then I finally eked out a win and ran like a thief. As time was running out—I always plan on the 8:00 P.M. bus back to
My Return To The Casinos Casino
Shoot for Actual Running Total
Park Place 200 +225 +225
Sands 200 +200 +425
Resorts 200 +150 +575
Taj Mahal 200 +575 +1,150
Showboat 200 +650 +1,800
Trump Plaza 200 +350 +2,150
Caesars 200 +450 +2,600
Park Place 200 +375 +2,975
Claridge 200 +275 +3,250
Hilton 200 +625 +3,875
Tropicana 200 +600 4,475
Trump Plaza 200 +100 +4,575
Caesars 200 +25 +4,600
Park Place 100 +50 +4,650
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