It finally happened.
After about 15 years of video poker play, I finally got my first Royal Flush. My friend, Paul, and I went to Mohegan Sun last Thursday to see "The Rat Pack is Back" show, stay overnight at the nearby Best Western, and of course, gamble. We didn't gamble much before the show. The show let out a 9pm and then we went to dinner. I gambled a little 25 cent 9/6 double bonus and then moved to a 9/5 dollar machine. Around 11:30pm I was dealt 10, J, K, A of spades and the K of hearts. I discarded the King of Hearts and pulled the Queen of Spades for the Royal. Paul wasn't with me at the time I but managed to signal him over before they came and handed me 40 one hundred dollar bills. While we were enjoying a celebration drink, I mentioned to him how many of the people I knew who hit there first Royal seemed to get another one in much less time than the first one took. We would have celebrated more, but the the bars at Mohegan Sun stop serving at 12:30am. On our way back to the parking garage, Paul wanted to gamble some more. This time he was right next to me when I was dealt the J,Q,K,A of spades on a 9/5 triple play machine. I then pulled the 10 of spades on the top line. I also pulled another King on the bottom line so this time I was given a $4005 hand pay. It took 15 years for my first and then about two hours to get my second! I don't have exact figures, but I'm pretty sure this puts me up in gambling for this century (since the year 2000). At 2am, there wasn't much to do to celebrate, and we were both too tired anyway.

We enjoyed the Rat Pack show and a free lunch using slot points on Friday. I gave back some of the money gambling on Friday (I finally found a 9/6 machine) but not much. I was still too tired to do any real celebrating and had to drive back. We made a wasted stop at the new Twin Rivers casino near Providence. The slot club wasn't working yet, they had no decent video poker, and felt like a super large downtown casino.

-Mike

WOW! Broke your cherry and multiples hand pays in one night.

It don't get much better than that!

Congrats!!!

Congrats, Mike!

I just had to go look it up ... it took me over two YEARS to hit my second Royal<g>.

Is the Mohegan Sun in Mass?

Mike,
YoupProbably should have bought a lottery ticket that night! LOL

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy! Congrats!

Lets hope the third one comes without much delay!

That is fantastic - congratulations!

But its also a little depressing. 15 years! Okay, gotta say I guess I have gotten a royal, it was on a nickel machine for a $90 payout. Still waiting for the quarter crown!

Thanks everyone,
Daisy, Mohegan Sun is in Connecticut, not far from Foxwoods (another Native American casion).

I had an agenda here<g> ... does that mean you get dinged for federal tax, MA tax and CT tax?

Federal, Yes, but at least I can deduct any gambling losses as I've kept very good records this year. Mass will take 5% of all winnings and won't allow deducting any losses (what a rip-off). I have no idea about CT, I hope I don't have to pay them as well. Anybody know about that?

Mike - WOW!!!! - what a great story! And both of them were on Dollar machines - congrats!

(Similar to Daisy, it took me another 2 years to get my second royal!)

When I hit a Royal down in New Orleans, I had a choice whether or not to have federal taxes taken out ...not so with LA taxes, they took 6% before I got the check. I think I could have gotten that back, but Katrina hit 4 days later, and I figured they needed the money more than I did.

Congrats!