High Roller

I went out shopping and then out to eat with my friend Carrie on Saturday. As we were leaving the Fridays at Miller Park Stadium, we were trying to decide what to do next. Initially we were thinking about going to a neighborhood bar close to my apartment to play pool/darts and have a beer but then Carrie says, "Want to go to Potawatomi?" This is a casino/bingo hall in Milwaukee. I have never been in a casino before but was hesitant about the possibility of losing money. Carrie reassured me that we would set out monetary limits and not let each other go over them, plus we would only play nickel slots, because we are cheap.

So we each spent 20 dollars. They people there were funny. Such a diverse group of gamblers. But I would say that 80% of them were smoking. Luckily they have a non-smoking lounge for people as well. That is were I made my "big money." I ended up making 20 dollars (16.75 if you include the 3.25 ATM fee, bastards). I had no idea what I was doing, but it was still fun. I guess the fun was the making of the money, if I would have lost, I would have been very disappointed.

Funniest moment of the night: We were riding the escalator down from the non-smoking lounge to the smoking lounge, and I took notice of all the "Native regalia" and pictures on the walls. Loving to say inappropriate things, I say, "Carrie, Look at all the Native people!" The people standing in front of us look at us with slightly disgusted faces. Carrie is so embarrassed by me.