I bet the Pennsylvania guy who put himself on voluntary self exclusion at Pennsylvania casinos is kicking himself in the feet after winning a slot machine jackpot… and then seeing his money slip through his fingers. The sad tale happened after the guy chose to ban himself from casinos for a particular period. Despite this step, he decided to visit his favorite casino anyway and try his luck at the slot machine. His joy of hitting the $2000 jackpot soon turned to sorrow, however, after he was told that because he was on voluntary ban, he could not claim his prize and had to forfeit it. The money, instead, will be donated to a compulsive gambler treatment fund. Poor bugger!
So here’s a joke I read online this week: A guy wins a big jackpot on a slot machine in Vegas. As it is paying out of the machine, but before the pit boss reaches the lucky winner, a haggard man approaches him and says, “I don’t mean to disturb you during your big moment, but my wife is sick and needs an operation. Could you see your way clear to giving me $5,000 of your winnings?” The guy says, “Well, it’s all well and good for you to say that, and if it’s true I sympathize, but how do I know you’re not going to turn around and just gamble it away?” The haggard man responds, “Oh, I got gambling money.”
