With a shrug I jumped up from the table, defiantly leaping over the roped off areas, and headed to the Black Jack tables. As I sat down I received an offer to become a Raiden Gold Casino VIP and quickly agreed. There were no benefits that I could see but I did have “V.I.P” displayed prominently over my head. That was good enough for me.

 

Armed with a popular betting “strategy” I set out to test the internet gambling goodness in Second Life. I began at a Raiden Gold Casino roulette table placing individual L$1,000 bets on black. Always bet on black. Every time red or green came up I quickly doubled my bet to L$2,000 and then L$4,000, etc. until that accursed wheel finally landed on a black number.

Some would claim this method of gambling is too boring or has too low of a payout at 1:1 to bee any fun. And it was partially true; I was insulted to have to wait 30 seconds for the “No more bets” and wheel before placing my next bet.

But partially screw anyone who calls winning boring. As the hours ticked by, some wins were easy but others were by the skin of my teeth with prayers and explicatives hurled at the table, casino, and any Avatars unfortunate enough to pass by during my gambling run.

The tension and stakes increased:

• L$1,000 on black (Lost: Red 23)
• L$2,000 on black (Lost: Red 14)
• L$4,000 on black (Lost: Red 9)

*crap*

• L$8,000 on black (Lost: Red 27)
• L$16,000 on black (Lost: Green 00)
• L$32,000 on black (Lost: Red 23)

*sonofabitch this wheel sucks*

I quickly transferred additional funds from my Paypal account to cover the next bet.

• L$64,000 on black (Won: Black 26)

*finally!*

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It certainly was exciting, but in the back of my head I was reminded that each win, even on a L$64,000 bet, only gained me a L$1,000. But then again, I was up $L20,000 after only a few hours.

With a shrug I jumped up from the table, defiantly leaping over the roped off areas, and headed to the Black Jack tables. As I sat down I received an offer to become a Raiden Gold Casino VIP and quickly agreed. There were no benefits that I could see but I did have “V.I.P” displayed prominently over my head. That was good enough for me.

I applied the same “strategy” of doubling my bet at any loss. Black Jack proved more interactive and I felt like I had more control over my destiny. Betting L$1,000 each hand (unless I lost) I was occasionally rewarded with a “BlackJack! 21!” which increased my payout. This even occurred once after loosing 5 times in a row and on a L$32,000 bet.

• Bet: L$16,000 (Won: BalckJack! 21!) Payout: L$24,000

After 6 hours I was up L$43,000. It was now early morning and I needed some sleep so I vowed to return the next night and continue my unbreakable winning streak.

Part 2 continued…..