Casino Night

Peter Cleopa, SEAS '05So
are you a big gambler? Not
particularly. I like to keep my money in my pocket.

Have you ever gambled before? Yah.

Really? How'd you get in? Aren't you under age? I said I
was a first year. I didn't say my age.

Do you want to say your age? No.

What did you play when you went gambling? I do it more
for fun than for any specific game. A little poker, blackjack. Stuff like
that.

What's the most you've won? I won 100 bucks one
time.

That's pretty good.

David Lehman, CC '05
So you said you're a pretty avid
gambler? No I didn't, you
said that.

Well, have you ever been gambling before? Sure.

Like more times than you can count? A dozen. Two
dozen.

Was this legal gambling? We were in the Bahamas on
our senior trip.

And did you ever win? Yah, I won 600.

Wow. That's impressive. What did you do with that money?
It went straight into my pocket.

You had to spend it eventually. No I didn't. It went right into
my bank.

Impressive. You didn't spend it on tuition?
No.

Kayle Nguyen, BC '05
Are you planning on going to Casino
Night on Friday? I don't know.
I might. It sounds real exciting. It sounds fun.

Have you ever gambled before? Yah, at my high school
they had casino night. With fake money. Not real. I don't have a
fake ID.

Did you get any tips on how to play from high school? No,
not really. I learned how to play bridge. But with that game, you
have to use your brain. It's not like blackjack, where you just add to
21.

Did you make a lot of money there? No. I always lost.

You lost everything? Maybe you'll be a little more conservative
this time. Yes, probably. But it's fake money, so it doesn't
really matter. It's all for the fun of it.

Ashley Macy, CC '02
Have you ever gambled
before? Yes.

Where were you at the time? Was it legal? It was legal. I
was in the Bahamas. I was 21, or 20. And I played the quarter
slots. I'm a good gambler.

How much do you think you spent while you were there? A
couple hundred. Not much.

Did you ever win? I did. I went on a winning streak, but
then I spent it and lost it all again.

So would you recommend gambling to your friends?
Definitely. It's very fun. But I have friends who go on loosing
streaks and don't know when to stop. So you have to know when to
stop. But I know when to stop.

Any tips on how to win the quarter slots? Play a lot of
quarters.