I went to bed at about midnight, tired and irritable. Half an hour later I was still awake and feeling exhausted. At 1:00 it was worse and I felt more awake. At 2:00 I threw off the covers, padded into the study and turned on the computer. Enough, I thought. How many hours can I lie there sleepless? I may as well put this time to good use and gamble online. Perhaps I’ll even win a little money while I’m at it. In these tough times every penny is becoming important.

Alas my plan was not highly successful. I played 3-card poker. My usual strategy for betting on the picture cards and folding on everything else seemed to be working in reverse on this night and I soon lost most of the $200 I had set myself as a limit for this online gambling session. I hope you set yourselves limits for every online gambling session that you sit down to, as well. It can save a lot of heartache – and the housekeeping money.

What shall I do with the last $10 I had? I decided to drop it all on my wife’s birthday, number 15. She was fast asleep in the bedroom and would be none the wiser at my gambling on her. But she heard me yell when number 15 came up and I collected $350. She came running into the study, her nightdress billowing out behind her. I calmed her down and explained what the noise was about. She went back to bed in a temper and I settled down to another session of online gambling.

I continued playing roulette for a while and then switched back to the slots, playing on   a progressive jackpot machine and trying every trick I knew to win. There are not many tricks one can use on slot machines. The play is pretty mechanical. But I had fun and finally fell into bed and into a deep sleep at about 5 am. I had managed to change a dull, sleepless night into one filled with fun and excitement in an online casino.

Breakfast with my wife was a rather silent meal. No matter how I tried I failed to explain what happened to the money she had seen me win.

Posted on: March 16, 2009

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