Chapter 6: Get-it!
Offering a $3,000 bonus is not common in Las Vegas casinos. You know, many slot machines accumulate a maximum of only six or seven thousand, and the normal maximum prize of many slot machines is only one thousand yuan.
However, in order to increase the attractiveness, Lion's-Share adjusted the normal maximum prize to 10,000 yuan, which gave it a chance to open 3,000 yuan.
The jackpot was opened here, and some gamblers who were still playing, or who had no money to play and were reluctant to leave, or who had reached the stop loss line, gathered here. The gamblers rushed to shake Link's hand and say hello. Some of the people who were still gambling laughed and shook hands with him, and then hurried back to their slot machines to continue playing.
It was to take advantage of the luck that he had just made the jackpot. Doki is just by the way.
Americans, especially gamblers who are addicted to gambling, are actually quite superstitious. Just as they believe that those lucky panties will bring them good luck again, they also believe that they can take advantage of other people's luck to win. Someone finally won the jackpot today, even if they were far away, they would come over and shake hands with Link who had just won the jackpot and say goodbye, hoping to use his luck to let themselves open a jackpot.
After Link shook hands with these people, he sat down on the slot machine money again, and now he recharged more than 2,000 yuan in gambling money, which allowed him to play for a long time.
Some who are not ready to play for the time being, gather behind him to see if he can still open a bigger prize.
He is no longer betting on one dollar and two yuan. Straight is the biggest bet. But the biggest bet on this machine is only three dollars.
"Stop, stop, stop!" looked at Link's three "sevens" that were closest to the jackpot, only to skip the halfway line one by two and get no points. The onlookers were more pity than him, sighing.
“F*CK。 It's a pity, it's just a little bit. "The guy behind Link was more excited than he was playing.
Link was not discouraged and continued to play.
Suddenly, there was a burst of passionate music not far behind him, and the sound of coins crackling and jumping out.
“YEAY! YEAY!” The gambler jumped to his feet, waving his arms and shouting. “YEAY!”
Link looked back, and it turned out to be the biggest prize of the machine, and even the jackpot was taken out by the gambler.
The guy was so excited that his face looked like he was drunk. He jumped for a while, as if he had thought of something, and ran up to Link like a gust of wind, holding his hand with both hands, and exclaiming, "Thank you, thank you, thank you very much." You know, I can't even remember how many years I've been playing slots, and this time I made my first jackpot. ”
"Congratulations!" Link smiled but muttered inwardly. This guy just came to shake his hand, did he really borrow his luck?
The winning gambler was crazy with joy, his face was red, he shook hands with other people indiscriminately, and kept saying thank you in his mouth.
He can't be blamed for being so excited. In fact, he won the jackpot this time, which may not be able to make up for his previous losses. But gamblers are like that, a lot of times, just for a breath. Winning such a jackpot once is regarded as spitting out the anger that has been blocked in his chest because he has been losing money before.
This gambler's winning this time is not necessarily a good thing, because he will definitely lose more in the future. Unless he doesn't gamble anymore.
The gambler almost jumped back to the winning slot machine, and the casino staff was already grinning and waiting for him, knowing that he was talking about a series of "congratulations." And the surrounding gamblers also shook hands with him, and even the onlookers who were watching Link just now also surrounded him.
Link smiled and continued to play with his own.
It didn't take long for the noise behind him to end because of the gambler who won the jackpot. Another burst of rousing music sounded. This time the sound seemed to be a little farther away.
Link's heart swooped. Someone has won the jackpot again? He has played slot machines all day before and has not seen anyone open the jackpot, so how can he win the jackpot again and again today.
He glanced at it from afar, and watched as the chubby black woman jumped and screamed with excitement as another black man jumped and screamed, and he remembered that the other person had just shaken his hand.
Could it be that his luck has really been taken away by someone? He called up the "vice declining god" and looked at his luck value. It's not a significant drop.
Before he could gather his mind, and before the other gamblers could shake hands with the black woman, another stirring music came to mind, and this time it was very close to Link. This time it was a white-haired white old lady who won the lottery. And she also won the Grand Slam, and even got the jackpot of up to 12,000 yuan.
"Oh, God. Am I dreaming? Thank God!" The white old lady's bucket-like waist made it a little difficult to stand up, let alone jump. She sat in front of the slot machine and clutched her chest, screaming loudly. "God, I can't breathe. ”
Four jackpots were drawn in a row, and even the casino manager was alarmed. Hearing the exclamation of the old white lady, he walked over quickly, leaned down and said, "Congratulations, ma'am." Are you okay?"
"God, I couldn't have been better. Thank God, I finally hit the jackpot. The old white lady gasped as she spoke.
"Listen, ma'am, follow me, take a deep breath. The manager looked at her face and became nervous. "Yes, exactly. Exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale. That's right, that's it, you're doing a great job!"
The white old lady, who was so excited that she almost had a heart attack, was calmed down. And the prize in her is said to be the highest in the casino slot machine in the last two years.
Link blinked, doubting that his luck would not only help him, but also those nearby. You must know that three consecutive jackpots were drawn in one day and even the jackpot was taken away, which is the first case in Las Vegas.
And he came to the huge prize of more than 2 million, but now he has only won a prize of 3,000 yuan, although this is already quite a great jackpot in the slot machine, but relatively speaking, this bonus is only a drop in the bucket of the total prize money of this slot machine.
He pressed the button and waited for the screen to stop. As a result, several people were heard exclaiming at the same time. Who's winning the jackpot again? But why don't you hear the music that is unique to winning a slot machine?
He looked back, and it turned out that the white old lady finally couldn't suppress her excitement, and her heart could no longer load, so she fainted directly. The casino manager hurriedly called the other staff members and asked them to call an ambulance.
He shook his head, don't come to gamble if you have a heart condition. With that kind of disease, you can't afford to lose and you can't afford to win. What a pathetic!
He was about to turn his head to look at the screen. As a result, the lights of the entire hall flashed, and a strong musical sound sounded around him.
"Oh God!"
"Oh my God. Am I dreaming?"
"Why not me, I'm still playing on that machine for three hours. ”
……
The entire casino stood up and stared at him.
Even the manager who was giving simple first aid to the fainting white lady was confused. The lights were shining, which was a unique signal for the Lion's-Share grand prize.
Link also turned his head to look at the screen in disbelief. The group on the screen showed that he really won the big prize. His muscles tensed, and he involuntarily clenched his fists and whispered, "YEAY!"
When he fully reacted, his heart began to beat violently, and his eyes turned red. This is a natural response to brain congestion.
He quickly took a deep breath. More than two million doesn't sound like much. But that's the equivalent of more than twenty years of income for an average working family. In the United States, more than two million dollars in cash is enough for a person to squander for several years, and if you manage your money properly, you can even worry about it for a lifetime.
And he got the money, although he had to pay taxes, but Nevada was exempt from personal income tax, and it was the only state that didn't have a database with the IRS — and it was the only state that didn't share the IRS's database. That means that even if he has to pay taxes, he only needs to pay federal personal income tax, which can save at least 250,000 yuan in state income tax.
And if he wants to evade taxes, the IRS will not have access to the property gains he declared.
The "congratulation" casino manager reacted immediately, and before the person arrived, he stretched out his hand to Link. "Congratulations, sir. You've won the highest slot prize in MGM and the whole of America. ”
Link came for the bonus, but he got it, and the shock of the surprise made his heart beat faster. The blood rushed to his brain, and all he could hear in his ears was the music of the slot machine winning, as if the whole world was suddenly muted, and his eyes only knew to stare directly at the screen of the slot machine.
The casino manager understood his excitement and wasn't upset that he didn't get a response when he reached out. He lowered his hand and waited for Link to come to his senses.
After a while, Link's excitement cooled down slightly, and he reacted when he saw the black suit next to him.
Seeing that although there was still this irrepressible excitement on his face, the manager knew that he had regained his senses, so he reached out again, laughed loudly and said, "Although I have said it once, I still want to say it again: congratulations on winning the highest slot prize at MGM and in the whole of America." In addition, there is the Mercedes-Benz G65 AGM worth 235,000 yuan. I think Lady Luck must have done it with you many times last night. The manager laughed.
Link's head was still buzzing, and he didn't hear him say anything at all, but when he saw him stretch out his hand, he probably guessed what he was talking about, reached out and shook hands with each other and said, "Thank you!"
"Sir, according to our plan, we are going to hold a simple award ceremony for you. Hope you can cooperate. ”