There's a casino, let's call it Casino X, that came out with new roulette chips, but only for one of its tables. How does a person get even one? I was told by fellow collectors, just play the game, be VERY UNOBTRUSIVE, stay in for a round or two and quickly palm one. Ummmm, okay, but I have never played roulette and from the looks of it, it's not something I care to do. But what's life if you don't give things a try?

So I get to the casino and . . . there is nobody playing Table A, just the dealer staring off into space. Okay. I sit down and toss a $100 bill on the table. She hands over stack after stack of chips (I wasn't even sure if the value of a chip is $1 or $5 in that game). Now I try to place them, but I'm getting it all wrong - putting just one chip in the proposition boxes ("1 to 12") and she says, no I have to put out five, and then I put out five on the numbers squares and she explains further, "No, you can bet just one in that place." Okaaayyy. So I bet 0, 00, 11, 16, 32-red and maybe one other. She spins the wheel, I'm trying to figure out how to get a chip out of my stacks. 32-red comes up. I win my first game!! Payout is 38 to 1 but she has to call the Pit Boss over to view and approve. Now everyone is looking at this lone player who just beat the odds.

My stacks actually start to topple over. Ah-ha, my chance! I grab a few to steady the stacks, and accidentally a couple end up in my pocket. Nothing much happens on the next spin, other than I lose most of my winnings so . . . I announce I'm hungry and will take a break. Dealer hands over $106 in chips, I walk off to eat.

Upon my return I see a man is now the dealer at the table. Cash in my chips and go to a slot machine. The machine will not accept any banknotes from me! I try the machine next to it, Stallion Spirit, and hit three Bonus icons which gives me 8 free spins. Only they come with Noisy Whinnies, as one might expect. Get an $86 jackpot, decide to cash in and get outta there. Is it possible that I could have been any more UNOBTRUSIVE? Naaah, not me.