Hello Chippers; Here is a short story from yours truly or a guest author of our experiences while harvesting somewhere in the gaming world. A few are from countries out side the USA. Most are entertaining and most are instructive as to what to do or what not to do while harvesting chips from casinos or card rooms. Reggie

PERSONAL HARVESTING STORIES

ROBINSON RANCHERIA NICE, CA

By:RICHARD “REGGIE” GUMMER

ROBINSON RANCERIA IS TUCKED AWAY AT THE TOP OF THE CLEAR LAKE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, JUST A FEW MILES FROM HIGHWAY 101. I HAVE OFTEN WONDERED ABOUT THE THESE TITLES “RANCHERIA’s”. THERE ARE A COUPLE MORE OF THEM IN CALIFORNIA. BIG SANDY RANCHERIA & JACKSON RANCHERIA ARE TWO I CAN THINK OF NOW.
WE WERE DOING OUR NORTHERN CAL AND OREGON MONTH OF RV’ing. WE STOPPED THERE WITH THE INTENTIONS OF HAVING A BITE TO EAT; IT WAS GETTING ALONG ABOUT DUSK AND THEN DOING A QUICK HARVEST AND LATER LOGGING ANOTHER 100 OR SO MILES WHEN HIGHWAY 101 WAS NOT SO BUSY. WRONG! NANCY GOT INTO HER SLOT MOOD, AND I FOUND ONE OF THE WILDEST POKER GAMES I HAD SIT IN, UP TO THIS DATE. WE HAD A COUPLE OF DRUNK PLAYERS AND IT WAS CRAZY. I KEPT THINKING SOONER OR LATER I WAS GOING TO CASH IN ON ALL THIS. WRONG AGAIN! WELL, AT LEAST I GOT THE INFO ON HOW TO GET THOSE ELLUSIVE 25c CHIPS OUT OF THE PAIGOW TABLE WITHOUT ACTUALLY PLAYING.
THE REST OF THE HARVEST WAS FAIRLY EASY, AND IF ANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS CASINO AND THEIR CHIPS YOU KNOW THEY HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF VARIATIONS. THIS IS WHAT I WAS DOING WHEN I WASN’T IN THE HAND. I WAS CHECKING THE CHIPS FOR THE VARIATIONS SO I WOULD NOT LEAVE THERE WITH ALL THE SAME “TYPES.” WINK WINK.
UNFORTUNATELY, MY SHIP NEVER ARRIVED, I WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN WAITING OUT THE DRUNKS AND I DROPPED A COUPLE OF BILLS. BUT, PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH, HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD EXPRESSION TO DROP WHEN YOU ARE A LOSER DURING WILD GAME AND IN A HARVESTING MOOD.
I DID GET ENOUGH CHIPS FROM THIS PLACE TO LAST MANY YEARS. NANCY AND I, REPOSITIONED THE RV UNDER SOME TREES, AND LEVELED IT; AND SPENT THE NIGHT IN ROBINSON RANCHERIA’S PARKING LOT…REGGIE
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