Night.
International waters.
The Casino on the cruise ship is open.
The huge gambling hall was crowded with people. The dealers were all ready, and the staff were also on standby. For a time, many gambling tables were occupied.
The game starts.
The atmosphere is high.
"Let's go, Xiao Dong."
"Ok. You go ahead and play."
"Ok. I will look for you later."
"Ok. I will go over to the side."
The two separated. Sister Zhang is only warming up and does not want to place any big bets. Dong Xuebing does not mind watching her.
Most of the tables in the Casino are Baccarat.
Zhang Longjuan and Shen Xiaomei went to one of the tables.
Dong Xuebing did not go over as he does not know the rules of Baccarat. He looked around and saw Blackjack and Roulette, but he did not go over. He walked over to the slot machines in the corner. There are dozens of slot machines, and many people are playing. Half of the slots are occupied. Dong Xuebing had never played slot machines before, and he felt dizzy when he saw all the machines are different.
Click!
A person put in a $1,000 chip, and with a pull of the joystick in his hand, the image of the slot machine spun quickly, and finally stopped.
The colors are messy.
That person had a helpless look as he did not win.
Another person beside him placed a chip, and the result is the same.
Sister Zhang was saying that the game here is different from other casinos. The players do not put in coins, 1 RMB, or a few RMB to place their bets. They put in chips, and the machine will detect the chips automatically. After a beeping sound, the joystick will move. The joystick is not like those casinos where players pull and loosen the joystick. It's horizontal and has to be pushed. That was a chip worth a thousand dollars. If it was the biggest prize, who knew how much money it would cost. Including the odds, it would probably be an astronomical figure. Of course, it was almost impossible to win the grand prize. Everyone knew that.
After looking at the machines for a while, no one had won.
Dong Xuebing was shocked when he saw the chips being swallowed one by one. These people really don't care about their lives. How much do they have to pay for the chips?
But suddenly, there was a series of clanking sounds!
A middle-aged woman on the other side laughed. It seemed to be a fruit-patterned slot machine. She didn't know what pattern it was, but with a whoosh, about a hundred chips suddenly surged out. The woman put them all into the box and switched to another machine to continue playing.
A hundred chips?
Although it was the cheapest, it was still 100,000 USD!
That was hundreds of thousands of RMB! He got it in such a short time?
The people around looked at the middle-aged woman and seemed to be envious of her luck. However, this amount of prize money was obviously not a big prize. It must be the kind with low odds. Otherwise, it would not be as simple as 100,000 USD. But this was also not bad. Many people saw this and also walked to the slot machines. After a few minutes, dozens of slot machines were filled. It was indeed worthy of being the most profitable thing in the casino like Baccarat. Although they knew that the chance of winning money was not big, everyone still couldn't help but hope.
But what caught Dong Xuebing's attention is one of the slot machines is empty. There is a person queuing behind the slot machine, but he is not seated.
There was only one empty machine left.
Dong Xuebing was puzzled. Is the machine broken?
But when he walked over, the machine was still working. Why is there no one sitting on it?
Dong Xuebing had nothing to do and wanted to play with it. But when he saw the situation, he hesitated. Could it be that this machine is trying to take advantage of him? When Dong Xuebing was in school, he had gone to the arcade and sometimes, the machine did not respond after he inserted his coins. In Beijing, this is called "Eating Peanuts." Dong Xuebing stared at the machine for a while and did not dare to sit on it. There must be a reason why no one is sitting on it.
At this time, the waiting young man looked at Dong Xuebing. "You are also waiting?"
Dong Xuebing nodded and took the opportunity to ask. "Oh, isn't this machine empty? Why are you not going? "
The young man nodded and explained. "Someone had won 777 on this machine a month ago, and it's the biggest prize. That's why no one is playing it."
"777?" Dong Xuebing asked. "How much is it?"
The young man replied without hesitation. "100 million USD."
Dong Xuebing was shocked. "100 million? How come it's so high? "
The young man replied. "That person had bet 10,000 USD worth of chips, and the payout is high. If he had bet 1,000 USD worth of chips, the payout will be 10 million USD. That person is very lucky to win."
Damn!
100 million USD!
That's a few hundred million RMB!
The casino will make a lot of losses! Wait … they will not make any losses. Dong Xuebing thought for a while and understood. 100 million USD might seem a lot, but how much can these machines make in a day? A few dozen machines. That night's profit would be at least a hundred million USD. Even if the casino boat was open once every ten days, it would still be three to four hundred million USD a month. Relatively speaking, if there was a 100 million USD winner, it would drive everyone crazy. Just these slot machines alone would be more than three to four hundred million USD a month. If they added in the profits from other small prizes, it would still be profitable! 100 million USD a month is stable!
Dong Xuebing asked. "Is it because there are no more chips in the machine, and no one is playing this machine?"
"That's not the reason." The young man said. "Every round here requires at least 1,000 USD worth of chips. That's why the rules are different. Didn't you see that their machines are made by themselves? They are different from other casino's slot machines. Every time they operate, the machine will be filled with chips. That's why if you can win, you don't have to worry about there being no more chips in the machine. The payout is also fixed, and it is not based on the amount of chips in the machine. "
Dong Xuebing asked curiously. "Then there should be a lot of people playing this machine. They should have won at least once. "
The young man laughed. "Everyone doesn't think so. Do you know how low the probability of winning 777 is? The gambling boat has been operating for a few months now, but it has only won once last month. This is almost like a stroke of luck, so the probability of winning again after winning once is very low. That's why no one comes. "
So that's why.
Dong Xuebing got the gist of it, but he smiled. If every machine's probability is the same, then even a machine that had won the lottery will be the same as other machines. This can be explained by statistics, and it's just people's psychological effects.
Never mind.
Let it be.
Only this table was empty, and Dong Xuebing sat on it.
The young man beside Dong Xuebing did not stop Dong Xuebing. That person had left, and that young man also sat on the machine.
This was Dong Xuebing's first time playing, and he fumbled around for a while. He looked at the slot and threw in a 1,000 USD chip.
Beep.
The machine showed a "1."
Dong Xuebing touched the lever and pushed it, and the machine started to move!
In the end, Dong Xuebing did not even see a "7". All he saw were other numbers. When he stopped, the machine did not have any reaction. Although he was still confused, he knew he did not win. 1,000 USD was gone, and he was heartbroken.
He played again.
He still did not win.
Dong Xuebing shook his head and got up. He knew this slot machine is not reliable, and it's impossible to win the jackpot. He might as well play something else.
Dong Xuebing turned around and saw Zhang Longjuan.
Sister Zhang laughed. "Why are you playing slot machines?"
Dong Xuebing replied. "I don't need to use my brain. I'm just playing."
Actually, Dong Xuebing wanted to help Zhang Longjuan's company get out of trouble if he could win the lottery. That would be the best case scenario.
Zhang Longjuan laughed and held Dong Xuebing's hand. "Actually, I don't recommend you to play this machine."
"Why?"
"Because this is a slot machine made by them. You should have seen it, right? They don't put in coins, they eat chips. The operation of the machine is also different from other slot machines, and the rules are also different. It's all created by themselves. Even though the temptation of the odds is greater, and the small prizes seem to be much higher than other slot machines, you can't be too sure about things that you haven't touched before, because you don't need to be too stable.
"Are you saying there's something fishy?"
"I don't know. Anyway, we will not win the jackpot."
"Didn't someone win last month?"
"How many chips were used to win the jackpot? What's the difference between winning the jackpot and winning the jackpot?" Zhang Longjuan laughed. "I prefer gambling that I can control. For example, Blackjack. It's not purely based on luck, and my gambling skills and experience are also important. Haha … I know the odds are high here, and I might be able to solve my company's problems if I win the jackpot once. But if I convert it to 10,000 RMB worth of chips, I will only have 500 chips. You can't bet all your chips on luck. Also, you might not win the jackpot, and I am not so blind. "
Zhang Longjuan was very calm. She had always been like this. Naturally, she could see more clearly than others.
Dong Xuebing nodded. He agrees with Sister Zhang. Rather than playing slot machines without any skills, it's better to play with machines that can be controlled by oneself.
"Are you done warming up?" Dong Xuebing asked.
Zhang Longjuan moved her fingers. "It's alright. Let's play a little more."
Dong Xuebing looks at the box in Shen Xiaomei's hands. "Your chips …"
Zhang Longjuan laughed. "It's a little too much. I have about 5.6 million to 5.7 million."
Dong Xuebing asked. "You have won 600,000 to 700,000 RMB? Or USD? "
"My luck is not bad." Zhang Longjuan laughed. "I won some Baccarat and Blackjack, but I lost Roulette. If not, I can win more."
"This result is not bad."
"Far from it. Sis's target is 100 million USD today, and we must go to the VIP room later. If not, we will lose all our money, or we will not win much."
"If this continues, it will not be a problem." Dong Xuebing is more confident of Zhang Longjuan after hearing she had won so much.
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