Set your story in a casino.

Posted in Adults on Jan 6, 2023

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“One More Spin” by Juanita Truelove

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You know one really should not go to the casino to make money. With that in mind, I must say, that I don’t always follow my own advice. Gambling to me is a mixture of winning and losing with the same pleasurable outcome. One trip to the casino in March of 2012, it brought me great joy. All of it came about at a time when my bills were getting out of control because of how I had spent extra money on my new house.&n...

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“That's why it's called 'Gambling' ” by Falynn Almeda

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Life can teach lessons even in a pseudo-casino, like Not Vegas. ‘Not Vegas’ was once a private veterans club in the outskirts of Cleveland, OH. But over time fewer and fewer military men and women joined the club and it had become a social club that basically opened its doors to anyone over 21. The new owner changed the name to ‘Not Vegas’- supposed to be the closest thing to Las Vegas one could get in Ohio. It had one major reno in the building's lifetime and in its prime was a bright red brick building with white pillars ...

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“Gambling with Fate” by A.B. Sedlacek

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How does someone win a gamble against Fate? Many would deny that a person can, claiming she is called Fate because it is absolute, and one cannot alter nor reverse the events written in the stars by her divine hands. They can only accept it. And those who wish to achieve victory in her game are deluding themselves and sealing their own destiny within a fool’s paradise. The dreamers, however, like to imagine they are not bound by Fate and her obscure paths. They believed a stroke of luck would always find its way to them. Afterall...

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“New Gospel” by Phillip Norman

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For want of religion, Arthur McGovern spends most days wrestling one-armed bandits at the Miner’s Claim Casino in Blackhawk, Colorado. On this day, he’s hunkered down in front of a Wild West-themed slot machine called Buffalo Bill’s Round-Up. Dropping in the requisite token, he reaches across the machine awkwardly to pull the lever with his opposite hand. At his age, he must alternate his pulling arm to keep from wearing out his shoulders. The wheel revolves through cartoon illustrations of mining equipment, gold nuggets, and precious stones...

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Set your story in a casino.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 34 stories

“One More Spin” by Juanita Truelove

“That's why it's called 'Gambling' ” by Falynn Almeda

“Gambling with Fate” by A.B. Sedlacek

“New Gospel” by Phillip Norman

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story that hinges on the outcome of a coin flip.

Start your story with someone having a run of bad luck.

Write about someone losing their lucky charm.

Write about someone whose luck is running out.

Contest #180

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$250

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Contest entries

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