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I BELIEVE I FOUND THE REASON THE GOVERNOR BANNED CASINOS IN FLORIDA

By Dan Donlan, www.PoetryPoem.com/dandy1    Unlock all Features - Upgrade to Poetry Prime

We were told Casinos were banned in Florida
But Indian casinos were exempt
Next day was a flight home
Off course we saw a Casino
The road in front of us was unseeable
Ok, maybe more clear it was seaable
We would kill some time until it let up
So I put twenty bucks in and soon in a spin
Thinking I am winning I looked up to no credit
Ok, this is why they are banned
Something sneeky was going on
Maybe the rain was letting up I found my wife
She said, "I need a restroom play my machine!"
Instantly there were "White Wolves down in a row."
I looked at the screen and it said, "No winner!"
The lady next to me rather toothless and poor looking said,
"You have to play maximum to win on these machines."
She like me was playing forty cents a line and losing
The obvious question was why?
Drinks are a dollar in the Casino and Friday is payday
That's when she pays the maximum until unemployment runs out
Then it is back to drinks are only a dollar
I found my wife and we got out of there
Afterall it was only Monday and a week of one dollar drinks
But I do know why Casinos are banned in Florida
No dummy am I and I think Casinos are not there for us to win
They are there to hide from hurricanes and drink booze










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