One night after putting the kids to bed, I sat in my home
office to do my usual night routine before going to bed. I would catch up on
news and the daily straits time. However, the night of March 24, 2020, was different.
I had a flashback of my dad, playing poker with his friends in the back
courtyard like he used to when he was still around. During his time, online
gambling had not yet been available but the men got by buying lottery
tickets at the local store or gambling in a group. As I clicked an
advertisement on the Google search engine. To note, I rarely ever see online
casino advertisements nor do I gamble often if it were not for fun after a
night out with the wife at MBS. At that point, I thought twice. I hadn’t had a
“visit” from my dad for a while or any encounter with a prompt to try out a live casino in
Singapore. Thinking “maybe it would make my dad smile” I decided to
check it out.
Entering the website, it looked quite legit and trustworthy.
One-click after another, I was deciding whether to try baccarat, blackjack,
roulette, or slots. These were the online casino options I had on Goldbet888.com.
I was feeling a little nervous and uncertain as the worse scenario kept
replaying in my mind - the misses scolding me!! I was reading through the
instructions of each game as it was my first time gambling online. To keep it
safe, I thought I would try blackjack - it cannot be that much more different
than casino-style blackjack. Except, of course.. there is no dealer to keep a
poker face on for. Well, that’s what I thought. Five rounds in, I started
feeling that there was no screen in the way of the game. Partly because, yes I
was getting pretty decent cards and won $50 from the game but the music and
graphics are also immersive.
I checked the time, it was 10:11pm. I thought, OK, let's try
one more game. I decided to go with baccarat - probability is high, plus high
payouts. With similar graphics that made the Singapore online
casino look like an underground one-floor layout plan. I played a
few rounds, the result maybe was not such a good idea. I lost $350. Pretty
bummed and I couldn’t let the misses know. I said to myself, one last try, if I
lose again I will just have to tell her the truth. In the state of adrenaline
rushing, mixed anxiety and exhilaration, my thoughts were at least I can say I
tried to make up for it right. With a clearer head now, maybe it wasn’t the
most valid reason to have one more go.
For the last time, I went on to play slots - thinking, this
will be a fast game. I played a few rounds. Then as you can guess by the header
of this blog post, the most unbelievable thing happened. I hit the jackpot and
won $25,000. All by luck? Or is there some algorithm for first-time users that
played online gambling Singapore
on the site? Till today, I still don’t know how it happened but all I know is,
I was right to think it would make my Dad smile.
