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Now find a slot machine.

Find one that's off to the side a bit

but don't go unseen by the floor man.

Sit at that machine

and play $20.

Only 20, so make it last.

Play slowly,

one dollar at a time.

- Did you order a drink?

- Huh?

Did you order a drink?

Oh, yeah. They're free.

It'll turn out to be

a $150 cocktail.

Don't drink.

Okay. Sorry.

It's all right.

- Did you finish that 20?

Almost.

Get your stuff.

Come with me.

Give the cashier $100 in tokens.

She'II give you cash.

Get a bill.

I'd like to cash these in, please.

Would you like a bill

or some 20s?

A bill.

- All right.

- There you are.

- Thank you.

Now give this cashier

the bill and the rate card.

Ask for more tokens.

I'd like another $100 in tokens.

There's my rate card.

There's a hundred. Good luck.

- Thank you.

So, how much do you have

on your rate card now?

Well, I cashed 150 first,

and then another 100.

So, 250.

And you have only spent $20.

Just keep circling the bill,

John.

Cash to tokens,

tokens to cash.

Now, slowly spend

what's left of the 50.

That's just for show

when the floor man comes around.

Do it for an hour.

Take a break.

Do it again for an hour,

and so on.

- See you around.

Where?

I'll find you.

Look.

I started with half that.

We're not as lucky.

We're losing big time.

You are? Huh.

I haven't been playing that one.

Put a lot in here, though.

I'd like to cash these in again

for a bill.

Good luck.

Oh, well.

I need a bucket!

I need a bucket!

Guess who.

Pretty big investment here.

I need another 300

in tokens, please.

Good luck.

Yeah, I'll need it.

Thanks a lot.

Hey, Sydney.

John.

I kept doing that until I racked up

two grand on the rate card.

It worked.

They gave me a room.

The guy comes up and says...

"Can I get you anything?

Do you want a room, show tickets?"

I got two tickets to a show.

I got you one.

Plus that machine I was playing,

I accidentally hit it for 200 bucks.

- It works.

F***ing-A, it does.

- This is what you do?

- Not anymore.

Sh*t, Sydney, this is great.

I mean, really.

Thank you.

Thanks a lot.

You're welcome.

Oh, I got that 150

that you gave me.

- All right?

Good.

You wanna hang out?

I got payperview movies.

- I got a minibar.

No, thanks, John.

So, John,

what are you gonna do?

I don't know. I was...

I don't know.

Well, you can't keep doing

the same thing all week.

Yeah. I didn't think so.

Sydney, I was gonna ask you

I was wondering...

I know you showed me

all this stuff.

You taught me.

But I still have to-

You can't win $6,000, John.

I told you that before.

I don't know

what I'm gonna do.

I have a friend in Los Angeles.

Someone...

maybe someone who can help.

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