Next, I deposited $75.00 into PartyPoker.com. Ended up losing it, but in the process I entered 5 single table tournaments and played at the tables 6 times before it went, so I can say I had fun while it lasted. I had $204.25 left and wanted to build it up, so I took $100.00 to the online casino known as Captain Cook's to play. The balance went up and down, but eventually that was lost too. (Ouch!) Things were looking down except I still had $104.25 left and decided to put $25.00 to work at another online casino. For some reason I wanted to play the 15-line Major Millions progressive with my $25.00, so I did. I was down to my last $5.95, clicked to take my last spin when a few symbols lined up that paid some cash. I kept going until I hit enough wins to build my balance up to $211.20. Seeing that I had been given a second chance, I cashed out immediately.

I had fun at online casinos and online poker rooms with my free money. But seeing that a trip to Las Vegas was coming up on the 20th for the weekend, I decided to hold onto my winnings of $290.45, ($211.20 + $79.25), for land based casino action.

We stayed at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino on the Strip across from the Bellagio. It's tough to get a seat at a poker table on the weekends and I got enough poker action online, so I didn't play poker in Las Vegas this trip. I took out my player's card and played my favorite slot game, Jackpot Party. (Always use your player's card! That's how I stay for free!) I had fun, receiving 5 bonus rounds which was what I needed to cash out $50.00 to the positive after 1 1/2 hours. So my survey adventure ended with me having a total of $340.45. Now, I did not hit the big one or end up with a lot of cash. But what I like is that I gambled for real money and had fun with not one dime out of my pocket. So even if I lost it all, I didn't lose a penny from my paycheck. Basically I was able to just gamble for free!