I am really a language teacher

Chapter 230: Preparing for the competition

It was already past two o'clock in the morning when Sun Ping arrived at the Taj Mahal Hotel by car, but the hotel was still brightly lit at this time.Sun Ping drove the car to the parking space, and then confirmed the room he reserved with the front desk.Sun Ping didn't have the habit of going out at night, especially in Atlantic City.Although this is the entertainment center in the eastern United States, the proportion of black population in the entire city is as high as 45%, so we know that its security is not as good as imagined.And compared to whites, blacks prefer to bully Asians, so Sun Ping obediently went back to his room.

When he got to his room, Sun Ping realized that his guess was not as bold as the hotel's.According to Sun Ping's estimate, the room price he paid for was only equivalent to the price of a standard room in a two-star business chain hotel, but the size and decoration of this room could catch up with a luxury single room in a five-star hotel.

In the living room part of the room there is a dining table, champagne in an ice bucket, red wine in a decanter, everything from Russian caviar to French foie gras.What surprised Sun Ping even more was that the hotel stated that the welcome meal was free.Since there is free food, Sun Ping will not waste it.

About ten minutes after Sun Ping ate, room service came in.Two service staff helped Sun Ping put hot water in the bathroom, sprinkled essential oils, bath salts and flower petals, and also lit scented candles.Before leaving, the waiter said that it would be the best time to take a bath in 10 minutes.Sun Ping approached the bathroom with red wine and fruit plate.The bathroom not only has a bathtub, but also a double bathtub with massage.Sun Ping put the red wine and fruit plate aside, then found the play button in the bathroom, and listened to the music while taking a bath.

After soaking for half an hour, Sun Ping returned to the living room with red wine in hand, but the living room was already cleaned up.After changing into his pajamas, Sun Ping went back to his room to rest.

Although he only slept for a few hours, due to jet lag, Sun Ping was still in good spirits.Coming out of the bedroom, Sun Ping sat in the living room for a while, and by the way, flipped through the hotel's service guide.Sun Ping found that the public swimming pool, spa, and gymnasium in the hotel are all free, and all three meals are free.Of course, room service and 24-hour dining are available for a fee.In addition, the cinema, ktv and other entertainment facilities in the hotel are also completely free, and there are also shows to watch, and the ticket is only a symbolic $1.99.In addition, there are luxury restaurants and luxury shopping areas in the hotel, and what makes consumers excited is that the prices in the shopping areas here are much cheaper, and the hotel also provides consumption tax subsidies.To put it bluntly, the hotel is trying its best to retain consumers, and then they will always go to the casino inside the hotel to spend, and the temptation of the casino is even greater. The service fee you enjoy in the hotel for free may not cost you much. Spent hours away from the casino.

But Sun Ping didn't care about this, he came here for the casino of the Taj Mahal Hotel.Although the gaming and entertainment industry in Atlantic City is not as developed as Las Vegas, it is, after all, the largest concentration of casinos in the eastern United States, and the competition for casinos here is still fierce.Fortunately, the tycoons in Las Vegas made a lot of money on their own land, and they didn't bother to come to Atlantic City to grab the market, otherwise the number of casinos here would have doubled.

At present, the top three casinos in Atlantic City are Taj Mahal, Gold Club and the recently opened Atlantis Resort.Unlike Taj Mahal and Gold Club, which rely purely on casino profits, Atlantis Resort also relies on tourism and service industries to make money, but the bulk of its income still comes from the Poseidon Casino under its name.Since he dared to use the name of Neptune, it is enough to know how luxurious this casino is.Moreover, Atlantis Resort also took advantage of its proximity to the sea and set up a series of gambling boats, including short-distance Caribbean Sea routes, Arctic Ocean routes, mid-distance Atlantic cross-sea routes, and of course Antarctic tour routes.Tourists can not only enjoy sea travel, but also enjoy excitement.In particular, there are several seaports in the middle where you can disembark and enjoy the exotic atmosphere.Because of this, Atlantis Resort is known as the most potential hotel in Atlantic City.Also in order to suppress the arrogance of the Atlantis resort, the Taj Mahal Hotel has increased the prize money of the International Poker Grand Prix a lot in recent years, especially the no-limit Texas Hold'em, which has millions of dollars. jackpot.

Different from the international minimalist style of the hotel, the casino at the Taj Mahal Hotel is resplendent and luxurious.Basically, casinos all over the world have this decoration style. No matter how the local tyrants come, it is to imply to gamblers that our casinos are not short of money, and it depends on whether you have the ability to come and get it.In addition, the LED screen at the entrance is constantly scrolling, how many dollars Mr. or Ms. has won on the slot machine, it feels like the casino is like a boy who spreads money.

Sun Ping naturally sneered secretly in his heart. Someone once joked that the driving force for the development of Internet technology is pornographic websites, and the driving force for the development of psychological technology is casinos.Don't underestimate the design and decoration of the casino. The lighting is specially arranged, which can make tourists feel safe and dependent, so people will be willing to spend money and stay here for a long time.At the same time, the temperature of the casino is also very carefully designed, which makes gamblers impulsive and difficult to calm down.It is even rumored that some casinos even put a special hormone in the ventilation equipment to make gamblers even more irrational.

Sure, this is an urban legend, but there are other ways casinos can make you lose your mind.For example, using credit cards to pay and using chips to participate in gambling games can give gamblers the illusion that "what I lose is not money"; in addition, there are free-flowing champagne or red wine in the casino.Everyone knows that the alcohol content of champagne and red wine is not high, and when people are slightly drunk, their reason is weakest. At this time, it doesn't matter if people lose money.Maybe you drank maybe $5-$10 of wine in a casino one night, and ended up giving the casino thousands of dollars, so why not let the casino let you drink for free?

Sun Ping found the registration office and handed in the cash check and his passport.After the casino was inspected, it handed Sun Ping a legal document and a competition certificate.Sun Ping scanned the legal documents, and it was nothing more than a disclaimer from the casino.Sun Ping looked at it several times with the eyes of a lawyer, and found that there were no loopholes specifically targeting him, so he signed the document.

When Sun Ping was about to leave, a blonde beauty in a close-fitting dress came over, "Handsome guy, since you're here, why don't you give it a try?"

Casinos will arrange some handsome men and women on their own sites, and they are here to turn ordinary tourists into gamblers.Of course, their main purpose is the big customers, the so-called whale tourists.Sun Ping, who had just paid US$5 (annual salary of a professional physician who just entered the job is about US$5), was naturally a big whale in their eyes, so such a beautiful woman came over.

Sun Ping gave her the same look, then took two glasses of champagne from the waiter, and handed one to her. "Since the beauty has an appointment, wouldn't it be rude of you if I don't end up playing around?"

Sun Ping walked to the service desk with a smile on his arm, holding the beauty's arm, and signed a cash check for 10 US dollars to exchange for chips.Walking down the casino with a beautiful woman, the first thing that catches the eye is naturally rows of slot machines.As a simple and easy-to-use gambling project, slot machines have always been an important revenue point for major casinos.The chip of each slot machine has been carefully calculated by the supercomputer, which basically ensures most of the casino's profits.

Behind the slot machine, items such as turntable, dice throwing, blackjack, roulette, etc. are displayed one by one.For novices, this is simply the deep water area in the swimming pool, and if you don't pay attention, you will die without a place to die.Sun Ping decided not to touch any poker games. After all, there are all kinds of high-definition monitors all over the casino, and he doesn't want to expose himself too early.

"This is the first time you come here, why not try playing the slot machine." Sun Ping said with a smile.

Although the slot machine ensures the interests of the casino, it must also take care of the psychology of the gamblers, so there is still a certain chance for the gamblers to win.In the simplest terms, slot machines that win money for a long time are the easiest to burst the jackpot.At this moment, Sun Ping saw a middle-aged Caucasian man struggling in front of a machine. From the tiredness on his face and the number of chips in hand, Sun Ping guessed that he must have lost a lot of money here.Unwillingly, he threw his last chip into the machine, but still lost.He left angrily, and Sun Ping took possession of the machine.

He smiled and threw a chip in. This is a game of pure probability.But Sun Ping silently turned on the aura of luck, and the machine gave out the 777 super prize in a very dignified manner.When Sun Ping won the super jackpot, the machine immediately made a sound of celebration, and countless gamblers looked at Sun Ping with envy.The security guards also appeared in due course and protected Sun Ping.

Sun Ping smiled and said, "Exchange these into large chips and give them to me. I'm going to try my luck elsewhere."

After listening to Sun Ping's words, the blond beauty smiled even wider.Casinos are not afraid of people who win money, they are afraid of people who win and leave.From the perspective of the blonde beauty, the big whale was obviously dazzled by the sudden good luck, so she began to hint to the croupiers at the gaming tables to pay attention to Sun Ping.But Sun Ping obviously didn't intend to waste too much time in the casino, and most of the gaming tables just sat down and left.In the end, Sun Ping left the casino with a check for $20.

Sun Ping, who made a small fortune, planned to go to Amazon Restaurant, the specialty restaurant of Taj Mahal.This is a restaurant recommended by gourmet travel magazines such as "Michelin Restaurant" and "Gourmet Guide", and the score is not low.

When Sun Ping entered the restaurant, he first saw many oversized flower pots and fruit plates.The restaurant uses a lot of flowers and fruits to create a rainforest style, and the food style is based on the taste of Portuguese cuisine.Of course, there are also Japanese-style sushi that has become popular all over the world recently.

Sushi is a very special food. Although it belongs to Japanese cuisine, many sushi that are not Japanese cuisine have been born with globalization.In fact, it is the same as General Tso’s Chicken in Chinese food, which is not found in traditional Chinese food, but with the promotion of Chinese food overseas, such a Chinese food that is not considered Chinese food was born.

The poker game starts tomorrow, so Sun Ping can still feast on it today.On the official match day, in order to keep his mind clear, Sun Ping had to control the amount and type of food he ate.

After eating at the Amazon restaurant, Sun Ping went to the shopping street and bought some tea and a portable tea set for himself.

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