Remington Park Racino | 1,100+ Slots, Table Games & Fine Dining

I'd been coming to Remington Park on Friday nights for about two years, mostly just to unwind after work. That night I was down about forty bucks and figured I'd play one more machine before heading home. I hit the bonus on the progressive slot and just froze—the screen kept adding zeros and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. My hands were shaking so bad I could barely hit the cash out button. I'm paynig off my truck and taking my wife on that cruise we've been talking about for years.

My buddy invited me to come play cards and I figured why not, nothing to lose on a Saturday afternoon. I sat down at the blackjack table with two hundred dollars, just playing conservatively, trying not to mess up the basic strategy. Then I went on this insane run—got four naturals in a row and kept riding the hot streak. The dealer was professional about it but I could tell even he was impressed. With that money I finally bought the new furnace my house has needed for two years.

I've been playing poker seriously for five years and this was my third big tournament at Remington Park. I made the final table and got lucky early, doubled up on a coin flip situation that could've gone either way. The whole day was mentally exhausting—stayed focused, made solid decisions, and when I won the final hand against three really good players I just sat there trying to process it. I paid off my student loans completely and opened a small business I'd been planning, no more working for someone else.

I'm not usually a roulette person—I was waiting for my husband to finish his poker game and got bored at the slots. Honestly I was just killing time, betting small amounts on red and black, not really thinking about it. Then I hit on my lucky number 17, and suddenly my bet was worth way more than I expected. I screamed and my husband came running over thinking something was wrong. We're using it to renovate our kitchen, something we've been discussing but never had the budget for.

I'd been playing Buffalo Gold for about an hour that evening, just going through my budget slowly like I always do. I hit the free spins feature and it retrigured multiple times—kept getting that gold buffalo symbol and the multiplier kept climbing. By the end I was watching the total climb into numbers I'd never seen from a slot machine before. My daughter's been asking about college and this takes a huge weight off my shoulders, I can actully help her without going into debt myself.

Three Card Poker is my game—I understand the odds better than most people and I was having a decent night. I hit the pair plus jackpot with a straight flush and the regular hand paid too, so I won on both bets at the same time. The whole table reacted, people were congratulating me, which was a nice surprise because usually nobody cares. I used some of it to pay down my credit cards and the rest is going to a weekend getaway with my girlfriend.