Bordertown Casino RV Resort | 600+ Slots, Table Games & Dining

I'd been coming to Bordertown for years, mostly just playing twenty bucks here and there on my lunch breaks. That day I was down to my last hundred, figured I'd give it one more shot on the Dragon's Fortune machine. When those three dragons lined up, I honestly thought the machine was broken—the sounds just kept going and going. My hands were shaknig so bad I could barely press the button to call the attendant. I told my wife right away and we're finally putting a down payment on that little cabin we've been saving for the one up near the mountains where our kids can learn to fish.

I was at the blackjack table with my buddy from work, just killing time on a Friday night. We were both running pretty cold the first couple hours, losing maybe fifty bucks each. Then this dealer comes on shift and something just felt diferent. I started doubling down on elevens and twelves, hitting when I probably shouldn't have, and every single card was exactly what I needed. Before I knew it, I'd turned my hundred into nearly ninety grand. My buddy was happy for me but also slightly jealous, which was pretty funny. We're taking a trip to Vegas next month with some of that money.

I'd been playing in the monthly tournaments at Bordertown for about two years, never cashed anything bigger than third place until that November event. There were seventy-eight players and I stayed patient, folded more hands than I played. When we got down to the final table, I caught a run of decent cards and made some solid reads on the guys across from me. The heads-up match lasted almost three hours but I felt like I had control most of it. That win money is going into my daughter's college fund and we're finally fixing up the house like we've been talking about since forever.

My husband had just left me and I was trying to stay positive, so a coworker invited me out for the night. I was nervous about gambling, honestly, but she kept saying just have fun with it. I put ten dollars on red seventeen on a whim—completely random, no system or anything. The ball landed right on seventeen and I froze. I didn't even know what to do with myself, I just kept laughing and crying at the same time. That money helped me get into my own apartment and gave me breathing room while I figured out my next steps. It felt like the universe was telling me things were going to be okay.

I was visiting for the holidays from Arizona and staying with my sister who lives nearby. She suggested we go to the casino for fun, and honestly I was just there to spend time with her. I played the Buffalo Gold machine because my grandfather used to love buffalo—seemed like a good way to remeber him while I played. Somehow I triggered the bonus round and it just kept hitting, bonus after bonus, and the numbers kept climbing. I stood up from that machine shaking, couldn't even speak for a few minutes. My sister was screaming and we called my whole family right there to tell them.

I was killing time between meetings, had about an hour to burn before I had to be back at the office. Three Card Poker's quick so I figured why not, sat down with two hundred dollars. The cards were running hot and I kept winning hands, really good ones with straits and flushes. Before I knew it I was up several thousand and I got nervous, cashed out most of it but let a couple hundred ride. Walked out with nearly forty grand and immediately called my mom to tell her. I'm using it to finally pay off her car so she can retire like she's been wanting to do.