Chapter 208: Chapter 191: Bring in Reporters for Some Publicity

What?

Did we really hit the single number sixteen?

Julia Giannini was first stunned, then suddenly grabbed Lu Li’s face and gave him a big kiss.

She said, “Oh! My God! Lu! You are amazing! My God! Lu! You’re really amazing!”

Qin Liang, standing aside, was also cheering excitedly, “Yeah! Mr. Lu, you’re really awesome!”

Perhaps the most surprised was Shen Xia, who was sitting on the other side of Lu Li.

She never thought Lu Li’s gambling skills were so impressive.

He hit the highest odds of the American roulette on the first try.

You know, that’s a 35-to-1 payout!

Even though Shen Xia only bet five US dollars, she could still win 175 dollars.

If this happened a few more times, she could really win back her hotel expenses!

At this moment, Shen Xia secretly felt something strange, thinking Lu Li might really be the Gambling God?

Showing similar reactions were Zhang Guocheng, Xiaolin, Wang Yu, and a dozen other colleagues standing behind them.

They all looked surprised.

They didn’t know if Lu Li just got lucky and hit it by chance.

Or if he was truly the Gambling God as rumored.

Though Lu Li sat there calmly, the people around were in an uproar.

“Oh my God!”

“A thousand-dollar bet all on sixteen and it won?”

“Oh, I can hardly believe my eyes.”

“Look at this damn good luck of the Oriental guy, it’s really fucking good.”

“I’m really jealous of his luck.”

A group of people looked at Lu Li with envy and jealousy.

Of course, they didn’t think there was any skill involved.

After all, this game doesn’t require much skill to begin with.

They were just jealous of Lu Li, thinking his luck was too good, winning 35 thousand dollars on his first big bet.

The dealer remained composed, not showing any excitement over Lu Li winning 35 thousand dollars.

Because he sees countless people here throwing thousands every day, winning some tens of thousands is nothing unusual for him.

Collecting chips.

Paying out chips.

All in one go.

Originally, Lu Li’s betting chips included fifty-dollar ones and one-hundred-dollar ones.

When the dealer paid out, he exchanged them all for large thousand-dollar chips.

This is a common tactic in the casino.

As long as the player doesn’t specifically ask for smaller chips.

The dealer will always give large denomination chips close to the prize amount.

In doing so, players unknowingly bet larger chips and lose faster.

Lu Li didn’t mind and casually threw a thousand-dollar chip on the table.

This time he was aiming to lose.

After all, winning continuously could attract the casino’s attention.

After placing the bet, Lu Li lowered his voice and said, “Julia, don’t follow this round, I’m deliberately losing.”

Julia understood and nodded.

Lu Li also told Qin Liang and Shen Xia.

Both of them said they wouldn’t follow.

On the contrary, the other gamblers saw Lu Li betting on a single number again and rushed to follow.

Some, not so confident, only bet on red-black or odd-even.

Well, this time, no surprise, Lu Li lost his thousand-dollar chip.

“Shit!” the black guy cursed, “I told you he was just lucky before, how could he keep having such good luck? I should’ve known better than to follow him.”

“Yeah, I thought his luck would continue, too.”

Another white guy said a little remorsefully.

He had followed with a thousand dollars and was feeling very upset about losing.

Lu Li didn’t mind.

He didn’t even look, just casually grabbed a bunch of chips and threw them on the table.

Others counted it.

It was sixteen thousand dollars in chips.

This time, no one followed him.

Wang Yu blinked, “Old Lu, do you have confidence to bet so many chips this time?”

Zhang Guocheng also curiously watched and said, “If you’re confident, I’ll bet some too.”

Lu Li casually said, “Follow if you want, just don’t overdo it and draw the casino’s attention.”

Zhang Guocheng, Wang Yu, Xiaolin, and others heard this and all followed Lu Li’s bet.

Julia Giannini, Shen Xia, and Qin Liang didn’t need to be told, they all followed the bet, placing it again on a single number, but this time it was 7.

The onlookers were in a commotion!

“Oh my God!”

“Sixteen thousand dollars?”

“Is he crazy?”

“Does this guy really think he can hit a single number every time?”

“Hey, it’s his money, not yours.”

The other gamblers made sarcastic remarks, not even noticing that the dealer had already released the ball.

Zhang Guocheng, who had placed a hundred-dollar bet, nervously asked nearby, “Do you think we’ll win this round following Mr. Lu’s bet?”

Xiaolin, not knowing the outcome, tried to comfort him saying, “Director Zhang, gambling is just for entertainment, losing only costs a hundred dollars…”

He didn’t even finish his sentence.

The ball had already come to a steady stop.

Then suddenly, a burst of incredulous shouting exploded in Zhang Guocheng and Xiaolin’s ears!

“Oh my God! Oh my God!”

“Oh! My God! Oh my God!”

“This… How is this possible?”

“My Fack! Did he hit the single number again?”

“Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”

“Oh my goodness! How much do you win with a sixteen thousand US Dollar bet at thirty-five to one odds? Five hundred sixty thousand! Won five hundred sixty thousand US Dollars in one go!”

The nearby gamblers were in an uproar!

Not to mention the nearby gamblers.

Even the casino staff were drawn over.

They immediately rushed over to check if there was a problem with the machine.

Zhang Guocheng, Xiaolin, and the others stared at Lu Li in disbelief!

Who the hell would believe this?

Hitting a single number once in a day playing American roulette is already considered extremely lucky.

But Lu Li hit two out of three spins?

And this time, he bet sixteen thousand US Dollars?

Won five hundred sixty thousand US Dollars in one go!

To know that in American roulette, it’s not that the odds of hitting a single number change from one in thirty-eight to one in thirty-seven after a win, but that the probability is one in thirty-eight for each spin!

And now Lu Li has hit two out of three spins?

This isn’t just about being lucky, it’s being phenomenally lucky!

Zhang Guocheng, Xiaolin, and the others were shocked.

Their minds went blank, becoming increasingly convinced of the rumors collected from Macau about Lu Li being a Gambling God.

Julia Giannini saw that whenever Lu Li said yes, there was, and when he said no, there wasn’t, went completely crazy with happiness at this point.

She kept kissing Lu Li’s face and kept shouting, “Oh, my God.”

If one didn’t know why and just heard her voice, others would surely misunderstand what was happening!

Although Shen Xia wasn’t as crazy as Julia Giannini.

Yet winning two rounds with thirty-five to one odds in a row left her somewhat excited as well.

Her eyes frequently glanced at Lu Li, being passionately kissed by Julia Giannini.

She was almost completely convinced of Lu Li’s afternoon claim of being a “Gambling God.”

…

The news that someone won fifty-six thousand playing American roulette spread like wildfire.

Many gamblers in the casino got word of this.

Some just chuckled.

Others were curious and moved eagerly towards the noise.

Winning hundreds of thousands or millions in one night is very normal in a casino.

Because more people lose at the same time.

But winning fifty-six thousand in one go is indeed quite rare.

It’s known that Don Johnson, hailed as a Gambling God by many gamblers in Ugly Country, only won a maximum of eight hundred thousand US Dollars at once.

It’s imaginable what a huge stir it would cause in the casino when Lu Li wins fifty-six thousand in one go.

More importantly, he’s playing a pure luck game, American roulette.

What does that signify?

It signifies that Lu Li’s luck is overflowing, consistently hitting the highest odds single numbers!

Gamblers tend to be very superstitious.

Of course, they want to get to know Lu Li, who is “favored by Lady Luck,” and catch some luck for themselves.

So, while the casino staff were checking the machine for any issues.

A crowd gathered around the table where Lu Li was.

More people kept coming over.

“Who won fifty-six thousand?”

“That Oriental guy, yes, the one dressed in designer labels.”

“Did he really win fifty-six thousand?”

“No kidding, didn’t you see the casino staff rushing over to check the machine?”

“This isn’t a slot machine, and it’s entirely controlled by the dealer, what’s the point of the casino checking the machine?”

“Can’t afford the loss; losing tens of thousands in one go, wouldn’t the casino be anxious?”

“Last time in Colorado, didn’t a casino deny a slot machine win of over forty million US Dollars?”

The gamblers said all sorts of things.

Yet, without exception, this group of people crowded towards Lu Li while talking.

Even two white girls deliberately touched Lu Li, seemingly trying to grab onto the luck.

Two staff members finished checking the machine, and there were indeed no problems.

But precisely because there were no problems at all.

These two staff members instead showed troubled expressions.

After all, if there were even the slightest issue with the machine, they could claim Lu Li’s win wasn’t valid.

But now, with no issues, it seemed aside from actually paying out, there really was no other way.

These two staff members couldn’t decide, so they had to communicate with the Chief Executive standing by supervising them.

The Chief Executive’s name was Mark Giannantonio.

A middle-aged man in his forties, a bald white man, very tall but quite thin.

One staff member went up and said, “Mr. Mark, the machine has no issues whatsoever.”

Another staff member asked, “Do we really have to pay him that much money?”

Mark Giannantonio seemed a bit surprised.

He initially thought there might be some malfunction with the machine, or someone was using instruments to interfere with the roulette machine, that’s how Lu Li consecutively hit single numbers twice.

But after a round of checking, the roulette machine had no issues?

Mark Giannantonio calmly said, “It’s just winning a few hundred thousand US Dollars, pay up!”

The first staff member who spoke said, “But…”

Mark Giannantonio interrupted, “No buts, our Atlantic City has fallen behind for a long time due to a lack of positive publicity. Now someone can win big money in our casino, isn’t that the best positive publicity? As long as he didn’t cheat, I acknowledge any amount won tonight. Contact some reporters, spread news about him winning fifty-six thousand in one go tonight, and if he wins more, write the news as exaggeratedly as possible. Anyway, I say, no matter how much he wins tonight, I’m fine with it!”

That’s right, Mark Giannantonio wanted to use Lu Li’s big win for publicity, hoping to reverse the casino’s fortunes and attract more gamblers to come.

In his view, compared to attracting more gamblers to come to his casino, losing hundreds of thousands or millions in one night is not a big deal at all.

Unfortunately, Mark Giannantonio had no idea that Lu Li’s goal tonight wasn’t just hundreds of thousands or millions, but aiming for billions, or he wouldn’t have dared to say these words to the staff!

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