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Laurent Rees

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The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

I started to panic. And actually, when I finally told, you know, I told Cameron, I'm like, this is what's going on. Like, I don't know how to handle it. And that's when he said, OK, you're good at these slots. Win back. Because he's seen me win tons of money on them. So I said, OK, but you kind of go down this rabbit hole.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

I started to panic. And actually, when I finally told, you know, I told Cameron, I'm like, this is what's going on. Like, I don't know how to handle it. And that's when he said, OK, you're good at these slots. Win back. Because he's seen me win tons of money on them. So I said, OK, but you kind of go down this rabbit hole.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

You know, I told you, my dad's quote to me is, winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. And so you get competitive against a stupid machine, and you should know better than to gamble against the house. Like, it doesn't ever pay off, ever.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

You know, I told you, my dad's quote to me is, winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. And so you get competitive against a stupid machine, and you should know better than to gamble against the house. Like, it doesn't ever pay off, ever.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

When I first arrived to the win, that's all I would do. I actually didn't even unpack my suitcase. I would literally pop open the champagne, open the back door for Kula to go potty, and then I would take my champagne and go, go to the slot machines. Zara was spiraling. I actually don't really sleep much. I never did anyways, because I took Adderall, so I was always awake.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

When I first arrived to the win, that's all I would do. I actually didn't even unpack my suitcase. I would literally pop open the champagne, open the back door for Kula to go potty, and then I would take my champagne and go, go to the slot machines. Zara was spiraling. I actually don't really sleep much. I never did anyways, because I took Adderall, so I was always awake.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

The Adderall and the alcohol was a cocktail of focused haze. Every time I would drink, I would take a pill. Drink, take a pill, because it would keep me alert, but also calm. When you take Adderall, you have a very bad short-term memory, so you don't think about certain things. Plus, with the alcohol, it just kind of makes your reality just kind of euphoric in a way. Also invincible.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

The Adderall and the alcohol was a cocktail of focused haze. Every time I would drink, I would take a pill. Drink, take a pill, because it would keep me alert, but also calm. When you take Adderall, you have a very bad short-term memory, so you don't think about certain things. Plus, with the alcohol, it just kind of makes your reality just kind of euphoric in a way. Also invincible.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

You feel invincible a little bit. And that's probably why I just kept taking it, thinking taking it would just solve my problems, and I could figure things out if I just keep taking Adderall.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

You feel invincible a little bit. And that's probably why I just kept taking it, thinking taking it would just solve my problems, and I could figure things out if I just keep taking Adderall.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

So we'd go back to the villa. I would tuck him in bed. I would change, you know, into my comfy clothes and put on, you know, my yoga pants and my Chanel sweater and my Chanel sneakers. And then at three in the morning, go back out into the slots.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

So we'd go back to the villa. I would tuck him in bed. I would change, you know, into my comfy clothes and put on, you know, my yoga pants and my Chanel sweater and my Chanel sneakers. And then at three in the morning, go back out into the slots.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

So I learned on the penny slots. So I was like, there's got to be a rhyme or rhythm, and I have to feel the rhythm in the machine.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

So I learned on the penny slots. So I was like, there's got to be a rhyme or rhythm, and I have to feel the rhythm in the machine.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

Okay, let me tell you about Dragon Link. It's basically a game. It has like five different characters. It has... You know, an old Japanese man, a young Japanese woman, a big Buddha, a panda.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

Okay, let me tell you about Dragon Link. It's basically a game. It has like five different characters. It has... You know, an old Japanese man, a young Japanese woman, a big Buddha, a panda.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

Now, I was the only one who could hit as many bonuses, you know, in a day. People would just watch me like I was in a zoo. But it was a really incredible game once you felt the rhythm of it. And then I knew how to bet properly and I would hit these big bonuses.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

Now, I was the only one who could hit as many bonuses, you know, in a day. People would just watch me like I was in a zoo. But it was a really incredible game once you felt the rhythm of it. And then I knew how to bet properly and I would hit these big bonuses.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

Depending on how the night went, I would either stay awake till 6 to 7 a.m. the next day and continue gambling the whole entire day. If it wasn't doing well, I'd go back to the room about 5 a.m. I would check on Kula. I would take her out to play in the yard. Cameron was still sleeping. So I would go back out at 6 a.m. to the slot machines.

The Binge Crimes: Hunting The Bogeyman
Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn

Depending on how the night went, I would either stay awake till 6 to 7 a.m. the next day and continue gambling the whole entire day. If it wasn't doing well, I'd go back to the room about 5 a.m. I would check on Kula. I would take her out to play in the yard. Cameron was still sleeping. So I would go back out at 6 a.m. to the slot machines.