Soule: Here's How To Win In Atlantic City Casinos

For the second time in six months, I made my way to Atlantic City, N.J., except on this trip, husband Bruce, a non-gambler, stayed on the farm to feed the animals. Instead, I traveled with Trish Taylor, farm friend, and head chef at Grappone Conference Center in Concord. After changing buses in Boston and New York City, we arrived at Caesars Palace.

In the lobby, a 20-foot statue of Julius Caesar, his right arm reaching toward the cathedral-like sky-blue ceiling, stood to the right. Straight ahead was a sign for "Hell's Kitchen by Gordon Ramsay."

"Wow, we have to eat at Hell's Kitchen," Chef Trish said. "Have you seen his TV show? He's amazing."

I'd never watched the show, but I felt I would.

Trish, who had taken her mom to Fox Woods many times, was an old hand at playing slot machines.

"Pick the penny machines and bet small. That way, your cash will last longer," Trish said.

I found a flashy machine called "Hot Shot" and fed it a $100 bill. Every few minutes, my machine shouted, "Hotshot!" and I'd have a chance to win big, as much as $44,932, but only if I had bet the maximum. Rather than bet small (10 cents at a time) and forfeit the chance to walk away with enough cash to pay off the farm's Mahindra tractor, I decided to bet the maximum of 45 cents each time.

My plan worked, and one time a 45-cent bet won me $209.

"Cash out and put half of your winnings in your pocket" -- more good advice from Trish.

I tucked $109 into my pocket and fed the remaining $100 back into the hungry machines. Since I was a farmer, I thought the Little Piggy machines would bring me luck. At first, they did, but then, just like the others, they flashed their lights but kept my money.

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Carole Soule is co-owner of Miles Smith Farm in Loudon, N.H., where she raises and sells beef and other local products. She can be reached at carolesoule60@gmail.com.