I won the battle, but I may not win the war and there is not a thing I can do to affect the outcome of the war other than what I have already done.
So I made the $100 Bowmans overdraft suicide deposit, which actually cost me $102.50. Then $50 on this:
6 Team Parlay risking 50 to win 2,241
Und 8½ (+100) METS/BRAVES
Und 7 (+100) CARDINALS/DODGERS
RED SOX (-150)
Ovr 10½ (-125) BLUE JAYS/RED SOX
GIANTS -1.5 (-110)
WHITE SOX -1.5 (+100)
Then I lost a $50 suicide hand at Bowmans with my remaining balance. I had a 13, the dealer a ten showing. I hit to a 17 and held. The dealer got a twenty. Because "he" didn't get his second card until after I finished, I would have won had I just held the first time.
After that, I went with a suicide $50 Insta Cash EFT deposit to Sands. I had a twenty. Thought I had at least a tie, but when you have that delay as the dealer looks under "his" hole card, either my phone line is messing up or he's got an Ace under there. It was the latter.
I decided to try one more time, knowing full well the next one is genocide.
It was a $100 ICNTEFT to Sands again.
I won on points. I had a 19, the dealer a 17. Immediately withdrew $101 back to my current debit card. Went double or nothing again and won on points again.
This is where I took a deep breath to have Sands call me. I knew I was getting near the limit that I could refund my active card. Sure enough, the guy said I could only do $122 more, then it will start going back to the old card.
I would need at least $153 more by Monday to cover everything. If there is ANY complications, Monday ain't gonna happen and either everything goes overdraft or something bounces.
I still went ahead and did a $154 debit card refund. Then I lost $1 playing video poker, and then won one last all-or-noithing hand with a blackjack. My final act was to take out $54 via debit card refund.
I now have plenty in refunds to cover everything, but only if they post in time. If they don't, it won't do me any good.
What I need to be able to sleep well tonight, tomorrow night and Monday night is to hit this frickin parlay, get a NETeller withdrawal then find someone who has a PayPal account whom I trust who will faciliate a suicide money laundering scheme where I send them $280 via NETeller and they send me back $270 PayPal.
Then and only then can I relax.
So that is where we are at. If you gave me this option this morning, that I would be in this position right now, I'd take it. I wish it was just a little more secure, but it's still a net postive situation.
Now let's just wait for the scores to roll in...