I lived in Las Vegas and the gun store near my house had a S&W 28 that I wanted really badly. I talked the owner into taking it out of the consignment case for a day, and if i could get the money together, I don't remember how much it was, I would buy it. I knew if it went back in, it would be gone. I was getting paid in 4 days, but I had $30 left. I had just bought groceries, so I had food and stuff, so I decided to go play the poker machines with it. I was down about $20 when I hit the 1000 quarter/$250 jackpot, and I went back to the store and bought the gun. I sold it a few years later when I moved back to Ohio. Around the end of 2006, it popped up on Gunbroker, I recognized the odd mark on the grip, and confirmed that it was by the serial number. I forgot about the end of the auction, and missed it by $1.00. During the time I lived in LV, I gambled and won quite a few times when I wanted to go on a trip or buy something. For some reason, I won a lot at Keno, supposedly the worst game you can play.