We go to the casino about once every three months or so with the expectation of blowing a few hundred and just having a good time. But we have a pact that if we do win a decent jackpot, we immediately blow it on a nice dinner for ourselves. That happens about every third trip.
Once in a great while, we win a really big jackpot (over $500) and we have a really NICE dinner and take the rest of it home with us.
We basically stick to the penny, nickel and quarter slots and do max bet every spin. That's the only way to get the more decent payouts.
We did it in reverse. First we had our dinner, then we went to the casino to try to win back the cost of dinner.
Do the same in Vegas and you don’t have to pay an arm and a leg for some of the best food ever - anywhere up and down the strip! And you get to take the remainder home with you (the money not the food) or unless you feel lucky, return to the casino and bet it all!