I have cursed your theory Denny. Actually I went to Death Valley after hitting a penny machine in Pahrump, Nevada for a large sum. Odd that we stopped at a truck stop/ Terrible's casino there for breakfast. They offered a discount if we had a players card so I signed up, got a t-shirt and 10 bucks of free play credit. I ate breakfast for near nothing then put a buck of my own in a penny machine to activate the free play. Cashed out at $92.00 and nevere even got into my free play money. I still have that as a credit on the players card.
It would have been a bummer to croak in the valley with all that ill gotten change in my pocket.