Casino battle royale

Say what you will about the French – and we all have – at least their judicial system still functions well.

For example, “A French court has split the jackpot from a casino slot machine between the woman who put in the money and the man who pulled the lever, ending months of argument between the two.”

Talk about your wisdom of Solomon. At least this is better than the court’s other option, which was seizing half the money for taxes and letting the peeved pair fight it out over the rest.

The duo should be satisfied with the decision. This way, each gets a million Euros, which is worth nearly $1.5 million in ’merican money.

Hey, they should be embarrassed to admit that it took two of them to operate a slot machine. … How do they handle cell phones or microwave ovens?

Next time they go casino-hopping, they should either draw up a detailed contract beforehand or simply split up with a handful of coins and head for different machines.

That’s the way a lot of couples do it on the boats across the river, under the theory that it “doubles their chances.”

Most times, it simply speeds up the emptying of their pockets, but I guess it wouldn’t be as much fun.