This is going to hurt. The only thing I have to do is quit when ahead.
On my last trip I was playing a combination of $5 and $25 8/5 Bonus. I quit after hitting several quads at $25 including small quads that paid $5,000. No royal was needed as the video poker share of my $16,500 win that weekend.
I also won at craps -- another negative expectation game. I quit when ahead. OMG that's gotta hurt.