Let's Go Gambling / Aw Dangit
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About
Let's Go Gambling and Aw Dangit refer to a series of gamblecore memes, namely video edits, based on an audio clip of a man exclaiming, "Let's go gambling!" followed by the repeated sound of a slot machine spinning and the man saying, "Aw dangit" as he loses every spin. The audio originates from a viral video made using Flipnote by TikToker @raxdflipnote and went viral throughout May 2024, inspiring further animations and lip dubs which often use the audio to portray someone trying and failing at something multiple times.
Origin
On May 12th, 2024, TikToker[1] @raxdflipnote posted a video animated in Flipnote where a man exclaims, "Let's go gambling!" then spins a slot machine unsuccessfully numerous times, saying, "Aw, dangit," after every failed spin. The video gained over 5.6 million views in roughly two weeks. The video was also uploaded to raxdflipnote's YouTube[2] channel that day, garnering over 272,000 views in the same span of time (shown below).
Spread
The video's audio became the subject of memes over the following weeks. On May 15th, 2024, TikToker[3] @chickenlover99gz posted an animation set to the audio that gained over 1.6 million views in two weeks (shown below). On May 20th, the original video was posted to /r/Clamworks,[4] garnering over 530 upvotes in 10 days.
@chickenlover99gz bazingillionaire #pixelart #animation ♬ original sound – AuroraXD
On May 21st, TikToker[5] @shadygto posted a video using the audio that gained over 2.5 million views in nine days (shown below, left). On May 24th, TikToker[6] @rippin_lips_tv_ posted a video that gained over 2.2 million views in six days (shown below, right).
@shadygto Cons of haveing a gto #fyp ##gtr##gto##funny##jokes##supercars ♬ original sound – AuroraXD
@rippin_lips_tv_ It is what it is. #fyp #fishing #bassfishing #bass #fishingtiktoks #fishtok #fishinglife #fish #viral #trend #blowthisup #funny #xybca ♬ original sound – AuroraXD
Various Examples
@yeay919 tag that one friend#fyp #relatible #fypシ゚viral ♬ original sound – AuroraXD
@5p1r1tph0n3 Maybe i should work at the library or something
@mapacheofisaac LET'S GO GAMBLING!#CapCut #tboi #thebindingofisaac #games #isaac #gambling #meme ♬ original sound – AuroraXD
@bertam_ the plans will make it out soon trust me #plans #friendgroup #weekend #gc #summer ♬ original sound – AuroraXD
Search Interest
External References
[1] TikTok – raxdflipnote
[2] YouTube – raxdflipnote
[3] TikTok – chickenlover99gz
[6] TikTok – rippin_lips_tv_
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