The Streets give away free money

Mike Skinner is giving away £1000 after hitting the jackpot at a casino.

The Streets star won the cash on a night out with The Mitchell Brothers and has offered the reward to anyone who can explain what one of their songs is about.

In a rambling online post, Skinner explained he'd been inspired to go gambling after watching the new James Bond film.

He said: "After a long day last Thursday talking to the Mitchells about their new song, it was The Beats' Christmas dinner.

"I decided to have it at a casino when I saw the James Bond film. So Magic Mike was saying he would take it easy but, as each beer flowed, he seemed to be taking on strange powers.

"He's not just a pretty sound engineer, he had this thing that he called 'the vibe' and by the time he was hammered he was always right.

"Then I got into an argument with one of the bankers who thought I'd been stealing from this Russian dude, which I thought might escalate into me getting polonium in my drink, but the security cameras were on my side.

"Anyway, I walked away with £1,025 cash (I woke up with £1,020 due to a lady taking £5 on the way out to work)."

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