I dunno, I have a lot of respect for people who gamble in casinos and get kicked out for winning too much against the house because they’ve mastered card counting and pattern recognition.
I also don’t see a big problem with people occasionally hitting up a casino for some fun once in a while - it’s no different than hitting up an arcade really.
My problem is the industry preying on people who don’t know when to stop and get suckered in by the advertisements. That and people like this toddler in the article that likes to make bets but can’t stand when they lose.
I dunno, I have a lot of respect for people who gamble in casinos and get kicked out for winning too much against the house because they’ve mastered card counting and pattern recognition.
I also don’t see a big problem with people occasionally hitting up a casino for some fun once in a while - it’s no different than hitting up an arcade really.
My problem is the industry preying on people who don’t know when to stop and get suckered in by the advertisements. That and people like this toddler in the article that likes to make bets but can’t stand when they lose.
Exactly. If I go to a casino, it’s with a set budget of what I can lose and I walk out if I hit it. It’s just my entertainment budget for the day.
I don’t go expecting to win big, and will usually bounce if I end up with a net gain of around $30-50.
But I’ve only been 3x in the 15 years since I turned 21, and one of those was for a Smash Mouth show (it was a really fun show).