Gambling and casinos.

[Bassdeer]

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[tpack]

I have cousins, aunts and uncles that love to go to Casinos and cruises, so they can gamble. I have never understood the attraction/addiction. I went to Vegas a few times when I was younger and enjoyed the scenery but not playing slots, craps or blackjack. Gambling with my hard earned money wasn`t fun or enjoyable. My dad had the addiction though as I witnessed it several times when I was a kid. My mother's child support was lost many times by shooting dice in the back of someone's pasture on the tailgate of someone's pickup truck. I thank God that I never got any enjoyment out of it.

[AntlerCollector]

Casinos are built on gamblers with “strategies”.

[Gumbo Man]

I have a strategy that has always worked for me. My wife and I only go maybe once every three or 4 years and I only play Black Jack. In the early days I always heard that if you can break even it has been cheap entertainment. But the ultimate goal is leave with more than you came with. Here is my method of success. We normally take 500 to split between the 2 of us. I find the right table and she starts working the slots. After I lose my 250.00 I hang with her till she’s tapped out which normally takes a little longer playing the slots. But when her money is gone we both hit the ATM for 1000.00 and leave. It just makes us feel better by leaving with twice as much as we came with.

[CabezaBlanca]

I sat down at the craps table once with $30. I played until I had to pee and couldn't take it anymore. They gave me a couple of trays to carry all of my chips. I went to the bathroom, came back and lost it all. I have no idea how much was I up but it was thousands.

[AntlerCollector]

I have a strategy that has always worked for me. My wife and I only go maybe once every three or 4 years and I only play Black Jack. In the early days I always heard that if you can break even it has been cheap entertainment. But the ultimate goal is leave with more than you came with. Here is my method of success. We normally take 500 to split between the 2 of us. I find the right table and she starts working the slots. After I lose my 250.00 I hang with her till she’s tapped out which normally takes a little longer playing the slots. But when her money is gone we both hit the ATM for 1000.00 and leave. It just makes us feel better.

Lmao. Yep the atm machine is the only one I can get any money out of.

[Geezy Rider]

I’m not a gambler other than a little hood em at the house once in a while.
I’ve only been to a casino once. My brother in law took me to one in Shreveport. Ate breakfast at the buffet, it was really good, then he introduced me to penny slots. I put five dollars in and when I got down to about 2.25 dollars I hit for 49 dollars or something like that. I handed that ticket to my wife and told her to cash it in. While she was gone I hit for a couple of more dollars and when that original fiver ran out I got up, we cashed out the other ticket and left. I can honestly say that I came out a winner. I felt absolutely nothing from the experience. No excitement. No fun. No nothing. It’s not even entertaining to me.

[EarleyBird]

I work too hard to gamble my money, but I do like to go for the free beer, good food, and sheer entertainment of watching the highs and lows of people gambling. Especially blackjack. We rarely go anywhere for that but my wife plays pretty good and it's fun to watch.

[Throwin Darts]

I sat on a three card poker table all night and watched a drunk kid from California go on the hot streak of the century and get up $75,000. I sat there for at least 8 hours playing and talking to this kid the whole time. He ended up losing it all and got up and stumbled out of there.

I ran into him the next day in the casino and he had no idea who I was or that he had been up big the night before.

[Graysonhogs]

I like 3 card poker and roulette. I'll usually play $50 in slots. Go maybe once a year

[Neironwik]

I know this thread is a bit dated, but I couldn't resist jumping in. The casino stories you mentioned are classic! The ups and downs of gambling are like no other, and observing people's reactions to wins and losses is its own form of entertainment.
Since this thread has been around for a while, I'm curious—have you had any change of luck or a new favorite game since last year? Also, if you're considering venturing into online casinos, this Casino Malaysia site has caught my attention recently. Solid lineup of games and they're reputed for their fair play.
Here's to better luck and more fun times ahead, whether it's at the blackjack table or spinning the roulette wheel!

[okrattler]

I know this thread is a bit dated, but I couldn't resist jumping in. The casino stories you mentioned are classic! The ups and downs of gambling are like no other, and observing people's reactions to wins and losses is its own form of entertainment.
Since this thread has been around for a while, I'm curious—have you had any change of luck or a new favorite game since last year? Also, if you're considering venturing into online casinos, this Casino Malaysia site has caught my attention recently. Solid lineup of games and they're reputed for their fair play.
Here's to better luck and more fun times ahead, whether it's at the blackjack table or spinning the roulette wheel!

I'm still mostly a blackjack guy. We went a week and a half ago and I nearly lost $200. I went all in as I was about to leave and won my money back plus $20. So I wouldn't say that was real good but I'll take $20 over losing $200 any day. Some of my buddies have kinda moved away from the tables and started playing slots more. Used to all I played was slot machines but now days I'd rather sit at a table. I've had luck with slot machines in the past but not much.

Although I did win $40 yesterday on a $20 scratch off.

I haven't made the jump to any online games. I'm almost afraid to as much as I like to gamble. That's one thing I really do like to do. Which is fine to a point. It can be an expensive hobby.

[RiverRat1]

My son that lives in NM wins all the time on the slots (I know it's crazy) he has learned how to read the machine some machines have tells on when they are going to hit. Plus he plays the $10 or $20 a pull every time. Texted me about a month ago and sent a picture of a $7500 hit on a dam penny machine.

I can tell you on roulette the best way to win is split the wheel into 4 quarters and play 1 quarter every time, so quarters will be 10, 10, 9, 9 =38, so pick one and put a dollar on every number, so 1 quarter might be 0,28,9,26,30,11,7,20,32. Yea it's $9 or $10 bet every time. I keep a list on my phone of the numbers in order so the 9 numbers would be on my phone in order 0,7,9,11,20,26,28,30,32, that way I can place my bet fast.

Any chance you can look at his win/loss statement he get from the casino to do his taxes? That's the only way to know how much he's made for real.
I hear people thinking they're winning but still to this date never seen a positive win/loss statement. Not from one that plays more than 8-10 times per year anyway.

[Drycreek3189]

I like to play hookey, my money was too hard to come by. I’d rather buy guns !

[okrattler]

I like to play hookey, my money was too hard to come by. I’d rather buy guns !

That's what I have to tell myself to stay out of the casino all the time. I know myself well enough to know I hate losing so I won't quit playing if I'm down and if I'm doing good I won't quit either. People like me are the reason they have a number people can call if they like gambling too much. I try not to go but every once in a while.

I don't take Kenny Rogers words to heart. "Gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em. Know when to walk away and when to run."

It's been a common occurrence at the casino for my buddy to nudge me and say "Man you're doing good. Better cash out." Every time I'm like "Dude no way. I'm doing good."