| After some truly good advice from fellow gamblers and some soul searching, I realized that my pride was about to take me down again--my momma would be so impressed. Next time I enter a casino, I'm going to remember what I'm there to do. A casino is a business designed to part me from my money, and get me to enjoy it! I think it's a lot of fun, and challenging, to try to take more of theirs than they take of mine. There are decent games in a casino, some with a low house edge, and with knowledgeable play, reasonable goals and expectations, you can take a little of their money home. That's a pretty good deal. I don't know any other business which offers you that opportunity. So what if the casino or the other players think I'm a bonehead? As a matter of fact, it's very likely better that they do perceive me as a nice lady, but isn't it too bad that I don't know how to play? That way I get invitations back to the casino's party. Even in games of chance, knowledge is a powerful tool for the player, but unlike other endeavors where you can proclaim your accomplishment, it's beneficial to appear to be just another bonehead gambler. If you become truly skillful and flaunt it, then you may well not have a place to ply your skills. Just ask accomplished card counters who can't play in casinos because their "action" is not wanted, or poker players who have a hard time finding a game because they win with apparent ease. Just suppose that a casino does happen to take notice that you win regularly and see if you get another comped room. After a while, the comps and maybe even your "privileges" would be a thing of the past. I wanted to go back and thank that proud fellow who felt free to criticize me and helped me in my never ending quest to be a better gambler. I went back to that same casino--looking for him. He was a regular and I thought he might be around, so I asked one of the dealers if she had seen him. It turns out he was having surgery--something about a chip being removed from his shoulder. Hopefully he'll be back soon, I need fellows like him to keep me on track. If he doesn't come around again, though, there's plenty more like him. In the meantime, I'm just going to keep trying not to be one of them. I've overheard pit bosses and hosts telling big players to "be careful" at new games with a big house edge. I see crew members helping new players and advising them not to press their bets too aggressively. While playing blackjack, one of the dealers actually stopped the action to advise an imbibing player not to hit his hard 19 against a dealer upcard of 6. |
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