Originally Posted by
Rob.Singer
You still have a lot to learn Alan, and unless you're doing as well as I've done in video poker at least, it would behoove you to listen instead of whatever it is that you do here for whatever reason you do it.
One can only thrive in gambling if one understands and practices common sense--which is also where it all starts. Casinos want your money, and it is the ONLY reason they want you to come in their doors. But the player comes in to get the CASINO's money, and this should be the overriding reason for the visit. Not to chat with the cashier, to exchange niceties with the handpay crew in the high limit room, or to make a fool out of yourself by talking to some host.
So does it then make sense to do exactly what the casino wants and expects a gambler to do? Of course not! Then why do most people do it? Because THEY'RE WEAK, INEXPERIENCED PEOPLE WHO FEEL MUCH BETTER BEING LED BY THE HAND THAN BEING LEADERS! And this ends up being the biggest advantage any casino has over any player. Need cash to play? Why, cash a check or get a line of credit going....And in the process give them not only access into your financial life, but access to you whenever you enter their casino. Win a big jackpot that puts you ahead for the visit? Why, don't go home....stay on and run that newfound confidence & euphoric feeling thru the higher limit machines, why dontcha. And put all that jackpot money into your pocket? Nope....not when you and the floor crew can have a "good 'ol time" when you pass out tips as you get ready to play on! Gee, what a feeling THAT is. Win big, then let everyone join in on the fun, and at the same time you can ward off those feelings of intimidation just by giving away some of that jackpot money that seems SO BIG at the time.
And here's the best part--you're lack of knowledge about high limit rooms even though you play in them. No strong player sits at a $10 or $25 machine and feeds hundreds into them. They go to the room's cashier and has a ticket made, usually very discreetly.
More and more, it appears you're nothing more than a giddy, comp-loving, anxiety-driven 25c gambling tourist who plays $5 games. And you could be and do so much better, if you only listened.