Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson View Post
frank, I think what keeps most players banging on machines is nothing less than "fear and greed."

the greed is easy to understand: the players want to win.

the "fear" is that they don't want to give up their seat because someone else might win.
Interesting insight. If true, this does not speak well of the players you mention. Not only do they want to win, they wish others to fail. A grim outlook on human nature, but then again any realistic outlook on human nature usually is dark.