Missippy ping
To me, "Gambling" is no self control. (period) .....!!!!!
I am against all forms of gambling........er...except the occasional craps game.
"Oregon is one of nine states that allow games such as video poker and electronic keno in bars, taverns and other retail outlets apart from casinos."
That is SO true!
They are everywhere!
Women seem to love them.
The folks who have these
machines clean up, right
along with the state.
Personally, that is one vice
in which I have never had any
interest.
Bill Benett taught us gambling is perfectly fine an wholesome. That the most important virtue is to do like he says not like he does.
Gambling is like prostitution in a lot of ways. Personally, I find that it's risky, foolish, expensive, and a waste of time.
However that doesn't mean I think it should be illegal for those consenting adults who want to participate in it.
I go into a casino knowing that I could lose money, so I just say "Well, if I went out to a nice dinner or to the movies, I have to pay for that..." and I'll walk in with X dollars in my pocket and that's it.
If I lose it all, that was my cost for having fun. If I win, that's extra.... I've been pretty lucky though, I've only walked out of a casino with less money once (I've only gambled about 6 or 7 times, though...)
That being said, my younger sister and I, and our girl cousins get together every year for a reunion on the Gulf Coast. We always go to one of the casinos, each put in $10 and play a dollar machine to see if we'll win big. We never have. ;o(
I always plan to spend another $30 or so on the quarter or nickel slots to see if I win anything there. I never have, though each of the others has won a couple hundred dollars over the years. I consider it a fun night out, and my annual contribution to the casino gods, but who knows, maybe THIS year is my year to win!
This article woefully ignores the thousands of "bingo grannies" of whom my Mom WAS a former member.
I can't say for sure that Bingo killed her, but one never knows.
Anybody got the percentage of welfare and SS retirement benefits that get gambled with?
Seems to me our entire society is in a gamble, in many ways, and I suspect we're about to pay up.
I have been in a casino twice. The first time in Jackson MS where I was sickened watching people pull the handle on slot machines like mind-numbed robots and then again in Minnesota where I saw the same thing. After seeing that and doing a little research, I vowed never to waste my money in a casino. Those who go to casinos are losers by the strict definition of the word. House rules guarantee that. I live in the Joliet area now and know people whose lives and families have been ruined by the casinos there. The numbers are much higher than the state and MSM let on.
Have you ever noticed that when your gambling friends win, they brag about it and when they lose, they lie about it?
I work at a Casino here on the Coast. I see there broke behinds sittin on the benches every day. I've seen people win 2000 dollars, and put all of it back in the same slot machine. And yes, I see more women than men in the casino. No gambling for me !! :)
Jeff
Right. I think it has more to do about going head to head with men.