Posted on 10/09/2017 11:45:19 AM PDT by Drew68
Casinos are businesses, and they are not above running off people who win consistently over time. At the very least, he would not be getting comps if he was winning significant amounts on an ongoing basis.
If he was breaking even, or losing a small amount on average over time, he might be tolerated on a cash flow or “the house will win in the end” basis.
It’s one of the most prescribed drugs in the world and - at one time - was probably one of the most shared drugs in the world.
My grandmother had a prescription in the 80s, and I’d bet six or seven family members went to her at various times “for a valium” if they were having trouble sleeping or were going through a personal crisis or something similar.
I don’t know what the current numbers are on the drug.
Rarely is truth the first thing that comes out of an addicts mouth.
ok. The guys brain. He was a gambling addict. He was a violent, controlling, sadistic sex addict (per ho who said he paid 6k for violent sex). He loved guns. He got pleasure from gambling and causing pain.
This guy’s brain was FRIED. Somebody influenced this guy to do what he did. If he got away with it, HOW MUCH WAS HE GOING TO GET PAID? and who was going to pay him? The attack had no precursor. He had not done anything like this before, so who got him to take this major leap?
Title: Addictive drugs and gambling rewire neural circuits in similar ways
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-brain-gets-addicted-to-gambling/
Title: Understanding Psychopathic and Sadistic Minds
http://healthland.time.com/2012/05/14/understanding-the-psychopathic-mind/
Title: The Neurobiology of BDSM Sexual Practice
Title: Brain activity in sex addiction mirrors that of drug addiction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140711153327.htm
You can play 21 on the machines too. Just saying.
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