[angkor]

I would drop 100 or 150 bucks as part of the evening.

Exactly. When I go to a casino, I take one or two hundred $$$, which I expect to see never again. It's the cost of the entertainment.

A "big win" is being able to extend the time at the blackjack tables with the original stake, or (even better) quitting at breakeven. Wow!

Compulsive gamblers focus on winning, recreational gamblers focus on playing.

[Bluntpoint]

I like shooting quarters into my pond with a slingshot.

So far, I have yet to come out ahead.

I will shoot some more this afternoon.

I'm feeling lucky today.