What Part of The House Wins Do They Not Understand?
Of all the addictive type people I have met in my life, alcoholics, druggies, etc., gamblers are the the ones with the least ability to Think Past Go!
Casinos work on fixed and immutable odds in their favor. It is a very profitable Business!
People come to the casino every day before the machines or tables open. They enjoy the security of the building and the courteousness of the waitresses serving breakfast. Guess what? Costs to the casino to provide all this mid-morning comfort are not covered by the purchase of ham and eggs and a cup of coffee...
Costs?
Land the building is sitting on
Structural building
Maintenance - plumbing, electrical, sidewalks etc.
Utility bills - electricity wow slot machines, water, cable...
Staff - Servers, chefs, maintenance, security, cashiers, dealers, and management salaries...
Breakfast is over, the 'Machines' open and the dealers are checking the cards...
The race is on. People are claiming their favourite machines (probly the same one they played last night until closing).
There are three people sitting at the Blackjack table already. Are these people exceptional mathematicians? Obviously not, or they would work at the casino. Can they at least Think Past Go?
Casinos work on fixed and immutable odds in their favor. It is a very profitable Business!
People come to the casino every day before the machines or tables open. They enjoy the security of the building and the courteousness of the waitresses serving breakfast. Guess what? Costs to the casino to provide all this mid-morning comfort are not covered by the purchase of ham and eggs and a cup of coffee...
Costs?
Land the building is sitting on
Structural building
Maintenance - plumbing, electrical, sidewalks etc.
Utility bills - electricity wow slot machines, water, cable...
Staff - Servers, chefs, maintenance, security, cashiers, dealers, and management salaries...
Breakfast is over, the 'Machines' open and the dealers are checking the cards...
The race is on. People are claiming their favourite machines (probly the same one they played last night until closing).
There are three people sitting at the Blackjack table already. Are these people exceptional mathematicians? Obviously not, or they would work at the casino. Can they at least Think Past Go?
All day long the 'Players', as the casino likes to call them, fight the odds - fixed and immutable odds.
Ask any dealer what a whiner is? Its the cards fault, the dealers' fault, the casinos' fault, even the other players' fault... ALL Day Long!
Player: out loud "I hate this dealer, he/she always takes my money"
Dealer: "I pay and take bets, that is my job. I promise that I will not reach over the table into your pockets and take your money. However, once you put your money on the table as a bet, it becomes HOPE's money..."
These people are depressed because their HOPE is writing checks that the statistical probability can't cash (forgive me lol). No they do not have the ability to Think Past Go?
Dealer's Note: If you want to learn about someone's personality, don't use personality tests - play games with them.
In the movie Casino with Robert De Niro, his character describes very accuarately the phenomenon of casinos, something to the effect of, "We sell HOPE for cash"
Alcoholics are usually escaping from some sort of pain they can't seem to resolve, but gamblers have another idea. They are going to spend their money on redemption. The gamblers' falicy, HOPE! Maybe it is a human falicy? I always have hope, but you gotta Think Past Go!
Look at the Bigger Picture!
The casinos are not somehow subsidized by some government project to spread wealth around to those who feel deserving.
The casinos not only make enough money to pay all their overhead (see costs), but also make a tidy little profit for themselves. So much so that the casinos in our province are now substantially owned by international interests.
And this is their profit AFTER the government and the charities get their cut.
The Government of Alberta for example, makes as much or more in gaming, as they do in oil royalties.
Gamblers live in a dream world. Just take a small step back and Look at the Bigger Picture!
In the movie Casino with Robert De Niro, his character describes very accuarately the phenomenon of casinos, something to the effect of, "We sell HOPE for cash"
Alcoholics are usually escaping from some sort of pain they can't seem to resolve, but gamblers have another idea. They are going to spend their money on redemption. The gamblers' falicy, HOPE! Maybe it is a human falicy? I always have hope, but you gotta Think Past Go!
Look at the Bigger Picture!
The casinos are not somehow subsidized by some government project to spread wealth around to those who feel deserving.
The casinos not only make enough money to pay all their overhead (see costs), but also make a tidy little profit for themselves. So much so that the casinos in our province are now substantially owned by international interests.
And this is their profit AFTER the government and the charities get their cut.
The Government of Alberta for example, makes as much or more in gaming, as they do in oil royalties.
Gamblers live in a dream world. Just take a small step back and Look at the Bigger Picture!
Do the Math! Think Past Go!
It gets better! As a public servant for over 35 years, I have a million of them and they are ALL TRUE! (names and places are changed to protect the stupid)
Stay tuned for the next edition of ...
Think Past Go!
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