Anyone go to the Casino?

[HeartBeatOfTheBeast]

Does anyone on this forum go to the casinos? I was about $480 ahead for the year before the Covid virus shut the casinos down. I've never hit a jackpot but would win $200 or $300 here or there. I only play the slots. Some of my family members hit jackpots. I will be going to Vegas with family once everything reopens.

[heavyhorse]

Um, no.  A relative does.  Or has.  But Good Luck.  

[threelegs]

I've been to one once. I wasn't smart about it and went home broke. Here's how I'd approach it if I felt like going again.




* Determine in advance how much money you want to gamble. Consider that you could lose all of it.




* Eat dinner and fill your fuel tank before you leave. You may also want to leave enough cash in the car for parking fees.




* Wear some piece of clothing with pockets that are roomy enough to hold all your betting money; it should have one pocket on each side.




* Put all your gambling money in one pocket. This is the pocket you'll take money out of.




* Whenever you win something, put that money in the other pocket.




* When the gambling-money pocket is empty, go home.




* Do not take anything out of the winnings pocket until you get home.

[HeartBeatOfTheBeast]

Excellent advice threelegs. I only spend between $20-$50 each time I go. Usually I just bet the minimum on a machine (usually 15 to 70 cents) until I hit something and then do max bets until it takes me down to my original bank roll. Plus I like watching what other games people are winning or losing on. While I know the casino always wins in the long run and you will always lose if you continue playing, I've had good luck on machines that have a line of people wanting to play. I've had a family member win just under $10,000 on such a machine.

[silverwolf1]

I've been lucky in love, figure that means unlucky at cards so..




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[littlejohn]

Last time I was in Vegas (at a convention of my then profession) walked past a card game with five players, the croupier says hey join in only a dollar ante.  My bud asks. "How many shills at the table?" and three guys held their hand up.  We kept walking [img]<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/smile.png[/img]/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" title=":)" width="20" />

[HeartBeatOfTheBeast]

A fortune won or lost on every deal... If I hit a big jackpot I'm buying a horse farm!

[Bear28]

I've worked in one.




But for the most part i don't gamble more then i can safely lose. Mostly I play $20 and either lose it or double it and walk out.

[Ramseys]

Years ago when the circus played Atlantic City, I went in with a roll of quarters and walked out 3 1/2 hours later, minus the quarters, and went back to the cats.




So that's my big gambling story.




 

[Bear28]

Most i've ever won was $300. but that was a few hour on a dime slot and a few hands of Black Jack