https://www.casinocitytimes.com/jerry-stickman/article/time-to-leave-the-casino-68717
Time to Leave the Casino?
22 June 2024
By Jerry Stickman
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Over the years, there have been different versions of “man on the street” interviews. Typically, someone would ask a random person on the street a general question. This was done to get a feeling for what the general public felt about a topic.
I tried this in a few local casinos. Curious about what the average casino gambler felt about different aspects of casino gambling, I took the questions directly to them. I asked each of the gamblers several questions. This article covers the second question I asked them on the casino floor.
The question this time was “When is it time for you to quit gambling and leave the casino?”
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Other than one time, she never went “broke”; that was the second time we went. After that she developed her “envelope system”. The same one she used for household expense just translated to gambling. After that disastrous trip, where we ran out by Tuesday, got a refill, and by leaving time on Saturday we were able replace the fill and was substantially ahead, it was time for a better system. She loved to gamble but hated to lose.
After that “lesson”, she would divide the gambling money into three envelopes per day — morning, afternoon, and night. If we tapped out during a session, that was it and we went and did something else. Otherwise, we’d put what was left back in the envelope and go to the next envelope. The morning we were leaving, she’s consolidate all the envelopes, return the original stake to an envelope for the next trip, and split the winnings. She was usually always very lucky; me not so much.
When people asked her why she continued to split with her “loser” spouse, she would always quickly reply: “I know the day I stop splitting, he’ll his the lottery for millions.”
I never did hit anything big, but she never stopped splitting.
Miss those good trips every time I see a casino advertisement.
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