Gambling addicted friend ( I am located in Canada )
by snowmagician from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5BZDV)
Gambling is certainly not limited to those fabulous sexy casinos, such as Las Vegas, you see in Hollywood movies
Scratch lottery, sport betting is also gambling anyone can do anywhere outside casinos any time of the day
( and that makes it even more brutal than casinos because casinos are physical and therefore you cannot possibly play, once you leave the casino areas )
Just how brutal is it for him
Yesterday he texted me that he lost $90 USD. He "invested" $120 USD and he proudly won $30 USD
Now imagine the accumulation of his money disappearing into the air, over the course of one year....
He cannot even afford busfare but he gladly crashes all his money into gambling. He says he is "investing" I keep on telling him it is not "investment" and he is simply throwing his money into the trash can
Gambling is designed in the way that everyone loses $100 USD and wins maybe $20~30USD back. That is a bait. If nobody wins even the small amount then nobody will play.
I did visit a very famous casino areas in Asia a few times, and a few things I remember are
- Yes, it is true, for famous games such as bacarrat and blackjack, you won't ever see a vacant seat
- Even for lesser famous games such as slot machines, you won't ever see a vacant seat
- Listen carefully. You will hear many kinds of sounds, such as cards being shuffled, dealers and customers talking, and chips being moved, but you won't ever hear happy laughters
- I saw a man losing $200USD in front of me once, within the span of 30 seconds. And whyyyyy on earth should I ever play such disastrous games. It also was an extremely simple game. First, the player chooses either 1,3,5 or 2,4,6, and the dealer will simply roll the dice.
The best thing to do, when it comes to gambling, is staying away from it altogether,
and the second best thing to do, is carry $300 USD cash, leave all your credit cards and bank cards at home, lose all of the $300 USD after a few hours, and come home.
Scratch lottery, sport betting is also gambling anyone can do anywhere outside casinos any time of the day
( and that makes it even more brutal than casinos because casinos are physical and therefore you cannot possibly play, once you leave the casino areas )
Just how brutal is it for him
Yesterday he texted me that he lost $90 USD. He "invested" $120 USD and he proudly won $30 USD
Now imagine the accumulation of his money disappearing into the air, over the course of one year....
He cannot even afford busfare but he gladly crashes all his money into gambling. He says he is "investing" I keep on telling him it is not "investment" and he is simply throwing his money into the trash can
Gambling is designed in the way that everyone loses $100 USD and wins maybe $20~30USD back. That is a bait. If nobody wins even the small amount then nobody will play.
I did visit a very famous casino areas in Asia a few times, and a few things I remember are
- Yes, it is true, for famous games such as bacarrat and blackjack, you won't ever see a vacant seat
- Even for lesser famous games such as slot machines, you won't ever see a vacant seat
- Listen carefully. You will hear many kinds of sounds, such as cards being shuffled, dealers and customers talking, and chips being moved, but you won't ever hear happy laughters
- I saw a man losing $200USD in front of me once, within the span of 30 seconds. And whyyyyy on earth should I ever play such disastrous games. It also was an extremely simple game. First, the player chooses either 1,3,5 or 2,4,6, and the dealer will simply roll the dice.
The best thing to do, when it comes to gambling, is staying away from it altogether,
and the second best thing to do, is carry $300 USD cash, leave all your credit cards and bank cards at home, lose all of the $300 USD after a few hours, and come home.