bossman2013

Brick and mortar casinos aren't just about the gambling. That is the major part, but the experience itself is over the top. Many gamblers forget how much fun they have in one. Casinos are multi million dollar properties with 40 foot ceilings, incredible physical appearances both inside and out, filled with people, many of whom have enormous amounts of money. You may see people betting more on one hand of Blackjack than you paid for your last car. Most Casinos offer free drinks as an amenity to your gambling, and most of the servers are very attractive. There will probably be hundreds of people talking, laughing, praying for good cards, and as many paying more attention to their gambling than to their companion. You may see men with their granddaughters or nieces, (snicker) unescorted women sitting at the bar, or people getting a massage right at the Blackjack table. There will be slot machines ringing, music being piped in, announcements over a bad PA system (did I mention free drinks) and every other distraction you can think of. While all this is going on, you will be playing cards for money, your own, and trying to make decisions on what to do with a table full of other people in the same boat. However, the food is almost always very good and the restaurants are top notch. Some of the major Casinos have huge names for their restaurants, names like Emeril and Wolfgang Puck. The drinks are never watered down, and the excitement is real. If you are someplace that has a showroom, the headliners are the biggest and best. This is why you go to a brick and mortar Casino. It is an experience that you can’t get anywhere else. Even if you’re just a people watcher, you can’t beat the experience! Casinos have been called Disneyland for adults, and rightfully so. If you really want to have a great evening out, go to a Casino!

Casinos are for entertainment. We are not that much removed from Disney World when you consider that. Everyone wants to have a good time, and we are there for that purpose. Our games are the rides. They are not rigged, but carefully set up so that we have an advantage. We are very heavily scrutinized,regulated, and taxed, but we are a "for profit" enterprise. I enjoy it when new people come to my establishment and have a good time. I frequently say that when you go to a movie, you pay for your ticket and you buy your popcorn. Come see us. Have fun. Enjoy the popcorn. To go along with this thread, we know that there are people that cannot handle gambling, that simply expect everything to go THEIR way, regardless of the fact that all of our games are mathematically in our favor. Every Casino in the USA subscribes to RESPONSIBLE GAMING. We don't need to take advantage of anyone because they do it themselves. Last week, as I stood in the middle of the Casino, surrounded by 30 blackjack tables, a guest walked up to me and asked where he could find the blackjack tables. He was about to go bet his own money (I assume) on a game that he didn't even know what it looked like. We encourage our guests to maintain control but for some folks it's like an ego contest that somehow they think that they are going to teach us some kind of a lesson. Our games have been fine tuned for decades. We have a one to five percent advantage on every hand on every game, so if you play 100 hands, we have a mathematical advantage that can reach 100 to 500%. There is no personal vendetta here, just a business. We are not challenging anyone. We just make a life diversion available, like going to stock car races. Many people cannot overcome that, and want to get at us. If that is their need, then we will accomodate them, but at their own peril.

I am a pit boss in a casino. I have been in the business since the 1960's. Let me add to this thread, and pay attention because you won't hear it from anyone in your casino. Gambling is supposed to be fun, a diversion. It isn't. It is a thriving business that is based on your ego, thinking that you can outsmart pure mathematics. You can't. If you want to play a little for fun, that's great, but if you let us control you, we will. Your budget should never exceed 3% of your annual income, because statistics say that is how much recreational money you have, You won't be able to stop if you go over that. I hate to be impolite, but when you go over that, we own you. If you come back to our casino to win back your losses, we own you. If you hide money to play with, we own you. If you run to the ATM during your play, you are totally out of control. We own you. Do you like to hear that? Today a player that has lost 2 million dollars in my casino told me he is a different player than all the others. He thinks he is, but he isn't. He is just another loser. Casino games are not based on luck. There is a pure set of mathematics in the way they are set up and even when you do catch a lucky streak, we know it will end. We can wait, because we know that you will bring all the money back, plus more. Re-read the addiction message and then read it one more time. There are plenty of people willing to support our business, but you don't have to be one. If you have a gambling problem, get help.