I HATE casinos...

[shadowtippy]

I've spent the last 17 years working in a casino. We have winners, but they don't pay my salary. It's the rest of them that I bank on.
With a slot machine that pays back 90%, here is how it works: If you put in $100 and play max bets, you should get $90 back. That $90 will return you (in theory) $81. The $81 will return $72.90. The $72.90 will return $65.61, etc.
If you have some money to blow on entertainment, gambling (sorry, gambling is illegal in Louisiana, we have GAMING) is as good a way as any to spend it because you might come out ahead, if you get ahead and quit while you are still winning.

 

[Munjibunga]

My dad said it years ago.

"Never gamble with money that you can't afford to lose."

Period, point made.

I worked in a casino in Nevada one summer - very quickly learned that gambling has no allure for me - none at all. Why? Because I don't have money to lose.

I don't have any problem with casinos - when people gamble in them, they're responsible for the outcome. I believe that people are responsible for their actions.

But there's GOOD news for the OP - he'll get past this low point soon, and he has learned never to gamble again! It was a relatively inexpensive lesson.

I don't need to gamble. I have five devices in my house that accomplish the same thing. I can just flush my money right on down. No muss, no fuss.