Latest trip to Biloxi

[ukaserex]

I have no doubt, that over time, the casino's win. For me, the key has been to time things so that the loss is minimized. Last weekend, I lost $500. But, the weekend before, I was up $700.

BUT - I had 2 free nights, 3 free meals - and a lot of stress reduction in the form of exercise and chatting up different people along the way. I haven't settled in a way to evaluate the room and meal comps because if I'd been home - the cost to sleep at home is not a cost at all in my mind. And the cost of food at home is a fraction of what it would be if I had to pay for that meal outside the house.

I just look at the buffets as $5 meal because that's about how much money it would cost me to reproduce it - aside from the seafood.

It's just not money I would spend on myself. Yet, for some reason, I don't think twice about losing $500 bucks because I feel like I'll either get it back, or I'm ahead so far.

Crazy how those marketers twist our brains into rationalizing what most would consider to be foolish decisions.

[FloridaPhil]

If you consider playing video poker strictly on a profit vs. loss basis, you will be disappointed.  There is a cost to every recreational activity and video poker is no different.  Satisfaction is feeling that the enjoyment you gain from playing the game is worth the cost.