Losing trips and Discipline

[onemoretry]

Switching denomination can have two meanings; changing the number of coins wagered per bet or changing the denomination of the game.

If I were a betting person, I would be willing to wager that virtually no one else on this forum would agree that betting two nickels instead of one constitutes a change in denomination. A nickel is a nickel.

[FloridaPhil]

There is no difference in strategy between betting one coin, two coins, three or four. There is a world of difference when you bet max.

We can sit on this forum and pretend it's the year 2,000 when positive games were common, comps were generous and casinos made mistakes. If you write a book about it, I'll bet someone will buy it and run down to the local casino to win their fortune. I wish them luck.

I prefer to live in the present when the casino knows everything about you the minute you do it. The casino knows what games you play and how accurate you play them. You can get away with being a nuisance and they won't bother you. Win more than they want you to and you will be asked to play somewhere else.

If you haven't been banned, you aren't that good of a player. If you are getting a lot of offers and comps, you stink.

[onemoretry]

There is no difference in strategy between betting one coin, two coins, three or four. There is a world of difference when you bet max.

That was not the point I raised. I pointed out to you that betting more credits of the same denomination is not, despite your saying it is, a CHANGE in denomination.

Why don't you just admit that you're wrong and get on with your life, instead of launching into yet another one of your diatribes?

[onemoretry]

There is no difference in strategy between betting one coin, two coins, three or four. There is a world of difference when you bet max.

That is correct, but that does not address the point I raised. I pointed out to you that betting more credits of the same denomination is not, despite your saying it is, a CHANGE in denomination.

Why don't you just admit that you're wrong and get on with your life, instead of launching into yet another one of your diatribes?

[FloridaPhil]

That was not the point I raised. I pointed out to you that betting more credits of the same denomination is not, despite your saying it is, a CHANGE in denomination.

Why don't you just admit that you're wrong and get on with your life, instead of launching into yet another one of your diatribes?

OK, I'm wrong and you're right. The best way to play today's casino games is to stay out of the casino in the first place. If you choose to go anyway, at least make an attempt to control the cost. For the majority of us, chasing royals is a fool's game.

This virus thing is an excellent opportunity to reevaluate what you are doing in a casino. I went through that years ago and decided to limit my coin in by playing single coin. You may take a different path. As long as you are going in the right direction, it's all good.

[Tedlark]

There is no difference in strategy between betting one coin, two coins, three or four. There is a world of difference when you bet max.

Olds may argue with you on this.

I prefer to live in the present

Thanks for the laugh.....Phil, you have the worst case of "Al Bundy Syndrome" that I've ever come across.

[FloridaPhil]

This post started out talking about discipline. Since we have now moved to TV characters, I wonder who remembers the Seinfeld show called "The Challenge"? I won't discuss it in detail due to it's adult nature, but you can Google it yourself.

I have a challenge for the members of this forum. I'm betting you can't stay out of a casino for longer than a month. Since there is no way to verify our results, I won't offer a cash prize this time.

The casinos are not the problem. When video poker is promoted as a profit maker, it encourages addictive behavior through a cycle of never ending punishment and reward. It's a drug as potent as anything created by the pharmaceutical industry. Depression and stress create serious medical issues. To add fuel to the fire, we allow ourselves to be poisoned by tobacco smoke, exposed to alcohol abuse and assaulted by immoral characters.

To keep myself from being negatively affected, I don't buy into the casino's marketing. I know the casino will eventually take all the money I can put into their machines, so I play small 99% of the time. To reward myself for having the discipline to do that, I save $50 to play the big machines at the end of the day and walk out with whatever I win. When one of my end-of-day potshots pays off, it offsets the tiny losses I endure during the day. It's not a big profit maker, but it has worked better than anything else I have ever tried.

It's been ten days since I went to a casino. I miss it already. Let's find out who the real addicts are.

[onemoretry]

OK, I'm wrong and you're right.

Ah, thank you for that. And thank you, as well, for appending a condensed version of your unrelated rant, rather than the more normal quite lengthy one.

[FloridaPhil]

OK, I'm wrong and you're right.

Ah, thank you for that. And thank you, as well, for appending a condensed version of your unrelated rant, rather than the more normal quite lengthy one.

No problem. Are you ready to take the challenge?

[onemoretry]

I am within a week of my 78th birthday. I think I can handle the challenge quite easily. Oops, maybe "handle" isn't the right word to use?