Casino night

@mariaperalta (19073)

• Mexico

19 Mar 13

I know how that is... I lived and worked in vegas at the mgm grand for 7 years. Sorry many lose alot more than your friends did.

@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

20 Mar 13

I know that there are people that will lose thousands of dollars in a single night and that thought is something that makes me sick. I really always wonder where people are able to get that kind of money.

echoforever

@echoforever (5180)

• United States

20 Mar 13

In a month? That's crazy gambling and reckless. If I had $1000 or close to that even, I wouldn't be going to a casino that is for sure. Maybe if I had $100 to $200 but I would be careful not to gamble it all away either.

@mariaperalta (19073)

• Mexico

20 Mar 13

I knew a lady in vegas, she lost her car and house in a month there. Very sad. :(

@missybear (11391)

• United States

19 Mar 13

Since I live in las Vegas casinos are a almost daily thing for people here. I not so much visit the casinos anymore but I do go to the local bar down the street were there is gambling also. Every weekend I take $50 win or loose. Between me and my honey we usually walk out with something but there has been times when we loose too. I'm just happy to have a good time and not loose every dime I had

missybear

@missybear (11391)

• United States

20 Mar 13

I only take what I can afford and make sure all my bills are paid first

@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

20 Mar 13

I think that it would be cool to live closer to the casinos, but then again I think that it might be a bad thing as well. It would be a lot of fun if I would be able to stay as disciplined as I am now.

@mariaperalta (19073)

• Mexico

22 Mar 13

When I lived in vegas I saw people lose houses, cars even families. Its real sad.

lkbooi

@lkbooi (16070)

• Malaysia

19 Mar 13

Hi dorannmwin, my husband likes to have fun in the local casino. We will visit if we can get hotel accommodation with budget price. That is to deduct awarded points from our member card

We usually would stay a couple of nights there. We usually would visit the casino twice in a year during our holidays

I don't place any bet even it's interesting. I know it's difficult to win. I just accompany him betting at the roulette table. He will leave the table after making a few hundreds. The money gained would go back to the casino if reluctance to leave. Happy posting

lkbooi

@lkbooi (16070)

• Malaysia

20 Mar 13

The casino we have visited is located in hill area. Other than several casinos lots of outlets, restaurants, stalls, cinema, theaters and amusement park with many attractive outdoor and indoor games are available as well. On account of this entertainment city high on the mountain, the weather there is comfortable cool and fresh. Really fortunate that we can spend our happy moment there twice yearly. I did make a little reward betting with the color chips my hubby gave me after he had won

I believe you would have chance to spend a sweet night or two in the casino hotel in the coming future. It's great to have different experience in life.

it would be another interesting topic here if your dream has come true

@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

20 Mar 13

I've never had the opportunity to spend the night at one of the hotels that is attached to the casino, but that is something that I would like to have the opportunity to do at some point during my life. Regardless, it really isn't that far of a drive for us and I really did have a wonderful time.

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@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

22 Mar 13

I definitely do look forward to having new and different experiences in my life.

TheRealDawn

@dawnald (85137)

• Shingle Springs, California

19 Mar 13

I've had a few good nights, meaning $400 - $500 won. But probably way more lost. year before last the ex asked the casino for a printout. His losses could have paid off our credit cards. I'm sure mine were in the same ballpark. I rarely go back there now.

@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

20 Mar 13

Oh, something like that would be really scary to see. I know that in all the times that I've been in a casino I've not lost enough that would even pay off my smallest credit card.

@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

22 Mar 13

I really don't know how it is that people have that little self restraint.

echoforever

@echoforever (5180)

• United States

20 Mar 13

When you think of something like that I would not want to spend much time in a casino at all. All that time and money wasted when you could have done some good with it, that's a scary thought.

Rick1950

@Rick1950 (1573)

• Lima, Peru

20 Mar 13

Hi dorannmwin. Congrats for your win. Actually I have been in Casino only for a few times. At the beginning I won an interesting amount, but then I kept playing and I lost all what I won, but luckily no more. I think that someone should go there only to have a while of fun and spend the money you have as surplus. It is know that many people become game addict and that is wrong. I'd like to send you this quote from Dostoyewsky that I found in the web: "And I believed in my system ... within a quarter of an hour I won 600 francs. This whetted my appetite. Suddenly I started to lose, couldn't control myself and lost everything. After that I ... took my last money, and went to play ... I was carried away by this unusual good fortune and I risked all 35 napoleons and lost them all. I had 6 napoleons d'or left to pay the landlady and for the journey. In Geneva I pawned my watch." This famous writer has been a gambler himself and wrote a book about gambling.

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@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

22 Mar 13

I agree that the vast majority of people do end up losing. I like to liken it to auctions where you end up spending more to purchase an item than you'd intended because of the excitement of the moment.

@mariaperalta (19073)

• Mexico

22 Mar 13

Seems some do win. I never saw many winners in all the years i worked in las vegas.

911Ricki

@911Ricki (13588)

• Canada

19 Mar 13

I haven;t been to the casino in ages. I remember a lady I use to work with brought me on my 19th birthday. I had spent $25 and won it back plus $20, the lady I went with and her husbamd gave me some money and I won them some money back of course I gave it to them.

@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

19 Mar 13

I think that before this, the last time that I was at the casino was when my sister turned 21. That has been over five years ago, I didn't win that last time that I was there but I really didn't lose all that much either.

911Ricki

@911Ricki (13588)

• Canada

19 Mar 13

You really need a budget when you go, I know so many go and just spend. They are paying for it for weeks, even months later.

@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

22 Mar 13

That is so much so the truth. You have to know what you can afford to spend and never to spend a dime more than that.

jillhill

@jillhill (37353)

• United States

20 Mar 13

I haven't been to a casino for a long time. I am not lucky. I figure if they just came running out and put a vacumn hose in my purse and just sucked the money out we would all be ahead because I wouldn't have to find a parking place and walk up to the building...and it ends up the same most of the time. Many years ago I did hit a jackpot. I had went with my dad. I had three little kids at the time and the extra money was so awesome! I hit $200.00.....before my grandson went to basic training he came for a visit. In Arizona they have to be 21 but here in Minnesota only 18......my son took him for his first time at a casino and I gave him $20.00 to spend. They were walking out of the casino when Mark put a dollar into a dollar machine....all of sudden the bells and whistles went off...he was so nervous. My son called me and I didn't believe he won as my son likes to pull jokes on everyone....within an hour though Mark had a photo posted to his facebook page with him and his winnings.....he was one happy guy!

@mariaperalta (19073)

• Mexico

22 Mar 13

I lived in vegas and went everyday. As I worked at one. But almost never gambled.

@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

22 Mar 13

What great luck to have put a dollar in one of the dollar machines and for that to have been the lucky moment.

biman_s

@biman_s (1060)

• India

19 Mar 13

In our country we don't have casinos as its illegal to gamble. But lets consider that we had a casino and if I was there winning, then as soon as I see that I am starting to loose money I would stop and leave. Normally what happens we get excited and forget to think rationally and loose more than what we started with. If your are really lucky then this doesn't apply to you.

@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

20 Mar 13

I tend to be disciplined when it comes to gambling. I know that there are people with addictive personalities that are not able to be that way, but I've always been able to be disciplined.

lelin1123

@lelin1123 (15594)

• Puerto Rico

18 Mar 13

I'm not much into casinos. I feel I worked to hard to throw my money away. However, I have been to Atlantic City and the casino in Paradise Island in the Bahamas. I usually play like you. Once I'm ahead I walk away. I don't want them to make off of me. I want to make the money off of them. When you start playing like your friends you usually end up losing big time. I'm so happy you played smart and walked away with more then you came in with. That is a good gambler in my opinion.

@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

19 Mar 13

I think that I learned from my parents who were very responsible as well. I enjoy going to a casino and I'm always happy when I end up ahead, however I also know that I will never lose so much money that I would be terribly upset about it.

@mariaperalta (19073)

• Mexico

20 Mar 13

I lived about 11 years in las vegas.. And almost never ate at them. I did eat there, but not much playing.

marguicha

@marguicha (230350)

• Chile

19 Mar 13

I only visit casinos when I`m on a vacation in another country. I am the addicted kind of person so I have to fight against my several addictions. I never buy chocolate. And I never visit a casino unless I`m on vacation. Still, I leave my credit card at home and only take with me the money that I can lose without pain. A have won a good amount of money (considering the small amount I play) about 3 times in my life. Most of the times I gain or lose a bit. And a couple of times I have lost more than I should have as I have discovered some more money inside my purse.

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marguicha

@marguicha (230350)

• Chile

22 Mar 13

I would be tempted at a casino if I took my credit card. So, knowing myself, I just leave it at the hotel

. I congratulate you! Did you win?

@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

19 Mar 13

I actually did take my purse into the casino this time, but I didn't touch anything other than the cash that I had gotten out of the ATM with the intent of playing with at the casino. I was very proud of myself for not giving into temptation. Usually, I will just take in my ID and my cash so that I have no way to have any other temptations.

much2say

@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

18 Mar 13

I am way too cheap to hit the casinos - hee hee. I will say I've liked walking through casinos . . . something exciting about the air of it all . . . but me as a player - nah - I know I'd end up losing. The times we've gone to Vegas, I'd play nickel keno - and that was plenty exciting for me. I think I won some chump change after using up some chump change on it . . . but that's as far as I'll go. I may have done some slots, but that didn't do much for me. I just don't know how people get caught up with gambling . . . I guess I don't like to take chances when it comes to money . . . I'd rather blow the money on a fantastic dinner. So I guess, I'm ahead when I go to casinos - I treat it more or less as if I'm at Chuck E Cheese playing some token games - ha ha. Which means I'll never hit it big either.

@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

19 Mar 13

I definitely don't think that I will ever be able to make it big. However, I have to admit that I was happy to walk out of the casino with more in my pocket than I walked in with.

@mariaperalta (19073)

• Mexico

20 Mar 13

Im more cheap than all of you together. I hate to lose a dollar in a casino.

randylovesdar

@randylovesdar (4932)

• United States

19 Mar 13

I live in Las Vegas and yet I hardly ever go to the Casinos. The only time I go to the casino is when people come out to visit me or if there is a concert that I want to see (like this Friday I am going to see Kenny Rogers). On Saturday I went to a casino because if you swiped your card you could win a prize. I won three dollars in free play and last week I won a free dinner (of course I used that already). There is one local casino that has free ice cream on Saturday nights so I go there just to get the ice cream. I do set a budget when I do gamble and I do quit when I am ahead. I only play penny games because you can play more without having to spend a lot. The most I have own was $25.00.

@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

20 Mar 13

The penny slots was what my friends were mostly playing. One of them had taken $20 up to $100 and finally quit when it was at $50. My other friend took $20 to $70 and then played until her till was down to $15.

@mariaperalta (19073)

• Mexico

22 Mar 13

Same here. I lived there in vegas and worked at the mgm grand casino. I bet I didnt spend 10.00 in all those years.

roshigo58

@roshigo58 (4856)

• Pune, India

20 Mar 13

Hi, I never go to casino. Because in our culture we have taught in our childhood that gambling is a wrong thing. So I don't like to go to casino. But I think it is not wrong to go occasionally for fun.

@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

22 Mar 13

Casinos definitely can be something that is quite dangerous. However, if done in moderation then I don't think that it is bad at all. A person really just has to know their limits.

@mariaperalta (19073)

• Mexico

22 Mar 13

Thats good, as casino are just bad. Many lose everything.

echoforever

@echoforever (5180)

• United States

20 Mar 13

Some people don't realize the word ' gambling ' I have come to think. I know you can win big but I wouldn't use up other people's money nor if I were ahead, try to keep going. Like you I would have stopped while ahead and taken what I can get. Good for you that you know when to stop. That way you didn't end up in the hole with your friends.

@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

22 Mar 13

I wouldn't let myself end up in the hole the same way that they'd done. I know my limits and if I get ahead a little bit, that is good enough for me. I was able to have a good time and I was able to enjoy a little bit of time alone.

@mariaperalta (19073)

• Mexico

22 Mar 13

Your right, they always think the next spin will be the big one. And thousands later they are still looking.

bonnie

@bunnybon7 (50970)

• Holiday, Florida

19 Mar 13

iam terribley addicted to gambleing so it wouldnt be good these days for me to go. i loved las vegas so much and my late hubby used to take me to vegas a couple times a month but it was just us and back then, he made 8,000 a month and i made 4,000

so we could afford whatever we wanted. but those days are long gone. he was like you . he stopped when he was ahead and i always went over every penny i had. lol

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@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

20 Mar 13

I've never really felt the addiction to gambling. However, the guy that I dated just before I met my husband was one of those people that was terribly addicted to gambling. There were times that he would go through thousands of dollars in just one night.

scheng1

@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

7 Nov 15

I think your friend better not visit the casino on board the cruise ship. Since a cruise typically takes a few days, he will lose a lot of money. The cruise ship allows him to charge to credit card as well.

bounce58

@bounce58 (17380)

• Canada

2 Apr 13

Whenever I walk into casino, which isn't often, I always only have a $20 gambling budget. With the penny slots, I'm always able to stretch it out for however long as I want to stay in the casino. But if I do win something significant (I call winning $60 significant), I always quit right away. My thought is that if it can buy me a good meal, then it's enough to stop playing.

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ravisivan

@ravisivan (14082)

• India

19 Mar 13

Casino night: dorannmwin: nice to see you in mylot after a lot of days. I was not active due to teaching work I had. Casinos -- gambling is a bad thing. one is tempted to spend more and more. So it is advisable to set a limit of $50 or so and stop after losing it. I use to play for $10 only whenever I visited such playhouses wherein gambling is there. You are wise and stopped after crossing the limit or after earning a small amount. good day.

@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

19 Mar 13

For me, I've always set my budget at $40. I don't know why I set my budget that way, but it works for me and since I have it ingrained in my mind, I just stick with that whenever I go to a casino.

vidhyaprakash_2

@vidhyaprakash_2 (7116)

• India

19 Mar 13

Good to hear about your casino visit. I am not a frequent visitor of casino's i will go there once in a while. I am not interested in gambling, so i don't play there. I simply watch other persons playing activities.