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Old 03-13-2005, 09:15 AM
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The Casino and Gambling

Yeah I think I'm addicted.

Me and my roommates from school have usually been going every week, or every other week. We live about 45 minutes from Atlantic City so it's not that bad of a drive and it seems to always be a good time ...win or lose.

Well, I've usually been winning, sometimes better than others, but I did lose real big one time - just wasn't my night. But heck - i can definitely see how it's addicting. When you win money ...and a pretty good amount ...it's hard to turn away and say, "okay, I'm not going anymore."

I've usually just played roulette and have done pretty good. The very first time we went I wound up winning $600 off of beting $120. My roommate wound up walking away with $1,000 that same night. It was amazing, we were souped and ready to come back for more.

Needless to say, of course the second time I lost, but still up from my big win last time. However, my roommate now added another $1,000 to his pot hitting big. It's amazing. We go again - we win ....not as much but we still win. Being able to at least break even in a casino is pretty amazing I think.

So, just recently I steered away from roulette with it's pure random chance that I'm not too excited for. I turned to some Blackjack which can definitely be rough. I've seen people lose a lot of money within seconds of playing. But I had practiced on a blackjack simulator doing some minor card counting and just memorizing the basic strategy card.

We went to the casino again this past thursday and I hit up roulette first - and lost - but moved to blackjack instead. Well, I tried counting cards and that's pretty hard. There's so much going on and the dealer is dam quick for a novice like myself, but the basic strategy card paid off dam good. The odds of blackjack are still in the casino's favor like everything else. BUT, I wound up taking my $100 blackjack run to about $560 within hours. Just playing minimum's and then bumping it up when I felt good about the cards (maybe by seeing a lot of low cards coming out in a recent run). Plus doubling down and spliting on a bad dealer draw card worked quite well. I was at the table for so long I also added about $30 in comp dollars to my player's card!

So - anyone have any casino stories? 'cause I'm hooked. I watch that show American Casino and Breaking Vegas and it's just so interesting. I do know that the casino's have the advantage at every single game there, but all in all it's a good time. We don't get crazy with our bets (or at least not yet) - I mean we are college students so we don't have much money to begin with.
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Old 03-13-2005, 09:46 AM
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all i have to say i be careful. i work in a casino and i've seen people lose everything. this is an extreme case, but i used to rent an apartment and the lady down a floor and across the stairwell got a job at a casino (not mine) and starting gambling a lot. i finally bought a place and moved away, but i'd eat lunch at her casino and see her on occassion. one of my job duties at the time was to monitor my casino's returned checks. she had written us a bad check and i didn't think much about it until it came back from our collection agency as uncollectible. we'd get a reason as to why they stop the collection process and this time was because she died. i even got a copy of the death certificate. it appeared she committed suicide. my mother was friends with her and got a hold of the woman's sister. turns out she was like $60k in debt from gambling and saw no other way out but to kill herself.

on a happier note, i have many fun casino stories from back in the day. well most of them involved too much booze or bad weather, but at least no harm came out of the experiences. i would have to say that in the long run, i'm sure i am down money in my gambling adventures.
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Old 03-13-2005, 12:02 PM
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Where bouts in NJ are you? I'm down in Cape May. I hit up the TROP. occationally. I mostly hang out at the bar or the Slots.
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Old 03-13-2005, 12:12 PM
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Wow, suicide - that's terrible. I couldn't imagine that happening - but obviously it does. I think I've learned though - the biggest rule - you can't be greedy - go there looking to make a lot of money. And it happens. You start betting a lot more money because you might be up - and then it's all gone ...darn So, I bet more conservative now.

I go to school in Glassboro by philly so AC isn't too far away. But, I live up in north jersey and AC would be a trip from up there. We've been non-stop at the Borgata. It's a nice atmosphere over there and the crowd is generally our age .........oh and the girls are SMOKIN
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i lost twice in atlantic city....all on slots because i am a punk...and $30 bucks total

i won this awesome card game though...CLR...it is an awesome game and you can only lose 3 bucks a round!


other then that, i am too much of a punk to place bets


(jensen...i was just in AC in midfeb...we shoulda hooked up!)

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I have never gambled in a casino. I've played cards with friends, using chips, but not for cash. I dunno, it just doesn't thrill me, but started playing Texas Hold 'em a bit, and it is quite fun.


Anyone seen the movie Breaking Mahoney? Holy sh!t. That guy was in mega debt.
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My rule is to have an ultimate limit of money to be spent in any one gambling trip. If the money is gone on the first or on the last day, it's done.
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Old 03-13-2005, 09:54 PM
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Yeah, that is very smart. Best to freeze the credit cards and such. In a block of ice, if nessessary. I would like to get out to Vegas sometime, and play a little. SVX meet in Vegas?
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SVX meet in Vegas?
i'm in!
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i'm in!
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I'd love to go to Vegas - no doubt I'll be going within a year or two!

I'm going to Atlantic City - Borgata this thursday. But I don't really have any money, so I'm just going to bring $100 to the $5 blackjack table and see what happens.

However - tonight at 9pm on the history channel - Breaking Vegas ...anyone interested should check it out!!
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