Replies to post #313812 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[newmedman]

I had a good, then bad run with the bookies when I was a young buck and swore off gambling. Fantasy football with the same 12 guys for the last 20 years is what saved me from chasing parlays.

I like to play some blackjack from time to time. 200 is my limit though. My best night was walking out with 8k and I was there for 12 hours (completely spent), my worst nights usually end in an hour or less.

I learned early on to never go with friends because the IOU's begin to mount. I always get a kick out of the commercials depicting a night at the casino as wholesome fun.

I go two or three times a year when I get the itch. The last time I spent more than an hour was three years ago lol.

I won a few poker games in my time too, but I just don't have the patience for it anymore.

If all the degenerate gamblers want to come out of the woods and bet then that's fine with me. I'm a Cook County resident and I'd prefer that my real estate and business taxes at least level out for a bit, if not go down.

[fuagf]

Want poor to rich distribution of wealth? Sports gambling is huge. Bring
in any form of gambling, it takes millions from the wider consumer market.

Pokies: the Rise of the Machines

Sep 10, 2018 | Business


Queen of The Nile, Australia's most seductive poker machine

There is a mass transfer of wealth afoot, a transfer of wealth from the poorer city suburbs and rural regions to the wealthier parts of Sydney.

https://www.michaelwest.com.au/pokies-the-rise-of-the-machines/

Sadly that's the negative side of the valuable government revenue stream in New South Wales, Australia. It's here to stay, for sure.