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DetlefK

(16,670 posts)
6. Gamblers don't play to win money.
Mon May 6, 2013, 10:29 AM
May 2013

They play to satisfy their emotional needs, to relax or to get the thrill. (like sports or reading or playing a video-game...)
Money is of secondary concern to them, otherwise they would stop when incurring losses.

The only real limit for a gambler is, which point comes first: satisfaction is reached or gambling has to stop for lack of money.

High-end players are desensitized to sudden huge wins and sudden huge losses of money. They only care about long-term changes to their account, not credit-card fees.

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“Customers look for convenience when they decide what casinos to visit,” aka look @ Jimmy's college Botany May 2013 #1
Wow. What an incredibly horrible idea. leftyladyfrommo May 2013 #2
Dear lord this is catastrophically RiverNoord May 2013 #11
In the late '80s I worked as an adjunct instructor at a small college in KC KansDem May 2013 #20
That is when all the pawn shops opened up, too. leftyladyfrommo May 2013 #21
hONEY WHAT'S THIS BILL FOR $5,000? DainBramaged May 2013 #3
a bill lol?, loan attached to bank account and the house. Sunlei May 2013 #5
ok where is the software to run an online casino, I have an idea with webcams & choice of dealer Sunlei May 2013 #4
Gamblers don't play to win money. DetlefK May 2013 #6
Gee, what could go wrong? nt HooptieWagon May 2013 #7
BAD, Bad Idea n/t Marrah_G May 2013 #8
Then the legislature can pass a no bankruptcy law for gambling loans dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #9
debtor's prison will be 'for profit' prison. more state and federal taxpayer money gone Sunlei May 2013 #10
great idea--give the vampires another vein...... lastlib May 2013 #12
Just proposing such a thing is a crime against humanity. FiveGoodMen May 2013 #13
... with what, 26% interest? Myrina May 2013 #14
Comp drinks at the credit form desk? marble falls May 2013 #15
"Gentlemen.... Turbineguy May 2013 #16
Uh oh. nt ZombieHorde May 2013 #17
This is evil, pure and simple. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #18
Fine with me zipplewrath May 2013 #19
NO! Gambling should be done with cash only. N/T GreenStormCloud May 2013 #22
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